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ni hao ma? Online Module Prototype Learning Pronunciation of 10 Commonly Mispronounced Chinese Surnames, Proper Salutations & Greetings Using VoiceThread Who is this man? What is his name? Next President of China?


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你好嗎?

“ni hao ma?”

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Online Module Prototype

Learning Pronunciation of 10 Commonly Mispronounced Chinese Surnames, Proper Salutations & Greetings Using VoiceThread

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Who is this man? What is his name?

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Next President of China? Xi Jinping ing

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Next President of China? “ Xi Xi Jinping ” Surname goes first

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“Talk Story”

Learning Pronunciation of 10 Commonly Mispronounced Chinese Surnames, Proper Salutations & Greetings Using VoiceThread

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China’s Growth

  • 2nd largest world economy
  • GDP increased tenfold in past decade
  • Most important impor
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ter of U.S. goods

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Tourism in Hawai’i

  • 91,000 tourists from China in 2010
  • $60 million revenue from this group in 2010
  • World’s top spenders:
  • Tourist dollars
  • Luxury goods
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What’s Needed

  • Systematically designed
  • Effective & time-efficient
  • Accessible
  • Stand-alone
  • Practical
  • High ROI
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Methods

  • 15 U.H. grad students & alumni
  • 90% Ed. Tech. graduate students
  • Non-Chinese speakers
  • Approx. one-hour
  • 5 groups
  • Confidential
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Instructional Design Considerations & Implementations

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Theories & Principles

  • Dick & Carey’s Model of ID
  • Keller’s ARCS Model of Motivation
  • Gagne’s 9 Events of Instruction
  • Universal Design Guidelines
  • Principles of Adult Learning
  • Principles of Distance Education
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Learning

n=15

  • Avg. 156% overall improvement

Pre-test average: 30 30 Post-test average: 77 77

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Scoring of Pronunciation

0 to 5 scale

  • “bukeqi” – “you’re welcome”

bu/ke/qi Pre-test: 4/1/0 Post-test: 4/3/4

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Encouraging Results

 Delivered what it intended to teach

  • Examples & non-examples
  • Multiple means of input & representation
  • Integrated approach
  • Scaffolding
  • Cultural knowledge
  • Additional links & resources

 Printable guide

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Motivation “Adults learn best when convinced that they need to know the information.”

(O’Brien, 2004)

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Areas to Improve

  • Increase inter-rater reliability
  • Design imperfections
  • VoiceThread “sandbox” for novice users
  • Consistent markings
  • Use fake flowers instead 
  • Target “needed” populations
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Implications

  • Global Citizenship &

Multicultural Competencies

  • VoiceThread’s versatility in language teaching
  • 21st century learning:
  • “Meet all learner needs”
  • “Beyond classroom walls”
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3 Little Syllables “ni hao ma”

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Questions & Comments

mroco@hawaii.edu

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謝謝!

“xie xie”

Thank You!