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Table 3 Overall research design

From: Enhancing language skills and student engagement: investigating the impact of Quizlet in teaching Chinese as a foreign language

 

Control group

class A

Experimental group

class B

Stage 1

Preparation

Week 1

Pre-performance test I on listening, reading, and writing

Stage 2

Treatment*

Week 2

Traditional teaching of unit 1

Quizlet-based teaching activities of unit 1

Week 3

Traditional teaching of unit 2

Quizlet-based teaching activities of unit 2

Week 4

Traditional teaching of unit 3

Quizlet-based teaching activities of unit 3

Week 5

Traditional teaching of unit 4

Quizlet-based teaching activities of unit 4

Week 6

Traditional teaching of unit 5

Quizlet-based teaching activities of unit 5

Week 7

Traditional teaching of unit 6

Quizlet-based teaching activities of unit 6

Stage 3

Data collection

Week 8

Post-performance test II on listening, reading, and writing