疫情期間AES-Han電腦自動化批改系統對外籍生華語寫作課堂型態所產生的改變與革新

The Impact and Contribution of AES-Han Composition Automated Scoring System towards Chinese Essay Class for Foreign Students Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

在外籍學生第二語言教學上，寫作技巧的訓練是十分重要的一環，而作文的批改更是提升學習者寫作能力的關鍵。在傳統的華語教學課堂裡，作文多半著重在紙筆手寫的訓練，而學生文章的批改也完全仰賴人工，近年因為科技的發達有了新的變化。2015年臺灣師範大學心測中心與交通大學所合作研發的Automated Essay Scoring for Han（簡稱AES-Han）寫作自動評估與回饋系統為全國首創的中文作文自動批改系統，專為提升國際生二語寫作而設計。本文即陳述疫情期間，筆者如何運用AES-Han系統融入華語寫作教學的課堂設計、此系統在課堂的實施方式及學生對此種課堂教學的反應。透過十八週實體課堂與線上同步的課堂教學，針對應用華語系中級華語課程23名外籍學生進行實驗，觀察學生的學習表現，並透過問卷調查，了解學習者對AI人工智慧系統輔助華語文教學系統的滿意度。經由本研究，我們可探究AES-Han這套由台灣首先研發的電腦作文自動化批改系統在實際華語課堂使用的狀況及其提升書寫語言技能的效力，作為疫情時期華語寫作教學上的參考。

Writing skills is an important aspect of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, and correction of the composition is critical in ensuring whether the students improve in their writing skills. Traditionally, writing has been considered to be paper-based, indicating that correcting essays is a labor-intensive process. However, the advancement of technology use for pedagogical purposes makes it different. In 2015, National Taiwan Normal University RCPET and National Chiao Tung University jointly developed a new system named Automated Essay Scoring for Han (AES-Han). This automatic evaluation and feedback system is the first Chinese composition auto-correction system in Taiwan. This paper describes how the author used AES-Han to design a Chinese writing course, the applied method within a classroom setup and the students’ responses during the pandemic. The experiment was conducted on 23 foreign students from the Applied Chinese Language Department, with a combination of classroom teaching and online learning, over an 18-week period. The experiment was done via observation of the students’ performance and by conducting surveys to understand students’ feedback on using AI to support Chinese learning. Through this research, this first ever AES-Han automated essay scoring system applied in classroom has been evidenced effectively improving students’ writing capability. The results of this study have significant contribution to Chinese language teaching amid Covid-19 Pandemic.