初中英语课堂口语活动中错误纠正的调查报告

论文摘要

语言中的错误普遍在语言习得的研究中受到重视,尤其是在第二语言习得和外语习得的研究中。研究者们对语言中的错误感兴趣,是因为他们相信:语言错误中包含着人们如何掌握一门语言的有价值的信息。在英语教学中,口语活动中的错误纠正在国外被广泛研究,是否纠正?谁来纠正?何时纠正?如何纠正?等等这一领域的诸多问题,在中国尤其是中学英语教学中很少被重视和研究。中学英语教师究竟是如何纠正错误的?支撑他们纠正的理论和观点信念是什么?本文作者通过课堂观察、访谈、问卷调查等方式进行个案研究并发现以下几个现象:1.学生的主要口语错误是:语音、语法和词汇方面的错误。教师通常通过引导出错的学生做出及时纠正。教师能够关注学生对口语错误和错误纠正的情感态度。2.教师与学生在有关口语错误和错误纠正的观点上,存在分歧。在纠正什么,何时纠正等问题上,师生观点不一致。而且学生对错误纠正的态度比教师想象中更积极。3.教师信念与其教学实践存在差异。所有四位教师认为为了不中断学生在口语活动中思维的流畅而应该在活动后纠错,然而实际上教师总在进行即时纠错,否则就对错误采取放任态度不去纠错。4.大多数的英语课堂缺乏真实的口语活动。英语口语活动的主要内容仍然是基于语法教学的句型操练和模仿。

论文目录

• 中文摘要
• ABSTRACT
• I.Introduction
• 1. Rationale for the Research
• 2. Purposes of the Present Research
• 3. Organization of the Research Paper
• II. Literature Review
• 1. Definition of errors
• 1.1 Corder’s definition
• 1.2 Chaudron, Edge and Lennon’s definition
• 1.3 James’definition
• 1.4 Summary of the definitions
• 2. Definition of Error Correction
• 3. Errors and Error Correction in Language Learning Theories
• 3.1 Contrastive analysis, Error analysis and Interlanguage
• 3.1.1 French’s research
• 3.1.2 Lado’s research
• 3.1.3 Corder’s research
• 3.1.4 Selinker’s research
• 3.2 Summary
• 4. Present Studies in Error Correction in Oral Activities
• 4.1 Error types and classifications
• 4.2 Some research concerning error corrections
• 4.2.1 The person to correct learner errors
• 4.2.2 The time to correct learner errors
• 4.2.3 The way to correct learner errors
• 4.3 Research of error correction in the Chinese context
• III. Research Methodology
• 1. Research Objectives and Design
• 2. Participants
• 3. Research Instruments and Data Collection Procedures
• 3.1 The design of the research instruments
• 3.1.1 The observation form
• 3.1.2 The questionnaire
• 3.1.3 The interview questions
• 3.2 Data collection procedures
• 3.2.1 Observations
• 3.2.2 Interviews on teachers’beliefs about error and error correction
• 3.2.3 Questionnaire on students’perceptions
• IV. Data Presentation and Discussion
• 1. Error Types and Corrections
• 1.1 Emma’s classroom oral activities
• 1.2 Peter’s classroom oral activities
• 1.3 Nancy’s classroom oral activities
• 1.4 Dave’s classroom oral activities
• 1.5 Summary
• 2. Teachers’Techniques of Error Correction
• 2.1 Emma’s techniques of error correction
• 2.2 Peter’s techniques of error correction
• 2.3 Nancy’s techniques of error correction
• 2.4 Dave’s techniques of error correction
• 2.5 Summary
• 3. Teachers’Beliefs on Error and Error Correction
• 3.1 About the interviews
• 3.2 Results from the interviews
• 3.3 Summary
• 4. Students’perceptions on error correction
• 4.1 Results from the questionnaire
• 4.2 Summary
• V. Conclusion
• 1. Major Findings of the Research
• 2. Implications
• 3. Limitations
• Appendix I
• Appendix II
• Appendix III
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements