Efforts to Create a Video Explaining Taiwanese Board Games as Chinese Language Learning

Efforts to Create a Video Explaining Taiwanese Board Games as Chinese Language Learning

Creators Hatamura Manabu

Abstract: This study examined the effectiveness of a project-based learning (PBL) activity in which students created a Japanese
instruction manual and video explaining the rules of a Taiwanese board game and actually played the board game. 16 students
from the elementary Chinese course participated in this project, which consisted of a 30-session, 2-credit course, with 15 sessions
devoted to learning elementary Chinese and 15 sessions to this PBL. In a post-project survey, 94% of the students felt that their
Chinese language skills had improved, and 100% of the students felt that their understanding of Taiwanese culture had deepened.
Students also reported a high level of participation in the project. These results suggest that incorporating such game-based
activities into the Chinese curriculum can effectively promote language acquisition and cultural awareness.