(科目代码:922)
一、考核要求
《英语教学论》主要考核学生对英语教学的基本概念和知识、英语教学方法与流派的历史发展与演变、语言习得理论的了解和掌握。要求考生在本科阶段学习和已有教学实践经验总结的基础上,对第一语言习得与第二语言习得机制的相关理论有初步了解,对英语教学中的核心概念有基本认识,对第二语言教学的发展演变和主要流派有所了解,并初步掌握语言教学技能和方法,具有一定的分析问题和解决问题的能力。
二、考核评价目标
《英语教学论》的评价目标是:1)检测学生对语言本质以及语言教学基本概念的认识是否清晰;2)检测学生对第一语言、第二语言习得理论以及外语教学理论是否了解;3)检测学生是否对影响第二语言/外语学习成败的认知、情感以及社会文化方面的因素有初步认识;4)检测学生是初步掌握了主要的语言教学方法与流派;5)检测学生能否初步具有运用理论分析、解决问题的能力。
三、考核内容
考核内容主要是外语教学流派、第二语言(外语)教学基本知识、基本概念和基本理论。以下是具体考试范围。
Chapter 1 Language, learning, and teaching
The concept of language, the differences between L1 and L2, L2 and FL, the distinction between learning and acquisition.
Chapter 2 First language acquisition theories
Behavioristic approaches, the nativist approach, functional approaches, the distinction between competence and performance.
Chapter 3 Comparing and contrasting first and second language acquisition.
The parameters for comparing and contrasting the first language acquisition and second language acquisition, Critical period hypothesis.
Chapter 4 Human learning theories
Operant conditioning, meaningful learning, Roger’s Humanistic psychology, transfer, interference, overgeneralization
Chapter 5 Learning styles and strategies
Definition and classification of learning styles and strategies, communication strategies, strategy training.
Chapter 6 Personality factors in language learning
Inhibition, motivation, anxiety, risk-taking, self-esteem, empathy
Chapter 7Sociolcultural factors
Cultural stereotypes, acculturation, language, thought and culture, pidginization.
Chapter 8Contrastive analysis, interlanguage and error analysis
The contrastive analysis hypothesis, markedness and universal grammar, interlanguage, error analysis, fossilization.
Chapter 9 Communicative competence
Definition of communicative competence, language functions
Chapter 10 Language testing
Definition of test, kinds of tests, discrete point and integrative testing.
Chapter 11 Theories of second language acquisition
Input hypothesis, Attention-processing model, analysis/automaticity model.
Chapter 12 Language teaching methods
Grammar-translation method, direct method, audio-lingual
method, community language learning, suggestopedia, the silent way, total physical response, communicative language teaching.
四、考试形式
考试形式为笔试。
笔试试题共三部分。第一部分为名词解释。该部分主要考察考生对语言习得及英语教学基本概念的认识。第二部分为简答题。主要考察考生对语言习得理论、语言教学理论、语言教学方法、以及影响语言学习效果的认知与情感等因素的了解程度。第三部分为论述题。主要考察学生恰当运用已有理论知识分析教学实践问题的能力。
五、参考书目
1、How Languages are learned,Pasty M. Lightbrown,Nina Spada,Oxford University Press,(2006年版或2013年1月版)
2、《语言学习与语言教学的原则》(英文版)H.D.Brown主编,外语教学与研究出版社(2001年版)
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