The Usefulness Using Chinese Karaoke to Support Chinese Learning

Abstract

This paper aims to shed some light on the use of Chinese Karaoke to support Mandarin learning among the non-native Chinese learners. Song can be a very useful tool to enhance learning Mandarin motivation among learners. This study was carried out during a Chinese Karaoke competition held at UiTM (Kedah). A self-developed questionnaire was distributed to gain understanding on the view of the participants on the usefulness in using Chinese Karaoke to support Chinese learning among these non-native Chinese learners. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the gathered data. It was found that students agreed that Chinese Karaoke is useful to enhance their learning motivation. Thus, activity such as Chinese Karaoke can be used as creative practice in teaching Mandarin as a foreign language in specific and also for other foreign languages.