英语专业学生思辨表达能力培养研究

A research on English majors' critical literacy development

针对英语专业学生"思辨缺席"的问题,以英语专业高级英语课程学生思辨性表达能力为研究对象,通过启发思辨教学活动和调查问卷形式,研究从学生角度课程是否满足其对信息表达输入的需要,哪种活动最能提升其思辨性表达能力。研究发现,学生认为现有课程信息量基本满足他们的需求,但教材应提高时效性;课堂辩论最能提升思辨表达能力。研究证实英语专业学生思辨能力的提高根本在于"学"与"思"的结合。

Focusing on the issue of English Majors＇ ＂Lack of Critical Literacy＂, this paper makes the English majors＇ critical literacy development as research subject. Through heuristic teaching activities and questionnaire, it aims to find whether the course satisfies the students＇ need of information; which activity can best facilitate the students＇ critical literacy. The result shows that for the students, the amount of information they get from the course is enough, but the course book needs to be updated. The critical-thinking-promoting activities are welcome, especially class debate. This research proves that the critical literacy development lies in the students＇ ＂learning with thinking＂.