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The purpose of this research is to understand the current situation and difficulties of preschool educators and Hakka accompany educators who participated in Hakka immersion education in Taoyuan. The main research questions include: (1) how are they satisfied with the implementation of the Hakka language immersion program in Taoyuan? (2) What are their cognitive understanding of the Hakka language immersion implementation? (3) What are the difficulties of implementing Hakka language immersion programs in Taoyuan?
The subjects of the research were preschool educators and Hakka accompany educators who participated in Hakka immersion programs in Taoyuan City. The research method adopted the questionnaire survey method. The questionnaire was developed by the researchers with good reliability and validity. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, and ANOVA methods. The results of the study are as follows:
1.Satisfaction: the satisfaction of “funding subsidies”, “the support of Hakka accompany educators”, “workshop training to enhance teachers’ teaching ability” is high. The satisfaction of “support from school administrative staff” and “support from professional counseling team” is low.
2.Cognitive understanding: the cognitive understanding of ＂Hakka immersion programs can understand and Hakka culture＂ has the highest score; ＂Promoting Hakka immersive program helps family speak the Hakka language at home＂ has the lowest score.
3.Difficulty: The main difficulty is “the poor Hakka language ability of preschool educators” in Hakka immersion programs.
Finally, based on the research results, the researcher provides suggestions, hoping to improve the current situation and difficulties of Hakka immersion programs.
Keywords: Hakka immersion program, Hakka language education, cognition, satisfaction, difficulty
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