An Analysis of Ability Grouping in Technical College EFL Classes: Teaching Materials, Teaching Methods and Affective Factors

技職院校英語能力分班教學分析：教材、教法及情感因素的探討

10.29704/JDIT.200903.0004

張秀琴(Syou-Chin Chang)；李桂鳳(Guei-Feng Lee)；潘美伶(Mei-Lin Pan)

單字為主的課程規劃 ； 多樣性課程規劃 ； 自尊心 ； 焦慮 ； 貼標籤 ； lexical syllabus ； multi-syllabus ； self-esteem ； anxiety ； labeling

大漢學報

23期（2009 / 03 / 01）

53 - 68

英文

此篇研究旨在分析比較技專院校能力分班高成就與低成就班級老師所使用的教材及教學的差異，另外也透過問卷調查比較探討這兩組學生在分班過程中所產生的兩種心理因素：自尊心及焦慮。就這兩組教師們所使用的教學法比較之下，高成就學生班級教師所使用的教學媒介、活動方式、互動模式與低成就學生班級教師無多大差別，然就中英文的使用，前者較後者使用的英文較多，而就聽說讀寫四種能力教學而言，前者也較後者給學生多一些讀寫的練習，在教材的選用比較上，主題皆是以日常生活為主，當然程度上及課程設計上是有差別的。 另外結果顯示高成就學生也比低成就學生較不喜歡被貼標籤，高成就學生也比低成就學生較不喜歡離開原班上課，就這兩點結果，探討這兩組學生的心理因素；本研究亦提出一些能力分班的任課教師教學方法，如不貼標，教材有彈性、針對學生的能力發展做調整，教師亦不固定敎特定程度班級，來降低學生負面的心理因素，以達能力分班教學之效果。

The present research aims at comparing three teachers' teaching methods and materials in high-proficient classes with another three teachers' in low-proficient classes. Besides, two of the affective factors, self-esteem and anxiety, which influence both levels of the students' preference of the ability grouping, are also compared. Referring to the instructional methods, there are no significant differences of the teaching media, activities and types of interaction in the two groups of classes. Differences are found in the teachers’ language use and the four skills required in the course. As concerned with teaching materials, those authentic materials are given in both groups. In comparison, lexical or structural syllabus is designed for the low achievers and multi-syllabus with form and function-oriented materials is for another group of learners. As for the two internal affective factors, the results indicate that the high achievers comparatively dislike labeling than low achievers and they also have more anxiety than the low achievers when they depart from their original learning environment. The results may provide significant advices for future implementation of ability grouping. Appropriate methods and materials available for both groups will be attained. And from the comparison of the students' internal state of mind, some teaching techniques are suggested for a more successful practice of the teaching.

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