混合式教学模式下“商务基础英语”课堂讨论同伴支架研究

Research on peer scaffolding in classroom discussion of"Basic Business English"in blended teaching mode

在"商务基础英语"课程中采用混合式教学模式,可解决传统纯线下教学模式中学生课堂参与度低的问题,提高学生课堂讨论的兴趣和能力。对课堂讨论同伴支架的描述性和质性研究发现,混合式教学模式线下课堂讨论小组可以划分为积极配合型、平等参与型、领袖主导型和主持引导型四类。其中,积极配合型和领袖主导型课堂讨论小组,能最大限度发挥同伴支架的作用,提高课堂讨论的效率。同伴支架可广泛存在于课堂小组讨论中,起着激发新话轮、提高参与度、激励小组成员等作用。

Compared with traditional teaching mode,students′interest in participating in Business Basic English(BBE)classroom discussion will be largely enhanced and their language competence will be greatly improved in blended learning mode.Four classroom discussion group types are found through descriptive analyses and qualitative researches,they are:active-corporative group,alternate-participative group,leaders-based group and anchor-based group.Active-corporative group and leaders-based group are the two group types which maximally promote peer scaffolding and motivate classroom discussion.Peer scaffolding widely exists in those four groups and has the functions of creating new turns,increasing discussion participation and motivating group members.