by Yam Pui Suen, Josephine. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-102). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgement --- p.iii / Abstract --- p.iv / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Second language phonological acquisition --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- The application of Optimality Theory --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives --- p.5 / Chapter 1.4 --- Research issues --- p.7 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Second Language Acquisition --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1 --- Interlanguage --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- Studies in second language acquisition: language transfer and developmental factors --- p.10 / Chapter 2.3 --- Studies on the effects of language transfer on second language phonology --- p.12 / Chapter 2.4 --- Studies on the effects of developmental factors on second language phonology --- p.14 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Markedness Differential Hypothesis --- p.15 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Marked Cluster Constraints --- p.15 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Interlanguage Structure Conformity Hypothesis --- p.17 / Chapter 2.5 --- The Critical Period Hypothesis --- p.19 / Chapter 2.6 --- The age factor in first language acquisition --- p.21 / Chapter 2.7 --- The age factor in second language acquisition --- p.22 / Chapter 2.7.1 --- Supporting evidence in phonological research --- p.23 / Chapter 2.7.2 --- Counter evidence in phonological research --- p.24 / Chapter 2.7.3 --- Summary --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- The Theoretical Framework of Optimality Theory --- p.28 / Chapter 3.1 --- Transformational Grammar and Optimality Theory --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2 --- Optimality Theory --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3 --- Constraints under Optimality Theory --- p.34 / Chapter 3.4 --- Optimality Theory and second language acquisition studies --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- "The syllable structure of English, Mandarin and Cantonese" --- p.41 / Chapter 4.1 --- The syllable structure of English --- p.42 / Chapter 4.2 --- The syllable structure of Mandarin --- p.44 / Chapter 4.3 --- The syllable structure of Cantonese --- p.45 / Chapter 4.4 --- "Constraints in coda position of English, Mandarin and Cantonese" --- p.49 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Methodology and Findings --- p.51 / Chapter 5.1 --- Methodology --- p.51 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- The subjects --- p.51 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Material for data collection --- p.54 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Procedures --- p.56 / Chapter 5.2 --- Findings --- p.57 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Young Mandarin and Cantonese learners --- p.58 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Adult Mandarin and Cantonese learners --- p.66 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Summary of the Mandarin and Cantonese learners' production --- p.72 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Discussion and Conclusion --- p.75 / Chapter 6.1 --- Constraint ranking --- p.76 / Chapter 6.2 --- Epenthesis and unreleased plosive: words with singleton coda --- p.79 / Chapter 6.3 --- Epenthesis and unreleased plosive: words with biliteral coda --- p.81 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- Nasal-Plosive' coda --- p.81 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Plosive-plosive' coda --- p.83 / Chapter 6.4 --- Standard pronunciation --- p.89 / Chapter 6.5 --- The age factor --- p.91 / Chapter 6.6 --- Conclusion --- p.93 / Chapter 6.7 --- Future research --- p.95 / References --- p.96 / Appendix

submitted by Chong King Man. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [76-84]). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Chapter Chapter I. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter {A} --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter {B} --- Research Questions --- p.2 / Chapter {C} --- Contribution --- p.4 / Chapter {D} --- Issues in Politics and Language --- p.7 / Chapter [1] --- Colonialism and importation of languages --- p.10 / Chapter [2] --- Nationhood and language --- p.18 / Chapter [3] --- Decolonization and language policy in education --- p.27 / Chapter [4] --- Summary --- p.35 / Chapter {E} --- Research Methodology --- p.37 / Chapter {F} --- Outline of Thesis --- p.41 / Chapter Chapter II. --- Contending Explanations and Framework of Analysis --- p.43 / Chapter {A} --- "Contending Explanations, Models, and Theories" --- p.44 / Chapter [1] --- Conspiracy explanation I: to exacerbate the gap between English and mother-tongue trained students --- p.44 / Chapter [2] --- Conspiracy explanation II: to confuse Hong Kong people's identity and add a language-divisive factor in China --- p.47 / Chapter [3] --- Pluralist explanation: local societal pressures --- p.50 / Chapter [4] --- Muddling-through model --- p.53 / Chapter [5] --- Institutionalism --- p.55 / Chapter [6] --- China's pressure --- p.57 / Chapter {B} --- Policy Window Approach --- p.59 / Chapter [1] --- Problem stream --- p.64 / Chapter [2] --- Political stream --- p.67 / Chapter [3] --- Policy stream --- p.74 / Chapter [4] --- Coupling of streams and policy windows --- p.78 / Chapter Chapter III. --- Language-in-Education Policy in Hong Kong: The Colonial Setting --- p.82 / Chapter {A} --- English Language as Prestige --- p.82 / Chapter {B} --- Colonial Language Policy in Education-a brief review from the establishment of the colony to the early 1970s --- p.84 / Chapter {C} --- Language