A Study on the Role of Context in L2 Reading

论文摘要

由于语言和语境的密切关系,语言学界掀起了语境研究的热潮。语境在实际的语言教学中的应用也越来越多,尤其是在阅读教学中。但是,在二语阅读理解的过程中,语境也能起到那么发挥如此大的作用吗?这不是我们应该随意可以做出结论的。本研究收集了浙江师范大学英语专业二年级87名学生的阅读期末考试成绩,并对他们进行目的在于了解他们在阅读过程中语境利用情况的问卷调查。然后进行词汇理解测试、即期记忆测试和长期记忆测试。通过应用统计分析技术探讨了学生英语成绩与有关阅读策略使用情况、语境与词汇理解和记忆之间的关系,获得了如下的研究结果: 1.学生在英语阅读理解过程中使用以语境为指导的阅读策略的频率并不像我们所想象的那么高。 2.语境在词汇理解过程中有非常明显的效果。 3.清晰的语境对词汇记忆有非常明显的作用—增加词汇是提高阅读能力不可或缺的重要组成部分。

论文目录

• CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
• CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF READING RESEARCHES
• 2.1 The Nature of Reading
• 2.1.1 Reading as a mental activity
• 2.1.2 Reading as a psychological process
• 2.1.3 Goodman's view of reading
• 2.2 THE TRIANGLE RELATIONSHIP OF COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES
• 2.2.1 What is text?
• 2.2.2 Reader-intended reader
• 2.2.3 Comprehension strategies
• 2.3 Literature of Context
• 2.3.1 Is it necessary for strategy training?
• 2.3.2 Context
• 2.4 The Underlying Learning Theories
• 2.4.1 Schema theory
• 2.4.2 the Interactive Approach to Reading
• 2.4.3 Constructivism
• CHAPTER 3 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
• 3.1 Breadth of Vocabulary Is Important
• 3.2 Guessing meaning from the context
• CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH DESIGN
• 4.1 Research Questions
• 4.2 Research Methodology
• 4.2.1 Method
• 4.2.2 Instrument
• 4.2.3 Subjects
• 4.2.4 Procedures
• CHAPTER 5 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
• 5.1 Context-related strategies and reading performance
• 5.1.1 Learning strategy frequencies
• 5.1.2 Correlation of strategies with reading performance
• 5.1.3 The follow-up interview
• 5.2 Vocabulary and context
• 5.3 the results of the memorization tests
• 5.4 Discussion
• 5.4.1 Context-related strategies and reading proficiency
• 5.4.2 Context and vocabulary building
• 5.4.3 Immersion in Extensive Reading
• CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX 1
• APPENDIX 2
• APPENDIX 3
• APPENDIX 4
• APPENDIX 5