移动技术辅助远程成人汉字学习策略研究

Researching Mobile-assisted Chinese-character Learning Strategies among Adult Distance Learners

在国际汉语教育研究领域里,大部分汉字学习策略研究都是基于在校学习和传统学习手段展开的。随着远程学习方式的普及和智能手机、平板电脑上应用程序的广泛应用,移动终端辅助汉字学习策略的研究具有重要的现实意义。本研究着力于发现移动技术对汉字学习活动带来的变化影响,并尝试揭示其深层原因。研究对象为英国初级汉语远程学习者,采用了在线调查分析、学习日志记载和电子邮件访谈等研究方式。研究结果表明,远程汉语学习实践中出现了新的学习行为和新的学习策略,如经常通过自测来了解自己的学习程度、通过拼音输入识别新汉字等。本次研究还识别了在以往研究中没有出现的社交策略和情感策略。综上,本文深入探析在远程学习环境下,成人使用移动设备辅助初级汉语学习的新视角,对汉字教学的课程设计及学习支持服务提供了理论支持,具有重要的指导意义。

In the field of teaching and learning Chinese as a foreign language(CFL),most studies investigate Chinese character learning strategies in pen-and-paper study by campus-based students.With the increase in distance-learning,and expanding popularity of smartphones and tablets and widespread availability of mobile applications for language learning,it is now important to research mobile-assisted character learning strategies by distance learners.This study attempts to(i)identify changing practices when character learning is assisted by mobile technology;and(ii)analyse the underlying causes for the changing practices.These issues were investigated using an online survey,learning diary and email interviews with UK-based distance learners of beginners'Chinese(n=22).The findings suggest that there are important emerging new practices and previously unreported strategies such as constantly testing oneself and using pinyin input to identify new characters.They also reveal two strategy types not reported in previous research concerning social and affective dimensions.The study thereby provides important new insights into how adult distance learners of Chinese at beginners'level learn characters when assisted by mobile technology,with significant pedagogical implications for Chinese character pedagogy in terms of course design and learner support.