Optimizing the Effects of Extensive Reading Through Blogging

網路日誌對於廣泛閱讀成效之最佳化

李思穎(Sy-Ying Lee)

《英語教學期刊》 38卷2期 (2014/06) Pp. 1-27

https://doi.org/10.6330/ETL.2014.38.2.01

摘要

本研究探討如何以網路日誌強化廣泛閱讀於外語學習之成效，並進而發展出一套結合科技之廣泛閱讀模式。此研究藉由一個閱讀部落格取得可以深入瞭解廣泛閱讀的資訊：即閱讀如何造就顯現在先前實證研究中語言與讀寫能力的發展？並以「紮根理論」為基礎執行內容分析法中之資料編碼，針對學生的閱讀歷程以及借助撰寫日誌建立閱讀習慣的路徑尋找主要探究議題。結果發現讀者在此閱讀課程中建立與文本之間及與同儕之間的互動豐富又細微多元。這些互動過程相信就是能解釋廣泛閱讀之所以有成效的內在因素。而閱讀部落格也因為它所提供的社會認知情境平台，證明了它是一個有力的教學研究工具。這個功能有助於本研究所提出的一個「三階段廣泛閱讀模式」執行於學校外語課程的可行性：因為廣泛閱讀與撰寫部落格的融合有利於學習者發展批判性思考與外語讀寫表達之能力。

關鍵字

廣泛閱讀 ； 網路日誌 ； 外語習得

並列摘要

This study aims to examine if an integration of reading and blogging helps to optimize the effects of extensive reading (ER) on foreign language acquisition and helps to develop an extensive reading model involving technology. A reading blog was set up for university English majors to help obtain information for a deeper understanding of how extensive reading results in language and literacy development as described in previous empirical research. Content analysis using Grounded Theory coding was conducted to extract the main themes pertaining to the students' reading process and their development of reading habits through reading and blogging. The findings reveal the rich and subtle interactions between readers and texts and peers in the ER class. These interactions are believed to be the very factors that can explain the efficacy of extensive reading. The use of a reading blog also demonstrated itself to be a powerful pedagogical and research instrument because of the sociocognitive context provided on the online platform. This additional power seems to add to the feasibility of a three-phase extensive reading model proposed for EFL reading curricula: a collaboration of extensive reading and blogging that enhances learners' critical thinking skills and development of literacy in another language.

並列關鍵字

extensive reading ； blogging ； foreign language acquisition

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