英语拒绝策略的可教性实证研究

英语拒绝策略教学的准实验、定性和定量相结合研究的的是为了检验语用能力的可教性。92人参加了本实验,32人为明示教学组、30人为暗示教学组、30人为控制组,书面话语完成测试、角色扮演和书面自我报告为数据收集工具。结果表明,通过系统教学训练,学习者可学会恰当的英语拒绝表达方式,明示教学比暗示教学效果好,同时延迟记忆也能保持到学习后两个月。

Rhetorical Structure of Research Article Methods in Agricultural Science

Currently,there has been a growing interest in the study of academic writing;focusing on the structural organization of academic text or specific linguistic features.However,very few studies have been done on the structural organization of the Methods and the linguistic features link to each move.Thus,the purpose of this study is to identify rhetorical structure of the Methods of agricultural science research articles and to explore the linguistic features linked to each identified move,by analyzing thirty research articles based on Kanoksilapatham's2005 framework.Altogether,five moves were found in the Methods,showing that rhetorical structure of Methods in agricultural science has its own format.The moves and linguistic features realizing rhetorical functions may help novice researchers or learners write the Methods of science research articles effectively and professionally.

The Effects of Explicit and Implicit Instruction in English Refusals

本研究是英语拒绝策略的明示和暗示教学的对比研究。62名两个整班学生参加了本实验。33名为明示教学组,29名为暗示教学组。教学目标是四种英语拒绝类型:拒绝邀请、建议、提供和请求,情景设计是在高、平等、低三种身份和熟人之间。本研究实施了前测和后测,话语补全任务是测量工具。t检验和效果量的计算为定量数据的统计方法。定性分析对话语补全任务的内容进行归类。定量数据表明明示教学组的表现好于暗示组。定性分析显示在拒绝邀请和请求方面,明示组优于暗示组;在拒绝提供和建议方面,两种教学组没有明显差别,但是拒绝提供的表现有明显提高,拒绝建议的表现没有明显提高。在恰当性方面,信息量、策略选择和正式程度三个方面的表现明示教学组好于暗示教学组。