研究生学术英语课程的行动研究  

An Action Research on Graduate-Level Academic English Courses

作　　者：陈琦[1] 朱元[1] 杨瑞英[1] Chen Qi;Zhu Yuan;Yang Ruiying

机构地区：[1]西安交通大学外国语学院,陕西省西安市710049

出　　处：《中国ESP研究》2019年第2期10-21,124-125,共14页Chinese Journal of ESP

基　　金：国家社科基金项目“英语学术论文写作诊断性在线反馈系统研究与构建”(项目编号:13BYY098)的阶段性研究成果.

摘　　要：本文旨在通过西安交通大学硕士研究生英语教学实践,探讨如何有效地进行学术英语教学。该校研究生英语课程于2018年实施全面改革,课程体系由两大模块构成,一是以学术论文写作和会议报告为主要内容的通用学术英语技能训练,二是突出个性化需求、强调应用的专项实践,分别在两个学期进行。目前第一学期通用学术英语课程已经结束,课程反馈调查显示,学生高度认可该课程的实用性及其在学术文献阅读、期刊论文写作和学术研究口头汇报方面的帮助,课程满意度高达92%。本文分享教学过程中的一些问题、经验和思考。以支架式教学理论为基础,本文从学习者"最近发展区"和教学中的支架搭建两个角度讨论该课程中学习者能力估测、教学微环节设计的实践情况。从期末课程反馈调查和学生的作业完成情况可以看出,以支架理论为指导的学术英语教学可以深入挖掘学生潜能,实现学术英语教学的目标。This article reports the pedagogical practice of graduate-level English education in Xi’an Jiaotong University, aiming to share their experience and explore effective ways to teach English for Academic Purposes(EAP). The current graduate English curriculum in Xi’an Jiaotong University is composed of two modules: English for General Academic Purposes(EGAP) and Practice and Tutorials(PT). The EGAP module focuses on developing skills in journal article writing and conference presentation, while the PT module emphasizes practice and addresses discipline-specific needs as well as individual interests. This article concentrates on the EGAP module. The post-course feedbackfrom students shows a high recognition of the helpfulness and effectiveness of the EGAP course in improving their abilities in searching and reading literature, designing and writing research papers, and presenting orally their research projects. This article presents the problems, experience, and reflections in the process of teaching and zooms in on the application of the Theory of Scaffolding, discussing particularly the Zone of Proximal Development(ZPD), students’ needs and interests, as well as microteaching steps and activities to scaffold learning. The post-course survey and students’ performance in class assignments show that EAP teaching under the guidance of the scaffolding theory is effective in exploiting the optimal potential of students as well as in achieving the objectives of EAP courses.

关 键 词：学术英语教学 研究生英语课程 支架理论 最近发展区 

分 类 号：H319.3[语言文字—英语]