Learning to Express Gratitude in Mandarin Chinese through Web-Based Instruction

Autor/in	Yang, Li
Titel	Learning to Express Gratitude in Mandarin Chinese through Web-Based Instruction
Quelle	In: Language Learning & Technology, 20 (2016) 1, S.191-208 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1094-3501
Schlagwörter	Mandarin Chinese; Pragmatics; Language Proficiency; Diaries; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; Independent Study; Web Sites; Web Based Instruction; Metalinguistics; Student Attitudes; Pretests Posttests; College Students; Task Analysis; Questionnaires; Content Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pragmalinguistik; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Diary; Tagebuch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Selbststudium; Web-Design; Web Based Training; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Aufgabenanalyse; Fragebogen; Inhaltsanalyse
Abstract	This study explored the effectiveness of a self-access website as a tool to teach expressions of gratitude to learners of Mandarin Chinese. The web-based instruction included explicit instruction on how to express gratitude appropriately in Mandarin and various consciousness-raising exercises/activities. Two groups of learners who differed in their proficiency in Chinese received instruction for five weeks. The findings indicated that the instruction positively affected the metapragmatic assessment and pragmatic awareness of the learners at two different proficiency levels. In their reflective e-journals, learners also reported the benefits the website provided for their pragmatics learning. Based on the findings, this study proposed implications for the teaching of pragmatics. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01