探討台灣西班牙語學習者之語言學習策略

An Exploratory Study of Language Learning Strategies by Taiwanese Learners of Spanish

柏茱蒂(Olivia Berendsohn)

指導教授 ： 中澤一亮

元智大學/人文社會學院/應用外語學系/碩士(2012年)

https://doi.org/10.6838/YZU.2012.00105

摘要

為了要學習語言，學生必須扮演積極的角色，在過程中去吸收、學習及找尋完成這些工作的最佳方法。學習策略是可以幫助學生去發展語言能力的工具，且可提倡更具自發性、兼具效率及效果的語言學習方法。語言學習策略一直以來都是第二語言習得領域中所研究的主題之一。台灣的教育體系要求學生學習英文，因此有關英語教學及學習的議題大量被探討。然而英文不是唯一的外語，也有越來越多人對西班牙文產生興趣，但對於台灣學習者針對西班牙文的學習策略卻少有研究。此篇的研究目的主要是要探討台灣學習者針對西班牙文的學習策略。此篇研究也會檢視學習者性別、語言能力、背景以及先前的語言學習經驗如何影響不同語言學習策略的選擇。此份研究的結論有可能幫助台灣教師去了解學習西班牙文的台灣學生的情況，且有助於改進他們的指導方針。除此之外，現存研究的結果也可以作為讓學生去觀察自身的語言學習過程，進而增進他們在外語學習的表現。

關鍵字

語言學習策略 ； 西班牙語 ； 台灣

並列摘要

In order to learn a language, students must assume an active role in the process of assimilating, learning and finding the best ways to accomplish these tasks. Learning strategies are tools that can assist students in developing language competence and promote a more autonomous, efficient and effective language approach. Language learning strategies have been extensively examined in the field of second language acquisition. In Taiwan, the educational system requires students to learn English; consequently, issues concerning the teaching and learning of English have been widely studied. However, English is not the only foreign language available; there is an increasing interest to learn Spanish in Taiwan but little is known about issues like the strategies used by Taiwanese learners of Spanish. The purpose of this study is to identify the strategies Taiwanese students employ in learning Spanish in Taiwan. This research also examines the influence of learner’s gender, proficiency level, background and previous language learning experiences in the choosing and using of various language learning strategies. The results of this study could potentially help Taiwan teachers gain insight regarding Taiwanese learners of Spanish and help them improve their instruction. In addition, the results of the present study could serve to enable students to observe their own learning processes and improve their performance in learning a foreign language.

並列關鍵字

Learning strategies ； Spanish ； Taiwan

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