%0 Journal Article %T Development of Activity-Based Language Learning of Chinese for a Primary School in Western Sydney: A Participatory Action Research Study %A Gege Yuan %J Open Journal of Social Sciences %P 384-403 %@ 2327-5960 %D 2023 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/jss.2023.112026 %X This paper reports on a study on the use of activity-based learning in the Chinese as a Foreign Language classroom, for young learners (8 - 9 years old) in the western Sydney region. The research question was: How can activity-based learning be used to teach Chinese language to learners who do not have a Chinese language background? This action research involved the teacher-researcher reflecting on her teaching practice. She engaged in activity-based learning of this research for nine weeks in 2019. Data were collected from sources including feedback from the classroom teacher¡¯s observations and interviews, teacher-researcher¡¯s reflective journal, as well as student¡¯s focus groups and checklists. By using various activities such as simple Chinese songs and visual arts activities, students engaged cognitively and emotionally. Activity-based learning had a significant impact on their Chinese language learning. %K Activity-Based Learning %K Children %K Chinese Language %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=123275