| 英文摘要 |
With over 750,000 migrant workers residing in Taiwan, university general education faces persistent challenges in bridging knowledge transmission with lived experience when addressing this multicultural reality. This study explores the application and effectiveness of“walking reading”as a practice of intercultural spatial education within a university general education course. Adopting an action research approach, this study was conducted in an 18-week“Humanistic Geography and Writing Training”course with 28 graduate students. The researcher’s“Situate- Connect-Frame”(SCF) spatial thinking model was transformed into a walking reading pedagogical strategy integrating physical fieldwork with classroom reflection. Using the Southeast Asian commercial district near Taoyuan’s rear train station as the walking reading site, the course guided students through embodied spatial perception (Situate), cross-cultural connections via field observation and life story interviews (Connect), and critical integration of multiple perspectives (Frame), progressively deepening their understanding of migrant worker communities. Data were collected through pre-test and post-test questionnaires, reflective journals, focus group interviews, and course assignments. Quantitative results indicated significant improvements in remote association ability, inquiry skills, critical thinking, and spatial thinking. Qualitative analysis revealed a transformative learning trajectory from stereotypical impressions to empathetic understanding, and from singular perspectives to multidimensional critique. This study argues that walking reading pedagogy grounded in spatial theory can effectively transform abstract multicultural concepts into embodied place-based experiences, deepening the social practice dimension of general education and offering a theoretically grounded yet practically accessible pathway for cultivating civic literacy in an immigrant society. |