A Comparative Study on the Development of Mandarin Chinese Pronunciation Skills through Active Learning Activities Among sophomore and junior in the Business Chinese Course, Faculty of Business Administration and Technology, Inter-Tech Lampang College

Abstract

This research aims to: 1) study the Chinese language reading skills of second-year and third-year students in the Business Chinese course before and after implementing active learning at Lampang Inter-Tech College 2) compare the achievement in Chinese pronunciation between second-year and third-year students in the Business Chinese course before and after implementing active learning at Lampang Inter-Tech College and 3) study student satisfaction towards active learning. The population consisted of 18 second-year and third-year students in the Business Chinese course at Lampang Inter-Tech College, selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments included: 1) learning management plans 2) learning achievement tests and 3) a satisfaction questionnaire on active learning. The statistical analysis employed descriptive statistics by calculating means and percentages.

The research findings revealed that: 1) The average score of Chinese pronunciation skills among second-year and third-year students in the Business Chinese course at Lampang Inter-Tech College was 12.22 points before learning and 18.44 points after learning, representing 100 percent. 2) When comparing Chinese pronunciation, students post-learning scores were higher than pre-learning scores through active learning management and 3) Students had the highest level of satisfaction towards active learning.