英语写作中语篇衔接手段的教学研究

A Study on Teaching Cohesive Devices to EFL Chinese Learners

国内外学者的关于衔接手段的研究都表明了在二语/外语写作课堂中教授衔接手段的必要性和重要性。此先导性研究探索了在英语写作课堂上实施语篇衔接手段的有效教学方法。研究中的五种衔接手段均根据Halliday和Hasan的理论定义。研究对象是北京34名中国理工科院校的大学生。研究数据来自于前测、后测以及问卷调查和采访。研究发现显性教学确实提高了学生的语篇衔接意识和在写作中应用衔接手段的能力,并提出了针对语篇衔接教学的思考和建议。

This paper is a pilot study aiming to explore the effectiveness of instruction on cohesion devices. In this study, 5 cohesive devices defined by Halliday and Hasan were taught to a group of 34 Chinese college students in Beijing, China. Data was collected from their pre- and post-writing and post-study questionnaires as well as interviews. The findings indicate that explicit teaching of cohesive devices did improve students＇ awareness and ability of using cohesive devices to link their ideas and sentences in their writing. This study also provides some considerations and suggestions for teaching cohesive devices.