Dr. CHAN Kin Wing2024-03-272024-03-272021Chan, K. W. (2021 Jun 26). Teaching cantonese as a second language during the COVID-19 pandemic: Student and teacher perspectives. The 21st Workshop on Cantonese.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/9229During the COVID-19 pandemic, language education has shifted from face to face to online in order to avoid large gatherings and crowds for blocking the transmission of the virus. Teaching Cantonese as a second language (TSCL) is no exception. To analyze the impact of virus on learning experience, this study investigates university students in Hong Kong and Korea by questionnaires and discussions. While the prevailing target of research is on online classrooms (such as Cen et al., 2020; Jin et al., 2021; Cheung 2021, among others), this paper adopts the comprehensive evaluation method to analyze students' learning experience before and after the outbreak of COVID-19, and to find out the change of students' concerns regarding (i) a 100% face-to-face classroom; (ii) a mixed mode classroom; and (iii) an online classroom. In addition, the effectiveness of TCSL classrooms during the pandemic is also reviewed from the teacher’s perspectives. The final goal of this investigation is to put forward corresponding measures to improve both online and traditional teaching platforms during a pandemic.enCantoneseTeaching Cantonese As a Second LanguageCOVID-19 PandemicOnline LearningUniversityConference Paper