Development of Task-Base Instructional Model to Improve Chinese Culture English Reading Ability of Undergraduate Students

Wang Beiyan

Task-Base Instructional Model

Chinese Culture English Reading Ability

The objectives of this research were 1) to examine the factors affecting Chinese culture English reading ability of undergraduate students 2) to develop taskbased instructional model to improve Chinese culture English reading ability of undergraduate students and 3) to study the results of task-based instructional model to improve Chinese culture English reading ability of undergraduate students. The population of Phase 1 were 150 former students and 3 lecturers of Chinese Culture English Course Course in the 1st semester of the academic year 2022 from 3 colleges of Yunnan Province. The target group of phase 2 were 3 experts, and the sample group of phase 3 were 32 students enrolled in Chinese Culture English Course at Southwest Forestry University. The research instruments were 1) a set of questionnaires for student and interviews for lecturers, 2) a set of questionnaires for conformity instructional model, 3) lesson plans, and 4) testing form. Data were statistically analyzed by mean, standard deviation and t - test for dependent sample.
The results revealed the following:
1) The factors to improve undergraduate students’ Chinese culture English reading ability of undergraduate students in Yunnan Province were internal and external factors. The former included Motivation, Cooperation and Problem-solving ability while the latter involved Student-centered teaching method, Teaching activities around task and Teaching materials with a vast input.
2) The task-based instructional model to improve Chinese culture English reading ability of undergraduate students in Southwest Forestry University include 5 components: 1) Principle and Rationale, 2) Objectives, 3) Contents, 4) Method of
teaching & Materials and 5) Evaluation. The model is 100% conformed to utility,
feasibility, propriety and accuracy standards as assessed by 3 specialists.
3) Chinese culture English reading ability of undergraduate students in Southwest Forestry University after the experiment was higher than that before the experiment at significance level 0.000 and relative developmental scores of individual students’ Chinese culture English reading ability of total 4 dimensions are found at very High level.

Keywords: Task-based Instructional Model; Chinese Culture English Reading Ability

Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University. Office of Academic Resources and Information Technology

Wapee kong-in

Areewan Iamsa-ard

Suriya Phankosol

2023

2024-09-12

2024-09-12

2024-09-12

thesis

application/pdf

TH 378.1 B422D 2023

eng

Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Doctoral Degree

Curriculum and Instruction

Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University