图式理论对大学英语听力教学的促进作用

The Promotion of the Schema Theory on College English Listening Teaching

所谓"图式"是指每个人的既有知识在大脑中的储存方式。听力理解的过程实质上就是听者的先存知识与新输入的信息相互作用、形成意义的过程。文章从认知心理学的角度讨论背景知识,即图式在听力理解中的作用,并探讨如何训练学生应用图式理论来有效地促进听力理解。

Schemata are assumed to be a set of propositions and images which reflect an individual＇s experience. Observed from this perspective , listening comprehension is virtually an interaction between the pre-existent knowledge and the newly input messages. This paper , from the perspective of cognitive psychology , discusses the function of schemata theory in listening comprehension, and the ways of applying schemata theory to listen effectively.