An Action Research on Vocabulary Teaching in Elementary Chinese Comprehensive Module for Central Asian Students

Abstract

This paper takes two rounds of action research to find a suitable vocabulary teaching method for Central Asian students in elementary Chinese comprehensive module. We find that, (1) In terms of displaying new words, various methods can be used to strengthen students’ pronunciation of vocabulary; (2) In terms of explaining the meaning and function of vocabulary, we can use visual input enhancement, design multi-modal courseware, create communicative scenes that fit the students’ actual life, ask questions to keep students’ positive emotions, add native knowledge and concepts and use Russian to translate; (3) In terms of vocabulary practice, on the basis of making full use of textbook, strengthen the interest of vocabulary practice. These findings have certain implications for promoting Chinese language teaching for Central Asian students.