The English Bible Class a New Approach to Serve the Demands of Taiwan's Overlooked Language Course

英文聖經課程：符合臺灣語文課程需求的教學法

亞大偉(David B. Alexander)

《Hwa Kang Journal of TEFL》 4期 (1998/05) Pp. 123-136

https://doi.org/10.6362/HKJTEFL.199805.0123

摘要

臺灣英文聖經課程通常由基督教會所開設，主要在滿足一般大眾英語會話的需求，而教會則旨在傳播社區大眾基督教義。然而遺憾的是此類課程，在探討臺灣語文教育方面，卻為人所忽略。正因此類課程為人所忽略，以及提供英語會話與聖經研讀的特殊需求，聖經課程變得十分教師為中心，且與學生生活相去甚遠。如此一來，英語學習不好，聖經教義之完全掌握更加困難。本文即在探討此一兩難之困境，研擬出一套新式之教學法，即「E-Duco」之教學法。此一教學法得自耶穌基督教學風格的靈感，鼓勵對話，將聖經教義與臺灣現實生活相結合，增加學生為中心，卻也未完全失去教師之權威。

並列摘要

The English Bible class, often offered by Christian churches throughout Taiwan, meets the demands of the general public for conversational English. It is unfortunate that these classes are often overlooked in discussions of language education in Taiwan. Because of the unique demands of having to provide both conversational English and Biblical studies, these courses sometimes become excessively teacher-centered and culturally removed from the lives of students. This means language acquisition is less likely, and students will not recognize the practical messages within the Bible. This paper answers that dilemma with the E-Duco Model, which encourages dialogue, makes the Bible teaching more relevant, and increases student participation without abandoning teacher control.