This study was aimed to enhance efficiency of learning Chinese characters and improve the established teaching and learning methods through stimulating learners' interests and concentration. The research tasks were as follows, First, for the purpose o...
This study was aimed to enhance efficiency of learning Chinese characters and improve the established teaching and learning methods through stimulating learners' interests and concentration. The research tasks were as follows, First, for the purpose of designing Storytelling-based Prototype, the teaching contents were to be analyzed and thus, design strategies for teaching were to be laid out. Second, the program for learning Chinese characters based on storytelling was to be designed by using the detailed design strategies from the task 1. Third, Storytelling-based Prototype was to be modified and supplemented with reformed ideas. The teaching methods include approaching the core ideas through analyzing literature and web sites. Then, the master scheme is planned according to the arranged concepts followed by the story board. The results of designing Storytelling-based Prototype were as follows. First, the new teaching methods of Chinese characters-learning Contents prototype were developed with animations. The animated materials helped learners concentrate on the learning process by engaging the learners' intellects and emotions at the same time. Second, the learning contents were formed as a basis for conversation, which encouraged the learners to solve problems they face in their everyday life naturally. Third, the topics and stories were similar to real world situations, which were familiar to the learners and get rid of any impediments to the learning process. Finally, as the research for Storytelling-based Prototype is just starting, further study is necessary for enhancing the learners's interests in learning Chinese Characters and facilitating the teaching and learning process.