A Study of Students’ Opinions on Flipped Classroom Management in Chinese Language Online Courses under the Epidemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Study of Suan Dusit University

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the online Chinese language learning behavior of students under the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019, according to the guidelines of Suan Dusit University, it was found that the majority of students were female, aged 19-21 years, first-year students from the hotel business department who had registered to study in the Chinese language course1 in the 2nd semester of 2021 and the Chinese language course 2 in the 1st semester of 2022. Most of them used laptop computers to study Chinese language online at home, using the internet from the mobile phone network and the WBSC website, the number one online Chinese language learning platform outside of class, 2) to study students’ opinions on the flipped classroom teaching method in online Chinese language course, it was found that before class, students had positive behavior. Most of them spent 10-30 minutes watching videos to learn new things before class, but it was found that the pre-class teaching materials were still insufficient for their needs. This was because most students had never taken an online Chinese language course before, so during the study period, many of them wanted the opportunity to interact with their instructors and classmates. After school, students found that they were able to use the functions of the online learning platform more easily and found that it helped them improve their listening skills, speaking and reading. However, writing skills and Chinese character skills were not very helpful. Moreover, most students thought that the Chinese exam and exercises in online classes were easier than in regular classes. However, students also thought that teaching in a flipped classroom helped them manage their time better, 3) to study the level of satisfaction of students toward the teaching in a flipped classroom, it was found that students were satisfied with the basic functions of the online learning platform and the stable internet network. Overall, students liked learning Chinese language in a flipped classroom more than in a regular classroom. Therefore, they wanted to have a university-specific online Chinese language learning platform that provided small group discussion function. From the above results, the research team finally synthesized the results to recommend a process for organizing teaching in a flipped classroom style in online Chinese language course for Suan Dusit University students, which was the population in this research.
This research was quantitative research. The research team used a questionnaire as a tool to collect data. The questionnaire was divided into 5 sections, totaling 56 questions, and analyzed with descriptive statistics. The research hypotheses were also tested. From testing with Pair Samples t-test statistics, it was found that different personal factors of students caused students to have different opinions (H1). And from testing with F-test statistics (Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)), it was found that different personal factors of students resulted in different levels of satisfaction (H2).