基于CiteSpace的我国英语思辨能力教学研究综述

Review of Research on Critical Thinking in English Language Teaching in China Based on CiteSpace

在英语教学中培养学生的思辨能力是近年来外语界的关注重点。为了解国内英语思辨能力教学的研究现状,本研究基于中国知网数据库,运用CiteSpace可视化软件对英语教学中思辨能力培养现状进行研究。研究结果显示,相关研究的年发文量总体呈上升趋势,实证研究较少,相关研究多关注英语专业学生思辨能力的培养,研究主题大致分为现状调查研究、培养路径及模式研究、反思评述研究。建议以后多开展实证研究,多关注英语教师思辨能力培养。

The cultivation of students’ critical thinking ability has raised great concerns in the foreign lan-guage field in recent years. By means of the CiteSpace visualization software, this research conducts a statistical analysis of published articles in CNKI, so as to grasp the domestic status quo of relevant studies on critical thinking in English language teaching. The research result shows that in general, the number of annual published papers is increasing, and empirical studies are scarce. The cultiva-tion of English major students in universities is the focal research subject. The research themes could be classified into “survey research” “cultivation path and model research” and “reflection and review research” according to thematic analysis. The future researches could pay more attention to empirical investigations, and critical thinking cultivation of English teachers.