Study of the Influence of the Chunking on Improving Speaking Ability Among Senior High Students  

作　　者：YE Meixue 

机构地区：[1]University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,Shanghai,China

出　　处：《Sino-US English Teaching》2023年第11期457-464,共8页中美英语教学（英文版）

摘　　要：English speaking skill is one of the most important skills that senior high students need to obtain in learning English.However,there are still many problems existing in students’speaking practice.As a teaching and learning strategy,Chunking is now gradually used in English classroom and has received a positive feedback.Therefore,in this paper,the influence of Chunking on improving English speaking skill among senior high school students will be investigated and analyzed through the methods of questionnaire and the follow-up interview to answer four questions:(1)What effect does Chunking have on the oral fluency of high school students?(2)What effect does Chunking have on the oral accuracy of high school students?(3)What effect does Chunking have on the vocabulary?And(4)Does the English speaking performance relate to genders?After analyzing the results of questionnaire by the SPSS and summing up the interview record,we found that most of them agree the fact that the strategy of Chunking does benefit their oral fluency,oral accuracy,and vocabulary.Also,female students have higher scores than male students.

关 键 词：the Chunking memory strategy high school students oral English ability CHUNKING 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]