ABKD: Multimodal Mobile Language Game for Collaborative Learning of Chinese Hanzi and Japanese Kanji Characters

Authors

Ma. Regina Justina E. Estuar, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow
Michael B. Syson, Ateneo de Manila University
Karl T. See, Ateneo de Manila University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2012

Abstract

This paper discusses the use of ABKD, a multimodal mobile learning game that aims to help Filipino students remember and increase their Chinese Hanzi and Japanese Kanji vocabularies by engaging them in a collaborative game-like group activity and challenging their creativity and imagination through drawing, taking pictures, and audio recording. Feedback from language learners reveal that ABKD has the potential to make learning and remembering Hanzi and Kanji characters easier, more fun, and more interesting.

Recommended Citation

M. B. Syson, M. R. E. Estuar and K. T. See, "ABKD: Multimodal Mobile Language Game for Collaborative Learning of Chinese Hanzi and Japanese Kanji Characters," 2012 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conferences on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology, Macau, 2012, pp. 311-315. doi: 10.1109/WI-IAT.2012.65