Medium Policy from the 1970s to the early 1980s --- p.94 / Chapter Chapter IV. --- Teaching medium policy during decolonization (mid-1980s to 1997) --- p.106 / Chapter {A} --- Evolution of Teaching Medium Policy from mid-1980s to1990 --- p.106 / Chapter [1] --- Problem stream --- p.106 / Chapter [2] --- Political stream --- p.108 / Chapter [3] --- Policy stream --- p.115 / Chapter [4] --- Coupling of streams-mother-tongue education from the mid-1980s to1990 --- p.123 / Chapter {B} --- Evolution of Teaching Medium Policy in the early 1990s --- p.127 / Chapter [1] --- Problem stream --- p.127 / Chapter [3] --- Political stream --- p.130 / Chapter [3] --- Policy stream --- p.136 / Chapter [4] --- Coupling of streams: mother-tongue education in the early 1990s --- p.143 / Chapter {C} --- Medium of Instruction-Firm Guidance for Secondary Schoolsin March1997 --- p.146 / Chapter Chapter IV. --- Conclusion --- p.158 / Chapter {A} --- Summary of Findings --- p.158 / Chapter {B} --- Reflections: Policy Window Approach and Other Issues --- p.169 / Chapter {C} --- Further Research Areas --- p.173 / References / Appendix / Appendix A. Medium of instruction-Firm Guidance for Secondary Schools (1997) / "Appendix B. Tracing study on students performance (S1-S3), HKCEE results by Band of students, HKCEE results by teaching medium used" / Appendix C. Preparatory notes on mother-tongue education by education officials / Appendix D. The policy-making and administrative bodies of education (colonial period) / Appendix E. Objectives of Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (HKPTU) / Appendix F. Research on medium of instruction conducted by the Education Department and other bodies / Appendix G. Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers Limited on mother-tongue education / Appendix H. Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong on mother-tongue education

Wong, Wing Sze. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 391-447). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts also in Chinese; appendixes includes Chinese.

An electronic DCT questionnaire, which was specially designed, pilot-tested, and refined, served as the chief instrument. Thirty students participated in the study and formed three cultural groups: ten native English-speaking American students (NS), ten Hong Kong Chinese learners of English (HKCLE) and ten Mainland Chinese learners of English (MLCLE). They completed the e-DCTs online and participated in stimulated recall sessions afterwards in which they were prompted to recall their thought processes while on task. Six American professors evaluated and commented on a random sample of the e-mails (30% of the corpus). The e-mail data were coded with a modified version of the CCSARP (Cross Cultural Speech Acts Realisation Patterns) manual; open-coding and thematic analysis were applied to the stimulated recalls and recipient feedback, with the aid of NVivo 8. / Concerning the interlanguage aspect of the requests, the major findings were: In making status-unequal requests to their professors, students from all three cohorts tended to be indirect in general. The two learners' groups demonstrated a fairly strong pragmalinguistic control in realising specific indirect requesting strategies with a variety of forms; they relied heavily on the conventionally indirect strategy of Query Preparatory (QP). By contrast, NSs exhibited greater flexibility in their strategy choices, which ranged from very direct to indirect. The CLEs were particularly weak in employing certain syntactic devices as downgraders; to compensate, they made excessive use of lexical/phrasal modifiers and external mitigating moves to soften the requestive force. / MLCLEs were found to always be the least confident group in terms of their language use, as compared to the HKCLE group, which was the most confident. The measurements of power difference and social distance were rather approximate among the three cohorts. NSs were more apt to lessen the power distinction and stress the mutuality of 'showing respect', whereas CLEs were inclined to accentuate unequal power distributions, and emphasise the hierarchical asymmetry. Imposition degree was found to be the most dynamic of the three variables. The reasons for its use were multi-faceted, encompassing diverse affective, cognitive, and social factors. / The audience (American professors) perceived that the students were both direct and polite in making requests. The NSs were found to be the most polite and most satisfactory group in terms of their linguistic production. (Mis)matches were identified between the expectations of the e-mail writers and their receivers. Case analyses revealed disparity in student performance and variations in their developmental progress in terms of pragmalinguistic competence, sociopragmatic awareness, and intercultural communicative competence. Based on the findings, pedagogical implications are discussed. Finally, the thesis concludes with suggestions for future studies. / The present study investigated the speech act realisation of requests in student-professor e-mail communication at a university in Hong Kong. This mixed-method study employed an electronic version of DCTs (Discourse Completion Tasks), stimulated recalls, and audience judgements to investigate the verbal behaviour of both native speakers of English and non-native speakers (Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese) who were students at the university. / Pan, Ping. / Advisers: Gwendolyn Gong; Jane Jackson. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 73-03, Section: A, page: . / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 348-363). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [201-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese.

