英语辩论与大学生批判性思维发展的实证研究  

Developing Critical Thinking Through Debate in English:An Empirical Study

作　　者：刘航[1] 金利民[2] 

机构地区：[1]宁波工程学院外国语学院,浙江宁波315211 [2]北京外国语大学英语学院,北京100089

出　　处：《外语与外语教学》2012年第5期24-28,共5页Foreign Languages and Their Teaching

基　　金：2006年北京市高等学校教育教学改革立项项目"北京外国语大学英语专业本科人才培养模式的研究与实践"[京教高(2006)27号]的部分成果;北京外国语大学校级重点项目立项(项目编号:05012);北京外国语大学211重点学科建设项目(项目编号:0103B03)资助

摘　　要：为评估英语辩论课对学生批判性思维发展的效用,本研究采用定量与定性分析相结合的方式,通过加利福尼亚批判性思维技能测试(CCTST)和加利福尼亚批判性思维气质测试(CCTDI)对北京某大学英语专业本科二年级学生(N=23)的批判性思维发展进行测评,并通过半结构性访谈(N=11),探究这一发展的可能因素。结果表明,1)前测和后测结果均反映受试具有良好的批判性思维技能水平和积极的思维气质;通过七个月的学习,学生的评价、推论、归纳推理和演绎推理技能均有显著提高,其中评价技能尤为突出;分析技能和思维气质前后无显著差异;2)我国教育传统、学生基础知识和能力的不足、学习方式等因素是前后两次测试中无显著差异的原因。This study aims to investigate, through a combined quantitative and qualitative method, whether a debate course for 2nd year English majors from a university in Beijing could help develop students＇ critical thinking ability. The study conducted a pretest and a posttest, using the California Critical Thinking Skills Test（CCTST） and the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory（CCTDI） on an intact class of 23 students and semi-structured interviews with 11 of them. The data reveal that 1 ） both overall scores in the pretest and posttest are indicative of students＇ strength in critical thinking skills and positive disposition. Particularly students＇ skills in evaluation, inference, deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning have observed statistically significant improvement after 7 months＇ training, evaluation being the most significant; analytical skills and critical thinking disposition of the students do not see much improvement ;2） The Chinese education system, insufficient knowledge and capability, and learning approaches of students are found to be the underlying factors for the insignificant development of analytical skills and critical thinking disposition.

关 键 词：英语辩论 批判性思维 CCTST CCTDI 访谈 

分 类 号：H319[语言文字—英语]