雙語教育理論與國際案例之分析

An Analysis of Theories of Bilingual Education and its International Cases

我國行政院曾通過「雙語國家政策發展藍圖」，以 2030 年為目標，打造台灣成為雙語國家。英語不僅是外語而已，更是全球通用語言，台灣如何提升國人英語溝通能力，以利台灣在全球化環境中擁有競爭優勢，相當值得關注。尤其我國國際地位及處境較為特殊及艱困，經常在國際參與上較為不易，如能提昇國人英語溝通能力，將有利於國際舞台為台灣發聲。揆諸國際上之雙語教育理論與實務，目前已有一些相關研究存在。所謂「它山之石，可以攻錯」，諸如全世界公認雙語教育成功的荷蘭及新加坡，應有可供我國借鏡的地方，因此，透過有關之國際案例分析，可作為台灣研擬雙語教育有關政策之參考。本研究之目的包括：(1) 瞭解雙語教育之意涵、有關理論與研究；(2) 分析雙語教育之國際案例；(3) 提出相關建議。本研究分析荷蘭及新加坡雙語教育案例之後，提出改進台灣英語溝通技能之有關建議。

The Executive Yuan of our country once passed the "Blueprint for the Development of a Bilingual Country Policy", aiming to make Taiwan a bilingual country by 2030. English is not only a foreign language, but also a global language. How Taiwan can improve its English communication skills so that Taiwan can have a competitive advantage in a globalized environment is worth paying attention to. In particular, Taiwan’s international status and situation are relatively special and difficult, and it is often difficult for Taiwan to take part in international affairs. If the English communication ability of Taiwan’s people can be improved, it will be beneficial to the international stage to speak for Taiwan. In terms of bilingual education literature, there are already some related researches in place. The so-called "stones of other mountains can be used to attack mistakes", such as the Netherlands, which is widely recognized as a successful bilingual education in the world, and Singapore in Asia, should have places for Taiwan to learn from, regarding their related policies. The purpose of this research includes: (1) understanding the meaning of bilingual education, related theories and research; (2) analyzing international cases of bilingual education; (3) making relevant recommendations. After analyzing the bilingual education cases in the Netherlands and Singapore, suggestions for improving English communication skills in Taiwan are provided further in this study.