语言输入中“聚焦于形”对大学生英语口语能力的作用

Effect of Focus-on-form on Task-based Spoken English Learning From a Cognitive Perspective

文章以第二语言习得理论与信息加工理论为基础,通过教学实验检验"聚焦于形"对大学生英语口语水平的作用。研究方法是通过对比实验班与对照班被试在英语口语的流利性、准确性和复杂性三个方面的差异。实验结果显示:在语义加工中注重聚焦于语言形式的任务型教学法比以语义加工为中心的任务型教学法能更有效提高大学生英语口语的准确性与语言的复杂性。在教学实验后测试发现注重聚焦于语言形式的任务型语言学习者英语口语水平在准确性与复杂性方面得到显著提高,但在语言的流利性方面,与对照组比较没有明显差异。

The purpose of this empirical research is to examine the effects of focus-on-form on spoken English proficiency of college students in task-based learning from the cognitive as- pect. The study was conducted by comparing subjects in an experimental group and a control group and the results of one year＇ s experiment indicated the focus-on-form in task-based ap- proach brings about significant effect in improving the accuracy and complexity of vocational students＇ spoken English proficiency;but as far as fluency is concerned,it produces no significant effect in improving the students＇ spoken English proficiency compared with the control group.