学术英语写作课程设计与评估——基于留美中国学生的证据

Design and Evaluation of a Moodle-assisted Academic Writing Course-based on Chinese Students in an American University

写作模式和效果的研究是写作教学关注的重点,但对于技术支持下如何将社会建构模式体现于整个写作过程的探索比较少,尤其是基于中国留学生学术英语写作课程的实证性研究几乎没有。本研究以美国明尼苏达大学27名中国留学生为对象,探究Moodle辅助下的合作型过程法学术写作模式对写作质量和写作能力发展的影响。对论文初、二、终稿总分的重复测量方差分析显示,学生写作质量逐步提高,教师反馈对写作质量提升有显著效果,而同伴反馈的影响作用不明显;对分项分的重复测量方差分析结果呈现相似特点,除文体外各分项内容得分有显著差异。对课程前/后写作测试配对样本t检验显示,写作能力有所提升。问卷调查结果进一步显示,多数学生对课程给予肯定,尤其是写作中的技术支持以及教师反馈,但对于同伴互评,语言复杂度方面认可度不高。探究国外高校中国留学生学术英语写作教学的模式和效果对我国同类课程的开展有一定的借鉴作用。

A number of researchers have investigated the models of writing and their effectiveness,but little research has been done on how social constructivism can be integrated in the whole process of writing with the aid of technology.This study is to evaluate an academic writing course that integrates social cooperation in the preparation,production and evaluation process of writing with the help of Moodle.Twenty-seven Chinese students in the University of Minnesota participated in the study.Rep eatedmeasuresANOVA and pairwise comparison of the general scores for first/second/final versions of research paper indicate that learners did improve the academic writing quality,and that teacher feedback had a significant effect on the improvement of the quality while the effect of peer review was not so significant.Repeated measures ANOVA of analytic scores for first/second/final versions demonstrates a similar result except for the writing style.A paired sample t-test of pre/post-course writing shows that students' writing competence has also been improved.A questionnaire investigation shows that most students had a high opinion of the course,especially of the teacher feedback and use of technology.However,peer-review was not preferred,and there was no increase in lexical and syntactical complexity.The investigation into the effect of the integrated academic writing course on Chinese overseas students will be of significance for the instruction and research of academic writing in China.