以小组活动缓解大学生外语学习焦虑的研究

论文摘要

外语学习焦虑是大学生外语学习中的负面情感因素,往往给学生的外语学习带来不可忽视的消极影响。外语焦虑程度高的学生对学习外语心存恐惧,怕学外语、说外语,害怕上英语课、不敢用英语交谈、担心英语考试甚至逃避学习外语。针对大学生在英语课堂上产生的焦虑等消极情绪,本文以合作学习、外语焦虑等相关理论为依据,通过为期一个学期的实验,在实验班对受试者采用小组活动为主的教学方式,并且在活动前培养其有利于有效小组交流的小组技能,帮助学生增强学习英语的自信,以缓解其外语焦虑、克服消极情绪。利用问卷分别对实验班和控制班在实验前和实验后测量学生焦虑程度,收集数据进行分析处理。通过前后对比和同期对比,得出结论:在大学英语教学尤其是口语教学中,采用合作学习与小组活动的方法,对创造轻松愉快的学习氛围、缓解学生外语焦虑具有明显的积极作用。同时指出了本次实验的不足及对今后研究的借鉴意义。

论文目录

• 摘要
• ABSTRACT
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Significance of the Research
• 1.2 Objectives of the Research
• 1.3 Organization of the Thesis
• Chapter 2 Literature Review and Theoretical Foundation
• 2.1 Anxiety and Language Anxiety
• 2.2 Classification of Anxiety
• 2.3 Correlates of Language Anxiety
• 2.4 Previous Research on Foreign Language Anxiety
• 2.5 Theoretical foundation of Group Work
• 2.6 The Relationship between Foreign Language Anxiety and Group Work
• Chapter 3 Research Methodology
• 3.1 Subjects
• 3.1.1 Group Size
• 3.1.2 Group Composition
• 3.2 Research Procedures
• 3.2.1 Group Skill Development
• 3.2.2 Group Work Application
• 3.3 Data Collection Instruments
• 3.3.1 Anxiety Measure—Questionnaire
• 3.3.2 Interview
• 3.3.3 Teaching Journal
• 3.3.4 Learning Diary
• Chapter 4 Data Presentation and Discussion
• 4.1 Data Analysis Method
• 4.2 An Overview of Subjects’Anxiety Level
• 4.3 Comparison between the Experimental and Control Class
• 4.3.1 Before the Experiment
• 4.3.2 After the Experiment
• 4.4 Changes through the Experiment in the Experimental Class
• 4.5 Feedback from Interview and Diaries
• Chapter 5 Conclusions and Implications
• 5.1 Summary of the Research Findings
• 5.2 Implications of the Experiment
• 5.3 Limitations of the Present Research
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements
• Appendixes
• Publications