“刻意学习”四大要素与建立有效的大学生英语口语学习行为

Four Elements of Deliberate Practice and the Establishment of Effective Oral English Learning

国内英语教学主要依托"英语作为外语"的学习环境,由于缺乏真实自然的语境,中国大学生的英语口语学习行为需要"刻意而为之"。认知心理学的刻意学习理论强调通过大量的重复训练式任务来刻意学习专项技能的可能性,为建立有效的大学生英语口语学习行为提供了一项可行性策略。首先介绍刻意学习理论的四大要素,然后结合课堂教学实践,探讨四大要素的应用对于建立有效的大学生英语口语学习行为的启示,旨在更加有效地提高英语口语教学质量。

English Teaching in China mainly relies on the linguistic environment of＂ English as a foreign language＂.As a result,the lack of authentic English context makes it necessary for the Chinese college students to develop＂deliberately＂their oral English learning behaviors.The theory of deliberate practice in cognitive psychology manifests the possibility of intentional acquiring special skills through a large number of repeated training tasks and therefore provides a feasible strategy for the establishment of effective college students＇ oral English learning behavior.This paper introduces the four elements of deliberate practice theory,and explores the application of the four elements in the practice of classroom teaching.In addition,the implications to the establishment of effective college students＇ oral English learning behavior are discussed so as to improve the quality of oral English teaching in general.