以写促学：非英语专业学生写长法教学实验研究

论文摘要

我国第二语言习得专家王初明教授革新外语教学理念,首倡英语写长法。写长法是以写的方式促进外语学习的方法,是外语写作教学的一种崭新途径,在英语专业教学中取得了良好的效果。然而,这种教学方法在非英语专业大学英语教学中是否也同样行之有效呢?本文旨在通过进一步研究,来回答这一问题。本研究的受试为长春税务学院会计专业一年级两个班的八十八名学生,分别为实验组和对照组。两个组在任课教师、教学材料、教学时间等方面都相同,不同的是实验组进行写长法训练,而对照组沿袭常规的教学方式。数据收集来源于实验前后的期末考试总分成绩,本研究设计的学生作文前测和后测分数,以及实验前后所做的两次调查问卷,这份调查问卷是由王初明等设计的旨在从不同角度测验学生们对写长法的看法。通过对实验前后两次调查问卷的分析,和对前测后测作文分数以及实验前后两次期末考试总成绩分数的统计分析,对比实验组和对照组学生的进步情况,检验写长法对大学英语教学的有效性。结果表明,通过写长作文,英语学习者学习英语的信心增强了,英语水平也得到了明显的提高。研究证实了写长法对非英语专业学习者写作成绩的提高具有积极的作用,写长法间接促进了非英语专业学习者整体英语水平的提高,对今后进一步的研究具有一定的启示作用。

论文目录

• Abstract
• 摘要
• Chapter One Introduction
• Chapter Two Theoretical Framework
• 2.1 From Input to Output
• 2.1.1 Input Hypothesis
• 2.1.2 Output Hypothesis
• 2.1.3 Three Functions of Output
• 2.1.4 Interaction between Input and Output
• 2.2 Affective Factors
• 2.2.1 Attitude
• 2.2.2 Motivation
• 2.2.3 Self-confidence
• 2.2.4 Anxiety
• Chapter Three Theories Related to Writing
• 3.1 Definitions of Writing
• 3.2 Writing and Learning
• 3.3 Length Approach and Its Meanings
• 3.3.1 Definition
• 3.3.2 Process from comprehension to output
• 3.3.3 Emotional channels for language acquisition
• Chapter Four An Empirical Study of ‘Writing to Learn
• 4.1 Purpose of the study
• 4.2 Research Questions
• 4.3 Participants
• 4.4 Instruments
• 4.4.1 Two English writing tests
• 4.4.2 Two final exams
• 4.4.3 Two questionnaires
• 4.5 Experimental Procedures
• 4.5.1 Inculcating students writing long to gain their acceptance
• 4.5.2 Using textbook to provide good language input
• 4.5.3 Designing assignment elaborately to inspire students’writing enthusiasm
• 4.5.4 Discussion before writing and self-evaluation, peer-evaluation after writing
• 4.5.5 Evaluation system and positive feedback
• Chapter Five Data Analysis and Discussion
• 5.1 Length Approach for language writing awareness
• 5.2 Writing long for improving students’writing ability
• 5.3 Writing long for improving students’English proficiency
• Chapter Six Conclusion
• 6.1 Implications and Suggestions
• 6.2 Limitations
• 6.3 Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Appendix One Questionnaire 1
• Appendix Two Questionnaire 2
• Appendix Three Test 1
• Appendix Four Test 2
• Acknowledgements