閱讀評量向來都是語文教育重要的課題，隨著各國對閱讀理解的重視，更成為語文課堂關係著教師教學效能、學生學習成效等極重要的一環。但在有限的教學時數裡，教師不僅難顧及學生閱讀理解能力，更遑論其思辨能力的提升與發揮，不免成為許多教師心裡沈重的壓力與負擔。 在諸多研究報告中，一般閱讀檢證呈現僵化且過於侷限，無法提升讀者的閱讀力，讀者對文字的疏離感愈形嚴重；再者無法深刻體會文本意涵，造成狹隘的閱讀視界。因此，有必要重新針對一般閱讀檢證既有論說架構進行研究上的突破，採取跨領域理解、說話相呼應表出以及書寫轉利用等方式來進行創意閱讀認證論理的演繹、論據的歸納，以新穎的理論建構來啟發閱讀者超越文字解析及詞彙理解的層次，並能涉及各種目的去理解運用及省思語文訊息，開拓一條新閱讀理解的路徑。因為讀者的角色不是被動的資訊接受者，對所閱讀的訊息不加思索照單全收，而應該是積極主動詮釋與評價閱讀內容，並與作者互動，探索作者、文本、閱讀群體間的新關係。於是整體論說不妨以透過主題/概念的跨領域、學科的跨領域、科際整合的跨領域和多媒體運用的跨領域等理解方式來達到無中生有、製造差異的閱讀創意顯出。此外，更以將說話帶入跨領域與創新表出相呼應和透過寫作完成跨領域與創新書寫轉利用的多元認證方式，再次突破既有閱讀檢證狹隘的地方。期望透過這項理論架構的建立，達到協助讀者促進閱讀理解的昇華以及成為各場域教學者從事相關閱讀教學時的參考資源，並作為語文教育政策擬訂的借鏡等三方面的價值。冀以使用本理論架構進行有意義的閱讀檢證，提升讀者深度的文本詮釋視野，帶給閱讀認證領域另一番新的氣象。

這是一篇深度報導，探討新世代文學讀者閱讀的趨勢與偏好。 根據許多報紙和雜誌的報導，新世代讀者閱讀習慣和語文能力逐漸低下，許多作家對這種現象亦表達憂心。閱讀的趨勢在改變，報紙副刊的角色在改變，文學的定義也在改變，幾十年前的文學閱讀景況和情懷在今日已不復見。 網際網路的出現改變了現代人的生活，尤其是新世代的年輕族群，他們使用網路的時間很長，他們上網閱讀、在MSN上聊天、使用部落格等。網路的出現，徹底地改變了閱讀與寫作的型態。 這篇報導訪問許多出版商、作家、讀者、學者等，希望藉由不同的觀點，呈現出新世代讀者閱讀的各個面向。 這篇論文分為兩個部分：第一部分是深度報導內文，主要分為四個章節；第二部分是附錄，包含研究動機、文獻回顧、研究方法、採訪名單、和參考文獻等。 / This is a feature story which explores the trend and bias of the literature reading of the new generation. According to lots of news from newspapers and magazines, the reading habits and literacy of the new generation is declining. Meanwhile, many authors are worried about this phenomenon. The trend of reading is changing, the role of newspaper supplement is changing, and the definition of literature is changing. The reading condition and mood couples of years ago are no longer the same. The Internet changes the life of modern people, especially the new generation, who spend much time on the Net, reading on-line, chatting on MSN, and using blogs. The appearance of the Internet thoroughly changes the type of reading and writing. This feature story, including many interviews with publishers, anthers, readers, and scholars, expects to present every aspect of reading of the new generation. This thesis has two parts: one is the feature story including four chapters; the other is the appendix, including the motivation, method, interview list, and reference.

