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How Multi-Word Verbs Are Introduced in EFL Textbooks in Taiwan
多字動詞在臺灣英語教科書之引介現況
摘要
This study aims to investigate the use of multi-word verbs (MWVs, e.g., sit down, look at, come up with) in English textbooks in elementary and junior high schools in Taiwan. The research materials are taken from three versions of English textbooks in elementary and junior high schools respectively. The versions used at the elementary school level are published by Hess, Pearson, and Kang Hsuan, and those at the junior high school level by Nani, Joy and Han Lin, and Kang Hsuan. The study also explores how MWVs have been incorporated in EFL textbooks for elementary schools and junior high schools in Taiwan. The study found that, firstly, the MWVs used in elementary schools number 38 in total; each textbook version uses different MWVs in different numbers. Secondly, there are 138 MWVs used in junior high schools; again, each textbook version cites different MWVs in different numbers. Finally, there are 147 MWVs used when both elementary and junior high school textbooks are included. Of the 147 MWVs found, 29 from the elementary editions are re-introduced in textbooks used in junior high schools. The findings indicate that most MWVs used in elementary school textbooks can also be found in junior high school versions. However, their distribution appears to differ across various versions and across different levels. It is hoped that the findings of this research can serve as a reference for policy-makers of EFL education in Taiwan, for EFL textbook publishers, and for EFL teachers, and in turn aid EFL learners in Taiwan.
並列摘要
此研究主要探討尚未被列入教育部國中小英語二千字詞表的多字動詞（例如：sit down, look at, come up with），探查其在不同版本英語教科書中之使用情形。本研究對象為國中、小最常使用的三種英語教科書版本（國小：何嘉仁、朗文、康軒。國中：南一、佳音翰林、康軒），討論主題為：國小版本之間、國中版本之間、以及國小和國中之間多字動詞之引介情況。研究所獲得之主要發現：國小英語教科書方面，三個版本共使用38個多字動詞，但各版間互有重複，且各版本使用量多寡亦有不同。國中方面，三個版本共使用138個多字動詞。版本間一樣互有重複，使用量多寡各版本同樣有所差別。若以國小和國中合計，則共有147個多字動詞，其中29個在國小引介之後，繼續在國中教科書中使用。