A Study on L2 Chinese Learning of Exchange Students of Rotary Club in Taiwan

• Main Author: 陳琦
• Other Authors: 信世昌
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94578896263666851380

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 華語文教學研究所 === 95 === This study is to investigate the current situation and affective factors of L2 Chinese learning of 31 exchange students lived in Taipei area of Youth Exchange Program (YEP) sponsored by Rotary Club in Taiwan, from September 2005 to June 2006. The result reveals the need of exchange studnets, and some suggestions are proposed accordingly . This study applies qualitative (interview, observation, and questionnaire) research and puts forward three hypotheses. The result demonstrates that the Chinese teachers, host families, and host schools are all vital to students’ L2 Chinese learning, but the host families and the host schools have greater effects on exchange students than Chinese teachers. Also, the result of three hypotheses are: (1) There is a high correlation between student’s language ability and host families. (2) There is a high correlation between student’s language attitude and host schools. But (3) There is no obvious difference in the language ablilty of different in genders. Based on the findings of the study, related suggestions brought to administrators, educators and exchange students are as follows: (1)The Chinese courses should be adjustable and adequate to students’ need, in order to minimize their anxiety. (2)The culture courese should introduce both Chinese/Taiwan traditions and Chinese/Taiwan customs, in order to enhance students’ culture adaptation. (3)The Individual Educational Plan (IEP) should be available in high schools to enhance students’ learning interest. (4)The host families’ involvement promotes students’ language ability. (5)The exchange students are encoruaged to attend pre-departure program to improve their cross-culture and language cognition, in order to enhance the effect of culture and language exchage.