过程写作法的系统研究及其对大学英语写作教学改革的启示

A Systematic Study of Process Approach and Its Implications for the Teaching Reforms of College English Writing

近 2 0年来盛行西方的过程写作法注重写作过程 ,视写作为循环式的心理认知过程、思维创作过程和社会交互过程 ,强调写作者在写作过程中的自主性及交互性 ,提倡通过写作过程而学习写作 ,重视思想内容的挖掘和表达 ,旨在提高学生发现问题、分析问题和解决问题的能力 ,从而最终提高其写作能力。本文系统地研究了过程写作法产生的背景、实质、主要特征、主要阶段及其基本操作模式 ,并阐述过程写作法对当前大学英语写作教学改革的启示。

Process approach that has been prevailing throughout the West in the past two decades attaches much importance to the process of writing. This approach views writing as a recursive mental cognitive process, creative thinking process and social interactive process, thereby laying great emphasis upon the autonomy and the interaction of the student writers in the process of writing. It advocates that writing should be learned through the writing pro-cess itself and pays attention to the development and expression of ideas for the purpose of developing the writers' ability of discovering, analysing and solving problems so as to improve their writing ability. This paper systematically studies the formation of the process approach and its essence, main features, phases, and the basic operational model as well. It also discusses the implications that process approach should have for the current teaching reforms of our college English writing.