建构主义理论在高中英语写作教学中的应用分析-analysis of the application of constructivism theory in senior high school english writing teaching.docxVIP

CONTENTSAbstract ................................................................................................................ I摘要 .............................................................................................................. IIITables and Figures.............................................................................................. VIntroduction1Chapter One Literature Review3Constructivism and its development 3Previous studies on Constructivism abroad 4Previous studies on constructivism at home 5Writing Teaching in Senior High Schools 8Chapter Two Theoretical Framework 10Constructivism 10Definitions of Constructivism 10Classifications of constructivism 11Constructivist Learning Theory and Approach 12Constructivist view of learning 12Constructivist view of learning environment 13Constructivist view of the teachers’ roles 14Key Teaching Principles of Constructivism and their Implications 14Two Streams of Constructivism 15Chapter Three Research Methodology 18Research Questions 18Subjects of the Research 18Instruments 18Procedure of the Research 193.4.1 Arrangements of the experiment 19Pretest and Posttest 27Data Collection 28Chapter FourResults and Discussion 29Results 29Data collected from the questionnaires 29Data Collected from the Two Tests 37Discussion 40Chapter Five Implications 43Major Findings 43Implications for the teaching of English writing 46Implications on the role writing plays in English Teaching 46Implications for the improvement of the process of writing teaching 47Implications for students’ writing learning 48The cultivation of students’ interest 48Constructing the bank of useful phrases and sentence patterns 48Advocating co-operation 48Limitations of the research 49Suggestions for further research 49Conclusion 51Bibliography 53Appendix I 57Appendix II 59Appendix III 61Acknowledgements 63AbstractEnglish is a widely-used international language. The four skills of English—listening, speaking, reading and writing are interrela