THE EFFECT OF USING MANDARIN ONLINE TEACHING ENHANCES CHINESE READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS FOR VOCATIONAL STUDENTS IN GUIZHOU, CHINA

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1) compare the students’ Chinese comprehension skills before and after using the Mandarin online teaching, and 2) study students’ satisfaction towards Chinese comprehension skills based on the use of Mandarin online teaching for students Guizhou Aerospace Vocational and Teaching College, China. The samples for the study consisted of 20 students in the second year of Guizhou Aerospace Vocational and Teaching College in the 2nd semester of the academic year 2023. They were purposive random sampling. The instruments were 1) three lesson plans of Chinese comprehension skills using the Mandarin online teaching mode, 2) a Chinese comprehension test, used as a pretest and posttest; and 3) a questionnaire on opinions towards the use of the using Mandarin online teaching mode to enhance Chinese comprehension. The data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The findings of this study were: 1) The students’ Chinese comprehension after the class based on the use of the Mandarin online teaching was significantly higher at the .05 level, and 2) The students’ satisfaction with the Mandarin online teaching mode was at a high level with a mean of 4.1.