The Impacts of Gender Difference and Cross-Cultural Exchange Experience on Students' English Learning Behavior-A Case Study in Taiwan

性別差異和跨文化交流經驗對學生英文學習行為的影響

侯奕安(Hou , Yi-An)

motivation ； strategy ； anxiety ； gender difference ； cross-cultural experience ； 動機 ； 策略 ； 焦慮 ； 性別差異 ； 跨文化交流經驗

聯大學報

19卷2期（2022 / 12 / 01）

93 - 112

英文

The study was conducted to investigate the impacts of gender difference and cross-cultural exchange experience on Taiwanese students' English learning behavior. Subjects were 260 junior college students, including 114 males and 146 females. They helped to fill out questionnaires dealing with motivation (Gardner, 1985), strategy (Oxford, 1990), and anxiety (Horwitz, Horwitz & Cope, 1986). The results revealed that a correlation among motivation, strategy, and anxiety did exist, and led to different English levels. Furthermore, gender difference and cross-cultural exchange experience made a difference in students' English learning behavior and outcome. Discussions, implications, and suggestions for students, parents, schools, and teachers were provided.

本文旨在探討性別差異和跨文化交流經驗對學生英文學習行為的影響，研究對象為台灣東部一所五專餐旅科學生260人，含男生114人、女生146人；研究工具為一組問卷調查，包括動機、態度、策略、焦慮等。結果顯示：學生的學習行為和英文學習成效息息相關，且性別差異和跨文化交流經驗對其學習行為和成效有顯著性的差異。此研究結果可提供學校、家長、教師、和學生在英語教學上的參考。

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