The creation of an active learning context for a Chinese class
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The creation of an active learning context for a Chinese class, Minako O Hagan and Qi Zhang, Conflict and Communication: A Changing Asia in a Globalizing World Language and Cultural Perspectives, NOVA Science Publishers, 2016, Weiming Liu and Ann DevittAbstract:
This paper presents
how the implementation of coteaching
promote
s
an active learning
environment in a beginners’ Chinese classroom.
R
esea
rch
has
examine
d
ways in which
students
are encouraged to
take active participation
in
learning
(
Stern 1997;
Mabrouk 2007
;
Clarke
2008)
.
As Mabrouk
(2007, p.2)
states, active learning
‘
generally refers to those
teaching techniques that actively engage students in the classroom
’
.
According to he
r,
active
learning allows students to work either independently or in small groups
, in small and large
classes, at all levels.
As
to be
reviewed in 2.1,
coteaching
covers
a range of learning contexts.
However, existing research has not
extensively
focused
on a learning context in which
students
learn Chinese by participating in
student
-
led
coteaching
in turn.
The current study
attempts
to address this gap
by attesting the possibility for students to drive their
own
learning
in this specific learning context
.
The authors aim to
explore the impact of the
implementation of coteachin
g on students’ learning process in terms of the following research
questions:
1) Can coteaching encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning
and the learning of o
thers?
2) Can coteaching
help students to learn the
subject knowledge?
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Author: Liu, Weiming; Devitt, Ann
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Conflict and Communication: A Changing Asia in a Globalizing World Language and Cultural PerspectivesPublisher:
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