LEARNING AS A PROCESS OF DOING THINGS — A TASK-BASED EXPERIMENT IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL  

寓学于做事之中:记在一所中学进行的基于任务教学的实验(英文)

作　　者：陈慧媛[1] 甘丽红 陈曼媛 

机构地区：[1]云南财贸学院 [2]福海中学

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics》2005年第2期3-9,25+125,共9页中国应用语言学（英文）

摘　　要：Task-based teaching is no longer a new term. However, its application in China, particularly in less developed areas, has not been heard. The writer has carried out a five-week experiment in a suburban junior middle school in a third grade class based on the concept and idea of TBA. The teaching was mainly giving students different task activities to do. After five-week's teaching, the test scores of the experimental class and the contrast class ( both before and after the experiment ) were compared. A questionnaire about the Teaching was also given to the students. The results of the test scores have shown a favorable tendency towards the experimental class. The subjects' responses to the questionnaires also reflect a great interest in the new method and students' hope for more active and more practical classes were strongly felt in the answers. It is obvious that for those young 'teenages' , making the learning process into a process of 'doing things' fitted them and benefit them well. The study suggests that the concept and practice of TBA can accommodate a well-balanced teaching that gives learners enough space to adjust themselves and to follow their internal route of development. It can also give teachers inspirations to design lessons that are fun, interesting, and more suitable for the students.本文作者在一所中学对初中三年级一个班进行了为期5周的以任务教学法观念为指导,以实施不同的任务活动为主来进行课堂教学的实验。之后,对实验前后的两次考试结果作了描述性统计分析。结果显示实验班的考试成绩较之对照班在平均分等指标,以及获高分的学生人数等等方面有了很大提高。实验后以问答形式进行的问卷调查显示绝大多数学生赞同这一方法,同时,也表现出对更加活跃和重实际的课堂教学的期盼。很明显,把学习寄寓于有意义的活动和语言实践当中符合这些学生的学习倾向,能在更大范围内适应不同学习方式、学习习惯以及不同资质的学生。由此,能在更大程度上促进学习者的自我调节功能。

关 键 词：任务教学 课堂教学 实验班 中学 学生人数 任务活动 统计分析 问卷调查 考试成绩 法观念 

分 类 号：G632.4[文化科学—教育学]