JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

The Relationship between Internet Activities and Chinese Language

Proficiency of International Students in Taiwan

Author(s): Hsiaowen Huang, Yongsheng Chang

Citation: Hsiaowen Huang, Yongsheng Chang, (2012) "The Relationship between Internet Activities and Chinese Language

Proficiency of International Students in Taiwan," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.12, Iss. 1, pp. 83 - 95

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between international students’ participation in Internet

activities and their Chinese language proficiency. The research results demonstrate that the frequency

with which international students browsed websites on Chinese social and cultural activities is positively

associated with their Chinese listening ability; the frequency with which international students exchanged

information/files/opinions with other Internet users on Chinese social and cultural activities websites is

positively associated with their Chinese composition ability; and the frequency with which international

students searched or bought books on the Internet for Chinese learning is positively associated with their

Chinese language proficiency.