結合美國文化主題在大學英文課之影響

THE EFFECTS OF INCORPORATING AMERICAN CULTURE TOPICS INTO UNIVERSITY ENGLISH CLASSES

陳鈺佩(Yu-Pei Chen)

指導教授 ： 宋正邦

中原大學/人文與教育學院/應用外語研究所/碩士(2010年)

https://doi.org/10.6840/cycu201000331

摘要

摘要

文化和語言是密不可分的，將文化融入語言教學已被廣為接受。本研究旨在探究結合美國文化主題在大學生英語課堂之影響。研究對象為台灣北部某所大學學生，總共兩個班級共八十人，並將受試者班級隨機分配到控制組和實驗組，實驗組進行每週兩小時共一學期的文化教學，而對控制組並無接受文化教學。資料收集和分析採用量化和質化，而研究工具為問卷調查和訪談。研究結果指出，結合文化教學在英語課程可以引起學生英語學習動機，尤其是綜合動機。學生們表示使用美國文化主題對他們英語學習有幫助，研究結果也發現文化教學能有效的改變學生英語學習態度和提升英語學習動機。量化及質化分析結果均顯示結合美國文化主題在大學英文課程對學生之學習可以產生正面的影響。

關鍵字

外語學習 ； 英語教學 ； 英語學習美國文化 ； 外語教育 ； 學習動機

並列摘要

ABSTRACT
It is well-established that culture and language are interrelated. The concept of incorporating culture into language teaching is widely accepted. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of incorporating American culture topics into university English classes. The study participants were students at a selected university in northern Taiwan. Two freshmen English classes of a total of 80 students were randomly assigned into either the control group or the experimental group. The experimental group received the cultural instruction two hours a week for one semester, while the control group did not receive it. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed to collect and analyze data. The instruments used include questionnaires and interview. The results confirmed that incorporating culture in English learning arouses students’ English learning motivation, especially integrative motivation. Students indicated that the use of American culture topics in class can facilitate their English learning. It was revealed that cultural teaching was effective in changing students’ motivation and their attitudes toward English learning. Both quantitative and qualitative results derived from the study led to the conclusion that incorporating American culture topics into university English classes yielded positive learning effects for the students.

並列關鍵字

English teaching ； English as a foreign language (EFL) ； Foreign Language Education ； English learning ； American culture ； learning motivation

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