兒童學習中英語文記憶策略初探

要增強中英語文能力，是否主要依賴強記硬背？若然如是，學習中英語文便是一件苦事了。事實上，如果能夠正確地掌握不同的記憶策略，不單學習中英語文會事半功倍，學習亦會變成一件樂事。本文嘗試從三個基本的記憶策略，即「轉化」、「意義」與「體驗」，解釋有助記憶的原則，並展示兒童在學習中英語文的過程中一些記憶策略的具體例子，希望達到拋磚引玉的效果。
Is rote learning indispensable in maximizing children's English and Chinese proficiency? If that is true, learning English and Chinese will be difficult. In fact, if appropriate mnemonic strategies can be mastered, not only learning English and Chinese will be easy, learning itself will simply be sheer joy. In view of this, the current study attempts to examine three basic mnemonic strategies, namely, "transferable", "meaningful", and "experiential" practices. To illustrate these strategies, some practical examples on children's use of these strategies in learning English and Chinese are quoted. Copyright © 2006 Hong Kong Teachers' Centre.