摘要
本研究旨在於評量分析國中英語新教材第一、二冊以及探討其對國中英語教學、老師和學生所產生的影響。一方面以溝通式教學法的觀點分析新編教材；一方面進行問卷調查，其對象為來自十所國中的116位英語教師。本研究的發現如下：
一、新編教材的內容的確提供了培養溝通能力的四個要素，但卻不是平均分配。
二、大部分的教師採用新教材後都多少改變原來的教學方法。
三、教室活動已經不只限於重複、模仿、記憶。
四、紙筆測驗仍是大部分的教師採用考試方式。
五、大部分的教師認為目前的上課時數不夠。
六、大部分的教師覺得使用新教材的學生對教材蠻感興趣且願意參予課堂活動。此外，一般來說，他們的聽、說及寫的能力還算不錯。
七、和使用舊教材的學生比起來，大部分的教師覺得使用新教材的學生對教材較感興趣且較願意參予課堂活動。此外，一般來說，使用新教材的學生聽、說的能力比較好。
八、值得注意的是較多的教師認為使用新教材的學生寫作的能力比使用舊教材的學生差。
九、大部分的教師覺得新教材難易適中、內容有趣、實用且偏重溝通能訓練。
十、比起舊教材，大部分的教師覺得新教材難易較適中、內容較有趣、較實用且較偏重溝通能訓練。
十一、大部分的教師對新教材還算滿意。
十二、在十所國中，只有位於台北縣市的三所有按規定開選修課。

ABSTRACT
This study is aimed at analyzing and evaluating the first two volumes of the new version of English textbooks for junior high school in Taiwan and exploring their influence on students, teachers, and English teaching.
The materials analyzed in this study are the first two volumes of the new set of textbooks for the required courses, Volume I and Volume II. The subjects involved in this study were 116 English teachers from ten junior high schools in different areas around Taiwan, e.g., Taipei City, Taipei County, Miao-li County, Taichuang County, Chang-hua County, Tainan County, Kaohsiung County and Kaohsiung City. One questionnaire was used to investigate the English teachers in junior high school in this study.
The main findings are summarized as follows:
1. The analysis of the first two volumes of the new version of the English textbooks shows that four components of communicative competence are provided but the emphasis of them declines in the order of grammatical, sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic competence.
2. Most of the subjects have modified their teaching methods to some extent from linguistic-oriented methodology toward communication-oriented one owing to the adoption of the new materials.
3. The processes of classroom activities the subjects do most frequently in class are no longer limited to imitation, repetition, and memorization.
4. Written tests are still the teachers'' favorite way of evaluation though the focus of language teaching has been shifted from linguistic skills to communicative abilities.
5. Many of the subjects have indicated that the current hour of teaching (three hours a week) are not enough.
6. The majority of the subjects agree that students who use the new English teaching materials (S1) are interested in the contents of the textbooks and willing to participate in classroom activities. Besides, in general their performance is good in terms of listening, speaking and writing abilities.
7. The largest percentage of the subjects think that S1 seem more interested in the contents of the textbooks and more pleased to participate in classroom activities, compared with those who use the old teaching materials (S2). Besides, their performance is better S2''s in terms of listening and speaking.
8. Though the majority think writing ability of S1 and S2 are the same, it is noticeable that more subjects think S1''s writing ability is worse than S2''s.
9. Most of the subjects agree that the level of the new materials is appropriate and the contents are interesting and practical.
10. Most of the subjects also agree that the level of the new English teaching materials is easier and the contents are more interesting and practical than the old ones.
11. The majority of the subjects are satisfied with most of the contents of the new English teaching materials.
12. Among the ten elected schools, only three schools located in Taipei City and County offer optional English courses regularly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
Background and Motivation..............................................................................1
Statement of the Problem..................................................................................4
Purpose of the Study.........................................................................................4
Research Questions...........................................................................................5
Significance of the Study...................................................................................6
Limitations of the Study....................................................................................6
Definition of Terms...........................................................................................7
.CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF LITERALTURE
Introduction.......................................................................................................9
The Importance of Textbooks...........................................................................9
Communicative Language Teaching................................................................11
What Is communicative Language Teaching...................................................12
Characteristics of Communicative Language Teachin......................................12
Materials for Communicative Language Teaching...........................................15
Summary.........................................................................................................17
Communicative Competence...........................................................................17
Grammatical Competence................................................................................19
Sociolinguistic Competence.............................................................................20
Discourse Competence....................................................................................22
Strategic Competence......................................................................................24
Conclusion......................................................................................................26.
CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY
Introduction.....................................................................................................27
Materials..........................................................................................................27
Subjects...........................................................................................................27
Instruments.....................................................................................................28
Procedure.........................................................................................................30
Data Analysis...................................................................................................31
CHAPTER FOUR FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
Introduction.....................................................................................................33
A General Overview of the New Version of
the Centralized Junior High English Teaching Materials.................................33.
An Analysis of the New Version of
the Centralized Junior High English Teaching Materials.................................37.
Introduction......................................................................................................37
Grammatical Competence................................................................................37
Sociolinguistic Competence..............................................................................44
Discourse Competence.....................................................................................46
Strategic Competence.......................................................................................50
Results and Discussion of the Questionnaires..................................................52
Part I.................................................................................................................53
Part I.................................................................................................................59
Part III..............................................................................................................67
Part IV..............................................................................................................75
CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
Conclusions......................................................................................................78
Implications......................................................................................................81
Suggestions for Further Research....................................................................82
.REFERENCES...............................................................................................83
APPENDIX A: Questionnaire.........................................................................88

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