Under the task-based language teaching (TBLT) framework, this study investigated learners’ perceptions of a WeChat task being integrated into a Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) curriculum. The WeChat task linked up learners of Chinese from an Australian university with native speakers of Chinese as international students on the same campus. The learner-native speaker pair were required to complete weekly assigned communication sub-tasks through WeChat for ten weeks in semester 2 of 2017. Both a questionnaire survey and an interview were conducted for data collection. Findings show that participants were very positive with the WeChat task. They expressed their enjoyment and satisfaction in completing the question-asking and answering interactions with native speakers through WeChat. As an important component of the tertiary CFL curriculum, the WeChat task was a great learning task to supplement classroom learning. It is also an ideal learning task that makes use of the native speaker resources and mobile assisted language learning technology to achieve the best learning outcome in teaching Chinese as a foreign language.

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通过澳大利亚大学CFL课程中的微信将中文学习者与以母语为母语的人联系起来

在基于任务的语言教学（TBLT）框架下，本研究调查了学习者对将微信任务集成到中文作为外语（CFL）课程中的看法。微信任务将来自澳大利亚一所大学的汉语学习者与以汉语为母语的国际学生在同一校园联系起来。母语学习者对必须在2017年第2学期的十周内通过微信完成每周分配的交流子任务。问卷调查和访谈均进行了数据收集。调查结果表明，参与者对微信任务非常满意。他们对通过微信完成与母语人士的提问和回答互动表示满意和满意。作为大专CFL课程的重要组成部分，微信任务是一项很好的学习任务，可以补充课堂学习。这也是一项理想的学习任务，它可以利用母语使用者的资源和移动辅助语言学习技术来实现对外汉语教学的最佳学习效果。