Transcript Technology Development in Chinese Language Teaching and

Technology Development in Chinese
Language Teaching and Learning
Lin Lin
Lin Zhu
Xin Wang
Technology Development in Chinese Language Teaching and
Learning
• Technology is use more and more in every aspect of our lives. It is
especially evident for language educators, where technology is utilized to
enhance the teaching.
• We have evolved from using audio tape, to video tape, to CD, and now to
computer (email, chatroom, video conference).
• The extensive use of computers and Internet also led to proliferation of
web resources and multimedia software for learning.
Technology Development in Chinese Language Teaching and
Learning
• More and more teachers are becoming aware of the usefulness of
computer and web resources in teaching.
• They use special software to prepare teaching materials.
• Using existing websites to supplement their teaching.
• Create their own websites and online exercise.
CALL (Computer Asisted Language Learning)
• The rapid development of computer technology has revolutionized
communication and impact on teaching languages. The concept of
CALL was developed in the field of foreign language education.
• Warschauer & Healey have proposed that CALL has undergone three
stages of development
1) Behaviouristic: using audio-lingual technology based on the
structural linguistic view on language.
2) Communicative: interactive communication based on a cognitive
approach to language acquisition.
3) Integrative: authentic discourse and fluent use of language in
real situations.
CALL (Computer Asisted Language Learning)
• Bax has somewhat different approach to defining these stages
• Restricted CALL: computer programs were mostly for mechanical
drills. Students have minimal interaction with other students while
teachers displayed an “exaggerated fear and /or awe” toward
using computer.
• Open CALL: “linguistic skills development” where the students
might interact with computers and other students occasionally.
• Integrated CALL: computer mediated communication and the
students’ interaction with others(students, teachers and native
speakers). In this stage, the use of computer becomes normal part
of teaching (normalized).
Is Technology Effective?
• Research has shown there is “no significant differences” in learning
using technology.
• However, from the perspective of convenience and productivity, using
technology greatly ease the job of teaching and learning.
• Efficiency example: email communication, web streaming of class,and
etc.
Programs and Web Sites for Preparing Teaching
Materials
• Converting between simplified and traditional characters
 Microsoft Word: by using “Language Translation” function in the “Tools” menu
 Chinese-tools: http://www.Chinese-tools.com/tools/converter-tradsimp.html `
 Mandriantools: http://www.mandrintools.com/zhcode.html
 Adsotrans: http://www.adsotrans.com `
 ChineseTA: http://www.svlanguage.com/
Programs and Web Sites for Preparing Teaching
Materials
• Programs for typing and converting tone marks:
 Pinyinput: a small program that convert tone marks into number 1 to 4 after the pinyin (e.g.
pin1 yin1 shu1 ru4 ): http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/pinyin-editor.html `
 http://www.foolsworkshop.com/ptou/ `
 http://www.geocities.com/shixilun/pinyintextfield.html
Programs and Web Sites for Preparing Teaching
Materials
• Other useful tools to aid language learning include:
 Dimsum: a comprehensive program that allows user to 1) type in Chinese text
or retrieve a text from Internt, 2) type Pinyin with tones, 3) convert Chinese
characters to pinyin or vice versa, 4) animated stroke-by-stroke writing of
Chinese character. http://www.mandarintools.com/dimsum.html
 NJSTAR & Clavis Sinica: online dictionaries (www.njstar.com &
www.clavisinia.com)
 Programs that segment and annotate Chinese text and provide pronunciation
and meaning of words:
• Popjisyo: http://www.popjisyo.com/WebHint/Portal_e.aspx
• Rikai: http://www.rikai.com/perl/HomePage.pl?Language-Zh
Suggested Resources Available
on the Internet
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of website designed to help
students learn Chinese.
Listening
•
The listening materials available online over different levels, serving
beginners as well as advanced learners.
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Some websites are including home, travel, law.etc. The sites are offer
listening exercises and watching video clips. Somer of them are also allow
you to record and play back your speech.
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http://learningchineseonline.net （ This site is the most complete and the most frequently updated
website for guiding people to useful websites for learn Chinese).
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http://www.mychineseclass.com/ (the site obtains free membership and listen to the lessons online. However,
if you want to download the materials, you have to pay a fee.) This site offers a wide range of materials, from
beginning to advanced levels.
Reading
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There are many websites that can be used to help learners to read Chinese.
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They range from the most basic ones which only provide raw reading materials, to more sophisticated ones
that come with exercises and feedback.
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http://readchinese.nflc.umd.edu (In this site, students can therefore start from the beginning level and than
gradually move up to higher levels. Each reading text comes with questions for the student to check
comprehension.
Speaking
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While it is relatively easy to find listening and reading materials online, it is very hard to find website that can
help students improve their speaking skills. This is primarily because the computer cannot easily check
students’ speaking performance and offer specific feedback.
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http://www.clearchinese.com/videos/ ( this site offers online Chinese lessons with sound files where the
student can listen to the dialogues ).
Writing
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In today’s world, typing Chinese on the computer is a necessary skill that everyone who writes in
Chinese should possess.
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http://xiaolaoshi.livejournal.com/friends (Writing blog to learn Chinese becomes more and more popular for
using in college. Also, students are enjoy writing on the blog, and because the blog s for the public to view,
students are more careful not to make any mistakes when they write.
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Many universities and public schools using Blackboard which allows teachers and students can store and
deliver course materials.
Chinese Characters
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Learning how to write Chinese characters has been considered to be a big hurdle for many Chinese
language learners.
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Learning characters using animated characters. Characters must be written stroke by stroke according to a
particular sequence.
