医学院校大学英语教学中依托信息管理的批判性学术素养培养实证研究

An Empirical Study of Critical Academic Literacy in Medical English Courses

以批判教育和社会文化学习理论为理论基础,提出了以批判性学术素养为核心培养目标,同时培养英语语言能力、专业信息素养和批判性思维能力的英语课程框架,并在汕头大学医学院一批医学生(N=195)中进行为期一年半的实证研究。研究采用前后测和个案研究法,通过能力自测量表、多维能力评分量表和访谈等方法获取数据。结果显示该课程模式能有效培养学生的批判性学术素养,学生的信息管理能力和批判性思维能力有显著提高,大学英语四级考试成绩优于70%的常模人群。研究同时显示批判性学术素养的多元能力在英语学习的过程中交互影响、互相促进,但课程在提升学生深层能力方面仍有待改善。

The objectives of English instruction need to be reconceptualized to include the cultivation of learners＂ academic information literacy and critical thinking in response to the development of digital times. With insights from critical education and socio-cuhural theories, the study suggests a triangular English curriculum framework that aims at developing learners＂ critical academic literacy （CAL）, which is discipline-based, skill- embedded and thinking-focused. Conducted among a group of medical students in China （N=195）, the study collected data from critical thinking disposition inventory, information literacy self-evaluation, writing products and interviews. The research results indicate the overall effectiveness of the curriculum and the interaction between students＂ language skills, thinking skills and information management skills. However, stepwise curriculum planning is needed to develoo deeo-level skills.