WRITING TO LEARN THROUGH THEME-BASED MODULES/UNITS IN THE WHOLE LANGUAGE PHILOSOPHY

在整体语言学习观下通过主题单元实施以写促学的模式(英文)

In the context of Chinese learning English writing to learn and length approach is one of the highlighted concepts and practices. It entails sufficient comprehensible input and active interaction. It is found that the theme-based modules/units, if organized and performed meaningfully and closely related to the learners' life and experiences, will best integrate these three elements in the process of the second language learning, which is geared in some major aspects to the whole language philosophy. 'Writing to learn' is a product of reverse thinking. In a theme-based module/unit, a writing task of the same theme is put at its end with some requirements for language enhancement. It serves as an engine to learn other skills. In reality, it is not writing alone that functions in the SLA, but writing at the final stage that requires comprehended input and good qualitative interaction together to fuel SLA. An experiment of 20 weeks shows the positive results for the model.

以写促学已成为在中国英语学习环境条件下的一个热点观念和教学实践,但成功的实施需要充分的输入和积极的交互。在主题单元中,如果教学内容和活动富有意义,密切与学生的生活经历关联,将有效地综合二语学习过程中的三个因素:输入、输出、交互,与整体教学观也相吻合。以写促学是一种逆向思维,作为一种逆向引擎来促进其它技能学习。其实,在主题单元学习中,位于最后阶段的"写"需要理解了的输入和高质量的交互共同在二语习得中产生效应。文章最后以一项20周的实验结果证明了这种教学模式的效果。