英语口语测试在信息加工模式中的作用

Oral English Tests within the Information Processing Model

文章研究分析了英语口语测试在非英语专业大学生英语口语学习过程中的重要性。研究表明:英语口语测试能强化口语学习动机在信息加工模式三个阶段,即新信息的输入阶段,新信息与现有知识进行联系的加工阶段以及将习得知识再现的输出阶段中的作用。

The present article highlights the importance of oral English tests in the learning process of non-English majors. The results show that oral English learning motivation, which is strengthened by oral English tests, is likely to play a significant role at all three stages of the oral English learning process as they are discussed within the information processing model, namely, input （first encounter with the new material）, central processing （connections between new material and existing knowledge）, and output （demonstration of the acquired knowledge）.