本研究旨在探討學前教師閱讀教學現況及其相關影響因素。本研究透過文獻分析以及結構式觀察研究法，以了解閱讀教學的現況及其相關影響因素。本研究之母群體為台北市公立幼稚園教師，採用立意取樣和隨機抽樣的方式，選取研究樣本共計35位教師。研究工具為自編之「學前教師閱讀教學現況檢核表」。使用SPSS套裝軟體，將所搜集的資料進行描述性統計、單因子變異數分析、二因子變異數分析、薛費法事後比較。 本研究之研究結論如下： 壹、學前教師閱讀教學現況 一、閱讀教學內涵 所有的教師會教授字彙知識、口頭語言中的語音和語用，以及閱讀理解中的表層理解，但是較少強調聲韻覺識中的音節辨義單位、拼音教學以及閱讀理解中的理解監控。 二、閱讀教學方法 學前教師在五個構面中最常使用的教學方法如下：(一)聲韻覺識：讓孩子聽唱押韻的詩歌；(二)字彙知識：製作姓名卡片，讓孩子認識自己的名字；(三)口頭語言：讓孩子唸讀押韻的短文；(四)背景知識：利用故事圖片，引導孩子瀏覽和討論；(五)閱讀理解：進行與故事書相關的活動，以增進背景知識。 三、閱讀環境 在閱讀環境的營造如下：(一)閱讀時間：不會每天安排團體閱讀時間，且缺少固定的自由閱讀時間；(二)閱讀空間：多有提供獨立的閱讀空間和開架書櫃；(三)文字環境：教師多有提供文字環境的佈置，如：字詞表、日曆…等(四)圖書資源：多有在教室放置大量的圖書資源和建立書籍借閱制度。 貳、影響學前教師閱讀教學之相關因素 不同的教學年資，對學前教師的閱讀空間營造有影響。不同的教師學歷，對閱讀教學沒有影響。不同的教師閱讀教學研習時數，對學前教師的閱讀教學內涵、方法和環境有影響。不同教學年資和教師學歷的交互因素，對學前教師背景知識教學內涵有影響。 / The main purpose of this study was to understand the status and related factors of preschool teachers’ teaching reading. Literature review and structure observation were adopted. The population was public preschool teachers in Taipei city. By means of purposive sampling and random sampling, the samples included 35 teachers. The research instrument, the status of preschool teachers’ teaching reading chick list, was designed from literature by myself. The observation data was analyzed statistically by description statistics, one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, and the Scheffé method through the use of SPSS. The major results are summarized in the following: A. The status of preschool teachers’ teaching reading a. the content of teaching reading All of the preschool teachers would teach vocabulary knowledge, pronunciation and language use of oral language, and surface comprehension of reading comprehension, but stress less on the tone, combining sounds of phonological awareness, and comprehension motoring of reading comprehension. b. the methods of teaching reading The methods of teaching reading using frequently in 5 dimensions: (a) Phonological awareness: Let children listen and sing rhyming poetry. (b) Vocabulary knowledge: To make children’s name cards. (c) Oral language: Let children read the rhyming short essay. (d) Background knowledge: To guided children flipping through the pictures of book and discussing. (e) Reading comprehension: To precede the relative actives. c. reading environment The reading environment includes 4 dimensions: (a) Reading time: The team reading time wasn’t arranged everyday. (b) Reading space: Most teachers would provide the independent space and an open shelf. (c) Print environment: Most teachers would decorate the classroom with the vocabulary agenda, a calendar, etc. (d) Book resources: Most teachers would establish a book-loaning system. B. The related factors of preschool teacher’s teaching reading Different working experiences influenced the reading space. Different educational backgrounds didn’t influence teaching reading. Different extended education hours influenced teaching reading. Different working experiences and different educational backgrounds influenced the background knowledge of reading .

