国外课堂二语习得研究动态(2010-2019)

Research on Instructed Second Language Acquisition Abroad(2010-2019)

作为二语习得研究的子域,课堂二语习得研究在近年来受到广泛关注。本文采用定量内容法,选取2010—2019年在Language Learning、The Modern Language Journal、Applied Linguistics和TESOL Quarterly 4种主要国际应用语言学期刊上刊发的课堂二语习得相关文献为研究对象,从总体趋势、研究视角、研究热点、研究方法4个层面进行了述评。研究结果显示:(1)国外课堂二语习得高水平研究成果呈曲折变化趋势;(2)基于社会文化视角的研究占主导,社会认知理论范式下的探索日趋增多;(3)教学法、课堂互动、反馈、学生身份成为研究热点;(4)研究方法以实证研究为主,定性研究方法使用频繁,混合研究不断增多;纵向研究的占比较高,并出现跨截面研究;受试以大学生为主,并逐渐呈现出向中小学生、学龄前儿童以及师生结合扩展的趋势。未来的课堂二语习得研究方法将更加科学化,研究内容凸显信息化,研究对象呈现多样化和交互性。希望本文对我国的课堂二语习得研究选题提供一些参考。

As a sub-branch of second language acquisition,instructed second language acquisition has been gaining increasing attention.This paper provides a review of the development of instructed second language acquisition in the past ten years(2010-2019).Based on a quantitative content analysis of papers published in four international journals of applied linguistics,namely Language Learning,The Modern Language Journal,Applied Linguistics,and TESOL Quarterly,the following results pertaining to general development,research perspectives,research focuses,and research methods were identifi ed:(1)The number of high-level research articles fl uctuated on an international basis;(2)most of the studies were conducted from the sociocultural perspective,although explorations using the sociocognitive framework were on the increase;(3)teaching methodologies,classroom-based interaction,feedback,and identity attracted the most attention;and(4)most of the studies were empirical,with the qualitative method dominating and the mixed-method approach on the rise.Longitudinal methods accounted for a larger proportion,but cross-sectional methods were emerging.The research subjects were mainly college students,yet the targets tended to include middle-school and pre-school students,as well as teacher-student combinations.Future research will use more scientifi c research methods,the research contents will be more technology based,and the research targets will be more diverse.The results described in this paper are signifi cant to the research on instructed second language acquisition in China.