A survey of user needs of "Chinese e-Learning" with mobil phone

[[abstract]]Chinese-learning is one of the hottest activities in the world because of the prosperity of Chinese markets. The environment is among the most essential elements for learning a language. The new technology had enhanced the environment for language-learning. As digital learning environment developed, mobile-learning has become an efficient approach for language learning. The main purpose of this study is to discuss the user needs of Chinese e-learning with mobile phone. First, this study explores the Chinese-learning experiences, the difficulties by interviewing the international students in the Mandarin Training Center of National Taiwan Normal University. It also investigates the difficulties they encountered when learning Chinese, the usage of mobile phone, and the content that may be delivered through it. Next, based on the need of these international students, this study developed a system that enables interactive Chinese-learning. This system provides the user with two interfaces that will allow the user to search, to ask questions, and to participate in the discussion on Chinese-learning both through mobile phones and personal computers. It serves as a platform for the Chinese-learning communities. This system has developed the most fundamental functions for Chinese-learning. It will be further enhanced by offering instant interaction and entertaining learning activities. It is expected that more and more Chinese-learning users will embrace the system this study developed.