本研究旨在探討跨文化視訊會議影響英語學習者的文化認知與英語學習動機。此視訊會議是由美國Regent大學和台灣淡江大學合作完成。本研究以淡江大學英語系新生為例，主要目的是觀察跨文化視訊會議如何影響英語學習者的文化認知以及英語學習動機，以課堂觀察、錄影、問卷調查和訪談的方式進行。 本研究發現，在此視訊會議面對面的互動之後，使大部分參與本次視訊會議的英語學習者文化認知提高，對於英語的學習動機也提高，且是傾向於自發性的學習。根據本研究的結果，跨文化視訊會議提供英語學習者一個真實的，面對面的英語溝通和學習環境，並提高其文化認知與學習動機，因此，建議教學者亦可利用高科技的輔助，提供外語學習者一個真實的學習環境。 This study aims to investigate how intercultural videoconferencing may affect EFL learner’s culture awareness and their motivation to learn English. The videoconferencing project was conducted by Regent University, U.S.A. and Tamkang University, Taiwan, in 2004. Participants of this study were 24 freshmen, majoring in English, from Tamkang University. Data of this study were collected from DVD recordings of the videoconferences, classroom observation, questionnaire, interviews, and field-notes. The results revealed that the experiences of intercultural videoconferencing heightened EFL learners’ cultural awareness and motivated them to learn English integratively. Based on the findings of this study, it was suggested that because videoconferencing provides EFL learners an authentic face-to-face English speaking environment, learners can be easily aware of the culture differences and can integrative-orientedly motivate themselves to learn English as a foreign language.
