高等教育國際化下台灣本籍生整體學習經驗質性研究

Learning Experience of Taiwanese Students in the Context of Higher Education Internationalization: A Qualitative Study

周宛青(Wan-ching Emily CHOW)

《臺灣教育評論月刊》 6卷4期 (2017/04) Pp. 228-254

摘要

台灣高等教育國際化除具外交、提升高教水準、降低少子化衝擊目的，更具提升本籍生國際觀的目的。2016年來台就學的境外生已超過11萬人，各大學亦積極增加全英語授課課程數。與之共同學習的本籍生不具語言優勢，更須面對文化衝擊。因文獻缺乏，本籍生的學習經驗幾乎不為所知。本研究以焦點團體訪談法，訪談銘傳大學國際學院自願參與的50位本籍生，探討其整體學習經驗，包含課堂學習經驗、與外籍生的互動、社會支持及自我認定的整體適應狀況與學習成果。結果顯示本籍生的整體學習經驗為正面，符合高教國際化政策預期目標，建議繼續擴大招收外籍生及增加全英語課程數。語言既是適應困難的關鍵因素，亦是進步及收穫最多的項目；課堂及社群網路是與外籍生互動較頻繁的場域；朋友是主要社會支持及學習動力來源；自認主要學習成果為跨文化溝通能力及國際觀；少數學生出現相對孤立及剝奪感。

關鍵字

教育國際化 ； 高等教育 ； 學習經驗 ； 文化衝擊

並列摘要

The internationalization of higher education (IHE) in Taiwan bears multiple goals. On top of the goals of strengthening diplomatic ties with other countries; enhancing the overall quality of higher education; offsetting the impact of declining birth rate, the policy also aims to enhance the global vision of domestic students. The number of external students in Taiwan has topped 110,182 in 2016. English taught courses have been speedily increasing. Taiwanese students in this internationalized learning environment have no language privilege and suffer from cultural shock. However, very little is known about their learning experiences due to the lack of literature. This study conducted focus group interviews with 50 volunteered domestic students in MCU International College, aiming to examine their general learning experiences, including experiences in classrooms, interaction with international students, social support and self-evaluated adaptation and learning outcomes. The results show that the overall learning experience of domestic students is positive, which matches the expectations of IHE. Hence the continuing and deepening of this policy particularly in the aspects of recruiting more international students and increasing the number of English-taught courses is suggested. Language poses as both the paramount challenge and the area students make the greatest improvement. Interaction with international students takes place mainly in the classrooms and social networks. Friends are the major source of learning motivation and social support. Self-evaluated greatest accomplishments include cross-cultural communication competence and global vision. Some samples reveal feelings of isolation and relative deprivation.

並列關鍵字

Internationalization of Education ； Higher Education ； Learning Experience ； Cultural Shock