閱讀是未來二十一世紀人才的關鍵能力之一，且閱讀態度是個體發展閱讀能力、展現智慧的動力。然而，我國卻又瀰漫一股過於強調閱讀能力，反而忽略閱讀態度的風氣。因而引發研究者關懷該項議題─父母如何從小開始在家中培養孩子一顆願意喜愛閱讀的心。 故，本研究目的為探討家庭閱讀環境與幼兒閱讀態度兩者間之關係、以及不同背景變項下家庭閱讀環境和幼兒閱讀態度之差異情形。本研究以214對就讀台北市公立幼稚園大班幼兒及其父母作為研究對象，由研究者到校發放改編賴苑玲(2006)之家庭閱讀環境調查問卷，請園方代為轉交至父母填寫，並根據回收有效問卷後，採用Saracho(1988)發展的學前閱讀態度量表詢問幼兒他們對於閱讀活動的喜好程度。將父母與幼兒填寫完畢的資料進行統計軟體處理與分析。 研究結果顯示，社經地位愈高者，其家中的閱讀資源、家長閱讀行為等情形愈佳，但親子閱讀互動方面則無差異，且無論來自何種社經地位，幼兒的閱讀態度皆無差異。而女生在家中的親子閱讀互動較男生頻繁，但男女幼童的閱讀態度卻無差異。此外，家庭閱讀環境與幼兒閱讀態度也無顯著的相關性，其可能原因來自於家中親子閱讀互動不足、家長閱讀信念強調能力導向，或受幼兒個人內在因素等影響。因此，本研究建議低社經地位的家庭宜補強家庭閱讀資源、家長閱讀行為的部分，無論何種社經地位的家庭、幼兒的性別為何皆應同等重視親子閱讀互動。並且家長宜培養積極正向的閱讀態度，幫助孩子理解閱讀是種享受、樂趣，進而喜愛閱讀。最後，鼓勵父母親多關心幼兒在閱讀自我概念、閱讀行為、閱讀能力等方面的發展，以便培養幼兒更積極正向的閱讀態度。 / Recently, Reading is important to everyone, relating someone’s reading ability and so on. However, Taiwan thinks highly of reading ability and neglect the importance of reading attitudes.Therefore,researcher is interested in how to cultivate children’s reading attitudes by home reading environment.The purpose of this study was to know the relationship between home reading environment and Child’s attitudes for reading, regardless of socioeconomic status(SES) or the child’s gender.Subject, 214 students and their parents ,were given the Questionnaire of home reading environment and early reading attitudes scale. The results showed that the higher the socio-economic status, their home reading resources, and parents reading behavior are well, but there is no differences in parent-child reading interaction. And regardless of what socio-economic status, children's reading is no difference in attitude. Girls at home, parent-child interactive reading frequently than boys, but men and women with young children no difference between reading attitude. In addition, the home reading environment and child’s attitudes for reading doesn’t significant correlation, the possible reasons for the lack of parent-child interactive reading, parents emphasized the ability of faith-oriented reading, or by internal factors, such as children affected individuals. Therefore, this study suggests that low socio-economic status of the family wish to reinforce family reading resources, acts the part of parents to read, no matter what socio-economic status of families, children and sex should attach equal importance to both parent-child reading interaction. And parents wish to cultivate a positive attitude toward reading, help children understand that reading is an enjoyment, fun, and enjoy reading.

