外语写作及写作教学研究动态评介

A Review of Studies in Foreign and Second Language Writing

通过广泛的文献研究,本文作者发现,2004年度针对外语写作及写作教学的研究主要集中在以下4个方面:(1)对教学方法和策略的研究,其中最为突出的是计算机网络辅助写作教学。(2)对写作评价的研究,其研究的热点是写作错误反馈的方法。(3)针对语篇的研究兴趣依然不减,这进一步加深了人们对语言与文化关系的理解。(4)学者们开始关注对纯语篇的探讨,这为充分理解作者的写作目的和态度提供了一个新的视角。

Based on extensive literature research,the author finds that the bulk of studies conducted in 2004 on the second and foreign language writing have been done with the following areas ： （ 1 ） teaching methodology and strategies, the focus of which is on computer - aided and intemet- based writing instruction; （2）writing assessment and teachers＇ perceptions and practices as well as studems beliefs and attitudes regarding different types of error feedback; （3） discourse analysis of writing from different cultures,which still catches researchers＇ interest and has been deepening the understanding of the relationship between language and culture;and （4）metadiscoures analysis,a new topic,which offers a new perspective d understanding the writer in terms of purpose and attitude.