The Effects of Extensive Reading on EFL Learners' Attitudes

泛讀課程對外語學習者英文閱讀態度的影響之行動研究

陳蓉娟(Jung-Chuan Chen)

泛讀 ； 精讀 ； 科技大學 ； Extensive reading ； Intensive reading ； Technical college

Hwa Kang English Journal

19卷（2013 / 12 / 01）

87 - 107

英文

泛讀課程已經被許多實徵研究證實在改進英文方面非常有效。本研究旨在探究泛讀課程對於台灣的科技大學學生的英語和態度發展的成效。本研究採用行動研究。研究對象為四十八位觀光與休閒系的大一新生。他們必須每週在家自行閱讀感興趣的英文課外讀物，並且交出一篇簡短的閱讀報告。在課程期間，任課老師每週會為全班朗讀一篇英文文章以引發學生的閱讀興趣。老師在班上的觀察和省思紀錄於每次課後記錄下來。學期末，研究者以一份包含十個描述性問題及二個開放性問題的問卷發下給全班同學回答，藉此來收集學生對於泛讀課程的反應。最後，問卷分析結果、教師課堂觀察與省思紀錄及學生的閱讀報告都顯示出大多數的研究對象都對泛讀課程抱持正面的態度。

Extensive reading has been proven in many empirical studies to be very effective in improving many different aspects of student's English. This study is aimed at investigating the effects of an extensive reading program on the language and attitude development of students in a technical college in Taiwan. An action research is adopted in this study. The subjects are forty-eight freshmen majoring in tourism and leisure management. They were required to read any English materials they were interested in at home and then hand in a short reading report once a week. During each week of the program, the teacher read aloud one piece of English reading material to arouse the subjects' reading interest. After each class, the teacher's observations and reflections were recorded. At the end of the semester, a questionnaire containing 10 statements and 2 open-ended questions was distributed to the class to elicit responses to the extensive program. Finally, data from the analysis of the questionnaires, the teacher's class observations and reflections, and the students' reading reports all reveal that most subjects held a positive attitude toward the extensive reading program.

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