电子邮件交流辅助大学生英语写作的一项实证研究

An Empirical Study of Applying E-mail Exchange into the Learning of College English Writing

本研究旨在发现中美学生电子邮件交流对非英语专业大学生写作能力产生的影响。研究主要围绕以下问题展开:(1)电子邮件交流对大学生英语写作会有怎样的影响?(2)学生对将电子邮件运用于英语学习持怎样的态度?(3)学生在电子邮件交流活动中所碰到的问题及该活动的优点有哪些?在经过一学期的中美学生邮件交流活动后,对收集到的数据进行了定量和定性的分析。结果表明,电子邮件交流活动对学生写作能力有着较大的促进作用。总的来讲,学生对本次电子邮件交流活动持肯定态度,学生的学习动机和自信心都有所提高,学生在邮件交流中主要存在词汇量不足、回复率低及文化差异等方面的问题。

The present study is to find the effect of E-mail exchange activity on students' writing proficiency. It aims to answer the following questions:( 1) how does the E-mail exchange influence the students' writing( 2)what is the students' attitude towards using E-mail in English learning( 3) what problems do the students encounter in their E-mail exchange activity After the application of E-mail exchange for an academic semester,collected data was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The results indicate that the E-mail exchange activity considerably promotes the students' writing proficiency. The students hold a generally positive attitude towards the activity,and both their motivation and self-confidence in learning get improved. Their problems mainly lie in insufficient vocabulary,low response,and cultural difference.