设计研究在英语在线写作平台中的应用

The Application of Design Research in On-line English Writing Platform

鉴于国内的二语习得研究和外语课堂实验研究不能很好地解决真实情景中的外语教学问题,我们采用设计研究方法,面向写作教学中存在的实践问题,对教育技术环境进行设计和问题求解。通过对英语写作平台的设计和实施,我们发现在线写作平台能拓展学生的思路,提高学生的写作兴趣,为学生提供认知支持,减轻学生写作时的认知负荷,从而提高学生作文的整体水平。该平台还能部分地减轻教师批改作文的工作负担。实践证明,设计研究能帮助教师有针对性地进行教学设计和教学改革,是教师课堂研究的有效途径。

Since the second language acquisition research and foreign language classroom experimental research could not solve the real-world problems in foreign language teaching, this study adopts the design research method to solve the practical problems in for- eign language writing teaching, and designs the educational technology environment. Through the design and implementation of English writing on-line platform, we found that the on-line writing platform could expand the students＇ horizon, raise the students＇ writing interest, provide cognitive support for the students, reduce the cognitive load in writing, and hence enhance the students＇ writing. The platform can also reduce teachers＇ workload of correcting mistakes in compositions. It is proved that the design research can help the teacher to design and reform classroom teaching, and is an effective approach for language classroom research.