國民小學英語教科書中「世界觀」議題之評析 The Treatment of Global Issues in Elementary School EFL Textbooks

Abstract

二十一世紀是世界相互仰賴存在的時代，各國間政治、經濟、科技、旅遊、教育等各方面往來密切，形成「地球村」，因而世界觀教育推廣是勢在必行。本研究旨在探討國民小學（後稱國小）英語教科書如何呈現世界觀議題。針對國小三種不同出版國小英語教科書⎯⎯「何嘉仁版」、「佳音版」及「康軒版」（按筆畫順序）進行分析，研究方法採用教科書內容分析，針對每一版本進行三大主題（包括全球事務與問題、跨文化瞭解及世界公民責任）與兩個類目（包括內容與圖片）分析。研究結果發現，三版本中皆有篇幅涵蓋「世界觀」議題，但是大部分以「跨文化瞭解」主題為主，著重在特定節慶、飲食與世界著作的故事類型。內容與插圖偏重在西方主流文化（特別是美國）。 The global village has arrived. People all over the world have direct contact with each other through politics, economics, technology, travel, and, education. The purpose of this study was to examine how global issues are presented in elementary school EFL textbooks. Three different versions of English textbooks used from grades 3 to 6 were examined. The methodology employed was textbook content analysis. Three themes were examined: 1. current global issues and problems; 2. intercultural nderstanding; and 3.global citizens’ responsibilities. Each textual analysis consists of two types: content analysis and picture analysis. The results showed that the three series of textbooks covered a large number of issues relating to “global vision,” but most focused solely on the theme of intercultural understanding, and the topics were limited to certain festivals, food, and world-famous children’s stories. The content and illustrations primarily transmitted information about mainstream Western culture and lifestyles, with particular emphasis on the United States.

Keywords

• 世界觀教育
• 英語學習領域
• 國小教科書分析
• 跨文化瞭解
• global education
• English learning
• elementary textbook analysis
• intercultural understanding