Evaluating a Self-Access Learning Project Utilizing DVDs

運用DVD培養自主學習之課外活動

學生們之學習方法、語言程度、以及可運用之學習時間大有不同，如何提供學生充分的學習資源和自主的學習環境成為英語教學的重要課題。許多研究指出現代多媒體科技和DVD影片可提供學生有趣的學習經驗，因此本篇論文討論運用美國熱門影集所設計之自學方案，對象為非英語系之大學生。本文報告其活動設計與執行和困境並分析同學參與自學活動之學習成果、和同學的寶貴意見及學習經驗。結果顯示，參與此自學活動的同學對本活動有相當正面的態度。同學認為DVD的內容可高度提升其學習興趣，當加入字幕觀賞更大幅增加同學的理解程度。此類自學活動可與課堂教學相互搭配並提升自我學習的機會。

Given the fact that students vary greatly in terms of learning styles， language levels， and studying time， it seems that the best way to improve students’ English is through a learning environment with resources that interest students and help students become autonomous learners. Many studies reveal that modern technology of media and DVDs of films provide an intriguing learning experience for students (Luo， 2003; Murray， 2005; Stempleski， 2003). This paper presents a student self-access learning project， designed for non-English majors， using DVDs of a popular American sitcom. The design， implementation， problems encountered， and students’ learning results are explored. The students’ feedback from the project showed positive results. Participating students expressed a great interest in the DVD materials and found great improvements in comprehension after viewing the episodes with subtitles. The self-access learning project complements classroom teaching and enables students to learn at their own pace.