Research Article

Flashcard Design for Helping Students in Learning Chinese Vocabulary

Authors

  • Hiếu Lê Ngọc Lecturer of IT, Faculty of IT, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, HCMC, Vietnam
  • Xuân Trần Khai Chair, Dept. of Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Chinese, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, HCMC, Vietnam
  • Ngo Hue Phuong Students of Chinese Language, Faculty of Chinese, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, HCMC, Vietnam
  • Ung Phu Long Students of Chinese Language, Faculty of Chinese, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, HCMC, Vietnam
  • Trieu Trach Nam Students of Chinese Language, Faculty of Chinese, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, HCMC, Vietnam
  • Nguyen Thien Ngan Students of Chinese Language, Faculty of Chinese, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, HCMC, Vietnam

Abstract

The strong rise of the globalization trend makes most students want to learn other languages than English. Many students have chosen Chinese as their second foreign language because China is one of the world's largest economies today. Learning vocabulary is one of the important factors that require much investment from the learners so that they need to find a suitable and effective learning method for themselves. To help Chinese learners learn vocabulary in an easier and more effective way, we would like to propose an approach of Designing online flashcards to help students learn Chinese vocabulary. This proposal is supported by Anki software. We design a set of Chinese vocabulary flashcards on this platform based on pre-compiled content. With the assisting of flashcards in learning Chinese, we can help the learners learn Chinese vocabulary more conveniently and more effectively. To evaluate this approach, we asked the learners for using a set of flashcards that we designed on the Anki app. The joining learners in this study are the 46th generation students, freshers in Chinese learning, in the Chinese Faculty at HCMUE. The survey results show that the majority of users are satisfied with their experiences on online flashcards, and they see it much helpful for learning Chinese vocabulary.

Article information

Journal

Journal of World Englishes and Educational Practices

Volume (Issue)

3 (10)

Pages

10-23

Published

2021-10-31

How to Cite

Lê Ngọc, H., Trần Khai, X., Phuong, N. H., Long, U. P., Nam, T. T., & Ngan, N. T. (2021). Flashcard Design for Helping Students in Learning Chinese Vocabulary. Journal of World Englishes and Educational Practices, 3(10), 10–23. https://doi.org/10.32996/jweep.2021.3.10.2

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Keywords:

Chinese Vocabulary, Learn Chinese, Anki App, Flashcard Design