翻轉教室對於英語學習者會展英語翻譯能力之影響

Effects of Flipped Classroom on EFL Learners' Translation Competences in MICE

近年來，有越來越多人對以下的議題感到興趣：翻轉教學以提升學生學習英語的成效。但是到目前為止，極少研究曾討論翻轉教室對於英語為外語學習者翻譯能力之影響。因此，本研究主要目的為探討翻轉教室對於英語為外語學習者會展英語翻譯能力之影響。中臺灣一所科技大學十四位研究生與大學生參與此研究。研究方法包含（1）前後測、（2）問卷、（3）訪談。第一，參與者先完成一份包含中文翻英文和英文翻中文各十題的前測。第二，參與者填寫李克特五分量表之問卷調查以了解參與者對於翻轉教室教學的看法。第三，研究者實施訪談，以了解參與者對於此教學法之看法與想法。最後，對於參與者實施後測。結果顯示參與者對於翻轉教室學習經驗看法非常積極正向。參與者對翻轉教室的動機、效用、參與、與整體學習經驗感到滿意。而課堂上使用翻轉教室的模式對於英語為外語研究生與大學生之翻譯能力有顯著的影響。結果也顯示參與者會展英語翻譯能力皆有進步。

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in flipped teaching to enhance students' English proficiency. So far, however, there has been little discussion about the influences of flipped classroom on EFL students' English translation skill. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of flipped classroom on EFL learners' Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions (MICE-related) translation competences. A total of 14 EFL learners at a technological university in central-west Taiwan participated in this study. The experimental methods include (1) pre/post-tests, (2) questionnaires, and (3) semi-structured focusgroup interviews. Firstly, the participants were asked to take the pretest, which include 10 translation questions from Chinese to English and 10 translation questions from English to Chinese respectively. Secondly, participants were required to fill in a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire designed to understand their perceptions of flipped classroom approach. Thirdly, the participants were interviewed so as to understand their perceptions and thoughts about the impacts of flipped classroom on their translation ability. Finally, they were asked to take the posttest. The research findings show that the participants' overall flipped classroom learning experiences were very positive. With regard to their learning experiences in the flipped classroom in terms of motivation, effectiveness, engagement, and overall satisfaction were estimated positively by the participants. And the flipped classroom has a significantly positive impact on their translation competences. As a consequence, the participants in the flipped classroom showed improvement in their translation competences in MICE.