Multimedia-assisted Chinese Character Second Language Acquisition:Is More Interaction Actually Better?
(0) This study observed the effects of two types of multimedia-assisted learning materials on novice Chinese learners” learning outcomes and perceptions toward Chinese character second language acquisition.The two types of learning materials are different in their interactivity levels: low-level interaction(linear-based)and high-level interaction(interactive-based).Fourteen first-year American college students participated in this study and completed four lab practices.The participants learned radicals using linear-based learning materials during the first and the third practices,and from interactive-based materials during the second and the fourth practices.The following data were collected from immediate tests after each lab practice: two surveys after every two lab practices,and a delayed test 7 weeks after the last lab practice.The primary results indicated participants performed better when using multimedia materials with lower-level interaction.The survey results concurred.The participants found both linear-based materials more helpful in learning Chinese radicals.Thus,linear-based materials positively influenced their learning results.Data also revealed 79%of the participants were in favor of linear-based materials in which radicals,pinyin,and English were placed together in a consistent design layout.This study suggests that in order to help students achieve optimal learning,multimedia-assisted learning materials for radical learning should be provided to meet learners” proficiency level.In addition,when designing multimedia learning materials,the priority should be on presenting content explicitly,in a more simple way,minimizing unnecessary interactivity of multimedia.
Chinese character learning multimedia-assisted language learning self-pace learning interactive learning
Hong Zhan Hsiu-Jen Cheng
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University National Kaohsiung Normal University
国内会议
北京
英文
355-362
2017-06-02（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）