國民小學英語村情境建置與生習動機之個案研究

A Case Study of Construction of English Village in an Elementary School and Its Impact on Students’ Learning Motivation

本研究主要了解國民小學英語村的情境建置脈絡、理念、建置過程所遭遇的困難及解決方法，並探究英語情境建置對於學童英語學習動機的影響。為達研究目的，選擇一所已運行多年的英語村，進行個案研究。研究結果顯示：一、個案英語村是在配合主管機關首長的教育政策、縮短城鄉與貧富的背景差距和領導者具有建置雙語情境的意圖的脈絡下，及本著建置符合學童生活化的仿真情境和配合在地的文化風情特色的設計理念下建置英語教學情境；二、個案英語村的建置過程出現建置經費不足和建置團隊缺乏共識的困難；三、英語村的情境建置透過真實感和新鮮感情境、呈現與接觸具體實物和與外籍老師互動刺激學童的英語學習動機。

This study aimed to explore the building context, the ideas, the difficulties, and the solutions encountered during the construction processes of an English village in an elementary school. It also dealt with its impact on the students’ English learning motivation of students. To achieve these goals, a case study was designed to explore the context, ideas, difficulties, and solutions in building an English village by selecting an elementary school’s English village which has been running for many years. The results indicated that: (1) The building context of the English village is based upon the governor’s educational policy to shorten the gap between urban and rural schools, and upon whether the principal has the intention to build a bilingual environment. The building ideas of the English village are to set up a simulated environment to meet students’ life and to incorporate the local culture and customs. (2) The difficulties encountered in the building processes are lacking funds to build an English village and lacking consensus among the team members. (3) The establishment of the English village stimulates the English learning motivation of students through displaying authentic and novel materials, hands-on activities, and contacts with the foreign teachers.