摘要
二语听力理解是一个认知过程。听者在此过程中运用了自下而上及自上而下两种认知模式来理解听力材料。本文通过问卷调查及口头报告两种实验方法,探求中国英语学习者的听力困难更大程度上源于这两种模式中的哪一种。结果表明,此研究中不同听力水平的受验者都积极地运用了自上而下的听力模式,但运用得成功与否取决于他们在自下而上的听力过程中单词识别的数量及准确性。这一发现呼吁我国英语听力教学仍应以提高学生自下而上的听力基本功为重点。
L2 listening comprehension is a cognitive process, in which listeners use both bottom-up and top-down processing to comprehend the aural text. This study explores whether Chinese EFL learners' listening problems are more associated with their bottom-up or top-down processing. A questionnaire and students' verbal report were conducted. The results show that both high-and low-proficient listeners are actively engaged in top-down processing, but their degree of comprehension depends, to a large extent, on their success in bottom-up processing. This study appeals for more focus shifted back to training Chinese EFL learners' bottom-up processing ability.
