運用真實語料以提升台灣偏遠國小學童英語學習動機與閱讀能力之成效研究

The Efficacy of Authentic Materials on Improving the learning Motivation and Reading Ability of Students in a Rural Elementary School in Taiwan

施緯華(Wei-hua Shih)

指導教授 ： 洪伯毅

朝陽科技大學/人文暨社會學院/應用外語系/碩士(2010年)

摘要

本研究旨在探討運用學生自選真實語料當成正規英語課程補充教材對台灣偏遠小學學童的英語學習動機與英語閱讀能力是否具提升作用，及其兩者之間是否具相關性。並根據研究結果，針對偏遠國小英語教育提出具體建議。
研究者採用學生自選真實語料(即英語繪本與英語學習網站)，以台中縣一所偏遠小學高年級兩班學生(29人)為研究對象，進行為期8週，共計16節課的教學實驗課程。實驗過程採用「學生對英語科偏好教材問卷」，「學生自選真實語料」，「閱讀學習單」，以及「全國兒童英語分級檢定(STYLE)」，資料處理採用T檢定比較單組學生於接受實驗處理後，在前後測的得分差異，並利用皮爾森積差相關瞭解學生英語學習動機與英語閱讀能力是否具相關性，此外，也運用教師課室省思日誌、動機問卷，與訪談的方式歸納資料，三角驗證研究結果,企更了解學生的想法。
研究結果顯示：
(一) 學生表示對真實語料的學習意願。最受學生喜愛的真實語料依序為:英語繪
本，英語學習網站，外國與本國文化的介紹等。
(二) 以學生自選真實語料當成正規英語課程補充教材確實能提升偏遠國小學童英語閱讀能力。
(三) 以學生自選真實語料當成正規英語課程補充教材確實能提升偏遠國小學童英語學習動機。
(四) 學生英語學習動機與英語閱讀能力具相關性。
基於上述結果,研究者提出幾點建議供實務教師,相關教育單位與後續研究者參考。

關鍵字：真實語料，學習動機，閱讀能力，偏遠國小

關鍵字

真實語料 ； 學習動機 ； 閱讀能力 ； 偏遠國小

並列摘要

To explore if the application of the students'' self-chosen authentic materials would be effective in terms of improving the English learning motivation and reading ability of students in a rural elementary school, the researcher adopted the rural students'' self-chosen authentic materials (i.e., English illustration books and English language-learning websites in this study) as a supplement to their regular English courses. The participants consisted of 29 fifth and sixth graders in a rural elementary school in Taichung County in central Taiwan. The treatment lasted for 8 weeks, including 40 minutes in each period and 16 periods in total. During the treatment, Questionnaire of Students'' Preferences for Authentic Materials, the students'' self-chosen authentic materials, reading worksheets, and STYLE (Level 1) for pre-and-post tests were employed. Dependent T-test was used to analyze the difference of the scores between their pre-and-post tests. Pearson Correlation Coefficient was used to analyze if there was relationship between the students'' English learning motivation and their reading ability improvement. Besides, the teacher''s reflective notes, the students'' Motivation Questionnaire and a focused-group interview were conducted to triangulate the results and to obtain an in-depth understanding of the rural students'' opinions.
The results of the study indicated:
(1) Rural elementary students were interested in authentic materials. The most popular ones were sequenced in order: English illustration books, English language-learning websites, the introduction of the target and local cultures, etc.
(2) The supplement of the students'' self-chosen authentic materials to their regular English courses was effective concerning improving the rural elementary students'' English reading ability.
(3) The supplement of the students'' self-chosen authentic materials to their regular English courses was effective concerning improving the rural elementary students'' English learning motivation.
(4) There existed a correlation between the rural elementary students'' English learning motivation and their English reading ability.
Based on the results mentioned above, some suggestions could be made for the practicing teachers, the authority related to English education and further researchers for references.

Key words: authentic materials, learning motivation, reading ability, rural elementary schools

並列關鍵字

learning motivation ； reading ability ； rural elementary schools ； authentic materials

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