學術主修及性別對大專學生之英文學習正向力的影響：透過角色扮演之比較研究

The Effects of Academic Major and Gender on College Students' Positive Attitudes toward English Learning: A Comparative Study through Role-Playing

呂昀珊(Yun-Shan Lu)

《健行學報》 35卷4期 (2015/10) Pp. 79-94

摘要

一直以來，學者多致力於提高學生英文學習動機的研究，角色扮演也因而常被運用在英文課堂上。但是，並非所有學生的學習動機都因而提高，學生本身的特性在此被忽略了。因此，本文以149位四技新生為研究對象，透過角色扮演分析學生之學術主修及性別兩種特性與其英文學習正向力的關係。研究結果顯示，學術主修及性別不同的學生在英文學習的興趣、期待上課、開口勇氣及自信之正向力有不同的表現。本文並對英文教材及教法提出建議與省思。

關鍵字

正向力 ； 角色扮演 ； 性別 ； 前測 ； 後測 ； 學術主修

並列摘要

Researchers have contributed themselves to increasing students' motivation in English classrooms for long years, so role-playing activities are often applied in English class. However, motivation increasing does not happen to all English learners due to role-playing, for learner characteristics are often ignored. Therefore, this study, based on 149 freshmen at a four-year institute of technology, is to explore the relationship between English learners' positive attitudes toward English learning and such learner characteristics as academic major and gender through role-playing. The results reveal that learners of different academic majors and different genders have different positive attitudes toward English learning regarding their interest in English, their expectation of attending English class, their courage to speak English and their self-confidence in English class. This study also gives suggestions and reflections on teaching materials and approaches in English classrooms.

並列關鍵字

academic major ； gender ； positive attitude ； post-test ； pre-test ； role-playing