Developing experiential in-class activities to engage students' Chinese learning : an action research study in a Western Sydney school

  • Fuwen Dai

Western Sydney University thesis: Doctoral thesis

Abstract

Methods of teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language have often incorporated the methods adopted in teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language. (Xing, 2016; Zhou, 2014; Jiao, 2018). One, the Experiential Learning Method is a pedagogy which emphasizes 'learning by doing' where students actively participate in their own learning through concrete experiential activities. It has been proposed as a method where students have an opportunity, to construct new knowledge in a learning environment which centres activities around their interests and previous learning (Kolb, 2014). This research has studied the application of the Experiential Learning Method in a Western Sydney public primary school through Action Research to engage Stage 3 students' in Chinese language learning. As part of the Research Oriented School Engaged Teacher Education (ROSETE) program at Western Sydney University, this research involved twenty students aged 9 to 11 years in eight weeks of Chinese language learning which accounted for eight classroom lessons across two Action Research Cycles.
Date of Award2020
Original languageEnglish

Keywords

  • Chinese language
  • study and teaching (primary)
  • experiential learning
  • action research
  • New South Wales

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