Identity Mediates and Is Mediated by L2 Literacy Practices: A Study of Indigenous Students in Taiwan

英語識讀養成的認同型塑和被型塑：臺灣原住民學生的研究

Yueh-Hung Tseng

《英語教學期刊》 41卷4期 (2017/12) Pp. 1-29

https://doi.org/10.6330/ETL.2017.41.4.01

摘要

This study adopts a sociocultural perspective on language learning and examines how L2 literacy practices mediate and are mediated by identity. Most related studies have focused on English as a second language (ESL) contexts, but few have investigated how this operates in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context, especially for young beginners, which is a setting often led by test-oriented L2 (here EFL) literacy practices. In response, this study investigates six Taiwanese indigenous EFL beginners from grades four to six. Qualitative data were collected through background interviews, class observations and follow-up interviews, and a reflection journal. The study found that the participants constructed identities as English learners by appropriating, resisting, or accommodating L2 literacy practices. The participants showed both appropriation of and resistance to school as well as to teacher's L2 literacy goals and instructional methods. Some participants resisted by adopting radical stances and challenged the teacher's authority by labeling the instructional methods ineffective and even intentionally making mistakes in their writing. In contrast, all participants compromised their L1 selves by fully identifying with the content of the mainstream values implicit in textbook's content. This study provides suggestions for intervention in L2 literacy practices for young learners.

關鍵字

L2 literacy practices ； identity ； young learners

並列摘要

本研究採用語言學習的社會文化觀，檢視第二語言識讀養成如何型塑認同及認同又如何型塑識讀養成。現今大部分研究都是在英語為第二語言（ESL）情境進行，較少有英語為外語（EFL）的類似研究。而且研究對象是兒童的初學者更少，更何況在被考試主導的英語教學環境中，幾乎少有此類型研究。所以這個研究調查六位臺灣原住民四年級至六年級的國小學生，這些都是英語初學者。這是質性研究，資料收集包括背景訪問、課堂觀察及訪問、省思札記。研究發現這些兒童透過採用、反抗和服膺的方式建構英語學習者的認同。他們採用和反抗學校的英語識讀養成，例如教師的英語學習目的和教學方法。有些兒童反抗方法是採取比較強烈的立場來挑戰教師的權威，有的認為教法是沒有效，和有的刻意寫錯字和句子。但是大部分的兒童卻是服膺教科書所呈現的價值和內容。這個研究提供一些如何幫助第二語言的學習的建議。

並列關鍵字

第二語言識讀 ； 認同 ； 兒童學習者

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