大学英语学习者学习需求视角下的英语口语语法

University Students' Perception of the Grammar of Spoken English

上世纪九十年代起,国外研究者就英语口语语法相继展开了讨论、研究和教学实践,但针对英语作为外语的学习者,研究还比较缺乏。本研究通过问卷调查了北京某高校大学生对口语语法的了解状况、态度观点及学习需求等方面的情况。研究发现:(1)调查对象总体对口语语法特征了解有限,绝大多数认为有必要具有英语口语语法的被动知识;(2)口语语法的有用性主要体现在能让学习者在交流中听得明白、说得自然、表现得自信这三方面;(3)过半调查对象认为教师有必要在课堂教授口语语法,但少数人出于课时、应试等因素对此持保留态度。文章最后就大学英语口语教学的改进提出了相关建议。

Since the advent of spoken corpora,our knowledge of native speakers' grammar of spoken English has been unprecedentedly advanced.Drawing on the current research in this field,the present study,based on a survey conducted among first-and second-year undergraduates at a university in Beijing,attempts to examine spoken grammar from the perspective of Chinese university students.The preliminary findings reveal a consensus of opinion among the majority of participants about the importance and usefulness of spoken grammar in learning English though their knowledge about it still needs to be expanded.The implications for the teaching of spoken English are also discussed in the light of the findings.