透過大規模開放式線上課程提昇學習外語學者之英文學術寫作發展

Promoting L2 Scholars' English Academic Writing Development through Massive Open Online

本文探究透過磨課師促進臺灣學習外語之教育學者的英文學術寫作之可行性與途徑。經由文獻與課程分析研究發現台灣學習外語之教育學者英文學術寫作發展在傳統學校教育中有其限制，磨課師作為解決途徑有其可行性。研究提出幾項具體途徑：建立英文基礎寫作能力、發展英文學術寫作素養、增進英文發表與溝通技巧、強化英文學術寫作基礎、支持學習外語學者英文學術寫作終身發展。評估所提途徑後推論數項啟示給教育研究者、學習外英學者及決策者：磨課師可成為促進學習外語學者之英文學術寫作發展的有效途徑，學習外語學者應察覺並善用磨課師優勢，決策者應提供支持措施，學習外語學者需形成學習社群以促進英文學術寫作終身發展。

 

This paper investigates the feasibility and means of facilitating Taiwanese L2 educational scholars’ English Academic Writing Development (EAWD) via massive open online courses (MOOCs). Through literature review and curriculum analysis, the study has found some limitations on Taiwanese L2 educational scholars’ EAWD in conventional schooling and identified the feasibility of MOOCs as a solution. This research provides several means to empower L2 scholars’ EAWD by MOOCs: build English basic writing ability, develop English academic writing literacy, improve English presentation and communication skills, strengthen the foundation of English academic writing, and support L2 scholars’ EAWD lifelong. After evaluating the proposed means, the researcher infers some implications for educational researchers, L2 scholars, and policymakers: MOOCs can be an efficient way to improve L2 scholars’ EAWD, L2 scholars should notice and take advantage of MOOCs, policymakers ought to provide supporting measures, and L2 scholars need to form a learning community to empower their EAWD lifelong.