The Design and Development of a Preparatory Curriculum Aiming at Accurate English Pronunciation and Extensive Reading

• Main Authors: Yu-An, Wu, 吳昱安
• Other Authors: Tak-Wai, Chan
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/a7j9v3

碩士 === 國立中央大學 === 網路學習科技研究所 === 105 === For L2 learners, reading not only facilitated comprehensive skills, but also gradually benefited other linguistic skills such as writing and literacy. Undoubtedly, reading severed a significant role in language learning. However, for Taiwanese students, reading activity seemed not to be a priority in the English curriculum design. The possible reason could be the fact that their English proficiencies were inadequate to read the book at their grade level. Therefore, this study aimed to develop an English curriculum to increase students’ verbal fluency and enhance students’ reading motivations and confidence through reading-aloud activity, physical educational games and digital games. This study was conducted under the form of an after-school English class. 26 students participated in the study 1. After 13 weeks of basic phonic instructions, 11 students volunteered to continue participating in this class. During study 2, the extensive reading activity along with read-aloud strategy was implemented. The results indicated that with one-year of phonics instruction, both high achievement students and low achievement students’ verbal fluency performances were significantly improved. Besides, students’ motivations and interest in reading were enhanced because their confidence in reading English were built up through phonics instruction. As for young EFL learners’ perception toward the classroom activity, most of the students stated that they thought that learn English through educational games or digital games were enjoyable and attractive to them.