Innovation in Language Learning

As a result of the global advancement of Intelligence technology, a growing number of academics are attempting to enhance their classroom innovation by employing a variety of virtual learning strategies. In the past 10 years, numerous experts have sought to innovate the language-learning process by advocating a shift from teacher-centered to student-centered instructional approaches.  As one of the most difficult languages in the world, Chinese is steeped in history and culture that dates back thousands of years. Students' ability to comprehend the semantic meaning of proverbs is influenced by these traits. In order to increase students' comprehension and application of Chinese numerical proverbs, this study will present an innovation method based on a Natural language processing online database, which will serve as an online platform for non-native Chinese learners learning Chinese proverbs. This online database, referred to as the Thousands of Chinese Studies website, can assist learners in obtaining comprehensive information on Chinese numerical proverbs, thereby saving search time and enhancing study efficiency.

This study employs an enhancement task design for learning numerical Chinese proverbs in order to compare the amount of knowledge acquired through student-centered learning strategies by using online resource which has been well developed and can be effectively functioned through natural language processing searching keys. This is an experimental study related how to use online resource to lead the learners to acquire knowledge of Chinese numerical proverbs through enhancement tasks designed by the researchers of this study.

This study will shed light on how the enhancement tasks designed by this study can be used to measure meta-learning abilities of learners in comprehending numerical concepts of Chinese proverbs based on online language resources, and adopting proper knowledge to conduct homework related to Chinese proverbs.

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