CET4新题型“选词填空”对大学英语教学的反拨作用

本文研究CET4新题型"选词填空"对大学英语教与学的要求和内容所产生的影响。通过分析观摩课记录、问卷调查、学生反馈及采访记录,笔者发现教师受四、六级考试改革影响不太大,但学生颇受考试改革的影响。"选词填空"使学生更注重课文学习及篇章语境下的词汇学习,这有利于学生篇章能力的培养。可见,该新题型对大学英语教学具有积极的反拨作用。

The paper studies the washback of Banked Cloze,CET4 new test format on the re- quirements and contents of college English teaching and learning.By analyzing class- observation records,questionnaires,student feedback and interviews with teachers and students,the study found that students were affected by test reform to a larger extent than the teachers.The new test format places more emphasis on texts and vo- cabulary learning in the context,which is helpful to the development of the textual dis- course ability.It is concluded that the new test format has a positive washback on col- lege English teaching and learning.