2008—2017年台湾地区高考英语写作试题历时分析

A Diachronic Analysis on English Writing Tasks in College Entrance Examination from 2008 to 2017 in Taiwan District

根据英语写作试题分析框架,结合我国台湾地区高中英文课程纲要和考试说明,从试题内容和试题设计两大方面七个维度对2008—2017年台湾地区高考英语写作试题进行全面分析。研究表明:近十年台湾地区高考英语写作主题贴近考生日常生活,体裁以记叙文和议论文为主,且较多采用图表型作文;但在试题设计上存在体裁和形式单一、开放性小等问题。对此,台湾高考英语要注意写作主题、体裁和类型的相对平衡;尝试对作文试题进行结构改革,努力提高测评内容的综合性和科学性;透过测试促进教学,丰富学生的语料输入,提升学生的英语实际语用能力。

Based on the analytical framework of the English writing task,combined with English curriculumof senior high schools and examination instruction in Taiwan district,this essay demonstrates a thorough study on the English writing tasks in College Entrance Examination there from2008 to 2017 including two aspects(content and design)and seven dimensions.The study reveals that the topics of Taiwan's English writing tasks in the last decade are closely related to students'daily lives and the writing genres mainly centered on narration and argumentation.In addition,charts and pictures are widely used in designing the English writing tasks.However,problems such as the singleness of genres and forms,narrow openness still existing in the task designing.Therefore,English of College Entrance Examination in Taiwan district should pay attention to the relative balance of writing theme,genre and type;try to make structural reformof the essay question,and improve the comprehensive and scientific content of the test;promote teaching,enrich students'language input,and improve students'English pragmatic competence through thetest.