本研究旨在探討融入知識翻新（knowledge building）教學能否提升國小學生的閱讀理解和閱讀動機。研究對象為新北市某國小兩班三年級學生：其中一班為實驗組（n=24人），另一班則為控制組(n=27)。前者採用知識翻新原則進行教學，並輔以知識論壇（Knowledge Forum）線上學習平台；後者則採傳統講述教學。實驗時間共計18週。 本研究的研究目的在瞭解經過二種不同教學方式後，兩組學生的閱讀動機和閱讀理解表現是否具有差異。資料來源包含：（1）PIRLS閱讀測驗前後測成績；（2）平台討論貼文內容；（3）平台參與活動量（包括貼文數、回文數等量化資料）；及（4）閱讀動機量表前後測分數。資料分析採質性內容分析、單因子共變數分析、相依樣本t檢定、卡方檢定等方式。除探討二種教學之不同外，本研究並進一步探討實驗組學生在平台上的活動情形。 研究結果顯示：（1）基於知識翻新教學的平台討論活動，有助於提升學生高層次閱讀理解想法的討論，但討論內容缺乏深度；（2）知識翻新教學有助於提升學生閱讀理解能力；（3）學生參與閱讀理解討論之程度和品質皆與閱讀理解進步程度有正相關；（4）知識翻新教學對於學生閱讀動機並無顯著提升，但其閱讀動機提升程度與平台活動的參與程度具有正相關。根據研究結果，本研究提出相關討論與建議，以供後續閱讀教學及研究之參考。 / The aim of the study was to investigate whether engaging students in a computer supported collaborative knowledge building environment can help them improve their reading comprehension and reading motivation. Participants in this study were 51 third-grade students from two classes in an elementary school in New Taipei City. Of the two classes, the experimental class has 24 students, and the control class has 27 students. The students taking part in the experimental course received knowledge building pedagogy with Knowledge Forum (an online multimedia platform) being used for students to collaboratively construct their reading comprehension of the textbook articles online. The duration of the study was 18 weeks. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of the instructional effects between the two classes in terms of the reading comprehension and motivation. Data mainly came from: (1) pre-post PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) test that investigated students’ reading comprehension; (2) the idea and discussion content contributed to Knowledge Forum; (3) participants’ interaction records automatically documented in the Knowledge Forum data (e.g., number of students’ notes contributed or built on); and (4) the pre-post MRQ (i.e., the Motivation for Reading Questionnaire) scores that measured students’ reading motivation. Both quantitative and qualitative data analyses were conducted. For quantitative data, one-way ANCOVA, paired t-test and chi-square were used to examine students’ reading comprehension and reading motivation; for qualitative data, content analysis was used to evaluate the quality of students’ ideas and discussion. The main findings were as follows: (1) knowledge building pedagogy were conducive to promoting the kind of online discussion that supports higher-level reading comprehension, but were unable to deepen the depth of discussion; (2) knowledge building pedagogy was conducive to enhancing reading comprehension; (3) both the degree of participation and the quality of discussion were found correlated with the degree of students’ advancement in reading comprehension; and (4) knowledge building pedagogy did not enhance students’ reading motivation; however, there was a correlation between pre-post change scores in reading motivation and the degree of online participation. Based on the results, some suggestions and implications were discussed.

論文提要內容：由於電腦科技的進步，多媒體光碟課體已應用在外語的學習；這種全新的媒體會不會直接或間接影響閱讀策略之使用，及閱讀理解之能力？是本研究所關心並感興趣的主題。 這個研究主要是觀察六十位以英語為外語學習目標的學生，他們在閱讀電腦光碟及閱讀書面時，如何使用閱讀策略？研究的方法包括出聲思考及實驗比較兩種方式。結果發現，使用資源型(resourcing)閱讀策略比傳統閱讀策略(local-meaning-getting, global-meaning-getting, monitoring/ regulatory reading strategies)來得多；但書面閱讀的閱讀理解能力表現卻比多媒體閱讀來得好。 所以，語言學習者不應該太仰賴那些不須自己花太多功夫，隨手可得的線上資源型閱讀策略；然而多媒體閱讀課體仍可以提供讀者很多相關背景知識來輔助他們閱讀。因此閱讀策略的教學應該列入語言教師的教學計畫裏，傳統閱讀策略的使用應該在閱讀中被視為一個很重要而且根本的元素，資源型閱讀策略是無法取代它們的。 透過這個研究，我們希望提供一些實證資料及有用的建議給語言學習者，讓他們利用電腦科技來成功地學習語言。 / Due to the advancement of computer technology, multimedia CD-ROM courseware is applied to foreign language learning. Will this brand-new media directly bring about an impact on reading strategies and indirectly make a contribution to reading comprehension? This is the main concern and interest of the study. The study investigated how 60 EFL students used reading strategies in CD-ROM and in printed context. The research methods included think-aloud protocol and experimental comparison approach. It was found that resourcing strategies are used more than the traditional reading strategies, that is, local-meaning-getting, gtobal-meaning-getting, and monitoring/ regulatory strategies. However, the reading comprehension performance in paper reading is better than that in multimedia reading. Thus, language. learners should be taught not to refer to on-line resourcing strategies too much without exercising efforts themselves, but they can take much background knowledge from reading courseware to facilitate their reading. The instruction of reading strategies should be included in the teaching programs of language teachers. Traditional reading strategies ought to be regarded as a fundamental element in reading and can not be replaced by resourcing strategies. Through this study, it is hoped that learning language with computer technology can bring a success to language learners by providing empirical data and useful suggestions.

