The Influence of English Learning at an Earlier Age on English Scores of the College Entrance Examination

早期的英語學習對大學入學考試英語成績的影響

黃碧霞(Bih-shia Huang) ； 蔡智欣(Chin-hsin Tsai)

《弘光學報》 58期 (2010/03) Pp. 81-93

https://doi.org/10.6615/HAR.201003.58.07

摘要

近年來臺灣的一些先進致力研究早期學習英語的影響。本研究目的在調查科技大學的學生有或沒有早期學習英語，對他們的英語入學成績是否有顯著不同的影響。本研究樣本隨機取自於某一科技大學九班的非英語主修大一新生，他們的英語程度從初級到低中級不等。問卷分為四個單元，收集的資料用SPSS軟體分析，使用敘述統計、卡方分析、T檢定、Bonferroni多重比較、和單因子變異數分析來統計出結果。主要的結果指出：早期學習英語者在自信和正面態度上要比晚一點學習英語者來得好；除此之外，在英語入學成績方面，學英語持續不斷的人要比時斷時續的人要來的比較高。然而，在他們入大學之前的英語能力及開始學習英語的年齡之間無任何關係。本研究建議：英語的聽、說、讀、寫，應同時在小學時加強；還有對於「愈早愈好」的這個信念，應做全國性的研究。

關鍵字

英語學習 ； 愈早愈好 ； 早期學習英語者 ； 晚期學習英語者 ； 科技大學生

並列摘要

In recent years, some researchers in Taiwan have engaged in examining the influence of starting English learning early. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether college students at a technological university had significant differences in their English scores of the college entrance examination with or without earlier English learning experience. Subjects sampled in this study were from nine randomly selected non-English-major Freshman English classes at a technological university. Their English levels ranged from beginning to low-intermediate. A questionnaire with four sections was designed by the researchers. The SPSS analyzed the collected data, and descriptive, Chi-square, t-test, Bonferroni multiple comparisons and One-way ANOVA statistics were employed to generate results. The major finding indicated that earlier learners showed more confidence in and positive attitudes towards English learning than later learners. In addition, persistent learners gained higher English scores on the entrance examination than intermittent learners. However, there was no connection between starting age and English ability before they entered the university. It is suggested that four skills of the language should be emphasized in elementary schools and more studies on the belief of ＂the earlier the better＂ should be done nationwide.

並列關鍵字

English learning ； the earlier the better ； early learners ； late learners

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