英语专业口语课堂合作学习的认知研究.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 22 英语专业口语课堂合作学习的认知研究 摘要：尽管国内外众多专家学者对英语口语进行了广泛和深入的研究并取得了一定成果，但是对口语合作学习中知识的认知建构过程的研究还是很少的。鉴于此，本文通过对英语专业口语课小组活动的问卷调查，考察了小组成员在参与活动中的意义协商过程，探讨了学生在活动中发展语言、建构知识的方式和具体策略，以期对英语专业口语课合作学习的有效展开有所助益。 关键词：英语专业学生; 口语课堂; 合作学习; 认知建构 The Cognitive Research of English Majors’ Collaborative Learning in the Oral English Class Abstract: A considerable number of studies have been done by scholars and researchers both at home and abroad on how to improve students’ spoken English. However, very few of them have focused on cognitive construction of knowledge in the process of collaborative learning in oral English classes.Considering that fact, this paper examines the specific ways and strategies employed by English major students to develop language and constitute knowledge in the process of collaborative learning in oral English classes. The study is carried out through a questionnaire on group work, and monitoring of the meaning negotiation process of group activities in an oral language class, It is hoped that the findings of the present study will provide insights into the theories and practice of oral English research and effectively promote the organization and development collaborative learning. Key words: English majors; oral English classroom; collaborative learning; cognitive construction CONTENTS The Cognitive Research of English Majors’ Collaborative Learning in the Oral English Class 1. Introduction 1.1 Research Background Nowadays more and more scholars and teachers began to focus on the oral class. They once neglected oral English teaching and laid emphasis on grammar and writing, however, most of them found that collaborative learning play a significant role in the oral English class. Some scholars thought collaborative learning lays stress on learners’ self-guidance, self-development and cooperative awareness; some scholars held their ground that the relationships between students and teachers, students and students in the Oral English class look like social r