文秋芳 英语学习策略论

1、英语学习策略 文秋芳（南京大学）2001年7月9日8月5日 上海外国语大学 上海外语教育出版社讲课提纲对英语学习策略研究的背景英语学习策略的定义英语学习策略系统的概述英语学习策略对学习成绩的影响指导英语学习策略的原则和步骤一 、 对英语学习策略研究的背景(一) 国外情况70年代开始有人研究英语学习策略Rubin, J. 1975. What the good language learner can teach us. TESOL Quarterly 9(1): 41-45.Naimen, N., M. Frohlich, A. Todesco, 1975. The good Lanugage

2、 learner. TESL TALK 6(1): 58-75.80年代成为研究热点90年代开始广泛应用到教学中去(二) 国内情况80年代开始有人研究, 大约比国外晚10年。Huang, Xiaohua, 1984. An investigation of learning strategies in oral communication that Chinese EFL learners in China employ. HK: Unpublished MA thesis.Chen， S. Q. 1990. A study of communication strategies in int

3、erlanguage production by Chinese EFL learners. Language Learning 40 (2): 155-87.90年代成为研究的热点，并试图运用到教学中去。研究对象：英语专业，非英语专业，硕士研究生，小学生。研究范围：听力策略，口头交际策略，阅读策略，写作策略，词汇策略。未研究的或研究不够的：中学生，小学生；学习语音语调策略，学习语法策略，学习翻译策略。1996年上海外语教育出版社出版了英语学习策略论，这是我国第一部有关英语学习策略的专著。(三)为什么对研究英语学习策略感兴趣？研究“如何教”成效不大研究教学方法，走进了死胡同。教与学两个方面，缺

4、一不可。社会对教育的要求培养独立、自主的学习者，自己能够学习新知识。给人以鱼，一日食鱼；授人予渔，终身得鱼。Give a man a fish and he eats a day.Teach him how to fish and he eats for a lifetime.二 、 英语学习策略的定义(一)什么不是策略？学习策略不是“recipes”。学习策略不是“诀窍”。学习策略不是“灵丹妙药”(2) 英语学习策略的定义根据自己的观念，为提高英语学习效果而采取的行动或方法。策略 = 观念 +方法这个定义更适用于对成年人的策略研究。(三) 策略定义之争争论之一策略是外部行为，还是内部心理活动

5、，还是两者兼而有之？争论之二策略是否是学习者有意识(或潜意识)的行为，还是无意识的行为，还是两者兼而有之？争论之三策略是指某人学习方法的总体特点，还是指某人完成某个具体任务所采取的技巧？争论之四学习策略对语言的发展产生直接的作用，还是间接的作用，还是两者兼而有之？Rod Ellis“The study of second language acquisition”(四) 策略的特点一般情况下，都是有意识的行为。可以是外部的行为，也可以是内部行为。可以指宏观层面上的学习行为，也可以指微观层面上的学习行为。对语言发展可以产生直接的作用，也可以产生间接的作用。三、英语学习策略系统1. 英语学习观念2

6、. 英语学习方法3. 观念与方法之间的关系英语学习策略系统模型(一) 英语学习观念观念是一种价值体系 = 对怎样学好英语的看法1. 稳定性2. 可描述性3. 易错性4. 可变性学习观念举例学好英语的关键是什么？准确与流利哪个更重要？多听、多读是否一定能学好英语？母语在学习英语中的作用是什么？运用翻译来学英语是否是个好方法？通过上下文猜词义是否是学习单词最好的方法？重要观念一管理学习过程是否重要？不重要，跟着教师走就行。不重要，因为强迫自己，效率不高。重要，因为没有目标，没有计划，没有调控，就不可能有成功。重要观念二语言的准确性和流利度同等重要吗？流利度比准确性更重要，因为交际中表达意义最重要。

7、准确性必流利度更重要，因为语言错误不注意纠正，容易固化。同等重要。(3) 对正确性与流利性关系的认识有偏差80年代以前过分强调准确性学生不敢开口，哑巴英语80年代以后过分强调流利性短期效应，扼杀了学生语言的持续发展能力Schmidt (1983): 跟踪调查在夏威夷的日本人Wes 在美国两年, 英语的流利度有了显著提高，能成功的与别人进行交流，但句法能力几乎没有进步。Higgs & Clifford (1982): 跟踪调查研究对象为美国外交学院学生学生入学时，语言的准确性高于或等于流利性的学生，经过训练以后，进步特别明显；而那些语言的流利性高于准确性的学生，他们虽有暂时的优势，但没有

8、持续发展能力，课程教学对他们的作用不明显，他们通常在比较低的水平上就停滞不前了，(二) 英语学习方法管理方法 认知活动管理 情感活动管理 语言学习方法 听、说、读、写 语音、语法、词汇 认知活动管理 确立目标；制定计划；选择方法；监控学习过程；评价方法的成效；调整学习行为。情感活动管理分两类：(1)调动积极情感因素自信心 毅力(2)克服消极情感因素焦虑 怕丢面子、怕失败等英语学习方法学习听、说、读、写技能的方法英语学习策略论89-134页学习语音、语法、词汇的方法英语学习策略论134-159页管理策略(观念+方法)的地位不懂得使用管理策略的学生, 从本质上说就是没有方向或机会回顾自己的进步和取

