MOTIVATIONAL
MOMENTS
positive reinforcement to learn Chinese.
However, the effects did not seem
obvious and ideal.
Gradually, I have come to learn that
they loved to play, but just lacked
motivation in learning Chinese. To solve
this problem, I made some Chinese word
cards and invited them to recognise the
cards before playing: The ones who can
recognise at least one word can play.
Children are very smart, and they know
that whenever it is time to play, they are
more engaged in the class by answering
the questions in Chinese and getting
more chances to express themselves in
Chinese. The more children are engaged
the more they learn. Sometimes, some
Chinese elements were added to the
These non-Chinese speaking children
really need our motivation, support, and
encouragement to learn Chinese in
order to get integrated into the
community. I believe that the more input
teachers give children, they will have
more confidence to learn Chinese.
games, and children enjoyed them too. It
is appreciated that children learned
happily and obviously improved; from
Chinese words, phrases and simple
sentences
to
slightly
long
and
complicated sentences. I saw that
children were improving, and now, they
are more willing to use Chinese to
communicate with teachers and peers in
school.
IT Magazine / April Issue
35