质性研究在中国外语学界的发展困境及出路——一项自传民族志研究

The dilemma of qualitative research development in China's academia of foreign languages and its solutions: An autoethnography

本文采用自传民族志方法,基于笔者学习和开展质性研究的个体经历与体悟,反思质性研究在中国外语学界的发展困境,进而探寻其出路。叙事探究发现,质性研究发展困境主要源于学习和实践质性研究的实际困难、部分研究者对质性研究的认知偏误以及传统研究文化与当下学术语境的排斥态度。在研究方法多元时代,质性研究方法应被纳入我国外语教师教育及研究生课程体系,国内学术期刊当为质性研究留有一席之地。

Based on the author＇s personal experiences of learning to do qualitative research, this autoethnography re- flects on the dilemma of qualitative research development in China＇s academia of foreign languages and seeks its solu- tions. The narrative inquiry finds that the dilemma is largely due to difficulties in learning and applying qualitative re- search, misunderstandings of and bias toward qualitative research among some researchers, and repellence from the traditional research culture and current academic context. In the era of methodological pluralism, the practice of teaching and learning qualitative research needs to be integrated into China＇s foreign language teacher education and postgraduate programs, and qualitative research deserves a place in domestic academic journals.