“英语演讲”课在中国高校的本土化再研讨——形成性评估课程设计与实施

Localization of English Public Speaking(EPS) at universities in China revisited:Formative-assessment instructional designs and their implementation

"英语演讲"课的教育意义已得到广泛认可,而目前急需寻找有效实现课程目标、易于课堂操作的教学方法。鉴于此,笔者依据语言习得理论、认知理论以及测评与学习理论的相关理念,提出了学期课程整体方案,细化了形成性评估的课程设计,并详述了实施要点。本方案的优势在于将教学内容、评测点及学习方法有机融合在一起,以"输出"任务为驱动,来实现两个"整合"的教育目标,即整合听说读写外语技能的培养、整合语言技能与跨语言综合素养的培养。

Despite an increasing recognition of the educational impact of English Public Speaking(EPS),there is an urgent need for teaching strategies effective in fulfilling the curriculum goals and easy to apply in the classroom.Drawing upon language acquisition and cognition theories,and assessment and learning theories,the present paper proposes an overall EPS course plan,presenting detailed instructional designs based on formative assessment and expounding the specific guidelines for implementing them.The major contribution of the paper to EPS teaching lies in an incorporation of specific teaching contents,assessment and learning in semester planning,through which an output-driven approach helps realize the two'integrations'of the teaching as well as educational goals,namely,the integration of the four language skills and the integration of the linguistic and cross-linguistic competences.