不同水平英语专业学习者口语产出的认知差异

English Majors' Cognitive Differences in Oral English Output

采用实验和回顾访谈的方法,对60位英语专业学习者英语口语产出中的认知差异进行分析。研究发现:三组被试在答题过程中的认知差异体现在:高水平组主要是编码、比较和目标定向;中水平组主要是比较、编码和目标定向;低水平组主要是联结和比较;三组被试在口语产出过程中关注重点不同:高水平组关注得体表达和交流环境;中水平组关注语法和练习;低水平组侧重词汇和语音;高水平组能较好进行自我监控和目标定向;中低水平组则均不能较好地监控产出结果,侧重于通过母语思维、英语翻译的表达方式。

By collecting empirical corpus and results of individual interviews, this study aims at examining 60 English majors＇ cognitive differences in oral English output. The findings are as follows ：The cognitive process of high-level group is mainly encoding, comparison and goal orientation;medium-level group is mainly comparison, encoding and goal orientation;and low-level group is mainly connection and compari- son. High-level group pay more attention to authentic expression and communication environment;medi- um-level group focus on grammar and practice;low-level students focus on vocabulary and pronunciation. High-level group have a better use of self-monitoring and goal orientation. Neither medium-level group nor low-level group can monitor output results properly, mainly relying on thinking in Chinese and translating in English.