基于项目式教学法的高师英语专业“两综课程群”口试体系建构及其后效研究

A Study of PBL-based Oral Tests and Their Washback in the Principal Courses of English Majors in Chinese Normal Colleges

基于项目式教学法,并紧密结合英语专业四级和八级口试题型,建构根据教材所涵盖的有关知识内容与交际功能命题的高师英语专业两综课程群终结性考试中的口试体系。其考试后效则有助于实行与课程口试形式相对应的项目式学习及其评价,对学生的理解能力和表达能力进行更全面的考核和评估,受益学生不仅在表达能力与写作能力上有显著优势,综合语言能力也有明显提高。

The development of assessment system in the courses Comprehensive English I-IV and Integrated Skills of English(Advanced English)I-IV of English majors is crucial for the improvement of teaching and learning.There fore PBL-based learning process assessment is introduced to these courses in the form of systematic oral tests to mo tivate learning with process monitoring,self-assessment and peer-evaluation,offering a more comprehensive means of assessment and evaluation for the language proficiency of students;and the washback of these oral tests can help change the traditional teacher-centered teaching mode by adopting project-based-learning.Experimental results show that participants are not only obviously advantageous in spoken and written language proficiency,but their overall language ability is also notably improved.