新时期我国英语阅读研究的理论拓展与展望

On Development of English Reading Theories and its Prospect in New Era

我国的阅读理论研究有着悠久的历史,但国内英语阅读研究明显滞后于国外同行。在半个世纪的发展过程中,国内英语阅读研究不断修正理论框架,拓展研究领域,从单一的识读方法、内容及阅读教学等具体问题的研究,拓展到包括认知与个体因素及社会文化因素分析框架在内的复合理论框架,不但从语篇语言学角度进行阅读研究,而且将英语作为外语学习的阅读模式进行研究。本文就国内英语阅读研究的背景,近20年来英语阅读研究的不同视角进行总结回顾,并阐述英语阅读研究在国内的发展趋势。

Although it has been left behind by the western counterparts,in its 50 years of development,EFL reading research in China has been constantly modifying analytic framework,extending from a purely literate ability study to a multifaceted theoretical framework,which includes cognitive,individual factors and social-cultural analysis.This article makes a comprehensive review of the studies on EFL reading from three perspectives since 1960s and its flaws.Finally,it concludes that a more diversified-perspective and systemized research is urgently needed.