by Choi Lai Kun, Annie. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [122]-125). / Acknowledgements / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Second Language Acquisition Research: Background and the Present Study / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Rationale for the Present Study --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Literature Background --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Finiteness in Verb Complementation as the Target for Research --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Differences between L1 (Cantonese) and L2 (English) --- p.12 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Minimal Effect of Formal Instruction and Negative Evidence --- p.18 / Chapter 1.2.5 --- Research Issues --- p.19 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Grammatical Analysis and Theoretical Issues / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2 --- Definition of Finiteness --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Properties of Finiteness --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Tense of the That-Clause and the Infinitival Clause --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- The Infinitival Particle TO --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Modality of the That-Clause and the Infinitival Clause --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3 --- Classification of Clausal Complement Taking Verbs --- p.27 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- A Syntactic Classification --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- A Semantic Classification --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4 --- Theoretical Issues on Syntactic-Semantic Mappings --- p.36 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Canonical Structural Realization (Grimshaw 1981) --- p.37 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Correspondence between Syntactic Structure and Conceptual Structure (Jackendoff 1991) --- p.37 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Bootstrapping Proposals on the Acquisition of Verb Meaning --- p.43 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- Syntactic-Semantic Mappings of Clausal Complements --- p.47 / Chapter 2.5 --- Review of SLA Literature --- p.48 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- L1 Transfer in L2 Verb Lexis --- p.48 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Semantics-Syntax Correspondence in SLA (Juffs 1994) --- p.51 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- Language Transfer (Martohardjono & Flynn 1993) --- p.56 / Chapter 2.5.4 --- Argument Structure in SLA (White 1991) --- p.59 / Chapter 2.6 --- Hypotheses to the Research Issues --- p.62 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- The Experiments / Chapter 3.1 --- Experiment I --- p.69 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Introduction --- p.69 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Subjects --- p.71 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Procedure --- p.71 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Logic and Hypotheses of the Test --- p.72 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Results of the Experiment --- p.82 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- Analysis of the Results --- p.87 / Chapter 3.2 --- The Follow-up Test --- p.100 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- The Test --- p.100 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Subjects --- p.105 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Procedure --- p.106 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Analysis of the Results --- p.106 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Conclusion / Chapter 4.1 --- Conclusion --- p.112 / Chapter 4.2 --- Future Research --- p.121 / References / Appendix I / Appendix II

by Anna Ho Mei Ling. / P. ii in wrong order. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 219-229). / Some appendixes in Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgments --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.iii / Chapter 1. --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- The Teaching and Learning of English in the Three Cities under Study --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- The Teaching and Learning of English in Guangzhou (Mainland China) --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1a --- The China English Syllabus --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1b --- The Role of English in China --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2. --- The Teaching and Learning of English in Hong Kong --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.2a --- The Hong Kong English Syllabus --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.2b --- The Role of English in Hong Kong --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- The Teaching and Learning of English in Kaohsiung (Taiwan) --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3a. --- The Taiwan English Syllabus --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3b. --- The Role of English in Taiwan --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Summary of Section 1.2 --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives of the Research --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4 --- Significance of the Research --- p.9 / Chapter 1.5. --- Organization of the Thesis --- p.10 / Chapter II. --- Review of the Literature / Chapter 2.1 --- Relevant Studies on Tasks --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Task-Based Research in SLA --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Support from Psycholinguists --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Defining Tasks --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1.3a --- Terminological Ambiguity --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1.3b --- Long's Definition of Tasks --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1.3c --- Nunan's Definition of Tasks --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1.3d --- Breen's Definition of Tasks and Swale's Criticism --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1.3e --- The Present Researcher's Position --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Littlewood's Task Continuum --- p.19 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- Task Involvement and Its Features --- p.21 / Chapter 2.1.6 --- A Brief Summary --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2 --- Relevant Studies on Motivation --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Socio-Psychological Perspectives of Motivation --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Educational-Psychological Perspective of Motivation --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Krashen's Filter Hypothesis --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Defining Motivation --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.4a --- Gardner's Definition --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.4b --- Nseendi's Definition of Motivation and Its Relationship with Tasks --- p.29 / Chapter 2.2.4c --- The Present Researcher's Position --- p.31 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Keller's ARCS Model --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3 --- Mapping Littlewood's Task Involvement Features into Keller's ARCS Model --- p.34 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- "Attention in Relation to Active Participation, Contribution of Ideas and Interactive Learning" --- p.35 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Keller's Relevance as Compared to Littlewood's Relevance --- p.36 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Confidence in Relation to Contribution of Ideas and Scaffolding --- p.36 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Keller's Satisfaction as Compared to Nseendi's Activity Enjoyment and Nunan's Completion of an Act --- p.37 / Chapter 2.4 --- Task Involvement Features Studied in the Present Research --- p.37 / Chapter III. --- Selection of Tasks / Chapter 3.1 --- Selecting the Tasks --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2 --- Classifying the Task Types --- p.41 / Chapter 3.3 --- The Task Type of Each Task --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Translation as Pre-Communicative Work --- p.46 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Reading Comprehension Questions --- p.47 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Authentic Listening (Using Authentic Materials) --- p.48 / Chapter IV. --- Design of the Study / Chapter 4.1 --- Data Gathering --- p.50 / Chapter 4.2 --- Pilot Studies --- p.50 / Chapter 4.3 --- Instruments --- p.51 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- The Questionnaire --- p.51 / Chapter 4.3.1a --- Development of the Questionnaire --- p.51 / Chapter 4.3.1b --- Structure of the Questionnaire --- p.52 / Chapter 4.3.1c --- Administration of the Questionnaire --- p.54 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Classroom Observation and Follow-up Interviews --- p.54 / Chapter 4.4 --- Subjects --- p.55 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Number of Schools in the Three Cities --- p.56 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- The Sampling of Subjects --- p.56 / Chapter 4.4.2a --- Sampling of Subjects in Guangzhou --- p.57 / Chapter 4.4.2b --- Sampling of Subjects in Hong Kong --- p.57 / Chapter 4.4.2c --- Sampling of Subjects in Kaohsiung --- p.58 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Total Subjects in the Study --- p.59 / Chapter 4.5 --- Methods of Analysis --- p.59 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- Data Analysis in Chapter 5 --- p.59 / Chapter 4.5.2 --- Data Analysis in Chapter 6 --- p.61 / Chapter 4.6 --- Data for Future Research --- p.63 / Chapter V. --- Data Analysis : Task Use and Task Frequency of Use / Chapter 5.1 --- Task Use and Task Frequency --- p.64 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Dictation --- p.67 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Decontextualized Grammar Exercises --- p.70 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Translation --- p.73 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- Dialogue Reading --- p.75 / Chapter 5.1.5 --- Reading Comprehension --- p.80 / Chapter 5.1.6 --- Listen & Do --- p.84 / Chapter 5.1.7 --- Guided Writing --- p.89 / Chapter 5.1.8 --- Meaningful Grammar Practice --- p.93 / Chapter 5.1.9 --- Guessing Game --- p.97 / Chapter 5.1.10 --- Rehearsed Role Play --- p.101 / Chapter 5.1.11 --- Reading Street Map --- p.104 / Chapter 5.1.12 --- Authentic Listening Task --- p.106 / Chapter 5.1.13 --- Opinion Seeking Task --- p.111 / Chapter 5.1.14 --- Problem Solving Task --- p.115 / Chapter 5.1.15 --- Action Research --- p.120 / Chapter 5.1.16 --- Responsive Writing --- p.123 / Chapter 5.2 --- Summary on Task Use and Task Frequency --- p.127 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Comparison