Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2115/84359

JaLCDOI : 10.14943/J.HighEdu.29.135

This is a practical study of an elementary Chinese composition class conducted online in 2020. Regular classes were taught in the first half of the semester, and a Flipped Class was implemented in the second half. The students made posters, and communicated with Chinese students online. In addition, process writing was introduced and the students were required to submit an essay of 200 words in each class. At the end of the semester, a questionnaire survey was carried out among the students and the following conclusions were reached. Positive aspects: 1) the students enjoyed writing essays in Chinese; 2) the students improved their Chinese writing skills; 3) group activities and the revisions by the teacher and the teaching assistants helped their Chinese learning; 4) the number of words for each essay was appropriate; 5) the Flipped Class was better than the regular one. Deficiencies: The revisions among the students. The following skills are listed according to their importance: vocabulary, grammar, structure, content, expression, writing style, and writing according to the notation rules.