Research on Multi-Language Learning-A Study of Six Graders in Taichung Elementary School

• Main Authors: Chang, Shu-Wei, 張書瑋
• Other Authors: Wang, Heng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/61288876659213633268

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 語文教育學系碩博士班 === 97 === Nowadays, children in elementary school in Taichung are learning more than one language. Although there are a lot of researches about language learning in elementary school, the researchers all focus on single language investigation. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the six graders’attitudes of multi-language learning. By this study, we try to understand what languages the six graders learn, how they learn and what their opinions are about such multi-language learning policy. The research is conducted by questionnaire survey. Through stratified random sampling, questionnaires are administered to 1024 six graders, selected from 16 elementary schools in Taichung city. The data is analysed by descriptive statistics and t-test. The conclusions of the study are presented as follows: 1. Six graders in Taichung elementary school have positive attitudes in multi-language learning. 2. Girls attitudes of multi-language learning are better than boys. 3. Having experiences of going abroad makes students more positive in multi-language learning. 4. Having experiences of studying language outside school makes students more positive in multi-language learning. 5. Students with better language abilities have more positive attitudes in multi-language learning.