on Task Types Reported as Being Used --- p.127 / Chapter 5.2.1a --- Commonly Used Task Types Reported by the Guangzhou Respondents --- p.131 / Chapter 5.2.1b --- Commonly Used Task Types Reported by the Hong Kong Respondents --- p.131 / Chapter 5.2.1c --- Commonly Used Task Types Reported by the Kaohsiung Respondents --- p.132 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Comparison on Task Types Reported as Being Frequently Used --- p.133 / Chapter 5.2.2a --- Frequently Used Task Types Reported by the Guangzhou Respondents --- p.137 / Chapter 5.2.2b --- Frequently Used Task Types Reported by the Hong Kong Respondents --- p.137 / Chapter 5.2.2c --- Frequently Used Task Types Reported by the Kaohsiung Respondents --- p.137 / Chapter VI. --- Data Analysis: Task Motivation and Task Involvement Features / Chapter 6.1 --- Task Motivation --- p.139 / Chapter 6.2 --- Task Motivation and Task Involvement---Reported by the Guangzhou Respondents --- p.145 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Task Motivation and Confidence Building --- p.151 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Task Motivation and Active Participation --- p.151 / Chapter 6.2.3 --- Task Motivation and Room for Idea Contribution --- p.152 / Chapter 6.2.4 --- Task Motivation and Interactive Learning --- p.153 / Chapter 6.3 --- Task Motivation and Task Involvement---Reported by the Hong Kong Respondents --- p.155 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- Task Motivation and Confidence Building --- p.160 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Task Motivation and Active Participation --- p.161 / Chapter 6.3.3 --- Task Motivation and Room for Idea Contribution --- p.162 / Chapter 6.3.4 --- Task Motivation and Interactive Learning --- p.163 / Chapter 6.4 --- Task Motivation and Task Involvement---Reported by the Kaohsiung Respondents --- p.165 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Task Motivation and Confidence Building --- p.170 / Chapter 6.4.2 --- Task Motivation and Active Participation --- p.171 / Chapter 6.4.3 --- Task Motivation and Room for Idea Contribution --- p.172 / Chapter 6.4.4 --- Task Motivation and Interactive Learning --- p.173 / Chapter 6.5 --- Task Motivation and Task Involvement---An Inter-City Comparison --- p.175 / Chapter 6.5.1 --- Authentic Communication Reported by the Respondents in the Three Cities --- p.175 / Chapter 6.5.2 --- Communicative Practice Reported by the Respondents in the Three Cities --- p.177 / Chapter 6.5.2a --- Task Motivation and Confidence Building in Communicative Practice --- p.177 / Chapter 6.5.2b --- Task Motivation and Active Participation in Communicative Practice --- p.177 / Chapter 6.5.2c --- Task Motivation and Room for Idea Contribution in Communicative Practice --- p.178 / Chapter 6.5.2d --- Task Motivation and Interactive Learning in Communicative Practice --- p.179 / Chapter 6.5.3 --- Pre-Communicative Work Reported by the Respondents in the Three Cities --- p.181 / Chapter 6.5.3a --- Task Motivation and Confidence Building in Pre-Communicative Work --- p.181 / Chapter 6.5.3b --- Task Motivation and Active Participation in Pre-Communicative Work --- p.182 / Chapter 6.5.3c --- Task Motivation and Room for Idea Contribution in Pre-Communicative Work --- p.182 / Chapter 6.5.3d --- Task Motivation and Interactive Learning in Pre-Communicative Work --- p.183 / Chapter VII. --- Discussion and Conclusion / Chapter 7.1 --- Motivation Features Reported in Different Task Types --- p.185 / Chapter 7.1.1 --- Motivation Features in Authentic Communication --- p.185 / Chapter 7.1.2 --- Motivation Features in Structured Communication --- p.187 / Chapter 7.1.3 --- Motivation Features in Communication Practice --- p.187 / Chapter 7.1.4 --- Motivation Features in Pre-Communicative Work --- p.191 / Chapter 7.1.5 --- Is Authentic Listening an Authentic Communication Task? --- p.194 / Chapter 7.1.6 --- "A Closer Look at Listen & Do, Reading Comprehension and Dialogue Reading" --- p.195 / Chapter 7.1.7 --- Translation as Pre-Communicative Work --- p.197 / Chapter 7.2 --- The Teaching and Learning of English in the Three Cities --- p.198 / Chapter 7.2.1 --- A Brief Review of the Findings --- p.199 / Chapter 7.2.2 --- The Role of English --- p.201 / Chapter 7.2.3 --- The Use of English in the Classroom --- p.203 / Chapter 7.2.4 --- Methodology in English Language Teaching (ELT) Practised in the Three Cities --- p.204 / Chapter 7.2.4a --- The ELT Methodology Practised in Guangzhou Classrooms --- p.205 / Chapter 7.2.4b --- The ELT Methodology Practised in Hong Kong Classrooms --- p.207 / Chapter 7.2.4c --- The ELT Methodology Practised in Kaohsiung Classrooms --- p.208 / Chapter 7.2.5 --- Public Examination Pressure --- p.210 / Chapter 7.2.6 --- Teachers --- p.212 / Chapter 7.3 --- Conclusion and Recommendations --- p.213 / Chapter 7.3.1 --- Major Findings --- p.213 / Chapter 7.3.2 --- Implications and Recommendations --- p.214 / Chapter 7.3.3 --- Limitations of the Present Research and Difficulties Encountered --- p.217 / Chapter 7.3.4 --- The Need for Future Research --- p.218 / Bibliography (English Text) --- p.219 / Bibliography (Chinese Text) --- p.228 / Appendices --- p.230 / Glossary --- p.265

