Abstract
The purposes of this study are to investigate the current situation of Minnan Language teaching at Long-Fong Primary School in Taichung City and to analyze the correlation between students’ Minnan-speaking ability and factors that affect students’ Minnan speaking ability. The research adopts four questionnaires including “the Questionnaire for Students”, “the Questionnaire for Parents”, “the Questionnaire for Teachers”, and “the Questionnaire for School Administrators” which are developed and used in the project of “A Study of the Indigenous Language Teaching Situation in Elementary and Junior High Schools in Taiwan”. 815 questionnaires for students and parents respectively are issued, and 799 samples from students and 797 samples from parents are valid. Meanwhile, there are 2 valid questionnaires for school administrators and five for teachers. The preliminary results of the research are as follows:1.There is a positive correlation between“Students’ Minnan-speaking ability”and“Parents’Minnan-speaking ability”and“Siblings’Minnan-speaking ability" respectively.2.There is a positive correlation between“Students’ Minnan-speaking ability” and “parents’job”,“parents’ education”, and“parents’ethnic groups”. 3.There is no significant correlation between“Students’ Minnan-speaking ability” and their different background in“gender”and“ethnic groups of the neighborhood”.4.There is a positive correlation between“Students’ Minnan-speaking ability”and“the extent of how much they like Minnan class”.5.“Students’Minnan-speaking ability”and“the Effects of Minnan Class in Long -Fong Primary School” are positively correlated.6.There is a positive correlation between“Students’ Minnan-speaking ability”and the frequency that they use Minnan language“in different occasions”, such as,“talking with different people”, and“talking about different topics in daily life” respectively.7.There is a positive correlation between “Students’ Minnan-speaking ability”and“students’”and“parents’” attitude towards the Minnan language”. Key words: Minnan Language, Minnan Language teaching, Minnan-speaking ability