本研究之目的在於探討家庭閱讀環境、教室閱讀環境與幼兒閱讀成效之關係，以及不同家庭社經地位之幼兒其幼兒閱讀成效之差異情形。幼兒閱讀成效在本研究為一整體的概念，包括幼兒閱讀態度、幼兒閱讀行為與幼兒閱讀能力(聲韻覺識、識字、閱讀理解)。 本研究以130位就讀台北市公立幼兒園大班五足歲幼兒及其父母與教師作為研究對象。事先發放家庭閱讀環境問卷、教室閱讀環境問卷請家長與教師填，學前兒童閱讀行為檢核表亦請家長與教師協助完成。最後為130位幼兒進行一對一個別施測(幼兒閱讀態度、幼兒閱讀能力─聲韻覺識、識字、閱讀理解)。 研究結果顯示，家庭社經地位高者，其幼兒的閱讀行為、聲韻覺識達顯著差異，但無論來自何種家庭社經地位，幼兒閱讀態度、識字與閱讀理解方面則無顯著差異。此外，家庭閱讀環境與幼兒閱讀成效間無顯著的相關性；教室閱讀環境其構面僅「教師對閱讀的支持」與幼兒閱讀行為達顯著相關，其他構面「閱讀空間及資源」、「閱讀課程與活動」、「同儕互動」與幼兒閱讀成效無顯著的相關性。 本研究針對統計結果進行分析與討論，並對家長、幼兒園教師及未來相關研究提供建議，期待能對幼兒閱讀成效在家庭閱讀環境、教室閱讀環境中的培養有所助益。 / The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship among home reading environment, kindergarten classroom reading environment and Child’s effects for reading, regardless of socio-economic status(SES).Their Child’s effects for reading includes young children reading attitudes, young children reading behavior and young children reading ability. Their literacy includes phonological awareness, word recognition, and reading comprehension. A total of 130 five-year-old young children and their teachers from public kindergartens participating in this study in Taipei, were given the Questionnaire of home reading environment and kindergarten classroom reading environment for their parents and teachers, and checklist of young children reading behavior for their parents and teachers. At last, individual test Child’s effects for reading one by one had been conducted (including young children reading attitudes, young children reading ability─phonological awareness, word recognition, and reading comprehension.). The results showed that the higher the socio-economic status, the better their young children reading behavior, and phonological awareness, but there is no differences in young children reading attitudes, word recognition, and reading comprehension. In addition, the home reading environment and child’s effects for reading have no significant correlation. The kindergarten classroom reading environments and child’s effects for reading have no statistically significantly relationship, only 「Support-to-read teaches」and young children reading behavior have statistically significant relationship. In this study, statistical analysis of the results and discussion for parents, kindergarten teachers and future research recommendations, is looking forward to helping Child’s effects for reading in the home reading environment and kindergarten classroom reading environment.

