應用外語系學生在英語會話課中之學習焦慮、學習風格及學習策略-以朝陽科技大學為例

An Investigation of Applied Foreign Language Students’ Learning Anxiety, Learning Styles and Learning Strategies in English Speaking Courses-A Case of Chaoyang University of Technology

馬宗祺(Tsung-Chi Ma)

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

此研究主要為探討在英語會話課中英文主修大學生的學習焦慮、學習風格以及學習策略。共有251位科技大學應用外語系學生參加本次的研究，填寫英語焦慮量表、學習策略問卷以及學習風格開放式問卷。在本研究中，應外系學生之學習焦慮程度以及常用的學習策略將以敘述統計的方式呈現，關於男女學生以及日夜間部的學生之間的相互比較則採用獨立T考驗進行研究。研究結果指出應外系的學習焦慮的確存在，也指出了學生常用的學習策略和對學生的學習風格之分析。此研究的結果將可以提供教師對於未來課程的規劃，並且對於科技大學的學生在英語會話課中的學習狀況有更多的了解。

關鍵字

學習策略 ； 學習焦慮 ； 學習風格 ； 英語主修

並列摘要

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the anxiety level, preferred learning styles and learning strategies used among English majored students in English speaking courses. The participants of this study were 251 students majored in Applied Foreign Languages at one university of technology in central Taiwan. The major instruments were two questionnaires, including The Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS), English Class Learning Strategies Questionnaire (ECLSQ) and learning style open-ended questionnaire. In the data collection, the participants’ anxiety level, learning styles and learning strategies were described in descriptive statistics. The differences on anxiety level, learning styles and learning strategies between day school/night school and male/female students were analyzed and computed by an Independent T-test. The results of this study indicated the anxiety level, major learning strategies and learning styles of the AFL students in CYUT. The findings of this research may provide enough information for the future curriculum design and also better understanding of the CYUT AFL students.

並列關鍵字

English speaking anxiety ； learning styles ； English majors ； learning strategies

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