應用中英雙韻文在幼兒英語教學上的成效

The Effects of Bilingual Chants on Preschool Learners’ English Acquisition

吳宜靜(Yi-ching Wu)

指導教授 ： 林進瑛

朝陽科技大學/人文暨社會學院/應用外語系/碩士(2009年)

摘要

本研究旨在探討應用中英雙韻文對彰化幼兒單字、語意、提升動機的影響。本研究以量為主，質為輔。此研究為準實驗設計，有64個彰化幼兒以便利取樣參加此研究，包括兩大班、兩中班及一小班。實驗組接受雙語韻文，控制組實施單語韻文，每星期實施約10-15分鐘，研究期間為一學期，12個星期。雙語韻文與單語韻文皆依大、中、小班教材內容編製。在量的研究方法上，大、中班實施前後測，採用共變數分析資料，在質的方法上藉由訪談8位師長、教室觀察、學習情形，以三角校正進行比對，增加資料的可靠性。研究顯示雙語韻文對大班語意有顯著影響，對大班中班單字及中班語意無顯著影響，然上述實驗組分數仍高於控制組，大部份的訪談者同意雙語韻文增加大、中、小班單字、語意、動機提升，顯然雙語韻文策略對幼兒有正面助益。此發現將有助於規劃幼稚教育英文課程教育者。

關鍵字

英語為第二語言及英語為外國語言 ； 單語韻文 ； 雙語韻文 ； 平衡雙語者

並列摘要

The purpose of study is to explore the effects of bilingual chants on the improvement of English vocabulary, comprehension ability and higher learning motivation among preschool students in Chung Hua, Taiwan. The study used a combined qualitative and quantitative research method. The study adopted the quasi-experimental design. Sixty–four subjects participated in the via convenient sampling, including two classes of 5-6 year olds, 3-4 year olds and one class of 3 year olds from Chung Hua kindergarten. During the experimental period, bilingual chants were used with the experimental group, and monolingual chants were used with the control group. Furthermore, the present study had duration of one semester. This study examined student level or extent of improvement in English. The experiment was preceded by a pre-test and followed by a post-test. ANCOVA was used together with descriptive statistics to analyze the data. The triangulation method compared and interviewed eight teachers, conducted classroom observation, and compared learning situations to increase the reliability. The study results demonstrate that bilingual chants differed significantly for KA students in the experimental group in terms of understanding sentence meaning. Meanwhile, no significant differences existed between KA and KB students in the experimental group in terms of vocabulary acquisition and KB students in the experimental group in terms of understanding sentence meaning. However, the scores of students in the experimental group exceeded those of students in the control group. Most interviewees agreed that bilingual chants increased vocabulary, sentence meaning and higher learning motivation for all students. Similarity, the bilingual chants were a positive benefit for preschool students. This finding is useful to educators developing a feasible model for teaching English at preschool level.

並列關鍵字

balanced bilinguals ； bilingual chants ； monolingual chants. ； ESL and EFL

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