An Action Research of Applying Adler’s Viewpoint of Encouragement in Teaching English - for the Fourth Graders in Taipei

• Main Authors: Lin, Chien-Chien, 林芊芊
• Other Authors: Fang, Jhih-Hua
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/qzjz9u

碩士 === 臺北市立大學 === 學習與媒材設計學系課程與教學碩士學位在職專班 === 106 === Abstract The 8-week action research aimed to explore the effects of applying Adler’s encouraging method in teaching English for the 25 fourth graders from an elementary school in Taipei City. The study mainly relied on qualitative research and partial quantitatively analysis. Through data collections and analysis with reflections of a researcher, teaching observation, students’ interview and a feedback questionnaire, records of teachers’ discussion, Criterion-Referenced Test and Nom-Referenced Evaluation scores of students as descriptive statistics datum and Triangulation, the findings are as follows. The research results showed that Adler’s viewpoint of encouragement could inspire student’s motivation of learning and increase all students’ competitive capability in both English schoolwork and a contest. In a short time, peers, a teacher, the self-encouragements and cooperate with a homeroom teacher were good ways to study English well. It can also improve high-achievers’ learning attitude and have scored remarkable success in their English competition and inspire low-achievers’ learning motivation and effect. The skills of encouragement help a teacher to conduct a better English learning atmosphere and promote a teacher Professional Development and Positive Peer Social Interactions. Finally, some recommendations based on the findings of the study were provided as a reference for English teachers and future studies of related themes.