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Fortunately, technology has made it possible now to produce such a stroke sequence picture automatically.
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What is more amazing is that computer software can create the animation of characters and show the process
of writing a character stoke by stroke while also providing the pronunciation in Pinyin, and the meaning in
English.
http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/char
acter-stroke-order.php?word=國
3 Computerized Testing Formals
正式的电脑测试
Chinese Language tests
on the web
 Assessment is an integral part of
a language program.
 评估是组成语言程序的重
要部分。
 Tests are used to check the
student’s progress and
achievement.
 测试用来检查学生的进步
和成就。
Computerized Tests
1)# AP Chinese Test
AP中文考试
2) Chinese Horizon: Placement
test
中文视野-分级考试
3) AAPPL( The ACTFL
Assessment of performance
toward Proficiency in
Languages). 语言能力的性能
评定考试
1)# AP Chinese Test
AP中文考试
 The first AP Chinese exam
administered in May 2007 was
an IBT( internet Based Test)
which is covers the four
language skills of listening ,
reading, speaking and writing.
 Many
high school
students take AP
course and AP tests
before they enter
college.
 第一个AP的中文管理考试
在2007年5月叫作IBT（互
联网的基础考试）这个考
试涵盖听的四种语言技巧
，阅读，口语和写作。
2) Chinese Horizon: Placement test
This site offers a free placement test
and is available to anyone. The test
was designed by the company to
evaluate students’ proficiency and
place them in an appropriate level
for online learning and it is not
related to other standardized test,
such as SAT, HSK,ect
该网站提供给任何人免费的分级考试
。该试验的目的是通过该考试来评估
学生的能力，并把學生放置在一个适
当的水平.在线中文视野-分级考试
，它与其他标准化考试沒有关联，如
SAT，HSK.
 中文视
野 分级考
试
3. AAPPL
The ACTFL Assessment of performance toward Proficiency in Languages).
 The American council on the
teaching of Foreign Languages
(ACTFL) has been developing a new
generation of online test called
AAPPL( The ACTFL Assessment of
performance toward Proficiency in
Languages).
 美国议会的外语教学(前身)
 外语语言能力精通性的评定考试
3 AAPPL
新一代的AAPPL在
 AAPPL is Delivered entirely via the Internet, AAPPL will
线测试完全通过
incorporate the standards for Foreign Language learning
互联网交付，
AAPPL将纳入标准
1.Communication, 2.Cultures,
的外语学习（通
信，文化，连接 3.Connections, 4Comparisons,
，比较，和社区
5 Communities
），
在四种语言技能
 it will assess all four language skills across the three
的基絀上通過三
个通信模式進行 communication
评估（解释，人
( interpretive, Interpersonal, and presentational).
际和表象）
modes of
3 AAPPL
 The assessment result will
be an ACTEL K-12
Performance Rating ( from
Novice to Pre- Advanced )
 Chinese is one of the six
languages to be released
during the first phase in
the fall of 2011 ( the other
five being Arabic, French,
German, Russian, and
Spanish).
评估结果将是一个ACTEL由 K-12的性能等级（从新手到高级）
在六大语言中,中文性能等级考试是在2011年秋季的第一个阶段
被发布（其他五大语言是阿拉伯语，法语，德语，俄语和西班
牙语）。
3 Prepare Your own computerized
Tests
 Creating quizzes, tests and
 Some commercial test
exams is a routine job for a
authoring software like
language teacher.创建测验
Question mark and online quiz”
makers” can help teachers. 一
和考试是语言老师的例行
工作
些商业“制造商” 编写测试
软件帮助教师，如在线测
验和在线问答
 Many teachers use online test
makers whichCall Quia
 http:// www.quia.com/
Prepare Your own computerized Tests
 Instructors can
easily create :
1.activities,
2.quizzes,
3.games,
4.web pages,
5.surveys
教师可以轻松创建活动
，竞猜，游戏，网页，
调查等
The preformatted
templates include
1.multiple choice
questions,2. true or false
questions, 3.short essay
questions,4. fill in the
blank exercises
5 others formats.
還有预先格式化的模板, 里
面包括选择题，正误判断题
，短文题，填空练习和其他
格式。
Create Your own computerized Tests
 Both voice and picture files can
be uses for questions.
 Voice files can be used for
listening comprehension
exercises
 pictures can be used for any
other purposes,
 the quiz/ test can be
automatically or manually
graded, the results can be saved.
 Statistical analysis is also
provided.
 语音和图像文件可以在问题中
使用。
 语音文件可用于听力练习
 图片可以用于任何其它目的
 测验/考试可自动或手动分级
，考试结果也會自動保存。
 还提供了统计分析。
Concluding
 computerized Tests should be viewed as a
means to accomplish more convenient and
effective teaching.
 电脑测试应被视为实现更方便，更有效的教学手段。
 some resources for teaching and learning
Chinese that we feel are helpful in conducting
daily teaching activities. 我们觉得一些網上的在线资
源,對老师开展日常教学活动有帮助的。
Concluding
 online teaching and learning materials,
like all other online data, change
 网上教学和学习材料，
rapidly.
像所有其他的在线数据,
 Chinese teachers must be aware of this
一直迅速改变。
fact and should continue to stay
abreast of newly emerging
 中国教师必须意识到这
technologies and resources for
一点，并应继续跟上新
teaching Chinese.
兴的技术和资源，进行
中国教学
Computer Test
AP test
https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/home
Chinese Horizon
http://www.chinesehorizon.com/
Computer Test
AAPPL
http://aappl.actfl.org/
QuiA
www.quia.com