Frontiers in Educational Research, 2022, 5(3); doi: 10.25236/FER.2022.050312.
Leying Jiang
The University of Sheffield，Sheffield, UK
This research aimed to explore how English teaching apps affect young Chinese children’s second language learning. Besides, it also discussed how Chinese parents mediate their pre-school children learn language through using apps.
English Teaching Apps; Effective Learning; Parents’ Mediation; Second Language Learning
Leying Jiang. The Influence from English Teaching Apps on Young Chinese Children’s Second Language Learning. Frontiers in Educational Research (2022) Vol. 5, Issue 3: 66-72. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2022.050312.
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