学习需求分析在商务英语语言习得中的应用

Application of Needs Analysis in English Language Acquisition for Business Purposes

采用专门用途英语(ESP)需求分析的方法对商务英语学习者的信息加工方式、语言能力等个体差异的相互作用进行分析,旨在创设适合商务英语学习者的语言习得语境;通过分析学习者的需求与认知水平与语言能力的相关性,结合ESP需求分析进行教学活动设计,帮助学习者在模拟语境中自然习得商务英语。研究假设学习者的信息加工方式是语言习得的关键变量。教学实验结果显示:学习者的语言水平和学习者信息加工方式之间存在显著相关性;实验组学习者在模拟的语言交际环境中采用语块化的语言输入与聚焦于形的学习策略,有助于平衡语义加工与语言形式的信息加工,实验组受试者在专业词汇与话语能力测试上显著优于对照组受试者。

The application of ESP needs analysis to business English learning is to investigate the correlation between learners＇ information processing modes, language competence and other individual differences and to create a simulated language acquisition context for Business English learners. A study on the correlation between the input processing modes adopted by business English learners at different levels and their language competence is to inform the design of learning activities and to promote the effectiveness of business language acquisition. The research assumes that the input processing mode adopted by learners is an important factor in business language acquisition. The experiments reveal that there is significant correlation between the language proficiency of the learners and language input processing modes, and in simulated business English learning activities,learners who were guided to balance semantic processing and language form processing by chunking and focus-on-form, perform significantly better in technical words acquisition and discourse competence tests than those participants in the control group.