認知語義教學法對台灣高中生學習英文介詞in, on 和 at 的效益研究

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摘要

本研究旨在探討認知語義教學法運用於英語介詞教學之情形，並以傳統教學法為對照，比較兩者在此項教學之成效。同時，學生在學習介詞時所遭遇的困難，也是探討的重點。 本研究以兩班竹北高中二年級英文文法選修班的學生為對象，隨機指定為實驗組和控制組。實驗組接受認知語義教學法，而控制組接受傳統教學法，兩組分別以不同的教學法進行介詞教學，並接受前測及後測以比較其教學效果。同時，本研究也實施問卷調查，藉此了解學生對此項教學之反應。 研究結果顯示，傳統教學法和認知語義教學法皆有助於介詞的學習，但兩種教學法所產生之效果並無顯著差異。研究結果也顯示，不同意指的介詞用法呈現不同難易度，學生對於意義較抽象的介詞題目得分普遍低於意義較具體的用法。而問卷結果則反映，比起控制組學生對於傳統教學法的認同度，實驗組對認知語義教學法的接受度顯得略低。

Abstract

The present study investigates the effect of the cognitive semantic approach to English preposition instruction in comparison with that of the traditional approach. Besides, the learner difficulty with the various senses of prepositions in, on and at is analyzed. Moreover, the students’ responses to the preposition instruction in this study are also explored. Two classes of English grammar as an elective course in Chupei Senior High School (n = 70) participated in the study. The two classes were randomly assigned to be the control group and the experimental group. After the pretest that showed no significant difference between them, the two groups received the preposition instruction that adopted different approaches, i.e. the traditional approach for the control group and the cognitive semantic approach for the experimental group. Two posttests were then administered to determine and compare the effects of the two approaches as well as the students’ difficulties with preposition in, on and at. The students’ responses to the preposition instruction were also examined through a questionnaire. The results indicate that both the traditional approach and the cognitive semantic approach are effective in preposition instruction for the students. However, no significant difference is yielded between the effects of the two approaches. The results further show that abstract senses of prepositions in, on and at pose more difficulty than do concrete senses. Finally, an examination of the questionnaire reveals that the group adopting the traditional approach has more positive responses to the instructional materials than the group using the cognitive semantic approach.