DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE PRONUNCIATION USING ACTIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF CHANDRAKASEM RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The purpose of this research are (1) study the problem of pronunciation of z,c,s,zh,ch,sh,r,x, g,k,h and problems of pronunciation iɑ,ie,ɑng,eng,uo,ou,uɑ,iɑo,iou and uɑi of first-year students in the Chinese listening and speaking course. (2) Develop the pronunciation ability of Chinese pronunciation (pinyin) for first-year students who have registered for Chinese listening and speaking courses, the sample group consisted of 34 first-year students in the Chinese language department, First semester academic year 2022 in Chandrakasem Rajabhat University. This research divided the measurement into three steps: Step 1 pre-test. Step 2: Learners have studied Chinese for 1 month. Results are measured from the sub-test. Step 3: Measure results from midterm exams.

          The results of the study found that: (1) Problems in pronouncing consonant groups. The students did not read the consonants z c s and zh ch sh clearly. The pronunciation of z c s and p t  k q c ch was incorrect because the pronunciation was not correct according to Chinese pronunciation principles. In the vowel group, the students were unable to pronounce ou uo clearly due to confusion in the consonant word ou ou and uo uo due to confusion in pronunciation, while iɑ, ie have quite similar sounds. In addition, the students mispronounced u because some students did not pronounce it correctly according to the principles of pronunciation as well, because the vowels u and ü in Chinese are written in two forms and are reduced, causing students to be confused and pronounce them alternately. Tone Students Most of them have problems with changing the 3rd tone and soft tones incorrectly because students do not remember the rules for changing tones. (2) Achievement before and after studying found that the achievement after studying has an average of 26.38, which is higher than before. Studying with an average of 14.85, the average progress percentage is 76.47, showing that students have a higher learning ability.