活动理论框架下中医专门用途英语课程任务型教学活动设计与实践

Design and practice of task-based teaching activity in TCM ESP course based on activity theory

活动是教学的基本单位,任务型教学活动因强调"在做中学"而备受欢迎。基于活动理论,建构中医专门用途英语(ESP)课程任务型教学活动三角模型,并将其应用至"英语畅谈中医文化"课程中,通过解析主体、确定客体,借助工具、设置规则,明确分工、建构共同体,聚焦成果、多维评价等对任务型课堂教学活动开展实证研究。实践结果表明,应用该模型有助于提高学生学习主动性、丰富其中医英语知识结构、提升其中医英语应用能力,优化中医英语课堂教学效果。

Activity is the basic unit of teaching.Task-based teaching activity is popular because it emphasizes"learning by doing".Based on the activity theory,this paper designs a task-based teaching triangle model for TCM ESP course,and applies it to a TCM ESP course Introducing TCM Culture in English.An empirical study of task-based teaching activity is carried out by analyzing the subject,determining the object,employing tools,setting rules,clarifying the division of labor,constructing the community,focusing on the results,and enriching evaluation methods.It is proved that the application of the model is helpful to improve students'learning initiative,enrich their TCM English knowledge structure,enhance their TCM English application ability,and optimize TCM English teaching effect.