本研究旨在探究透過兒童哲學融入英語繪本教學與國中學生進行對話是否能提升學生的英語學習動機、增進學生之間的互動、進而發展批判思考的能力。本研究採用質性研究法，研究者蒐集多樣化資料包括課堂觀察、學生作品、群組及班級討論等加以描述、分析。研究者的對象是導師兼研究者的國一班級學生，一共有20位，採異質性分組的方式。透過五本貼近生活以及適合學生程度的英語繪本進行為期11週的教學活動。
研究結果顯示，兒童哲學融入英語繪本教學不僅可以幫助學生提升學習動機，培養學生自信與積極的學習態度，還能提升學生的社交技巧和增進人際關係。此外，在實施的進行探究團體的過程中，研究者發現，提供學習者一個友善的學習環境以及愉悅的學習氣氛，不僅可以降低英語學習焦慮更可以讓學習者更積極的參與討論，進而培養批判思考的能力。
根據研究結果與發現，鼓勵更多英語教師能投入兒童哲學融入英語教學，讓學生能在愉快的學習環境下，進一步提升學習動機以及學習成就和社交技巧。此外，也鼓勵未來研究能持續將兒童哲學融入在不同領域課程，並提出相關教學建議。

This study aims to explore how Philosophy for Children (P4C) method can be integrated into teaching of picture books to promote junior high school students’ English learning motivation, to enhance their interpersonal interaction and to develop their English proficiency and critical thinking abilities as well. Qualitative research design was adopted in this study, in which the researcher described and analyzed the collected data. The data included classroom observation, students’ documents and discussion in the community of inquiry (COI). The participants were 20 seventh graders in one class taught by the teacher researcher and were divided into heterogeneous groups. The study was conducted with 5 English picture books related to real life for 11 weeks.
The results show that P4C integrated into the teaching of English picture books can help students improve their learning motivation, increase their self-confidence and positive attitude toward learning English, and develop their social skills and their interpersonal relationships. Besides, in the COI, providing an open and supporting environment and pleasant atmosphere is also crucial to reduce students’ English learning anxiety, engage them in discussion actively and facilitate their critical thinking ability.
Based on the findings, this study concluded by outlining pedagogical suggestions for EFL teachers to use P4C method in the language classroom to create a motivating and enjoyable learning environment to help the students to improve not only their cognitive ability but also their social skills. It is also hoped that future research continues to explore effects of P4C method on junior high school students in different curriculum subjects.

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