那些討論話題令英文為外語的學生感興趣？

What EFL Topics Do Students Find Interesting?

到底EFL學生認為什麼樣的討論主題比較有趣呢？長久以來， 主題一直被利用在語言教學上， 因為它能促進實質的溝通，亦能讓學習者有談話的意願與目標。再者， 引起興趣的主題要比乏味的話題更能激發學習者的討論。筆者對於台灣文化大學的243位學生實施問卷調查， 請受訪者評定104項主題中感興趣的程度. 然後再依性別，統計出 10項最他（她）們感興趣及10項最感乏味的主題。結果發現：男女同學最感興趣及最不感興趣的主題有所差異。如此發現， 對於EFL教學頗有助益。教師亦可參考此項調查結果， 教授學生較有興趣的主題。

What discussion topics do EFL students find interesting? Topics have long been used in language teaching as topics foster real communication: that is communication in which the learners have both a desire to say something and a purpose. Additionally, topics that arouse the interest of a learner are much more likely to motivate than topics that are considered boring. A survey was given to 243 students at Chinese Culture University in Taiwan and the students were asked to rate how interesting they found 104 topics. The top ten most interesting and boring topics were broken down by gender and it was found that there was a difference in what was considered interesting and boring. The results of this survey are useful for EFL teachers in order to empirically decide which topics are the most popular with students.