最適合小學生的英語學習環境:全英語教學或雙語教學

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a debate about the suitable learning environment for elementary students. This reflects the fact that Taiwanese parents are increasingly aware of the importance of their children’s English education. There is controversy that which kind of English education between English-only instruction and bilingual environment is better to the children. This paper intends to discuss the best performance of children’s English education based on the recent research studies of English Language Teaching (ELT) and Learning English as Foreign Language (EFL). The discussion and analysis indicate that no significant difference was found between English-only instruction and bilingual environment. But the first language (L1) definitely facilitates elementary students’ learning results in many ways. Based upon the above findings, the researcher suggests that through of process of learning the English, teachers can utilize L1 as a helpful resource to accelerate students’learning situation.