近年來全球華語熱的現象促使許多海外大專院校與產業界紛紛投入華語文數位學習的建設。在科技發達與網路功能不斷地提升，以及網路華語文教材和語文學習網站之發展的趨勢下，本行動研究試著以科技融入華語文教學出發，透過網路進行一對一遠距華語文聽力理解教學，首要探討在一對一聽力學習遠距環境中，三位國別與文化背景不同的華語文學習者的聽力理解學習過程與轉變歷程；其次是要了解教師在網路遠距教學上對這三位學習者的教學轉變歷程；最後是以三位學習者的網路學習經驗與教師的教學歷程，透過網路進行華語文一對一遠距教學，了解遠距華語文教學之設計與教材之選取方面須重視的事項。 本研究主要研究對象為三位身在不同國家，華語為第二語言學習的初級學習者，並採用網路免費華語文教材「一千字說華語」和線上免費平台進行遠距一對一教學。研究方法先以發展聽 力理解教學：研究對象接受二十週的聽力理解課，每次一小時，共計二十堂課。接著透過行動研究法，應用訪談與問卷蒐集三位個案學習者的經驗與感受，佐以教師的教學省思，以深入了解此教學行動。所有聽力理解教學包括問卷調查、學習者回饋、教學省思、訪談資料等紀錄都用來分析本研究教學的實施情況，同時也參考學習者每堂課的前、後測成績做進一步的探究與結論依據。 研究結果顯示，透過一對一遠距教學情境與網路科技資源應用在華語文聽力理解教學中，遠距學習者對網路學習環境、一對一遠距教師之教學、以及網路華語文教材等方面，皆持正面看法與回饋。問卷及訪談結果顯示三位學習者都同意網路一對一教學可以彌補學習者週遭學習環境之不足與困難，同時可以提升學習者華語文學習能力的自信心，進而培養其日後華語文持久的學習動機。本研究能協助網路對外華語文教師了解藉由網路遠距第二語言初級學習者的需要，並提供教學設計參考，作為其開課前的準備，與提升其教學品質與成效。研究成果亦提供對外華語文數位學習教材編寫與製作之回饋與建議。 / In recent years, the phenomenon of the Chinese language learning has driven many overseas tertiary institutions and industries to invest in the construction of digital learning technologies. The trend of technological advancement and network functioning continues to improve as well as online Chinese language resources and language learning websites. This action research attempts to integrate technology into one-on-one tutoring sessions for Chinese listening comprehension through the internet. The first objective of this research is to explore the process of learning and the challenges and experiences the students face via online one-on-one distance learning. Secondly, it is to understand the process and the changes of teaching style toward the students via the internet. Lastly, it is to understand the important aspects of design and selection of Chinese teaching materials through the students' learning experience and the teachers' teaching process. This study focuses on three beginning Chinese learners from different countries and cultural backgrounds and making use of free online teaching materials provided by "Speak Mandarin in One Thousand Words" via a free online platform for distant tutoring sessions. The methodology to develop listening comprehension is that all the students will have a total of twenty classes, with each class lasting for an hour. The research section is based on interviews and questionnaires observing the students' experiences and feelings combined with the teacher's reflections and to gain insight on the teaching actions. The students’ pre-test and post-test score in each class are referred in order to further explore the basis and conclusion. The interviews and records are used to analyze the implementation of the research through teaching. The results of the study show positive opinions and feedback regarding one-on-one distance learning and the teaching methodology with the online Chinese language materials. The questionnaire and interview results show that the students agreed that one-on-one online teaching can compensate the shortcomings of students in a traditional learning environment. This study therefore concludes non-traditional methods of teaching can enhance the confidence in the learner with their ability. Even without a Chinese physical environment, distance teaching can still motivate students to learn Chinese. This research can help teachers to understand student needs via online one-on-one and it could help provide teachers designing the most effective ways of teaching. The research results also provide feedback and suggestions on the preparation and production of Chinese teaching materials.

本研究旨在了解職前華語文教師學習外語的歷程、語言學習信念與教學信念，屬質性個案研究。對象為華語文教學研究所四位台籍研究生，聚焦於外語學習歷程、外語學習信念、外語教學信念三大主軸，以深度訪談作為資料收集方法。訪談內容及範圍主要參考了Horwitz（1985）語言學習信念研究的BALLI 模式以及Johnson（1992）與張碧玲（2000）設計的語言教師教學信念問卷。研究發現包括：（一）不同時期的外語學習經歷對個案職前教師的學習及教學信念起了「學徒式的觀察」、信念的轉變及「濾鏡」等作用。（二）透過對個案的學習及教學信念探討，可以看到信念具有多層次的特質。而其中較整體面向的信念與較個別層次的信念，呈現了相互支持、矛盾等關係。（三）教學信念隨著背後所隱藏的動機不同，不能以因果關係作解釋。（四）個案教師基於不同的學習經歷、學習信念及教學信念，在教學上建構了與社會文化情境相關，同時也具有個人意義的教學理論。最後建議華語文師資教育應提供機會讓職前教師了解自我語言學習及教學信念，以及更多教學實務的機會，以讓他們在教學行動中反思，也在反思中進行教學。華語文教師本身亦可以利用自我的外語學習經驗作為反思的工具，時時保持成長的動機與內省的能力。此外，華語文教師也應對教學現場及環境文化等因素有所知覺，這樣才能促進有效的教學。 / This qualitative case study aims to understand the TCSL ( Teaching Chinese as a Second language ) pre-service teachers’ foreign language learning experience, language learning beliefs, and teaching beliefs. The participants are four Taiwanese postgraduate students from the department of TCSL in a university in northern Taiwan. The study focus on three aspects: foreign language learning experience, language learning beliefs, and teaching beliefs. In-depth interviews are conducted as the data collection method, informed by Horwitz’s (1985) BALLI model as well as Johnson (1992) and Zhang (2000). The findings include that (1) the four pre-service TCSL teachers’ foreign language learning experiences, serving as a filter, afford “apprenticeship of observation” which leads to changes in beliefs, and (2)beliefs are multilayered, involving both supportive and contradictory relationships. (3) Teaching beliefs are not necessarily consistent with each other because of different intentions lying behind. It is difficult to regard them as having a simple cause-and-effect relation. (4) Based on different learning experiences, learning and teaching beliefs, the four pre-service teachers construct their own personal theories toward teaching, which are not only socially relevant but also personally meaningful. Finally, the study suggests that language teacher education needs to provide sufficient opportunities for pre-service teachers to understand their own learning and teaching beliefs. It is also necessary to provide opportunities to engage them in authentic teaching contexts so that they could reflect on their teaching beliefs in real-world pratice. TCSL teachers need to be encouraged to use their own learning experiences as a reflective tool to sustain their passions for teaching.

