论主位推进对英语写作教学的启示

On Enlightenment of Thematic Progression to English Writing Teaching

根据功能语法的观点,主位是信息的出发点,是贯穿段落的线索。而正确的选用主位推进模式是实现语篇连贯的重要谋篇策略之一。实践证明,利用主位推进与段落连贯性之间的辩证关系,将语篇分析与写作教学相结合,指导学生在写作中有意识地运用谋篇策略,能有效地改变学生写作中思维混乱,缺乏逻辑的状况。

According to the theory of functional grammar,theme is the point of departure of the message,and a clue that runs through a paragraph.As one of the most important Text Strategies,the appropriate employment of thematic progression modes contributes to textual coherence and is instructive in English writing.This paper illustrates,on the basis of empirical research,the dialectical relationship between thematic progression and textual coherence,with an attempt to combine the textual analysis with the teaching of English writing and encourage students to consciously apply Text Strategies to English writing,which will change the disorderly and unsystematic situation of students＇ writing.