Using the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Approach to Teach Elementary Fourth Grade Mathematics: An Action Research

Abstract

<p>行政院通過雙語國家政策後，許多縣市選擇CLIL為主要雙語教學模式，本研究透過教學行動研究反思與修正的歷程，建構可行的數學CLIL教學模式。研究者設計角度及三角形兩個幾何單元的教學，於110年10月6日至28日在國小四年級實施，蒐集室觀察紀錄、訪談、文件資料、省思札記、中、英語單元成就測驗等資料，進行綜合分析。本研究主要發現如下：1. CLIL的學習情境可視學生需求提供中文輔助，課堂融入70%的英語，並採異質分組促進同儕溝通互動。2. 課程設計可依學科內容設計不同難度的操作活動與統整型的素養任務。3. 教學實施可調整數學教科書活動安排，將相同數學概念整併，規劃符合CLIL內容和語言循環的教學活動。4. 學習評量在課堂中著重英語聽和說形成性評量，課堂最後回到中文數學課本習題檢核數學概念。5. 全班學生數學表現穩定，未因CLIL教學影響學習成效，但部分學生會受到英語單字、句型閱讀能力影響數學答題表現。</p> <p> </p><p>After the Executive Yuan passed “Bilingual Nation 2030”, many county(city) governments chose CLIL as the primary bilingual teaching model. This study constructed the practicable CLIL mathematics teaching model through the process of reflection and revision of the teaching action research. I designed two geometry units in angles and triangles, which were implemented in the fourth grade of elementary school from October 6 to 28, 110. I collected classroom observations, interviews, documents, personal journals and achievement tests in Chinese and English for comprehensive analysis. The following findings are presented: 1. CLIL learning contexts can provide Chinese according to students’ needs, integrate 70% of English into the classroom, and arrange heterogeneous groupings to promote peer communication and interaction. 2. Curriculum design can arrange hands-on activities and integrated literacy assignments with different levels of difficulty according to the subject content. 3. Teaching implementation can adjust the arrangement of mathematics textbook activities, integrate the same mathematical concepts, and plan by the CLIL content and language cycle. 4. Learning assessment focuses on English listening and speaking formative assessment in the classroom, and finally returns to the Chinese mathematics textbook exercises to check mathematical concepts. 5. All students’ performance in mathematics was stable and not affected by the CLIL instruction, but some students’ performance in mathematics was affected by their ability to read English words and sentences.</p> <p> </p>