职业学校中英语教师信念与学生信念的个案研究

论文摘要

近些年来,职业学校英语教学改革的问题引起诸多英语教师和学者的关注,研究者们从不同角度纷纷对提高职业学校英语教学质量提出了建议。然而,针对英语教师的教学和学生的英语学习问题,大部分研究重点都放在了教师教学和学生学习的行为上面。本文将围绕影响教学和学习行为的诸多因素之一—教师信念和学习者信念一展开研究。越来越多的研究显示,学习者信念影响其学习行为和学习成绩,同样,教师信念也对其教学行为和教学效果产生影响,但之前的教师和学生信念研究多是对两者的分别研究,很少把两者结合起来。因此,本研究试图通过在一所职业学校的个案研究,在调查教师和学生信念的同时进一步探究两者的关系。本文对教师信念和学生信念的研究主要集中在一下几个方面:对英语学习的信念,对英语教学的信念,对课程的信念,以及对学生课堂行为的信念。本研究以上海一所职业学校的一名英语教师和她所教班级的四十八个学生为研究对象,通过采用问卷调查、访问、课堂观察这三个研究方法,对收集到的数据分别进行定量和定性分析。数据分析显示,教师信念和学生信念既存在相似处也存在诸多差异,而为了进一步探讨两者关系,作者根据访问和课堂观察指出了两者差异可能带来的消极影响以及可能造成这些差异的原因。根据研究结果,本文分别给职业学校的英语教师,学生和校方提出了以下建议:1)英语教师一方面要在教学中使学生了解自己的学习和教学信念,另一方面也要主动去收集和了解学生的信念;2)学生应该改变被动的角色,乐于向老师表达自己对英语学习和教学的看法和观点;3)学校宜对学生信念和英语教师信念进行系统调查研究,根据调查和研究结果对课程设计的相关方面进行适度调整。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• 内容摘要
• Chapter One Introduction
• 1.1 Problems of Current English Teaching in Vocational Schools
• 1.2 Background of the Study
• 1.3 Purpose and Significance of the Study
• 1.4 Organization of the Thesis
• Chapter Two Definitions of the Key Terms and Theoretical Background
• 2.1 Beliefs
• 2.2 Teachers' Beliefs
• 2.2.1 The Definition of Teachers' Beliefs
• 2.2.2 The Classification of Teachers' Beliefs
• 2.3 Students' Beliefs
• 2.3.1 The Definition of Students' Beliefs
• 2.3.2 The Classification of Students' Beliefs
• 2.4 The Constructivist Theory
• Chapter Three Literature Review
• 3.1 Studies on Beliefs and Actions
• 3.2 Studies on Teachers' Beliefs
• 3.3 Studies on Students' Beliefs
• 3.4 Studies on the Relationship between Teachers' Beliefs and Students' Beliefs
• Chapter Four The Empirical Study
• 4.1 Research Questions
• 4.2 Research Design
• 4.2.1 Participants
• 4.2.2 Research Instruments
• 4.3 Data Collection and Analysis
• Chapter Five Results and Discussion
• 5.1 Beliefs about English Learning
• 5.1.1 Ms X's Beliefs about English Learning
• 5.1.2 Students' Beliefs about English Learning
• 5.1.3 Comparison of Their Beliefs in English Learning
• 5.2 Beliefs about English Teaching
• 5.2.1 Ms X's Beliefs about English Teaching
• 5.2.2 Students' Beliefs about English Teaching
• 5.2.3 Comparison of Their Beliefs in English Teaching
• 5.3 Beliefs about the Curriculum
• 5.3.1 Ms X's Beliefs about the Curriculum
• 5.3.2 Students' Beliefs about the Curriculum
• 5.3.3 Comparison of Their Beliefs about the Curriculum
• 5.4 Beliefs about Appropriate Classroom Behaviors
• 5.4.1 Ms X's Beliefs about Appropriate Classroom Behaviors
• 5.4.2 The Students' Beliefs about Appropriate Classroom Behaviors
• 5.4.3 Comparison of Their Beliefs about Appropriate Classroom Behaviors
• 5.5 Influence of the Mismatch
• 5.6 Possible Causes of the Mismatch
• 5.7 Summary
• Chapter Six Conclusion
• 6.1 Major Findings
• 6.2 Implications for English Learning and Teaching
• 6.3 Limitations and Further Suggestions
• References
• Appendix1. Questionnaire for Students
• Appendix2. Questionnaire for the Teacher
• Appendix3. Interviews for the Teacher
• Appendix4. Interviews for Students