英文摘要 |
The purpose of the study is to improve the foreign military personnel TCSL train-ing program entrusted by the National Defense University. The learners in the program contained cadets and officers. With military background and hierarchical culture, these personnel are different from general TCSL learners. According to the theoretical analy-sis from the perspective of adult education and cognitive theory, the adult officers should also have different needs from the young cadets and will react differently to the curriculum design and the instructional activities provided. An action research methodology was applied to refine and improve the curriculum design and instruction of the program. By ways of observation, interview, and survey, the results found that: 1. Both cadet and officers reacted positively to the student-centered design of curriculum and instruction while officers appeared more suitable for it. 2. The hierarchical system and culture in the military will finally cause difficulty in classroom management when cadets and officers were in the same class. 3. Both cadets and officers could not obtain enough exercise in speaking Mandarin in their daily life even though they were in a Chinese-speaking environment. More activities should be provided for learners' oral practices. 4. Students valued highly on the activities of using of computer and internet Chinese learning resources.age Program for Foreign Military Personnel. |