Abstract
This paper aims to shed some light on the use of two singing modes namely Chinese karaoke and Dikir Barat Mandarin to support Mandarin learning among the non-native Chinese learners. The song can be a very useful tool to enhance learning Mandarin motivation among learners. This study was carried out during a Chinese karaoke competition and Dikir Barat in Mandarin competition which both held at Univerisiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Kedah, Malaysia. A self-developed questionnaire was distributed during the two events to gain understanding on the view of the participants on the usefulness in using the two singing modes to support Chinese learning among these non-native Chinese learners. Descriptive and inferential statistics as well as meta-analysis were used to analyze the gathered data. It was found that students agreed that both singing modes are useful to enhance their learning motivation. Thus, singing activities such as Chinese karaoke and Dikir Barat in Mandarin can be used as creative practices in teaching Mandarin as a foreign language in specific and also for other foreign languages. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s2p684
Highlights
Singing can be an effective tool for teaching Chinese as a foreign language (Xie & Lu, 2005)
Students have shown positive perceptions. It showed that the students were affirmative that both Chinese karaoke and Dikir Barat in Mandarin were useful for their Mandarin learning
There seemed to be some differences in perceptions between the solo and duet groups for karaoke singing competition and among groups for Dikir Barat in Mandarin competition
Summary
Singing can be an effective tool for teaching Chinese as a foreign language (Xie & Lu, 2005). Popular songs are claimed to have a magic on language learning (Wang, 2013). Singing competition such as Chinese karaoke can be used to support Mandarin teaching outside the classroom environment. Karaoke is a popular tool for language teaching. Karaoke with subtitles enables students to learn the language in an interesting manner (McCall, 2008). Mandarin karaoke singing competition is an innovative method for teaching Chinese to the non-native Chinese learners. Chinese karaoke singing is introduced to the non-native Chinese learners in order to enhance their Mandarin learning motivation
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