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This study implements Text-based Teaching (TBT) methodology and observes the language teaching of Chinese in a high school in Adelaide, South Australia. The goal of this study is to document the implementation of TBT of Chinese in Australian high school language classes focusing on one unit of work: ‘travel’. The teacher/researcher conducted the lessons partially in Chinese in a Year 8 class. This study investigates students’ language learning progress and their use of language for socialisation. In TBT instruction, students are exposed to authentic texts, both written and spoken, to experience the language in use and to express their knowledge and ideas with other participants in the class. Importantly, this study also focuses on what can be achieved in beginner Chinese classes.
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Gu, M. (2017). Text-Based Teaching in a Year 8 Chinese Class. In: Mickan, P., Lopez, E. (eds) Text-Based Research and Teaching. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59849-3_9
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