9、得的成绩,也没有机会思考未来的目标。（OMalley, 1985)管理策略是策略系统的核心，调控是管理策略的关键。策略系统的特点整体性顾及系统的各部分之间的关系开放性接受新事物、新思想、新方法动态性不断调控四、英语学习策略对成绩的影响大量研究结果表明：(1)学习策略对成绩有明显的影响；(2)有意识地调控学习策略是取得成功的关键；(3)学习有法，学无定法，策略因人而异，因时而变。A comparative study of one successful and one less successful English learners in ChinaIntroductionA brief lit

10、erature reviewResearch questionsMethodologySubjectsInstrumentsData-collectionData-analysisResults and discussionIntroductionSince the 70s, studies on learning strategies used by L2 learners have been growing. Their general assumption the studies attempted to test is that poor learners use fewer vari

11、eties of effective strategies and use them less frequently.The contention of these studies is that if poor learners can expand their repertoire of learning strategies and increase the frequency of using them, their achievement will be improved. However, the empirical studies havent yet yielded consi

12、stent results in support of the above assumption.Research questionsHow do a good learner and a poor learner carry out L2 learning activities (i.e. Listening, speaking, reading, writing and learning new words)?What are the main reasons that can account for their different learning behaviors?Subjects

13、(Two second-year English Majors)Name Gender Age Parents L1 L2 EffortS1 F 19 F: UT 75 95 20.5hsM: UTS2 F 20 F: Doc 75 96 40hs M: NurseScores on the Band 4: 90.5/64.25GoInstruments:Interview scheduleDiary: one-week diaryReading tasksInterview guide1. How do you practice reading outside class?2. How do

14、 you practice speaking outside class?3. How do you do reading after class?4. How do you deal with new words in a text?5. How do you remember new words?6. How do you practice writing after class?7. Do you have your own plan for your study? What is your plan? Can you give me an example?Instructions fo

15、r diaryWhat activities do you undertake to learn English after class?Why do you want to carry out such activities? How long?What is your psychological and physical state? (i.e. Are you attentive or absent-minded? Are you energetic or tired?)How do you carry out this activity? Do you use any methods?

16、Reading taskRead a passage of 850 words while they are allowed to use a dictionary or a grammar book as if they were previewing a new lesson.Data collectionInterviewed the subjects individuallyAsked the subjects to read a passage individually while video-taping their reading performance and then int

17、erviewed them as soon as they finished the readingAsked the subjects to keep one-week diary and discussed the diary with them individuallyGo backData analysisCompare and contrast their learning behaviors to find out differences.Analyse the reasons to account for their behaviors.GoResults and discuss

18、ionDifferent learning behaviors of the two subjectsListeningSpeakingReadingWritingVocabulary learningListening (How to practice listening after class)Student AI listen to the news broadcast by VOA. I prefer to take down notes while listening. Once I finish listening, I write the summary of what I ha

19、ve listened Sometimes, I record programs and listen to them repeatedly until I can understand everything in it. Performing such a listening task often takes me about 40 minutes or one hour.Student BWhen I was the first-and second-year student, I often listened to various kinds of tapes borrowed from

20、 the language lab but rarely took a dictation of it. My purpose was just to understand its general meaning. For me, to listen to the programs broadcast by VOA or BBC is also for obtaining the information.Question OneWhat are differences in listening by Student A and Student B?Differences in listenin

21、gStudent A: Took down notes, wrote a summary, had intensive listening.Student B: Listened only for meaning.IntegratedForm and meaningSpeakingStudent AI am very active in class because I think these chances are very precious for me to practice spoken English. I also like to talk with my classmates or

22、 teachers in English. I like to talk to myself in English, too. Sometimes, I talk to myself in English while doing house work at the kitchen. When my mother hears the strange sounds,thinking I am talking to her, she says very loudly from the bedroom What are you saying?I feel self-talk is useful for

23、 practicing spoken English When I cannot think of a word during a conversation in English, I usually dont use gestures which could hardly express the ideas clearly. What I like to do is to use simple English to describe it or the other linguistic meansIf I dont know how to say something in English,

24、I never avoid it and I will ask the other people for help. (Subject 1)Student BI dont volunteer to answer any questions in class even I have known the answer. I dont practice speaking after class because there is no English-speaking environment. Occasionally, I may talk to myself. If I cannot think

25、of the English word, I may use gestures or avoid using it. Occasionally, I consult the dictionary.Question TwoWhat are differences in speaking by Student A and Student B?Differences in speakingStudent A: Active inside and outside class; tried to use linguistic means to make up for her insufficient l

26、inguistic knowledge.Student B: Inactive inside and outside class; tried to use non-linguistic means to make up for her insufficient linguistics knowledge.ReadingStudent AIf I do reading for enjoyment, I do not aim at understanding everything. So long as I can grasp the main idea, I did not want to look up all the new words in the dictionary but I do look up the words appealing to me in the dictionary. If reading a text prescribed by the teacher, I will try to underst