本研究旨在探討讀者劇場對三十名高職應用英語科一年級學生英語單字學習與對於讀者劇場活動融入英文課程之觀點。研究者採用狄更斯的經典文學作品「小氣財神」或稱「聖誕頌歌」為課程教材。本研究連續進行了八週的實驗，每週為五十分鐘。為瞭解學生參與讀者劇場活動後對單字的進步幅度，於實驗的前後皆實施英語字彙能力測驗。此外，為進一步了解學生對於讀者劇場影響課程的想法，於實驗結束後訪談五位學生和一位教師;同時對參與的全體三十位學生進行問卷調查，以便更深一層了解學生與老師對讀者劇場的觀感與回應。
根據研究結果，發現學生對於將讀者劇場融入課程中具有正面的反饋，且單字學習能力明顯進步，英語學習動機也有效提升。此外，透過讀者劇場中的各項小組活動，學生逐漸瞭解到合作的重要性，並能與同儕互相分享與學習。在課程發展與實施層面，教材的選用與劇本應符合教育與趣味性。教師示範有助於教學活動的流暢性，而影片則有助於讓學生更容易融入角色。最後，如果時間許可的情況下，建議可以結合更多的英美經典文學作品，並且應用於高職的英語教學課程。希望透過本研究之發現與啟示能夠鼓勵更多的高職老師將讀者劇場活動納入英文課程中，讓更多的學生體驗讀者劇場帶來的樂趣。

This study aims to investigate the effects of readers theater on the English vocabulary learning of 30 first-year students from the Department of Applied Foreign Languages in vocational high school and their reflections on the integration of readers theater activities into English courses. The Dicken’s classic literary work "A Christmas Carol" was adopted as the teaching material for the curriculum design. This study was conducted in eight successive weeks with 50 minutes each week. An English vocabulary test was given before and after the experiment to examine participants’ acquisition of English vocabulary. Besides, to further understand their reflections of the intervention of readers theater, 30 students were surveyed by the questionnaire as well as five students and one teacher were interviewed.
The results show that students had positive perceptions on the integration of readers theater into the curriculum. Their vocabulary learning ability has improved significantly and English learning motivation has been effectively improved. Moreover, through the group activities in the readers theater courses, students gradually realized the importance of cooperation and were able to learn with peers. When it comes to curriculum development and implementation, the selection of textbooks and scripts should be both educational and interesting. Teacher demonstrations helped streamline the teaching activities, while videos helped students integrate into the characters more easily. Last, if time permits, it is recommended that more British and American classic novels can be combined and applied to English teaching courses in vocational high schools.
It is hoped that the findings and implications of this study can encourage more teachers in vocational high school to incorporate readers theater activities into their curriculum so that more students can experience the fun brought by the readers theater.

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