Author(s)

Shuang Zhang^*, Long Qian, ZhenRu Shang, HaiYan Wu

Affiliation(s)

School of Humanities, Wuhan University of Engineering Science, Wuhan 430200, Hubei, China.

Corresponding Author

Shuang Zhang

ABSTRACT

This paper reports on the results of a survey investigating translanguaging in Chinese as a second language class among 121 international students in China. The collected data were processed by means of descriptive analysis via SPSS 26.0 so as to explore the perceived attitudes, motivation and influencing factors of translanguaging among the participants. The results revealed that the participants believed in the effectiveness of translanguaging even though they are cautioned to some degree in this regard, their perceived motivation towards translanguaging includes assisting classroom learning, facilitating classroom participation, and promoting classroom interaction, and their perception of translanguaging is mainly influenced by such factors as needs to participate in classroom, affect needs, and convenience of translanguaging space. This study shall provide implications for Chinese language teaching to international students in China and beyond.

KEYWORDS

International students in China; Chinese as a second language; Translanguaging

CITE THIS PAPER

Shuang Zhang, Long Qian, ZhenRu Shang, HaiYan Wu. Exploring translanguaging in Chinese as a second language class among international students in China. Trends in Social Sciences and Humanities Research. 2024, 2(3): 93-96. DOI: 10.61784/tsshr3031.

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