The Impact of Short-video Platforms on Oral Chinese Learning for Overseas Learners

Section 1: Background Information

How long have you been learning Chinese?

Less than 6 months

6 months – 1 year

1 – 2 years

More than 2 years

What is your self-reported Chinese proficiency?

Beginner (HSK1-2)

Intermediate (HSK3-4)

Advanced (HSK5-6)

What is your native language?

Do you have a Chinese teacher or regular language partner to practice speaking?

Yes

Section 2: Short-video Using Habits

Do you watch Chinese-related short videos on platforms like TikTok, YouTube Shorts?

Never

Rarely (less than 3 times a month)

Sometimes (1–2 times a week)

Often (3–5 times a week)

Almost every day

How long do you usually watch Chinese short videos in one session?

Less than 10 minutes

10–20 minutes

20–40 minutes

More than 40 minutes

What types of Chinese short videos do you usually watch?【多选题】

Daily conversations & short skits

Chinese teaching clips (pronunciation, vocabulary)

Food, travel and cultural videos

Drama clips & Chinese songs

Funny short clips

Others

What is your main purpose for watching these videos?【多选题】

For fun

Improve listening

Imitate pronunciation and practice speaking

Learn new words and sentences

Learn about Chinese culture

Others

What do you usually do while watching?【多选题】

Just watch without speaking

Read aloud and imitate

Pause and replay difficult sentences

Take notes of new words or sentences

Try to retell the content after watching

I do none of these

Section 3: Likert Scale (1=Strongly Disagree; 2=Disagree; 3=Neutral; 4=Agree; 5=Strongly Agree)

10.

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about short videos and oral Chinese learning.

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Short videos help me get used to natural Chinese speed and intonation.
Short videos help me get used to natural Chinese speed and intonation.
Spoken Chinese in short videos is more authentic than textbook dialogues.
Spoken Chinese in short videos is more authentic than textbook dialogues.
Imitating videos helps improve my pronunciation.
Imitating videos helps improve my pronunciation.
Watching short videos increases my confidence to speak Chinese.
Watching short videos increases my confidence to speak Chinese.
I can learn colloquial expressions that I cannot find in textbooks.
I can learn colloquial expressions that I cannot find in textbooks.
Some expressions in short videos are informal or incorrect and may mislead me.
Some expressions in short videos are informal or incorrect and may mislead me.
There is no teacher to correct me, so I cannot notice my own pronunciation mistakes.
There is no teacher to correct me, so I cannot notice my own pronunciation mistakes.
Short-video content is fragmented and not good for systematic oral improvement.
Short-video content is fragmented and not good for systematic oral improvement.
I easily get distracted by entertaining content and forget my learning goal.
I easily get distracted by entertaining content and forget my learning goal.
There is no interaction, so I cannot have real conversations after watching.
There is no interaction, so I cannot have real conversations after watching.

Section 4: Open-ended Questions

11.

Which type of short video works best for oral Chinese practice? Why?

12.

What is your biggest difficulty when learning oral Chinese from short videos?

13.

What suggestions do you have for Chinese teachers or video creators to help learners use short videos better?