This paper reports the design, implementation, and outcome of an action research. The research aimed to examine and improve college students＇ attitudes towards varieties of World Englishes through a mild intervention...This paper reports the design, implementation, and outcome of an action research. The research aimed to examine and improve college students＇ attitudes towards varieties of World Englishes through a mild intervention in an intercultural communication class. Viewing education as a means to facilitate Intercultural Communication Competence （ICC）, of which language attitude was an integral part, the study designed a four-step pedagogical intervention to help students become more open and critical of their attitudes. The four pedagogical steps included language attitude elicitation, deconstruction, reconstruction, and creative solutions to communicative problems. The study found that students largely had conservative language attitudes and prejudices to start with. After the intervention, over 40% of the students acquired more open language attitudes, while some remained ambivalent about embracing linguistic diversity, and a small number of students maintained their previous conservative attitudes. Challenges of attitude change and language attitude education are discussed.展开更多
本研究以142名英语专业学生为对象,探讨了元语篇对听力理解的作用。全体学生分为两组,分别听同一个TEM8(Test for English Majors-Grade 8)微型学术讲座的不同版本(含元语篇和不含元语篇)并完成相同的任务和问卷调查。研究结果表明:1)...本研究以142名英语专业学生为对象,探讨了元语篇对听力理解的作用。全体学生分为两组,分别听同一个TEM8(Test for English Majors-Grade 8)微型学术讲座的不同版本(含元语篇和不含元语篇)并完成相同的任务和问卷调查。研究结果表明:1)两组学生听力理解率差异达显著水平;2)元语篇能辅助话题熟悉程度提高听力理解率;3)元语篇对不同语言水平学生提高听力理解率的贡献有差异;4)学生能无意识感知讲座中元语篇的有无并据此判断讲座质量的优劣。以上结果对外语教学的启示意义在于:语篇理解过程中,篇章组织的相关知识与背景知识同样重要;由于语篇理解受多个变量的影响,仅元语篇的出现并不一定总能保证好的理解效果。因此,教学中在重视对学生进行语言形式和语言意义训练的同时,更应注重对其逻辑思维以及综合素质的训练。展开更多
基金part of the post-funded project"Language Attitudes and Identities of English Users,"supported by the National Social Science Fund of China(14FYY001)
文摘This paper reports the design, implementation, and outcome of an action research. The research aimed to examine and improve college students＇ attitudes towards varieties of World Englishes through a mild intervention in an intercultural communication class. Viewing education as a means to facilitate Intercultural Communication Competence （ICC）, of which language attitude was an integral part, the study designed a four-step pedagogical intervention to help students become more open and critical of their attitudes. The four pedagogical steps included language attitude elicitation, deconstruction, reconstruction, and creative solutions to communicative problems. The study found that students largely had conservative language attitudes and prejudices to start with. After the intervention, over 40% of the students acquired more open language attitudes, while some remained ambivalent about embracing linguistic diversity, and a small number of students maintained their previous conservative attitudes. Challenges of attitude change and language attitude education are discussed.
文摘本研究以142名英语专业学生为对象,探讨了元语篇对听力理解的作用。全体学生分为两组,分别听同一个TEM8(Test for English Majors-Grade 8)微型学术讲座的不同版本(含元语篇和不含元语篇)并完成相同的任务和问卷调查。研究结果表明:1)两组学生听力理解率差异达显著水平;2)元语篇能辅助话题熟悉程度提高听力理解率;3)元语篇对不同语言水平学生提高听力理解率的贡献有差异;4)学生能无意识感知讲座中元语篇的有无并据此判断讲座质量的优劣。以上结果对外语教学的启示意义在于:语篇理解过程中,篇章组织的相关知识与背景知识同样重要;由于语篇理解受多个变量的影响,仅元语篇的出现并不一定总能保证好的理解效果。因此,教学中在重视对学生进行语言形式和语言意义训练的同时,更应注重对其逻辑思维以及综合素质的训练。
