运用任务型教学法于高职院校ESP海事英语的实证研究

Empirical Study on Implementing Task-based Instruction in ESP Marine English in Vocational College

以某高职院校轮机工程专业学生为研究对象,在ESP海事英语中实施任务型教学,以教师自主设计的阅读、听说测试(模仿中国海事局适任证书考试模式)和问卷调查为研究基础。对照组(28人)和实验组(33人)分别采用传统教学法和任务型教学法进行为期一学年的教学。前测和后测数据分析显示,对照组学生与接受任务型教学的实验组学生在阅读成绩上无统计学差异,但对学生的听说能力有影响。在调查中,大部分学生对任务型教学感到满意,对ESP课程的任务型教学提出的反馈和建议对以后的教学具有启示作用。

This study investigated the implementation of task-based teaching in ESP concentrating on marine English teaching in a vocational college. Two natural groups of students who were taking their ESP courses participated in the study as a control group (N=28) and an experimental group (N=33) in 2018. Teacher-designed reading, listening and speaking pre-test and post-test (simulating the governmental tests held by China Maritime Safety Administration Bureau), and survey were used as the basis for study. The students in the control group and the experimental group were taught in traditional approach and task-based approach respectively. Data analysis showed that there was no statistically significant difference in reading achievement between students in the control group and students receiving task-based instruction, but there was effect on students’ listening and speaking competency. In the survey, most students were satisfied with task-based instruction, and they proposed some feedbacks and suggestions for the task-based instruction in ESP courses which are beneficial for future instruction.