外语学习中的“关键事件”和外语教师的反思实践

Critical Incidents in Language Learning and EFL Teachers' Reflective Practice

通过"关键事件"理论来辨别某高校不同专业学生从小学、中学到大学阶段的外语学习关键事件,研究结果归纳了影响学生英语学习态度的起因以及态度改变的原因,探讨了外语教师在教学实践中需要采取的态度和做法。作为教师,应该对外语学习中的关键事件具有足够的敏感性,并从关键事件的分析中反思教学实践,提高自己教学反思的实践能力,从而不断改善教学方法。

Based on the＂Critical Incident＂theory,this research investigates university students from different majors in order to identify the critical language learning incidents from primary school to university stages.The result generalizes the initial reasons that influence EFL learning attitudes and the underlying reasons that trigger the changes of attitudes.Teachers＇ practices and attitudes in EFL teaching are also discussed.EFL teachers are supposed to be sensitive to critical incidents emerging from students＇ learning process and improve their teaching and reflective practice by finding and analyzing these incidents.