The effects of communicative language teaching on English learning for elementary students with mental retardation

• Main Authors: RenHuiChen, 陳仁慧
• Other Authors: YuShiaLin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/29003911701048318657

碩士 === 國立嘉義大學 === 特殊教育學系碩士班 === 93 === The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Communicative Language Teaching on English learning for elementary students with mental retardation. The experiment was an across behavior design of the single subject research. Three moderate-severe mental retardation students from the special class of an elementary school had participated in this study. The experiment lasted for thirteen weeks with four times classes weekly. Furthermore, teaching material is made up by Joy English. The result in this study indicates that: First, Communicative Language Teaching is helpful to learn English for mental retardation students. All the subjects can reach the mastery criterion and successfully in learning English. Second, the maintenance effects achieved 80% mastery after the experiment teaching was removed. The total reserved effects also still achieved 80% mastery eventually. Regarding to the results and limitations of this study, some recommendations for teaching and further studying were made.