语素意识、语音解码及听力理解对成人英语学习者阅读理解的作用

Effects of morphological awareness,phonetic decoding and listening comprehension on reading comprehension of adult EFL learners

本文以140名成人英语学习者为研究对象,以简单阅读观的扩展模型为基础,通过五项基于计算机化的测试(工作记忆、语素意识、语音解码、听力理解和阅读理解测试),运用相关分析、路径分析等统计方法,考察受试的语素意识如何通过语音解码及听力理解共同促进阅读理解。结果显示:1)语音解码、听力理解与阅读理解之间存在显著的相关性,但语音解码与听力理解之间的效应量较小;2)语音解码与听力理解都直接且显著作用于阅读理解,但听力理解的解释度更大;3)语素意识虽不直接影响阅读理解,但其通过语音解码和听力理解对阅读理解有显著的间接贡献。本文建议英语学习者在重视语音解码和语言理解训练的前提下加强语素意识的培养。

Using the extended model of the Simple View of Reading,this study investigated how morphological awareness facilitated reading comprehension via phonetic decoding and listening comprehension among 140 adult learners of English in China.The participants completed five computer-based tasks on working memory,morphological awareness,phonetic decoding,listening comprehension,and reading comprehension.The results of correlational analyses and path analyses show that 1) there are statistically significant correlations among phonetic decoding,listening comprehension and reading comprehension,though the correlation between phonetic decoding and listening comprehension has a relatively small effect size;2) phonetic decoding and listening comprehension directly and significantly contribute to reading comprehension,while listening comprehension explains more variances of reading comprehension;and 3) morphological awareness does not directly predict reading comprehension;however,it has an indirect impact on it via phonetic decoding and listening comprehension.Therefore,we suggest that while English learners should pay enough attention to the training of phonetic decoding and linguistic comprehension,they should also promote their morphological awareness.