讀者劇場對於主修英語者的英語學習之影響

The Effects of Readers Theater on English Major students'' English learning - A Case Study

薛婉尹(Wan-Yin Hsueh)

指導教授 ： 林琇如

朝陽科技大學/人文暨社會學院/應用外語系/碩士(2009年)

摘要

摘要
以戲劇活動來提升英語學習者的語言能力已成為近幾十年的一種趨勢。本研究的主要目的在探討讀者劇場應用為主修英文之學生之英語學習成效，學習面向的探討包括學習動機、學習態度、和口語能力發展。研究對象為朝陽科技大學應用外語系一年級的學生，共五十八人。本研究採取實驗法進行研究，而讀者劇場之實驗為期一學期，所應用之課程為兩班英語聽講課。在課程開始前，研究者利用前測及問卷以分別了解學生英語口語能力之情形，及學生之學習態度與動機。在課程結束後，研究者使用後測及以問卷了解實驗之前後差異。此外，研究者亦實施訪談以便更深入了解學生對於讀者劇場之感想及建議。本研究資料收集來源為前後測及問卷，所得之資料則以敘述統計、成對樣本T檢定、以及獨立樣本T檢定進行資料分析及彙整。本研究之主要發現及結果顯示:一、讀者劇場對學生的英文口語能力有正面的成效。二、讀者劇場有助於學生對英語學習動機之提升。三、讀者劇場有效培養學生擁有正向的英語學習態度。訪談的結果亦顯示出大多數的學生對於讀者劇場的認同及興趣。最後，研究者除了將研究結果加以歸納，亦對於教學及研究領域提出建議。此外，為使未來研究得以受益，研究者本身亦反省整個研究過程之實行及限制。

關鍵字

動機 ； 讀者劇場 ； 英語學習 ； 態度 ； 戲劇

並列摘要

ABSTRACT
Teaching drama activities to EFL students to improve their language learning has become one of the main trends in the past decades. Readers Theater can be a simple classroom drama activity for language learning (Sierra, 1996). This study aimed to examine the effects of English teaching through Readers Theater (RT) on English major learners. It investigated how Readers Theater affects their English learning motivation, attitude, and oral proficiency. The participants of this study consisted of 58 English major freshmen at the Department of Applied Foreign Languages at Chaoyang University of Technology (CYUT). This study utilized the experimental method and applied Readers Theater approach to two English listening and speaking courses for one semester. Before the teaching experiment, the researcher implemented a pre-test to examine the learners’ initial oral English proficiency, and a pre-survey to investigate their initial learning motivation and attitude. At the end of the experiment, a post-test and a post-survey were implemented to examine whether significant differences existed or not. Moreover, interviews were implemented for the researcher to learn about participants’ opinions about the course. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pair-Sample t Test, and Independent t Test. The results of this study indicated that participants had better learning outcomes in English speaking proficiency. Furthermore, the participants’ English learning motivation and attitudes were improved after the conduct of Readers Theater related instruction. The results of the interviews also showed that most participants were interested in learning through Readers Theater. According to the results, the researcher proposed limitation and suggestions for English instruction and future research. Finally, the reflections upon the implementation of this study were proposed.

並列關鍵字

Readers Theater ； motivation ； drama ； EFL ； attitude

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