大学英语四六级网考对大学英语教学的反拨效应实证研究-外国语言学及应用语言学专业论文.docx

万方数据 万方数据 摘 要 教育界把测试对教学与学习的影响称为反拨效应。在应用语言学领域，反拨效 应特指语言测试、尤其是外语测试对相应的教学与学习产生的影响。近年来不少学 者研究了大学英语四六级考试对大学英语教学的反拨效应。大学英语四六级网考是 原大学英语四六级考试的网络化考试形式，在题型设置、考察重心和出题角度等方 面已经发生了变革。 本文旨在调查大学英语四六级网考对大学英语教与学的反拨效应，以武汉科技 大学与大学英语网考利益相关者即教师和学生为研究对象，进行实证研究，探索四 六级网考反拨效应是怎样对该校大学英语教师教学及学生学习产生影响的。 本研究使用了问卷调查和访谈两种研究方法采集定性数据和定量数据进行研 究。研究对象为武汉科技大学的 34 名大学英语教师和 366 名非英语专业学生。 研究结果表明大学英语四六级网考对大学英语教学的反拨效应比较复杂，就总 体而言，大学英语教师对四六级网考有所了解并持肯定态度。网考对教师教学材料 选择、教学方法、教学重点及课堂教学时间安排产生影响并不明显。与此同时，大 多数高年级需参加四六级考试的学生对网考比较了解并对其比较感兴趣。从调查问 卷数据来看，网考对不同学生学习态度、学习策略和学习行为所产生的反拨效应各 异，情况复杂。不过，对学生的访谈数据却显示网考对学生的英语学习产生了明显 的反拨效应。根据研究结果，本文给出了促进大学英语四六级网考对大学英语教学 正面反拨效应的一些启示。 关键词: 大学英语四六级网考；反拨效应；大学英语教与学 I Abstract The field of education regards the testing impact on teaching and learning as washback effect. In the field of applied linguistics, washback refers to language testing, especially foreign language testing impact on teaching and learning. In recent years, many scholars studied CET washback on college English teaching and learning. Internet-based CET is the net form of the paper-based CET, which is innovated in test format, test focus and setting angle, etc. This paper aims to investigate the Internet-based CET washback on college English teaching and learning. To be specific, the purpose of the present study is to explore washback of the Internet-based CET-4 on college English teaching and learning at a case study university (Wuhan University of Science and Technology) and how the washback influences college English teachers’ teaching and students’ learning through an empirical research. A multi-method research design is utilized for the present study to collect both qualitative and quantitative data via questionnaires and interviews. 34 College English teachers and 366 non-English majors from the case study university are involved. The findings show that the washback of the Internet-based CET on college English teaching and learning is a complex phenomenon with its effects varying in degree. It is confirmed by the find