成功的轉型-從冬令營面授到線上教學（撰寫人：周則銘、王若旻）

在2022年3月23日，16位從文藻外語大學及嶺口國小的學生進行了第一次的線上會面，作為「課後英語輔導計畫」的開端。此計畫將會在每個星期三的15:10-16:30舉行。文藻的學生原訂計畫在1月時舉行冬令營，但由於疫情的擴散，活動只好先行取消。為了不讓學生的努力功虧一簣，嶺口國小葉校長決議讓文藻的學生在課後輔導的時間進行教學。在開幕式中，葉校長對於參加的學生表示歡迎，並告訴他們，這個課後教學的機會有多難能可貴。文藻外語大學英文系助理教授周則銘老師也同樣鼓勵這些年幼的學生：「不要擔心你會不會英文，我只希望你們可以享受這個過程。這些從文藻來的大哥哥大姐姐們並不是來考驗你們的英文能力，他們只是想告訴你們，學英文也可以簡單又輕鬆。」原本有30個學生報名參加冬令營，但現在僅有11個學生可以參與課後輔導計畫來體驗教學。

在葉校長及周教授的開幕式致詞後，所有學生都殷殷期盼著能在線上與他們的老師會面。這學期將由五位就讀文藻日間部二技的學生擔任課後輔導計畫的老師。分別是徐子緹、王若旻、馮宥叡、施筑譯及蕭語彤同學，他們也非常期盼能見到他們的學生。第一堂課著重於讓學生們及老師能夠透過破冰遊戲更了解彼此。學生們學習如何問候彼此及介紹自己的名字、年齡以及興趣。這些破冰遊戲對於教學設計上非常重要，他們拉近了學生及老師之間的距離。特別是對於國小時期的孩子，他們不太能夠對陌生人敞開心胸。這也讓這群老師們有機會與學生們建立關係，並且了解未來課程上可能會有什麼困難，藉此去設計未來的課程，使其符合他們的上課需求。

就算一開始有一些技術上的問題，大家也克服了困難並且成功的為第一堂課程劃上句點。這個計畫給了文藻學生一個服務學習的機會，讓他們有機會與偏鄉地區的孩子聯繫。這也給了國小學生們一個學習機會，這個學習機會是他們原本的環境可能沒辦法做到的。這個雙贏的局面讓USR團隊做出的努力都值得了。在課程的最後，嶺口國小以及文藻的學生們都期待著可以在下禮拜的課程上見到彼此。 A Successful Change – From Winter Camp to Online Teaching (Written by: Tze-Ming Chou, Translated by Yuri Wang)

On March 23, 2022, 16 students from Wenzao and Linkou Elementary met online for the start of the “After School English Caring Program” that will be held every Wednesday from 15:10-16:30. The students from Wenzao had originally planned for an English winter camp back in January, but because of COVID-19, the event was postponed. In order to not waste the efforts of the students, Principal Ye has agreed to let the Wenzao students teach the materials prepared for the Winter Camp in the After School English Caring Program. In the opening ceremony, Principal Ye welcomed all the students and told them how privileged they are to have this opportunity. Professor Tze-Ming Chou, Assistant Professor from English Department at Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, was also present to encourage the young students. He told the students that, “Do not worry about what you know or don’t know about English, I want you to have fun throughout this process. These big brothers and sisters are not here to test your English ability, but they are here to show you that learning English can be easy and fun.” Originally 30 students signed up for the Winter Camp, but now only the 11 students in the after school program can experience the teaching.

After the opening remarks by Principal Ye and Professor Chou, all the students were eager to meet their teachers online. This semester, 5 Wenzao students from the Day 2-Year College are the teachers in After School English Caring Program. The teachers are Kim, Yuri, Justin, Juily, and Cher, all of whom were very enthusiastic to meet their students. The opening class focused on getting to know each other better through ice-breaker games. Students learned to greet each other and introduce their name, age, and their hobbies. These ice-breaker games are important because it helps reduce the distance between the teacher and the students, especially for the elementary students since they are less likely to open up to strangers whom they have just met. This is also a chance for teachers to establish a bond with their students, letting them understand the difficulties that their students may have and plan activities that will suit their needs in the upcoming classes

Once Although there were some technical difficulties in the beginning, everyone overcome adversary and successfully completed the first online class. This program gives Wenzao students a chance to do service learning by connecting with students from the countryside. It also gives the young elementary students a chance to learn through opportunities they may not have from their environment. This win-win situation makes all the efforts of the USR team all worthwhile. At the end of the class, all the elementary students and Wenzao teachers look forward to the next few weeks of classes together