Implementation of Voice Recording Activities in Improving Mandarin Oral Fluency

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of voice recording activities in improve undergraduate language students’ oral fluency in Mandarin as a foreign language. The data collected for this study from 44 year two undergraduate Level three Mandarin learners in semester 1 2016/2017 participated Online questionnaire, and data collected and analyzed according to the attitudes and effectiveness of using voice recording activities in the classroom. The study find out that voice recording activities are effective to help foreign language learners to improve oral fluency. Mandarin language teachers might consider devoting additional attention to Mandarin oral fluency teaching by using new technology like voice recording, whatApp, Wechat ect.to help Mandarin learners to improve their Mandarin oral fluency especially for learners who are shy and lack of confidence. It will help learners to improve their foreign language leaning in general.

The Impact of Self-conversation Recording to Improve EFL Students’ Fluency: A Quasi-Experimental Research

“…Although the previous studies (Wicaksono, 2017;YanJu, 2017) up to this point have undermined the importance of conversation recording for fluency in foreign language contexts, most of the studies were done concerning face-to-face classes. This study presents a new direction to engage the students in English conversation using modern technologies.…”