大一新生使用行動應用程式，習慣於英語文永續學習之初探研究

Exploring Freshmen's Habits of Using Mobile Apps in Sustainable English Language Learning

由於行動通訊科技的迅猛發展，越來越多學生將其智慧型手機用於多任務功能，包括英語學習在內。只要智慧型手機能夠連接網路，就能很容易且不浪費時間地接收英語學習知識。本研究的重點在於如何英語永續學習並在課堂外繼續學習。本研究目的是探討大一新生在英語永續學習中使用行動應用程式的習慣。一份包含六個主要問題的問卷以方便抽樣方式分發給在台灣北部執法領域的一所大學的大一新生。研究樣本包括95名大一新生，55名兩年制新生及40名四年制新生。研究結果指出，學生們使用了多種不同的行動應用程式，分為影片分享平台，新聞，字典，詞彙，廣播電台，社交網絡，聽力練習，考試準備，醫學教育和翻譯等十類。最多人使用的行動應用程式類別是影片分享平台，其次是新聞，然後是字典。最常使用的行動應用程式類別是影片分享平台，其次是字典，然後是詞彙。最後，學生最喜歡的行動應用程式類別是影片分享平台，其次是字典，然後是詞彙。本次研究結果可作為課程設計及教材選用之未來參考，可將行動學習科技的概念整合到語言課程中，以實現英語永續學習。

Through an exponential speed in the development of mobile phone technology, more and more students are using their mobile phones for multi-tasking features, including English language learning. Acquiring knowledge in English language learning can be easy and not wasting any time as long as connecting to a network with a mobile phone. How to sustain in English language learning and continue learning outside of the classroom is the focus in this study. The purpose of this study was to explore freshmen's habits of using mobile apps in sustainable English language learning. A simple questionnaire with six questions was conveniently distributed and administrated to the freshmen in a university of law enforcement in northern Taiwan. The study sample consisted of 95 freshmen enrolled at a university in the field of law enforcement in northern Taiwan. Of this sample, 55 freshmen were in two-year bachelor program, and 40 in four-year bachelor program. The findings have shown that different mobile apps are used and divided into ten categories including online video platform, news, dictionary, vocabulary, radio station, social networking, listening practice, exam preparation, medicine education, and translation. The number one choice of mobile app category for English language learning is online video platform, followed by news, then dictionary. The number one choice of mobile app category for most frequently used is online video platform, followed by dictionary, then vocabulary. And finally, the number one choice of mobile app category for students' most favorite is online video platform, followed by dictionary, then vocabulary. The results can be served as a future reference for course design with technology integrated in the language curriculum for sustainable English language learning.