| 英文摘要 |
Promoting classics reading is the main feature or core principle of liberal education in some domestic colleges and universitiesin Taiwan. The “Radical Education of Classics” views the classics as a medium or tool for innovation and critique, and as “a source of cultural creation and renovation in the physical and mental states” of readers (Tsou, 2006). By reflecting on teaching designs andgroup discussions, teachers can use education of classics to provide college students with a solid foundation in reading, writing, oral expression, critical thinking, and interpersonal interaction. However, few studies have examined the actual effectiveness of classics reading course in terms of improving students' knowledge, skills, and literacy in both qualitative and quantitative methods. In the 2018 academic year, the researcher collected Three Kingdoms Self-report Scale, reflective journal assignments, focus interview, and teaching evaluations from 38 students enrolled in the classics reading course “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” to investigate the actual effectiveness of the course using paired samples t-test and thematic analysis. Through the pre-and post-test, the five subscales all achieved significant improvement. Ranked in order of significance level, they were interpersonal relationship, presentation skills, critical ability, emotion management, and ethical knowledge. The qualitative data echoed the above results and also showed students’evaluations and opinions. Through the solid training in the classics reading course, students quickly improve their interpersonal relationship and presentation skills, but the more advanced skills such as critical ability, emotion management, and ethical knowledge, require more practical training by sophisticated teaching design to achieve similar results. |