個案研究：以英文為外語學習者之單字背誦策略的動機取向

A Case Study of Motivation of EFL Students’Vocabulary Strategy Use

楊淑芸(Shu-Yun Yang)

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(2011年)

摘要

本研究旨在深入調查以英文為外語(EFL)的學生在不同的動機下使用或被教導採用不同的英文單字記誦策略。本個案究所依據的動機理論是高登爾及藍柏特(Gardner and Lambert)於1972年提出關於動機之理論；他們將動機劃分為二─工具動機(instrumental motivation)以及融合動機(integrative motivation)。這項由高登爾及藍柏特提出關於動機的觀點、概念，是外語教學領域上首次探討動機的理論。本研究以多次深入的互動式訪談(interactive interviews)為研究工具，以瞭解受訪者使用英文單字記誦策略與其學習動機間的關連。參與本研究之受訪者計有四位，渠等最低教育程度為大學畢業。
研究結果顯示，受訪者學習英文單字初期，即國高中時期，主要由工具動機(instrumental motivation)直接驅策受訪者記誦單字，以獲得父母、學校的正面回饋(feedback)，如家長的讚譽、學校英文成績表現、申請理想的學校，或找到高薪的工作。於此階段期間，受訪者的工具動機發揮直接且明顯的效果，受訪者的英文字彙因而增加，然而，受限於缺乏有效的英文單字記誦策略，字彙增加的數量有限且學習態度大多負面、消極。此外，研究顯示受訪者在不同學習階段，工具動機及融合動機混合交替出現，主導受訪者的英文表現和他們的英文單字策略之使用。

關鍵字

工具動機 ； 融合動機 ； 英文單字策略 ； 質性研究

並列摘要

The purpose of this study is to investigate students’ various strategies for English vocabulary learning in accordance with their learning motivation—instrumental, integrative, or mixture of instrumental and integrative orientations. The earliest and primary concept as to motivation proposed by Gardner and Lambert (1972) underpins the entire study. Qualitative research method was conducted throughout the investigation; regular as well as profound interviews serving as the instrument were principally implemented so as to explore interrelationships between the participants’ learning motivation and their vocabulary strategy use. This study comprises four participants who possess at least university-leveled academic backgrounds.
Findings of the study indicate that instrumental motivation exerts the primary and immediate effects on the interviewees for expanding the vocabulary size in pursuit of ideal performance on English tests and well-paid occupations. Moreover, it has been found that the participants’ instrumental motivation and integrative motivation subtly interweaved, alternately activating and dominating their English learning/performance in addition to the vocabulary strategy use.

並列關鍵字

integrative motivation ； instrumental motivation ； English vocabulary strategy use ； qualitative research method

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