寻找关联性：提高高中生英语听力理解的个案研究

论文摘要

英语听力课是外语教学的一个重要的组成部分。听力课的教学质量将直接影响学生语言知识的获得。虽然传统的听力教学模式本身已显得十分的不合适,但是关于提高英语听力教学的理论研究又少之又少。因此,本篇论文试图探索把关联理论运用于高中英语听力课的可行性。更确切地说,就是鼓励学生在平时提高他们英语听力理解的练习中去寻找话语的关联性。来自厦门第十中学高二年的100名学生参加一项问卷调查,在调查中,学生表达了他们对英语听力理解的态度及遇到的困难。为了知道关联理论是否能帮助学生提高他们的听力能力,本研究设计了前测和后测。实验组接受了关联理论的指导,而控制组仍然按传统方法进行教学。经过八个月的实验,后测的结果显示实验组的听力成绩有了很大的提高。虽然目前实验不尽完善,但实验结果已具有积极意义,可为将来进一步研究关联理论如何运用于高中英语听力教学奠定基础。

论文目录

• 中文摘要
• Abstract
• 中文文摘
• Synopsis
• Chapter One Introduction
• 1.1 Background of This Thesis
• 1.2 Overview of This Thesis
• Chapter Two Literature Review
• 2.1 Relevance Theory
• 2.2 The Principle of Relevance
• 2.3 Optimal Relevance
• 2.4 Decoding and Inference in Verbal Comprehension
• 2.5 Ostensive - inferential Communication
• Chapter Three Listening Comprehension
• 3.1 The Definition of Hearing, Listening and Listening Comprehension
• 3.2 Current Situation of English Listening Comprehension Teaching in China
• 3.3 Classroom Listening
• 3.4 Different Perspectives of Listening Comprehension
• 3.5 Factors Affecting Listening Comprehension
• Chapter Four Questionnaire on Listening
• 4.1 Helpfulness of Listening Classes
• 4.2 About Doing Listening Exercises
• 4.3 Knowledge about Pragmatics
• Chapter Five Apply Relevance Theory to English Listening
• 5.1 Relevance Theory
• 5.2 Authentic Materials
• 5.3 The Quantity of Input
• Chapter Six Help Students to Gain Relevance More Easily Through Listening Strategies Training
• 6.1 Materials Selection
• 6.2 Teaching Activities
• Chapter Seven Analysis of the Test
• 7.1 Significance of the Test
• 7.2 Subjects of the Test
• 7.3 Procedure of the Test
• 7.4 Quantitative Evidence from Listening Exam
• 7.5 Comparison about the Scores between the EG and the CG
• 7.6 Respective Performance of the EG and the CG
• Chapter Eight Conclusion
• References
• Appendix
• Acknowledgements