论英语专业教材与学生思辨能力发展的关系——以《现代大学英语》（精读）的任务设计分析为例

On the Relationship between the Coursebook for English Majors and the Cultivation of Students＇ Critical Thinking --Analysis of Task Design in Contemporary College English （Intensive Reading）

学生思辨能力的发展是近年来外语教学研究的关注点之一，而英语专业学生的思辨能力往往受到研究者的批评或质疑。教材作为课堂教学的重要辅助手段，教材的内容必然与学生思辨能力发展之间存在一定的关系。因此，本文以静态的英语专业教材为研究对象，采用Andrew Littlejohn的教材任务分析表，对《现代大学英语》（精读）教材中的活动任务进行分析，探究英语专业教材是否有利于促进学生思辨能力的发展。经过分析发现该教材的活动设计强调对语言形式的关注以及对记忆能力的依赖，缺乏以交际为基础的意义表达和交流。因此，教材对培养学生思辨能力的作用不显著。

The present research regards learning materials as the primary assistance to classroom teaching, the content of which must have played a crucial role in the development of learners＇ thinking ability. Therefore, Andrew Littlejohn＇s Task Analysis Sheet is applied in the analysis of the task designs in Contemporary College English （Intensive Reading）, in order to shed light on the role of learning material in the cultivation of learners＇ critical thinking among English majors. The result of the analysis reveals that tasks in the material focus more on language forms and learner＇s memory is heavily relied on in the process of learning, therefore the present research is not in a position to conclude that the coursebook promotes learners＇ critical thinking in learning.