交往建构理论模式与外语教学

Social Constructivist Approach and TEFL in China

交往建构理论模式是M .Williams和R .Burden从社会心理角度提出的一种新的教学思路。该模式强调知识是由个人自己建构的 ,即使学习经历似乎相仿 ,其学习方法和学到的东西也不尽相同。本文简单介绍了该模式的基本框架 ,四大学习要素及其十大教学思想。

Social constructivist approach, forwarded by M. Williams and R. Burden in 1997 from the social psychological perspective, holds that each individual constructs his or her own reality and therefore learns different things in different ways even when provided with what seem to be very similar learning experiences. The present paper attempts to provide a brief introduction of this approach including its four key aspects of the teaching/learning situation and its main points by presenting ten basic propositions for language teacher. Finally, the author tries to draw some implications for TEFL in China form the angle of social constructivist approach.