论英语听力教学中元认知意识的培养

On the Cultivation of Meta-cognitive Awareness in Listening Course for English Teaching

较强的元认知意识有助于英语学习者更好地计划、监控并评价听力活动,从而帮助他们在听力任务中获得更出色表现。然而,当前英语听力教学模式不利于培养学生元认知意识,课堂上元认知知识导入匮乏是导致学生元认知意识淡薄的根本原因。教师在英语听力教学中要促进学生对个体、任务、策略的认知,通过日志、课堂讨论等形式帮助学生认识影响个人听力理解的因素,培养元认知意识。

Strong meta-cognitive awareness helps English learners achieve better performance in listening tasks as it contributes to their planning, monitoring and assessment in listening. However, the present teach- ing of English listening is unfavorable for developing students＇ meta-cognitive awareness since the meta-cogni- five knowledge is rarely taught in .claSs. Teachers should enhance students＇ cognitive of person, task and strategy in teaching of listening, and help students understand the cognitive factors that affect their listening through keeping diaries and classroom discussion etc. so that their meta-cognitive awareness can be improved.