从联结主义理论角度探索大学英语词汇教学

论文摘要

词汇是语言的三要素(语音、词汇、语法)之一,是语言的基本材料,离开词汇就无法表达思想。高校教学大纲明确规定词汇教学是其中的一个重要组成部分,并指出要有计划的向学生传授英语词汇方面的知识。但是对于许多英语初学者,特别是在校的学生来说,在学习英语单词的时候,难于记忆单词的拼写,更难于把握词义。如何去有效教学词汇成了是一个摆在广大师生面前的很实际的问题。联结,作为一种有效的应用形式,试图来解决这一问题。本文从联结理论的角度出发,论述了联结主义的记忆模式。由此指出词汇在联结主义理论下的关系网络,即词汇的意义联结和形态联结。词汇的形态和意义的联结把单个词汇置于整体网络之中,并由此提出了词汇教学的一种新方法,综合法。对于词汇教学具有重要的指导意义。

论文目录

• Abstract
• 摘要
• Chapter One Introduction
• 1.1 Importance of Vocabulary
• 1.2 Rationale and Aim of the Study
• 1.3 Organization of the Thesis
• Chapter Two Historical Review of Vocabulary Teaching
• 2.1 English Vocabulary Teaching Methodology Home and Abroad
• 2.1.1 English Vocabulary Teaching in west before 1970s
• 2.1.1.1 The Grammar Translation Method
• 2.1.1.2 The Direct Method
• 2.1.1.3 Oral Approach and Situational Language Teaching
• 2.1.1.4 Audio-Lingual Method
• 2.1.1.5 Communicative Approach
• 2.1.2 English Vocabulary Teaching in West since 1970s
• 2.1.3 English Vocabulary Teaching in China
• 2.2 College English Vocabulary Teaching in China
• 2.3 Summary
• Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations on Connectionism
• 3.1 Definition of Connectionism
• 3.2 Characteristics of PDP Model
• 3.3 Relationship of Study and Memorization under Connectionist Model
• 3.3.1 A Macro Account of Lexical Storage in the Connectionist Style Network
• 3.3.2 A Micro Account of Lexical Storage in the Connectionist Style Network
• Chapter Four Network of Vocabulary under Theory of Connectionism
• 4.1 Semantic Field Theory
• 4.2 Mental Lexicon
• 4.3 Semantic Network of Lexicon
• 4.3.1 Synonymy
• 4.3.2 Polysemy
• 4.3.3 Homonymy
• 4.3.4 Hyponymy
• 4.3.5 Antonymy
• 4.3.6 Meronymy
• 4.3.7 Member-collection
• 4.3.8 Portion-mass
• 4.4 Morphological Network of Lexicon
• 4.4.1 Derivation or Affixation
• 4.4.2 Compounding
• 4.4.3 Conversion
• 4.4.4 Clipping
• 4.4.5 Abbreviation
• 4.4.6 Blend
• 4.5 Summary
• Chapter Five Vocabulary Learning Problems and Teaching Strategy
• 5.1 Five Essential Steps in Vocabulary Learning
• 5.1.1 Encountering New Words
• 5.1.2 Getting the Word Form
• 5.1.3 Constructing Sense Relation
• 5.1.4 Consolidating Word Form and Meaning in Memory
• 5.1.5 Using the Words
• 5.2 Factors Affecting Word Learnability
• 5.2.1 Pronounceability
• 5.2.2 Orthography
• 5.2.3 Length
• 5.2.4 Morphology
• 5.2.4.1 Inflexional Complexity
• 5.2.4.2 Derivational Complexity
• 5.2.5 Synformy
• 5.3 Teaching Strategy
• 5.3.1 Strategy of Choosing Vocabulary:Build a Large Sight Vocabulary
• 5.3.2 Strategy of Teaching Vocabulary:an Integrated Way
• 5.3.2.1 Integrate New Words with the Old
• 5.3.2.2 Semantic Elaboration
• 5.3.2.3 Morphological Elaboration
• Chapte Six Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements