基于社交媒体的高中生亲子互动式外语学习产品探索
Exploring Products Used by Upper Secondary Students on Digital Platforms for Foreign Language Learning with Parent-Child Interaction

在传统外语课堂中，以教师为中心的外语学习方式很盛行。但随着社交媒体的发展与普及，学生可以自行借助社交媒体来掌握特定外语的词汇、语法、发音和语境。然而，从语言学的角度来看，通过社交媒体获取外语的过程中可能会产生很多弊端。比如，如何确保在社交媒体上以适当和准确的方式使用外语？如何确保高中生能从社交媒体上找到合适的材料，并能有效且积极地使用这些材料？这些问题的解决需要一个能够包含有趣、有用和准确的学习材料并且可以在社交媒体上使用的外语学习产品。本文旨在通过问卷调查的方法来探索目前高中生及其家长使用社交媒体的情况、使用社交媒体学习外语的情况以及对社交媒体中外语学习产品的期待。未来的研究可以借助此次探索，设计出高中生及其家长都可以使用的基于社交媒体的外语学习产品。当一种外语可以从这个产品中学习且掌握时，其他语言也可以加入到这个产品体系中。最终笔者希望能够设计出一款覆盖外语学习课程体系的社交媒体产品，让高中生及其家长以互动方式在社交媒体上有效地学习外语。
Methods for foreign language learning (FLL) have traditionally been teacher-centered. Today, students can acquire vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation skills in a foreign language through various digital platforms. Linguistically, however, these platforms possess many drawbacks. How do prospective users ensure the accuracy of the content? How can parents ensure secondary students find curated material? There is a dearth of digital learning material that is interactive, age-appropriate, and effective. This research explores the usage of digital platforms, mainly social media, among upper secondary students and their parents for FLL, and suggestions from upper secondary students and their parents on how to improve the efficacy of social media for FLL. This paper may guide future research on social media designing suitable FLL products for secondary students. Once a product for one language is complete, other languages may follow the same construct. Social media is integral to secondary students’ lives; developing digital-savvy FLL products for students and parents is long overdue.