A Study of Implementing Digital Storytelling Project into the Advanced Chinese Course for Chinese Heritage Students

[[abstract]]數位說故事是一種將影像、圖片、音樂、動畫、文字和旁白融為一體，能結合多種教學方式，廣泛運用於各教學學科的一種活動方案。數位說故事在教學上的效益在於促進學生對學科知識的了解，語言技能、表達技能、科技運用技能與高層次思考的訓練。本研究教學方案「數位說故事專案」（Digital Storytelling Project）結合「社區文化資源」、「數位科技」、「建構式教學」的運用，強調以學生為課堂中心、做中學、團體合作學習，在既有的語言訓練課程中，加入文化學習內容，將學習場所延伸至課堂外，並運用多元的教學活動，協助學生達到最佳的語言與文化學習成效。 本研究以國立暨南國際大學高級僑生華文班，63位學生為教學對象，透過直接觀察、問卷調查、學生作業、教師與學生訪談，並以美國外語學習5C目標作為學生學習目標以及研究者評量學習成效的準則，探討「數位說故事專案」融入高級僑生華文課堂的教學成效與可行性。研究結果顯示，本專案教學成效有三大面向，（一）在語言訓練方面，本專案提供多元的語言聽、說、讀、寫技能的訓練。（二）在非語言影響方面，本專案有助於思考能力的訓練、反思能力的培養、學習深度與記憶的強化、學習興趣與自信心的提高。（三）在學習目標的達成方面，本專案能有效地落實美國二十一世紀外語學習5C目標準則，達到語言溝通、文化學習、語言與文化比較、學科連結以及社區運用等目的。綜合上述，「數位說故事專案」能有效地與高級僑生華文課程做一結合，對學生的語言與文化學習有正面的影響與成效。[[abstract]]Digital Storytelling (DST) refers to the idea of combining the art of telling stories on a specific topic with a variety of digital multimedia, such as images, audio, and video. DST can fit into a variety of teaching methodologies and can be integrated into many curricular areas. The benefit of implementing DST in class is that it allows students to improve their understanding of the subject area, language skills, technical skills, and provide a higher level of thinking skills and presentation skills. In this study, the researcher designed a teaching project called “Digital Storytelling Project” This was then combined with “community culture”, “technology” and “constructivist learning theory” This project was applied into the advanced Chinese class which was specifically designed for the Chinese heritage students in National Chi Nan University. The purpose of this project was to understand the learning effectiveness and the feasibility of the project implementation. Student-centered learning, cooperative learning and hands-on learning are the teaching philosophies of this project. Class observation, students’ assignments, questionnaires and interviews are the methods used in collecting the research data. The research resulted in the following findings: (1) The project had a positive impact on students’ language learning and provided good language training in developing students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. (2) The project helped students to gain a better understanding of the subject area, and it helped students to increase their higher level thinking ability, reflective thinking ability, learning interest and self-confidence. (3) The project effectively achieved the goals of Standards for Foreign Language Learning (5C). Students were able to communicate in “real life” situations and community, develop a better understanding of the target language and its cultures, use the target language to learn the other subject content, and through comparisons they were bale to learn the similarities and differences between the target language and their native language. According to the results of the research, implementation of“Digital Storytelling Project” in advanced heritage Chinese course was feasible and it had a positive impact on students’language and culture learning.[[note]]碩