Those Days When We Are Learning Dance:A Case Study on Learning Experience in Dance General Education Course

• Main Authors: HUANG YU TING, 黃玉婷
• Other Authors: 吳怡瑢
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/42856269439030835845

碩士 === 台北巿立體育學院 === 舞蹈碩士班 === 97 === In Taiwan, dance education has not been implemented in every classroom while almost every youngster has a college degree. Under such a circumstance, dance general education course is probably the last opportunity for non-dance majored college students to receive the benefits of dance education before completing their formal education. In order to understand the current condition of the implementation of dance-related general education courses in universities in Taiwan, the researcher first browsed the Websites of all universities in Taiwan. Of all the universities with dance-related general education courses, the researcher selected an university located in Northern Taiwan that provided a general education course named “Dance Art” in order to launch a case study, in which the researcher planned to investigate the learning experience of the non-dance majored in the selected case. This research found that in the selected dance general education course: 1.The favorite studying way for the non-dance majored was to practice/experience dance; 2.The interests and learning motivation of the non-dance majored were enhanced in this course; 3.The learning experience in the dance general education course had positive feedbacks on the learning of the non-dance majored in their major courses. 4.The teacher, who owned professional background in dance performance and academic training in dance theories, was well received by students. 5.Sound interactions between teacher and student enhanced the learning effects of this course. It is hoped that more scholars will do more related studies to make collective efforts for the implementation of holistic higher education through dance. Keywords: Dance General Education Course, Dance Appreciation, Non-dance Majored College Students, Dance Education, General Education