A survey of students' needs in evening classes
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The document summarizes the results of a survey of students' needs in evening Chinese language classes. It found that beginner students' top focuses were basic conversational skills and real-life scenarios. Intermediate/advanced students prioritized speaking, listening, grammar and vocabulary. For self-study, students used flashcards, media, and apps. An ideal teaching model would balance skills and incorporate new technologies, role-plays, and discussions of current events for different levels.
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- 1. A survey of Students’ Needs in Evening Classes Dr. Shejiao Xu SOAS Language Centre
- 2. Purpose of the survey To find out students’ learning expectations and needs To formulate an ideal teaching model for this particular group of students
- 3. Student background University students who take Chinese for free Adult learners who learn Chinese after work Ages: 18-60 Chinese learning experience: zero to many years of study
- 4. Self-study time after class Not enough time On the tube On the train At lunch break A few hours on the weekend or during the week Learn something everyday
- 5. Learning activities after class Flash cards Listening to Chinese songs/podcast Watching Chinese TV/movies Weekend homework Use of Apps Reading/writing Chinese characters Speaking with a conversation partner
- 6. The survey A questionnaire with 5 open questions distributed to students in the first lesson Asking students’ expectation, teacher support, learning focus, the ideal way of teaching and after-class learning 63 collected at the Beginners’ level 28 collected at the Intermediate and Advanced levels
- 7. Beginners’ level 83% 54% 51% 43% 32% 30% 29% 25% 24% 22% 21% 16% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Focus of Learning
- 9. Daily topics ‘conversational’, ‘basic situation’, ‘real life scenario’ ‘Travel’ BUT ‘it is impossible to cater to everybody’s personal preferences completely as some topics will be more relevant/useful to some people and less so for others.’
- 10. Writing, Chinese character, Pinyin Confusion between writing and writing Chinese characters The longer time students who have learned Chinese, the more importance they have realized about the Chinese character writing. To write in Pinyin or read something with a combination of Pinyin, characters and translation
- 11. New technology Phone apps (12) Videos (6) Chinese pod (3) Flash cards (3) Websites (3) Audio materials (2) ppt slides Imagery
- 12. Intermediate/advanced levels 81% 62% 54% 50% 46% 31% 12% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Speaking Listening Grammar Reading Vocab Topical Translation Focus of Learning
- 13. Speaking Conversational Debate Presentations Speeches
- 14. Listening News reports Videos Teacher’s speaking Textbook recordings
- 15. Topics News International affairs Daily life- shopping, food Business and finance Culture- traditions, holidays, cooking Issues in today’s China BBC Chinese Language
- 16. A teaching model for evening classes A balance of speaking, reading, writing and listening Revision, role-play, pair work and Pinyin test for Beginners’ level The use of new technology in class Watching news reports, debate, presentation and speech for Intermediate/Advanced levels