本論文主旨在探討以廣泛閱讀方式將電子書運用於國中英語補救教學的課程，對於英語補救教學學生在辨認字義、閱讀理解與英語閱讀態度的影響。文中亦探討學生在實行課程當中所面臨的困難與挑戰，以及對此課程之看法。本研究以六位來自新北市八年級英語補救教學學生為研究對象，每週上課一次為期26週，課程分兩階段進行。第一階段為上學期16週，採學生個人閱讀方式；第二階段則為下學期10週，加入同儕閱讀夥伴方式閱讀。兩階段課程之前後，分別以英語測驗作為前後測。而在本研究開始前及結束後，均對學生進行閱讀態度的量測，使用工具為Yamashita (2013)的第二語言閱讀態度量表。在全部課程結束後，所有學生須填寫關於本課程的問卷。 研究結果顯示在第二階段加入閱讀夥伴後，學生在辨認字義上有顯著進步。在閱讀理解方面則成效不明顯。而且，此課程對於補救教學學生在英語閱讀態度有正面影響。根據研究結果，本研究建議國中英語教師可妥善安排閱讀夥伴，以電子書廣泛閱 讀方式融入補救教學來提升學生的認字能力與英語學習態度。此外，本研究亦提供教師教學現場以及未來研究方向之建議。 / This study aims to investigate how e-book extensive reading as a remedial program (EERRP) affects English remedial learners’ word recognition, reading comprehension, and reading attitudes towards English. It also attempts to explore the difficulties and challenges met by the remedial students and their responses to the EERRP. Six eighth-grade remedial students at a junior high school in New Taipei City were participants in this study. The 26-week program was divided into two stages with one class period every week. Stage 1 included individual reading for the first 16 weeks and Stage 2 included pair reading with reading partners for the remaining 10 weeks. The Test of English Word Recognition and Reading Comprehension was administered to the remedial students as pre-test and post-test in both stages. The degree of changes in reading attitude was assessed by using the reading attitude scale (Yamashita, 2013) before and after the EERRP. At the end of the program, a post-study questionnaire was administered to each of the participants. The results showed that there was a significant difference in word recognition skills after the inclusion of reading partners in Stage 2. The effect was not quite as good for reading comprehension. Moreover, it was found that the EERRP had positive effects on the attitudes of the struggling EFL readers towards reading English. Based upon the findings, it is suggested that junior high school English teachers can make good use of reading partners and employ the EERRP to facilitate the word recognition skills and enhance the attitudes towards learning of struggling students. Pedagogical implications and suggestions for future studies are presented as well.

隨著網路的發展，人們的閱讀習慣和閱讀行為一直不斷的進化與改變。過去的研究指出在這數位化的年代，更多的網路閱讀習慣的研究需要再進一步的進行與更新，以便英語教育者更加了解英文學習者如何使用網路幫助他們的英語學習。本研究欲探討大學生如何運用網路幫助他們的英語學習，此研究主要探索大學生英文網路閱讀的習慣以及他們對於英文網路閱讀的觀感。此外，此研究更進一步探討大一學生和大四學生在英文網路閱讀及觀感上是否有差異。 本研究採取質性研究，以北台灣兩所大學為例，參加本研究的學生一共有四十九位學生，分別有二十五位大四英文系學生以及二十四位大一英文系學生。資料收集主要採用焦點團體訪談的方式，以半結構式的方談方式採訪了十八組學生。學生的訪談資料收集後，將訪談內容轉為逐字稿以進行內容分析。 本研究主要發現，學生上網閱讀英文的主要目的是完成學校作業。學生喜歡在網路上閱讀和課業有關的文章、比較聳動以及容易記住、輕鬆的文章主題（例如：休閒活動和藝術）。學生也喜歡在網路上挑選比較簡短、比較具有信賴度和權威性的文章閱讀。根據網路上各種英語學習資源以及學生所提供的資料來分類，本文中整理出學生經常使用的英文學習網站，以供參考。此外，在網路上閱讀英文時，學生比較有動機閱讀有多媒體呈現的文章內容。當在網路閱讀英文時，遇到閱讀理解有問題，學生通常利用線上網路字典或是網路即時翻譯的功能，以幫助他們對文章的理解。 學生提出在網路閱讀英文有些缺點，包含缺乏靈活性、容易分心和迷失方向、提供過多的資訊、缺乏人體工學的考量。此外，學生也提出網路閱讀的優點。學生認為在網路閱讀可以讓他們省時、省錢的得到資訊、得到快速更新的資訊以及其他人的觀點、得到不同形式的資訊、與他人溝通、製作自己的閱讀檔案、增進英文學習、同時處理很多事務。學生也提出一些建議給有意願使用網路教學的的老師，以便老師能夠了解他們的真正的需求與困難。例如，他們希望老師能夠推薦他們有用的網站、教導他們網路搜尋技巧、並且能夠將網路的使用真正的融入課堂中。 本研究也發現大一學生和大四學生在網路閱讀習慣及觀感最主要的相異之處在於大四學生比大一學生習慣將英文融入他們的日常生活中，以便他們透過網路來增加學習英文環境的機會。此外，大四學生比較能夠有技巧性地運用網路資源，以解決他們在網路閱讀上遇到的問題。相反地，大一學生仍然需要老師教導他們一些技巧來解決在網路上閱讀所遇到的問題，以及教導他們如何分辨可信賴和不可信賴的網站。 希望本研究的發現可以讓教育者瞭解大學生如何使用網路來幫助他們的英語學習，以及網路的使用如何影響他們的閱讀習慣。文末進一步提出相關建議，作為教育學者們教學上的參考。 / With the advancement of the Internet, people’s reading habits and behaviors have been evolving and reshaped. Previous studies indicated that more research on reading habits in this digital age is necessary to be further investigated and updated to eke out EFL educators’ understanding of EFL learners’ uses of the Internet to facilitate their English learning. This study attempts to explore how undergraduate students use the Internet to facilitate their English learning by delving into their habits and perceptions of reading English on the Internet and whether there is any difference between undergraduate freshmen and seniors. The present study adopted a qualitative research method. The participants are forty-nine EFL English major undergraduates with twenty-five seniors and twenty-four freshmen from two universities in northern Taiwan. The major way to collect data is focus group interviews, which are semi-structured interviews with eighteen focus interview groups of the participating students. The interview data were transcribed in verbatim and analyzed in accordance with content analysis method. The major findings of the habits of reading English online revealed that the participants basically held positive attitude towards and grew into the habit of reading English on the Internet. They read English online for the purpose of doing schoolwork and they preferred reading contents related to their courses, with light topics such as leisure and art, with sensational and catchy topics, in short length, or with more reliability and authority. The English learning websites that the participants usually went to were also provided for pedagogical references. Moreover, the participants were much more motivated to read English online when the reading contents were accompanied with multimedia. Upon facing reading comprehension problems, they usually turned to online dictionaries or online instant translators to improve their understanding of the contents they were reading on the Internet. The students’ perceptions of disadvantages of reading online included inflexibility, distraction and disorientation, oversupply of information, and lack of ergonomic concerns. Apart from the disadvantages of reading English on the Internet, the participants put forth a number of valuable merits of reading online, including time and cost saving in gaining information, gaining rapidly-updated information, others’ perspective, accessing information in divers forms, interacting with others, making documents, benefiting English learning, and multitasking. As for the suggestions made to the teachers intending to integrate the Internet use into classes, the participants hoped that teachers could recommend them useful websites, teach them search skills, and infuse the Internet into the classroom setting. The major findings of the differences between the seniors and the freshmen were that the seniors were more accustomed to incorporating English language into their daily lives in order to increase more chances to immerse themselves in English learning environments through the Internet than the freshmen. In addition, the seniors were more resourceful in using the Internet to help themselves with problems they met while reading online. Contrarily, the freshmen still needed teachers’ training on how to solve their reading comprehension with more methods and on how to distinguish reliable websites from incredible ones. Finally, it is expected that the findings of this study can provide educators with more understanding about how undergraduates utilize the Internet to facilitate their English learning and how their reading habits are influenced by the widespread use of the Internet. Besides, a number of pedagogical implications and instructional suggestions are presented at the end of this thesis for educators’ teaching references.

