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Jacksonville State University

2017

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Learning Chinese Through A 21st Century Writing Workshop With The Integration Of Mobile Technology In A Language Immersion Elementary School, Jin-Fang Eubanks, Hsin-Te Yeh, Hungwei Tseng Nov 2017

Learning Chinese Through A 21st Century Writing Workshop With The Integration Of Mobile Technology In A Language Immersion Elementary School, Jin-Fang Eubanks, Hsin-Te Yeh, Hungwei Tseng

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Digital mobile devices such as iPads have been around for many years and have been more and more popular in K-12 classrooms. Research has pointed out the advantages of using iPads in classrooms to enhance teaching, engage learning, and promote learning outcomes. iPads have been proved to be a useful and powerful digital mobile device in language learning including speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The purpose of the study was to investigate whether a technology integrated 21st century writing workshop had an influence on the ability and attitude towards writing in Chinese for second graders enrolled in the Mandarin Chinese …