近年來全球學習華語文蔚為風潮，且隨著資通訊科技和網路快速發展，華語文教學更逐漸向「數位學習」發展。臺灣僑務委員會為提供海外華僑及外籍人士學習華語文，設立「全球華文網」，該網站至2011年為止已突破四千萬的瀏覽人次，使用者眾。本研究即以「全球華文網」為研究個案，旨在探討該網站的優使性，進而歸納網站的優勢和尚待改進之處。希望透過本研究了解華語文教學網站使用者平日需求，及理想的網站應具備哪些功能，對未來建置類似的華語文教學網站時有所助益。 本研究之研究目的可分為以下四項：(一)探討華語文教學網站的內容和網站使用者需求。(二)探討優使性評估定義與優使性測試方法。(三)探討華語文教學網站之優使性及使用者滿意度。(四)分析使用者優使性評估結果，找出網站缺失與改善方向，歸納建議作為未來建置華語教學網站之參考。 本研究採用深度訪談、優使性測試和優使性問卷調查三種研究方式，研究對象為華語文教學學位學程博碩士生及華語文教學學分學程大學生二者。透過實證研究得出以下五點結論：(一)華語文教學課程修習者常使用的網站可分為三類：資料查找、教學輔助、提供相關資訊；(二)使用者使用教學網站通常是任務導向；(三)使用者不滿意「全球華文網」之優使性；(四)「全球華文網」亟待加強網站之分類與名稱、資源整合、檢索功能三者；(五)使用者對「全球華文網」抱持正面且期待的態度。 根據以上結論，本研究也提出建議，希望作為建置類似網站時之參考。首先網站應從使用者的角度出發，思考如何給予最簡單有效的功能，如教學網站在建立前應先釐清建置目的和使用對象，才能進一步提供相對應之資料；網站的選單名稱應易於理解，各項資源應給予簡單說明；教學網站可就使用者之身分不同提供其相對應的使用介面和資源，以上各項功能用以幫助使用者節省摸索網站的時間。此外，網站也應定期進行使用者滿意度調查以及優使性評估，使用者提供的寶貴意見是網站改進的依據，而透過優使性測試，則能夠讓網站建置人員了解使用者操作的實際情形，彌平雙方的認知差距。定期的評鑑能讓網站了解優缺並即時改善和加強功能，以符合使用者的需求。

語言交際是人們運用語言傳遞訊息、交流感情的一種社會行為，日常生活中關於語用交際的現象很多，其中「拒絕」是常見的主題之一。影響拒絕言語行為施行的因素很多，包含了拒絕對象、目標、語境等，譬如晚輩拒絕長輩時會比同輩間的拒絕更為間接；私下場合比公眾場合的拒絕更來得直接。針對「跨文化交際」而言，影響拒絕言語行為的施行當然也包含了文化因素，不同文化的交際雙方可能因為價值觀以及對事物的解讀看法不一，因此在拒絕交際發生時會產生語用錯誤，造成交際上的誤會。 華語學習者累積的詞彙與語法隨著學習程度的提高而逐漸增加，語言技能的運用也因此漸趨成熟，但語用錯誤的發生大多是橫跨各學習程度的，即便是程度再高的學習者，也很容易發生交際上的語用錯誤。現今大部分的華語學習教材是以詞彙、句型與語法點為主要結構，雖然已經有些教材從語言能力觀點出發而規畫其結構、布局與進度，但是全面且有系統地討論專門、單一的言語行為的教材卻很少。 由於現今的華語教材以此主題來導入編寫的並不多，且現有的綜合性教材也缺乏對相關語用交際能力的介紹，忽略了學生實際語用交際的需求。學習者學習語言的目的就是能夠成熟、得體地運用於日常生活中，以達到人與人之間良好的動態交際，並達成傳遞訊息、聯絡感情的主要目的，而這種「得體」程度的表現主要來自於對目的語語用方面的瞭解程度，不僅止於詞彙、語法的學習。基於言語交際的動態性，筆者將拒絕視為一種言語行為，討論此一言語行為在華語中的語用策略及語言形式的表現，並將研究結果應用於教學層面，希望學習者能藉此增進語用交際能力，達到得體、有效率地溝通。 本論文旨在探討現代漢語交際中的拒絕現象與其延伸的相關教學研究，不僅對語用策略及語用形式作分析，也分析了現行教材的相關內容，期盼研究成果可以應用於對外華語教學層面，以便提供華語教師具體有據的教學內容與建議，並幫助外籍學生有效率地學習相關內容，提升學生實際交際運用的成果。 本論文主要以前人探討拒絕言語行為的研究成果作為基礎，透過前人的研究整理並輔以自己的實證分析把拒絕言語行為的基本組織、模式進行整理，並歸納出特定場合下使用頻率最高的拒絕模式與策略以提出教學應用。本研究主要採用調查研究法之問卷形式與內容分析法來探討以下內容：（一）語用分析—探究本文所選定之六類語境分別的拒絕策略與語言形式，依對象不同所表現的拒絕方式有何差異？（二）教材分析—分析現行教材中是否出現相關的教學內容，並歸納之中出現的拒絕語境與策略的頻率（三）教學應用—思考拒絕主題可應用的教學方式並提出相關的教學設計。藉此研究，筆者將對現代漢語的拒絕言語行為做整理歸納與分析，並對其中特殊的「間接拒絕」與「假拒絕」現象作進一步探討。接著，分析現行教材的相關教學內容並配合學生的學習需求，提出「拒絕」主題的教學設計。 研究結果歸納出了11類間接拒絕策略與5類輔助策略，並針對各語境歸納出了主要的拒絕模式。教學應用方面，主要是將研究結果編寫成教學內容，除了以各語境歸納出的拒絕模式導入對話的情景教學方法外，也思考了各拒絕策略可應用的教學方式。期盼研究成果可以應用於對外華語教學層面，除了提出相關主題教學時的應用方法外，也能提升教師的教學效率與學習者的學習成效。 / Verbal communication is a kind of social behavior which denotes activities as transferring messages or exchanging feelings by means of language. Various communicative actions appear in our daily life. Refusals are one of their most common forms. The performance of refusal speech varies greatly regarding to its objectives and contexts. The speech act of “indirect refusal”, for example, often occurs in situations where a younger person has to refuse a