運用英語交換日記在台灣的大學英語寫作課程之研究

A study on the use of exchanging diaries in tertiary English writing classes in Taiwan

寫作是一項思考的工具，它提供一個能讓學習者有系統、具批判性，並且深度地表露自己思想的方式（Huang, 2003）；以及增進學習者在人與人之間合作性的發展(Ede& Lunsford, 1990)。Murphy (1994)指出寫作歷程包含「社會互動」，社會互動不僅發生在寫者與文本之間，並在寫者與讀者之間。本研究旨在探討寫者與讀者間之互動，藉由交換日記，同儕間著手複審、修改、給予回饋，並分享想法及經驗，進而試圖了解交換日記對學生英語寫作表現上的成效。研究對象為兩班一年級英語主修的科技大學生，研究為期約四個月。一班的32 位學生進行兩人交換日記，另一班的36 位學生以每組6~7 人進行分組的團體交換。這是結合量化和質性的研究，研究方法以英語寫作測驗（多益寫作測驗）作為前測及後測，問卷為修改的學習動機策略量表（MSLQ）。參與訪談的學生共29 位。研究結果顯示交換日記能改善兩班學生的英語寫作表現，該結果不僅分析學生對於交換日記的看法，並且提供改進學生英語寫作能力上助益性的建議。

Writing is a tool of thinking. It provides learners a means of manifesting theirthoughts systematically, critically and deeply (Huang, 2003); it improves theircollaborative and interpersonal development (Ede & Lunsford, 1990). Murphy (1994)pointed out that the writing process involves “social interaction”, which happens not onlybetween writers and texts, but also between writers and readers. This study aimed toconcentrate on the investigation of writers and readers' interactions. By exchanging diaries,students were set to review, revise, give feedback and share thoughts and experience withtheir peers. It tried to understand the effectiveness of exchanging diaries on students’English writing performance. The participants of the study were two classes of Englishmajor students in a university of technology and it lasted for approximately four months.One class of thirty two students exchanged diaries in pairs while the other class of thirtysix students exchanged diaries in groups of six or seven. A combined quantitative andqualitative investigation, including an English writing examination (the TOEIC writing test)for pretest and posttest, a revised Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ)and student interviews, was conducted. Twenty nine learners in total were interviewed. Theresults showed an improvement of students’ English writing performance in both classes.The findings not only analyzed students’ perspectives on the use of exchanging diaries, butalso provided valuable and helpful suggestions for enhancing students’ English writingabilities.