Oral Reading of Chinese Phonetic Alphabet (Pinyin) Of Grade-10 Students by using Games

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The objectives of the research were 1) to compare the students’ reading skill of Pinyin, before and after the educational intervention of games, 2) to increase the students’ capacity in reading Pinyin at the level of 70% or higher and 3) to assess the students’ satisfaction towards the instructional intervention of games. The sample consisted of 10 students in grade 10 in Mahitsaratibodee School, the Secondary Education Service Office Area 31 in Nakhon Ratchasima during Semester 2 of academic year 2014. The research tools were four lesson plans, the questionnaire and the achievement test. The statistics used for data analysis were the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t-test

The results were as follows:

1. The students’ reading skill of Pinyin increased significantly at the level of 0.05 after the instructional intervention of games.

2. The students achieved 70% and higher on pinyin pronunciation test, compared to 50% achieved before the intervention. This increase was statistically significant at 0.05 level.

3. The grade 10 students’ satisfaction towards the instructional intervention of games was at the high level ( = 3.98).

Keywords : Oral Reading of Phonetic Chinese (Pinyin), Teaching, Games