Date of Award
5-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Second Language Teaching (MSLT)
Department
World Languages and Cultures
Committee Chair(s)
Joshua J. Thoms
Committee
Joshua J. Thoms
Committee
Karin DeJonge-Kannan
Committee
Li Guo
Abstract
This portfolio reflects the author’s beliefs on effective methods for teaching Chinese as a second language. The first section includes the author’s teaching philosophy, which focuses on communicative language teaching, developing literacy, integrating culture into instruction, and employing technology to facilitate learning. Following the teaching philosophy are three artifacts that were written throughout the Master of Second Language Teaching (MSLT) program. First, the language artifact presents a study conducted by the author regarding three different approaches to teaching beginners of Chinese. Second, the literacy artifact is a proposal for a study that examines the effect of reading Chinese via an e-dictionary on incidental vocabulary learning and retention. Third, the cultural artifact is a literature review and lesson plan regarding Chinese compliment responses. Finally, the annotated bibliography provides a record of the authors’ learning in the MSLT program.
Recommended Citation
Poole, Frederick J., "Teaching Chinese As a Foreign Language: A Foreigner's Perspective" (2015). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 457.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/457
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