近年來，推廣終身學習與培養資訊素養日益受到重視，國內外政府均將推廣閱讀視為重要的課題。由於文化建設成果，台灣各鄉鎮普設圖書館，由於鄉鎮圖書館直接接觸鄉鎮居民，成為推廣閱讀活動第一線角色。 本論文旨在探討台灣地區鄉鎮圖書館推動閱讀活動之現況。首先就閱讀與閱讀活動之意涵、各國的閱讀活動與政策、圖書館推動閱讀的任務與功能、公共圖書館推廣閱讀活動之類型與策劃、台灣地區鄉鎮圖書館閱讀推廣之相關文獻進行研討，並簡要回顧台灣地區鄉鎮圖書館的設置起源與歷年來閱讀推廣活動的概況。 採用深度訪談法，以立意抽樣之方式選擇訪談對象，共計有台北縣深坑鄉立圖書館、南投縣埔里鎮立圖書館、台南縣歸仁鄉立圖書館、屏東縣長治鄉立圖書館等四所圖書館，藉由訪問承辦閱讀活動之鄉鎮圖書館員、閱讀活動中的帶領人、以及參與閱讀活動的讀者等，匯集多方的想法與建議，從圖書館所辦理閱讀活動的類型、內外資源的運用、所遭遇到的困難與問題、民眾參與的程度等面向，分析台灣地區鄉鎮圖書館閱讀推廣活動辦理概況，並探討其成功模式。 根據文獻與訪談結果，建議政府及圖書館上級主管機關應：1.訂定閱讀相關法案與政策；2.輔導鄉鎮圖書館推廣閱讀；3.利用全球性的閱讀節日加強宣導；4.加強應用網路資源推廣閱讀；5.鄉長應慎選熱心館長；6.加強閱讀培訓課程；7.出版閱讀推廣之策劃等相關出版品；8.辦理閱讀推廣有成的圖書館觀摩與交流活動，建議鄉鎮圖書館應：1.積極地舉辦閱讀推廣活動；2.結合教育單位與民間團體，善用社會資源共同推展閱讀；3.倡導愉悅的閱讀；4.利用獎勵推廣兒童閱讀；5.行銷館藏與推薦好書；6.加強購買新書以即時供應閱讀需求。 / In recent years, the promotion of lifelong learning and the training of information literacy have been bestowed a gradual increase in attention. Both local and international governments regard reading promotion as an important subject. Due to Taiwan’s elaborate cultural infrastructure, widespread rural libraries establish direct contacts with nearby residents, playing a major role in promoting reading activities. This thesis aims at exploring the situations of rural libraries’ reading promotion activities in Taiwan. This research discusses the following issues: the definitions of reading and reading activities, the different reading activity policies of various countries, the mission and function of public libraries in promoting reading activities along with the types of promotions and their planning, a discussion of relevant documents regarding the promotion of reading by rural libraries, and a brief review of the establishment of rural libraries and their general situations in reading promotion. The methods of this study are literature analysis and in-depth interview. Chosen through purposive sampling, interviewees include the Shenkeng Township Library of Taipei County, the Puli Township Library of Nantou County, the Gueiren Township Library of Tainan County, and the Changjr Township Library of Pingdong County. By interviewing the rural libraries that hold reading activities, their activity leaders, and activity participants, this thesis gathers different ideas and suggestions. Through rural libraries’ reading activity types, their application of internal and external resources, the difficulties and problems they confronted, and the participation level of local residents, this thesis analyzes the situation of the promotion of reading activities in Taiwan’s rural libraries’ and investigates their successful models. According to research results, this study suggests that the government and the authorities at the ministry of library: (1) institute relevant reading bills and policies; (2) guide and assist rural libraries in reading promotion; (3) utilize the international reading festival to establish recognition; (4) use the internet and the information & communications technology to promote; (5) select enthusiastic library directors by the head of the local government; (6)strengthen the training courses of reading promotions; (7)publish relevant publications on reading planning; (8) inspect and learn from outstanding libraries. This study suggests that rural libraries: (1)actively hold reading activities; (2)combine educational organization and community resources to promote reading conjointly; (3) advocate pleasure reading; (4)utilize rewards to promote children’s reading; (5) market library collections and recommend good books; (6) enhance new book purchases in order to immediately supply the demand of reading.