「大一國文」教學之變與不變—以中部一所科技大學教材編選現象為例

What Should Be Changed and Remain Unchanged in the Teaching of Freshman Chinese Courses: A Case Study on the Reform of Textbook Materials at a University of Science and Technology in Central Taiwan

邱美珍(Mei-Zhen Chiu)

《弘光人文社會學報》 24期 (2021/07) Pp. 41-58

摘要

課程改革是教學者無法逃避，永遠得面對的問題。從部定共同必修課程到校定共同必修課程，「大一國文」課程受到各界質疑檢討的聲浪從未止歇。社會賦予「大學國文」教學的任務不少，舉凡文化的傳承、聽說讀寫語文能力的提升、閱讀專業書籍與欣賞文學作品能力的培養等等，在授課時間有限、學校行政支援有限、學生程度參差不齊、學習意願低落等因素下，舉凡課程定位、教學目標、教材教法、教學評量等方面，該堅持與可改變、應改變的是什麼？在在值得探討。關於課程改革，涉及的層面十分廣泛，本文試圖從中部一所科技大學國文教材編選的變革，看出教學環境改變，「大一國文」教師除了改變教學策略之外所做的努力。教材內容的改變，是否便能貼近學生的心靈，喚醒學生學習的興趣，提高學習成效，值得觀察。綜合歷來關心「大一國文」教學者的研究與建言，本文希望能再度釐清大學國文教學的本質，找出大學國文教學因應時代需求，在「變」與「不變」之間，應有的創新與堅持。

關鍵字

大一國文 ； 國文教學 ； 國文教材

並列摘要

Curriculum reform is an unavoidable challenge that teachers must face continually. It has been questioned as to whether it is necessary to require freshman Chinese courses as a compulsory class for first-year university students in Taiwan. The educational system has created many requirements for the teaching of Chinese in universities, such as for passing on culture, improving language skills for listening, speaking, reading and writing, cultivating the ability to read professional books and appreciate literary works, and more. However, due to limits in lesson times, administrative support, student proficiency levels and student motivation, it has become a great challenge to define the role, teaching objectives, pedagogies and assessments of teaching and learning for the freshman Chinese course. This article studies a case of curriculum reform for a freshman Chinese course at a university of science and technology in the central region of Taiwan. It first details changes in teaching materials and approaches during the different stages of reform over the past 20 years. It then addresses how instructors have employed diverse teaching pedagogies to promote their students' interest in the course and to improve their learning achievement. It finally points out some concerns as to whether these reforms have achieved their aims for both teaching and learning in the course. Ultimately, based on the research and suggestions of scholars, this article hopes to clarify the essence of university Chinese teaching and to further understand what should be changed and what should remain in regard to the curriculum and current needs. Innovations in curriculum and teaching strategies and persistence in the merits of existing traditions should be the goal.

並列關鍵字

Freshman Chinese Course ； Chinese teaching ； Chinese teaching materials