request of an elder one. “Direct refusal”, on the contrary, appears more in private occasions. Given the importance of context people with different cultural backgrounds easily fails to understand the more underlying pragmatic features of language. Although students of the Chinese language may gradually increase their lexical knowledge and become well-skilled in language performance, failures in decoding the pragmatic features still occur in many communicative situations. Even for advanced students understanding context poses a great challenge. Most teaching materials, however, focus on teaching vocabulary, phrases, and grammar. Some materials are designed according to various language competences. To lay focus on speech act sets, however, is still less common. The present thesis aims to analyze the speech act of refusal in Mandarin Chinese and wants to apply its results to the practical use of teaching Chinese. For the research in communicative behavior, the author collected data and results from different sources: 1. personal recordings of verbal behavior; 2. questionnaire for verbal behavior in different communicative situations; 3. theoretical discussions. First, based on the dynamic features of verbal communication, the author discusses refusal as speech act and analyzes its pragmatic strategies and linguistic structures. Different forms of refusal as indirect refusal and false refusal will be treated separately. Furthermore, the results of linguistic analysis will be applied to instructions for teaching in the hope that language learners can enhance both their communicative and pragmatic capabilities in a more efficient way. An analysis of common teaching materials is included, too. In detail, the present thesis includes four discussions: (1) Understanding the speech act of refusal: Based on previous theories the speech act of refusal will be discussed under different pragmatic perspectives. (2) Analyzing the speech act of refusal: Analyses of the pragmatic features and the linguistic structure of refusal are conducted for six different contexts. Eleven realization strategies of refusal and five supporting strategies of communicative behavior are discussed in detail. (3) Analyzing teaching materials: Frequency and methods of presenting different pragmatic features of refusal in teaching materials will be analyzed and evaluated. (4) Suggestions for teaching: Methods for teaching various speech acts of refusal are proposed according to the results obtained from the inquiries in its pragmatic and linguistic features. Examples for teaching different strategies and supporting strategies of refusal are included.