内容图式和语言水平对英语阅读理解的影响——一项基于图式理论的实验研究

The Effects of Content Schema and Language Proficiency on English Reading Comprehension——An Experimental Study Based on Schema Theory

通过课堂实验研究内容图式和语言水平的交互作用对中国大学生英语阅读理解的影响。研究表明,话语熟悉程度和语言水平对阅读理解都有显著影响,且影响阅读理解的这两个因素之间存在着交互作用。为使阅读教学更加有效,教师可对症下药,对于不同语言水平的学生设定不同的教学重点,充分考虑学生的个体差异。

This paper reports on an experiment study carried out to explore the interaction effects of content schema and language proficiency on EFL reading comprehension of Chinese college students.The results reveal that both topic familiarity and language proficiency have significant effects on reading performance,and there are interaction effects between the two factors.The study suggests that different teaching empha-ses should be given to the students with different proficiency levels so as to make teaching more effective and efficient.It is best to suit the remedy to the case and consider the individual differences among the students.