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Web-Based Audio Eases Elementary Chinese
12/26/2001
In the winter of 2001, I used the same recording, editing, and compression process to create Chinese p'etry audio files in both WAV and MP3 formats. They are located on the Internet at http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/khsu2/p'etry2.html
The timely development of the p'etry audio files benefited several students who participated in a p'etry recitation contest in the spring of 2001. By listening to online p'etry recitation, they were able to improve their pronunciation, intonation, and expression.
The dynamic multimedia environment was engaging, and it sustained active learning. Student comments included the following: “On your Web site, I enjoyed listening to the p'etry audio clips that you included, and these helped me understand the proper tone and inflections of Chinese p'etry performance.” Or, “These p'ems were wonderful. Being able to hear the p'em read back to you is definitely a great feature.”
Web technology has created countless possibilities for online instruction and learning. Web-based audio files have become a useful resource for language learning and acquisition of listening skills beyond classroom walls.
The Chinese-language audio files were a benefit to students who would otherwise not be able to practice listening because of time constraints or distance from the classroom and language lab. The ease of use, the speed of operation, the quality of sound, and the multimedia environment all contributed to the enhancement of language learning.
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