Enhancing Taiwanese EFL Learners' Motivation for Learning Five Basic Sentence Patterns via Translated Chinese Songs

運用英譯中文歌曲提升技職生五大句型學習成效

初碧華(Derek P. H. Chu)

英譯中文歌曲 ； 以英語為外語 ； 五大基本句型 ； 動機 ； 多元智能 ； 輸入假說 ； 情意濾網假說 ； translated Chinese songs ； EFL ； the five basic sentence patterns ； motivation ； multiple intelligences ； input hypothesis ； affective filter hypothesis

萬能學報

37期（2015 / 07 / 01）

295 - 303

英文

本研究旨在探討如何運用中文歌曲來強化技職生學習五大基本句型之動機。實驗對象為北台灣一所科技大學二年級的學生。他們依指示自由分組，每組要翻譯一至二首的中文歌曲，並於期末繳交個人學習心得。課中研究者示範如何簡譯中文歌曲來學習句型。研究結果顯示，實驗對象相當喜歡此一活動，且覺得有助於他們學習五大基本句型。不過，部分問題也被發掘出來，包括語言障礙，聚會時間的安排，與組員的態度等等。文末並提出教學上的啟示。

The purpose of this study aims at exploring how Chinese songs could be utilized to enhance technological university students' motivation for learning the five basic sentence patterns in an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) setting. Fifty sophomores from a technological university in northern Taiwan participated in this study. They were first asked to choose their own partners, forming groups of three to five members. Then each group was told to translate in parts one or two self-selected Chinese popular songs and to report their reflections individually about the group project to the researcher at the end of the semester. The researcher also demonstrated the five sentence patterns by translating a number of Chinese songs into plain English. The results showed that most participants enjoyed the group project a great deal and found it helpful in improving their learning of the five basic sentence patterns. However, several problems were also observed from the data collected, including language barriers, the arrangement of meeting time, group members' attitudes, and so forth. Some pedagogical implications and suggestions were presented in conclusion.

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