英语硕士研究生智性发展研究：五例个案分析

论文摘要

近年来,人们对英语专业学生的智性状况和思维能力表现出越来越多的关切。许多人认为,英语专业学生思维能力差,表现出令人担忧的“思辨缺乏症”。我国英语专业学生思维能力整体现状究竟如何?在现有文献中很少有相关论述,因此有必要在这方面开展系列实证研究。本文采用了Nickerson对于智性的描述框架,利用逻辑分析手段、借用言语调试理论(CAT),对被测试者在分类、演绎、归纳、调试四个方面所体现出的智性状况分别予以描述分析。分析结果显示,被测试者能积极运用上述能力方法完成指定任务,表现出相当的智性水平,但在此过程中会犯许多形式逻辑、言语运用方面的错误。这表明,英语研究生智性能力水平有待加强提高。本文采用个案分析的方法,从数据库中提取典型个例,以期对研究生智性水平有一个全面认识。本文研究的意义在于为英语专业学生的智性发展分析提供了一个框架模型,一种分析角度,并在研究中证实这种方法是客观可行的。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• 摘要
• Chapter One Introduction
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Purpose of the research
• 1.3 Questions to answer in the research
• 1.4 Organization of the thesis
• Chapter Two Literature Review
• 2.1 Research on thinking abilities of English majors
• 2.2 Studies of intellectual competence
• 2.2.1 The ability to classify patterns
• 2.2.2 The ability to modify behavior adaptively –to learn
• 2.2.3 The ability to reason deductively
• 2.2.4 The ability to reason inductively –to generalize
• 2.2.5 The ability to adapt and use conceptual models
• 2.2.6 The ability to understand
• 2.3 Communication accommodation theory
• Chapter Three Methodology
• 3.1 Data selection
• 3.2 The analytic framework
• 3.2.1 Deductive Reasoning
• 3.2.2 Inductive Reasoning
• 3.2.3 Classification Ability
• 3.2.4 Accommodation Ability
• 3.3 The procedures for analysis
• 3.3.1 The principles for interpreting
• 3.3.2 Assessment
• Chapter Four Case Analysis
• 4.1 Case 1
• 4.1.1 The consecutive debate
• 4.1.2 The free debate
• 4.1.3 The writing in Chinese
• 4.1.4 A brief summary
• 4.2 Case 2
• 4.2.1 The consecutive debate
• 4.2.2 The free debate session
• 4.2.3 The writing in Chinese
• 4.2.4 A brief summery
• 4.3 Case 3
• 4.3.1 The consecutive debate
• 4.3.2 The free debate
• 4.3.3 The writing in Chinese
• 4.3.4 A brief summery
• 4.4 Case 4
• 4.4.1 The consecutive debate
• 4.4.2 The free debate
• 4.4.3 The writing in Chinese
• 4.4.4 A brief summary
• 4.5 Case 5
• 4.5.1 The consecutive debate
• 4.5.2 The free debate
• 4.5.3 The writing in Chinese
• 4.5.4 A brief summary
• Chapter Five Conclusion
• 5.1 The features of thinking abilities
• 5.1.1 Classification
• 5.1.2 Deduction
• 5.1.3 Induction
• 5.1.4 Adaptation
• 5.2 Implications
• 5.3 Limitations
• Bibliography