科技大學應用外（英）語系外語教育組之課程規畫

A Balanced Curriculum for Children English Learning and Teaching: Examples from Departments of Applied Foreign Languages/English at Science and Technology Universities

本文旨在探討國內科技大學應用外（英）語系外語教育組的課程規畫，以了解其對於大學畢業生做為兒童美語老師的適切性。研究者先分析外語教育組設置情形及其課程規畫的現況，再提出較符合兒童美語老師所需之職前課程，並以之來檢閱外語教育組的課程問題。本研究發現：1.國內87％以上的科技大學都設有應用外（英）語系。2.85％以上的應用外（英）語系都規畫有外語教育組。3.在外語教育組中，英語教材教法、電腦輔助英語教學、語言學概論等5門課程最常被設置。4.適切的外語教育組職前課程有教育心理學、語言學概論、英語教材教法等12門課程。

The purpose of this study was to explore the curriculum designing for college students of who majored in children English learning and teaching in departments of applied foreign languages/English (DAFL/DAE) at science and technology universities. The researcher collected the course lists from 66 DAFLs/DAEs with training courses for pre-service children's English teachers. The frequency and the total hours of each course were analyzed. The findings indicated that more than 87% of science and technology universities in Taiwan established DAFL/DAE. Among the DAFLs/DAEs, more than 85% of them created a module of children English learning and teaching. Five courses were common for pre-service children's English teachers training, namely English Teaching Methods and Materials, Computer-Assisted English Teaching, Introduction to Linguistics, Teachings in Children's Literature and Second Language Acquisition. The researcher suggested a balanced curriculum for children's English teacher training include Educational Psychology, English Classroom Management, Introduction to Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Introduction to English as Foreign Language, Teachings in Children's Literature, Materials and Methods for Teaching Children English as a Foreign Language, English Teaching Methods and Materials, English Curriculum Design, Teaching Phonics, Computer-Assisted English Teaching and English Teaching Practicum.