Tang E. Exploring teaching Chinese as a second language teachers informatization teaching ability in China. Master's Degree(Bilingual Education). Rangsit University Library. : Rangsit University, 2023.
Exploring teaching Chinese as a second language teachers informatization teaching ability in China
Abstract:
This study aimed 1) to explore the informatization needs and challenges of the teachers
and 2) to investigate the factors supporting and obstructing the teachers in their technologyintegrated
teaching approach. The study adopted a mixed-methods approach. By using stratified
teaching and Yamane's formula for calculating the sample size, 118 teachers were selected from a
population of 167 teaching Chinese as a second language (TCSL) teachers in seven schools that
operated online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Miya city as
research participants. Through the questionnaire survey and the structured interview, quantitative
and qualitative data analysis methods were adopted to identify the needs and challenges of online
teaching of Chinese as a foreign language during the epidemic period. The findings of the study
revealed that all the teachers had high scores in all the items with the total average of 4.74/ S.D.=
0.48 which broke down into 4.73/ S.D. = 0.46 for content, 4.71/ S.D.= 0.53 for pedagogy and
4.78/ S.D.= 0.45 for technical knowledge. It was found that the teachers got the highest score in
content knowledge and the lowest score in pedagogy knowledge. It is therefore recommended that
in order to face online teaching with confidence, the teachers should be continuously
professionally developed in designing appropriate online curriculums, especially for teaching
Chinese as a Second Language and online student assessment. In addition, class interaction and
students learning discipline will be two major challenges for the teachers. They must adapt their
teaching to promote these in their online classes.