Group-arrange-touch-up (GAT): a method of teaching non-native Mandarin speakers in restructuring elementary Mandarin sentence / Hoe Foo Terng and Mah Boon Yih

Group-arrange-touch-up (GAT): a method of teaching non-native Mandarin speakers in restructuring elementary Mandarin sentence / Hoe Foo Terng and Mah Boon Yih

In Malaysian local universities, Mandarin is offered as the third language course to students who are the non-native Mandarin speakers. Since Mandarin is distinctive with Its own grammatical and sentence patterns, Mandarin Instructors need to come up with the effective method to teach the non-nativ...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hoe, Foo Terng, Mah, Boon Yih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang & Pusat Penerbitan Universiti (UPENA) 2011
Subjects:
Language and languages
Chinese language
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8848/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8848/1/AJ_HOE%20FOO%20TERNG%20ESTEEM%2011.pdf
id uitm-8848
recordtype eprints
spelling uitm-88482017-03-14T04:53:10Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8848/ Group-arrange-touch-up (GAT): a method of teaching non-native Mandarin speakers in restructuring elementary Mandarin sentence / Hoe Foo Terng and Mah Boon Yih Hoe, Foo Terng Mah, Boon Yih Language and languages Chinese language In Malaysian local universities, Mandarin is offered as the third language course to students who are the non-native Mandarin speakers. Since Mandarin is distinctive with Its own grammatical and sentence patterns, Mandarin Instructors need to come up with the effective method to teach the non-native speakers who are rather weak In restructuring Mandarin sentences. Many non-native speakers of Mandarin are fall to restructure Mandarin sentences correctly at elementary level due to the limited contact hours, unsupportlve Mandarin learning environment, and the Influence of mother tongue. To reduce this learning predicament among these non-native speakers, this paper proposes the use of GAT method for restructuring Mandarin sentences. GAT, an acronym for Group-Arrange-Touch-up, Incorporates Word Sequence'Diagram (WSD) In the form of graphic Impressions, which can be used by non-native speakers In their quest of learning Mandarin. This method Is supported by the 'word sequence' approach and other relevant theories proposed by some prominent researchers such as Liu Hongmo, Shen Xlaolong, and Zhang Llzhao. This paper demonstrates how GAT Is used to teach non-native speakers to restructure basic Mandarin sentences without the need to master the grammar of Mandarin thoroughly. After Implementing GAT In a Mandarin class throughout a four-month semester In Unlversltl Teknologi MARA (UITM) Penang Campus, the result obtained from an oral Interview to the students had found that GAT was a favourable method among the Malay students In restructuring Mandarin sentences. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang & Pusat Penerbitan Universiti (UPENA) 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8848/1/AJ_HOE%20FOO%20TERNG%20ESTEEM%2011.pdf Hoe, Foo Terng and Mah, Boon Yih (2011) Group-arrange-touch-up (GAT): a method of teaching non-native Mandarin speakers in restructuring elementary Mandarin sentence / Hoe Foo Terng and Mah Boon Yih. Esteem Academic Journal, 7 (2). pp. 111-124. ISSN 1675-7939
repository_type Digital Repository
institution_category Local University
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
building UiTM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
language English
topic Language and languages
Chinese language
spellingShingle Language and languages
Chinese language
Hoe, Foo Terng
Mah, Boon Yih
Group-arrange-touch-up (GAT): a method of teaching non-native Mandarin speakers in restructuring elementary Mandarin sentence / Hoe Foo Terng and Mah Boon Yih
description In Malaysian local universities, Mandarin is offered as the third language course to students who are the non-native Mandarin speakers. Since Mandarin is distinctive with Its own grammatical and sentence patterns, Mandarin Instructors need to come up with the effective method to teach the non-native speakers who are rather weak In restructuring Mandarin sentences. Many non-native speakers of Mandarin are fall to restructure Mandarin sentences correctly at elementary level due to the limited contact hours, unsupportlve Mandarin learning environment, and the Influence of mother tongue. To reduce this learning predicament among these non-native speakers, this paper proposes the use of GAT method for restructuring Mandarin sentences. GAT, an acronym for Group-Arrange-Touch-up, Incorporates Word Sequence'Diagram (WSD) In the form of graphic Impressions, which can be used by non-native speakers In their quest of learning Mandarin. This method Is supported by the 'word sequence' approach and other relevant theories proposed by some prominent researchers such as Liu Hongmo, Shen Xlaolong, and Zhang Llzhao. This paper demonstrates how GAT Is used to teach non-native speakers to restructure basic Mandarin sentences without the need to master the grammar of Mandarin thoroughly. After Implementing GAT In a Mandarin class throughout a four-month semester In Unlversltl Teknologi MARA (UITM) Penang Campus, the result obtained from an oral Interview to the students had found that GAT was a favourable method among the Malay students In restructuring Mandarin sentences.
format Article
author Hoe, Foo Terng
Mah, Boon Yih
author_facet Hoe, Foo Terng
Mah, Boon Yih
author_sort Hoe, Foo Terng
title Group-arrange-touch-up (GAT): a method of teaching non-native Mandarin speakers in restructuring elementary Mandarin sentence / Hoe Foo Terng and Mah Boon Yih
title_short Group-arrange-touch-up (GAT): a method of teaching non-native Mandarin speakers in restructuring elementary Mandarin sentence / Hoe Foo Terng and Mah Boon Yih
title_full Group-arrange-touch-up (GAT): a method of teaching non-native Mandarin speakers in restructuring elementary Mandarin sentence / Hoe Foo Terng and Mah Boon Yih
title_fullStr Group-arrange-touch-up (GAT): a method of teaching non-native Mandarin speakers in restructuring elementary Mandarin sentence / Hoe Foo Terng and Mah Boon Yih
title_full_unstemmed Group-arrange-touch-up (GAT): a method of teaching non-native Mandarin speakers in restructuring elementary Mandarin sentence / Hoe Foo Terng and Mah Boon Yih
title_sort group-arrange-touch-up (gat): a method of teaching non-native mandarin speakers in restructuring elementary mandarin sentence / hoe foo terng and mah boon yih
publisher Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang & Pusat Penerbitan Universiti (UPENA)
publishDate 2011
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8848/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8848/1/AJ_HOE%20FOO%20TERNG%20ESTEEM%2011.pdf
first_indexed 2023-09-18T22:47:31Z
last_indexed 2023-09-18T22:47:31Z
_version_ 1777417324547014656

Similar Items