Beyond Parroting:Using English Fun Dubbing to Improve English Oral Performance  

不只是鹦鹉学舌:利用手机软件“英语趣配音”提高英语口语水平

作　　者：Huiqi WU Jane M.EKSTAM 吴慧琦;简·M·埃克斯坦(南昌航空大学科技学院;东福尔大学学院,挪威)

机构地区：[1]Science and Technology College,Nanchang Hangkong University [2]Østfold University College,Norway

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics》2021年第2期203-218,264,共17页中国应用语言学（英文）

摘　　要：The present paper is a response to the current problematic situation of oral English teaching at the tertiary level in China and the increasing popularity of web-based mobile oral English learning in oral English classes.Our paper focuses on the use of mobile-phone-based educational software known as“English Fun Dubbing”(EFD)and its advantages in terms of teaching and learning phonetics and oral English in the college classroom.The starting point was a needs analysis which revealed the lack of practice regarding English speaking.In this study,an action research method was adopted,involving 40 second-year students,who employed“classroom teaching+English Fun Dubbing”model as the intervention.Extensive examples from this model were used to build up a picture of the blended learning processes at work.Several imitation tasks,a conversational activity and a speech-delivering task were designed and implemented.Direct observation and the results of the questionnaire survey provided the evidence of the improvement in the students’oral performance.It is our aim to develop the present project to incorporate oral proficiency.The main results of this action research were reflected in the adjustments in the pedagogical treatment,the changes in the role of the teacher and the student,and the shifts in the students’attitudes towards their learning process.鉴于大学英语口语教学面临的困境以及基于网络的口语移动式学习是口语教学的必然趋势,该研究采用“英语趣配音”软件作为干预工具,探索其是否能有效促使学生提高英语口语水平,以及在干预的过程中,教师和学生的角色有何变化。基于这些问题,笔者以授课教师和研究人员的双重身份采用行动研究法展开两轮研究,每轮都由发现问题—实施—观察—反思四个阶段构成。某高校40名大二的会计专业学生参与了此次研究,通过问卷调查、访谈及课堂观察等手段收集数据,并在实际教学中,就具体情况设计、开展一系列活动,发现“课堂教学+英语趣配音”这一混合模式能有效提高学生语音水平和口语交际能力,并增加学生语言输出机会。针对本研究中所发现的问题,本文还提出一些建议,如调整教学方法,教师适时适量的介入干预,任务后师生进行反思,开展相关口语训练活动等,为利用手机软件提高英语口语水平提供了一定的指导。

关 键 词：mobile English learning English Fun Dubbing oral English training 

分 类 号：H319.3[语言文字—英语] G434[文化科学—教育学]