A Study of the Achievement of Chinese Language Majors at Phetchaburi Rajabhat University Utilizing Davies' Practical Skills Teaching Methodology for the Course on the Chinese Sound System

Abstract

           The study's goals are to (1) create and evaluate the quality of a learning management plan that uses Davies' practical skills teaching model in the Chinese sound system course; (2) compare the Chinese language skills of students in the Chinese sound system course before and after using Davies' practical skills teaching model; and (3) find out how satisfied Chinese language students at Phetchaburi Rajabhat University are with the way Davies' practical skills are taught and learned in the Chinese sound system course. Students enrolled in the Chinese sound system course comprise the target audience for this investigation. By purposive selection, 37 individuals attended Phetchaburi Rajabhat University. We employed basic statistics in our quantitative data analysis. We used content analysis to perform test statistics for qualitative data analysis. In this study, we used the following tools: 1) a learning plan for Mandarin phonetic consonant pronunciation, based on Davies' practical skills teaching model; 2) an achievement test to assess the initial development of consonant pronunciation skills in the Mandarin phonetic alphabet; and 3) a satisfaction assessment form to gauge the learning process.

           The research showed that

1. Using the E1/E2 values to look at the effectiveness index of the learning management plan led to an effectiveness index (EI) and a percentage increase in the Chinese phonology subject score. The students were also happy with Davies' practical skills learning management. An efficiency index value of E1/E2 equal to 74.78/86.12, resulting in an efficiency of 0.6705, reflected the quality of the learning plans. The percentage of students who progressed in their learning outcomes was higher.


2. We compared the pronunciation scores of Mandarin consonants at the beginning of the phonetic alphabet. The organization of Davies' practical skills learning program improved the pronunciation of Mandarin consonants. The aggregate scores in the Chinese sound system course were higher than the development criteria after studying, as compared to before learning. At the 0.05 level, it is 24.7 percent, which is considerably higher than the value before the study.


3. The overall satisfaction score with Davies' practical skills teaching process in terms of instruction and learning was high. The collection of information from student opinions, the satisfaction milieu, the content/learning activities, and the benefits received all demonstrated a high level of overall satisfaction (mean 4.07, standard deviation 0.78).