The role of structured cooperative learning groups for enhancing Chinese primary students’ reading comprehension

The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of two types of cooperative learning groups used in reciprocal teaching (RT) classes (i.e. high-structured vs. low-structured groups) for enhancing students’ reading comprehension. The participants were 235 Hong Kong Chinese Grade 6 students in nine classes. Reading comprehension tests and questionnaires were used to investigate students’ reading comprehension, teachers’ cognitive support and perceptions of cooperative learning. The findings indicate that high achievers from the low-structured RT group significantly outperformed high achievers from the high-structured RT group in post-test reading comprehension, whereas low achievers from the high-structured RT group significantly outperformed low achievers from the low-structured RT group in follow-up reading comprehension. Students from the high-structured RT group reported higher scores for their perceptions of cooperative learning than students from the low-structured RT group.     

实验研究合作学习对提高阅读能力的有效性

本文作者以2003年入学的80名计算机专业新生为对象,采用准实验法,分析研究了在英语阅读课上合作学习策略的采纳对提高学生阅读能力的有效性.本项研究结果表明:同传统课堂教学比较,该策略能有效提高学生的阅读能力.     

Associations Between Reading Skills,Interest in Reading,and Teaching Practices in First Grade

This study examined associations between classroom-level reading fluency, comprehension, interest in reading, and teaching practices. Participants were 466 children from 21 classrooms. Reading fluency and interest were assessed at the beginning and end of Grade 1, reading comprehension at the end of Grade 1. Teaching practices were observed with the Early Childhood Classroom Observation Measure (ECCOM). Teachers were more likely to use teacher-directed methods in classrooms where children had poorer initial reading fluency. In classrooms with mostly child-centered methods, children showed better reading fluency, comprehension, and higher interest, whereas in classrooms with predominately teacher-directed practices, children had lower reading comprehension at the end of Grade 1. Findings highlight the need for teacher education programs to incorporate discussions about the benefits and disadvantages of different teaching methods.     

元认知理论与外语阅读理解监控能力的培养

阅读理解监控能力的培养对于大学生英语阅读理解能力的提高和阅读理解教学的改革具有重要意义.在教学中培养学生阅读理解监控能力应从以下几方面努力:培养学生的目标意识;指导学生根据不同的任务变量选择并调整阅读策略;将阅读理解监控训练融入语言教学中去,从而提高英语阅读教学效果和学生的自主学习能力.     

非英语专业学生英语阅读能力薄弱的症结

本文针对非英语专业学生英语阅读能力较弱的现状,分析了影响阅读理解的因素,尤其是词汇因素对阅读理解的影响;指出了学生在阅读理解中存在的问题,诸如词汇量不足,词形、词义的混淆,对英语词语的文化背景模糊等;并结合自身的教学经验说明了在英语词汇教学中应加强的几个环节.     

Pond life that ‘know their place’: exploring teaching and learning support assistants’ experiences through positioning theory

Teaching and learning support assistants (TLSAs) are notoriously underpaid and undervalued as members of school workforces in England and elsewhere in the world, where the discourse of support has worked to legitimize their poor status. This article reports and explores empirical findings through the lens of positioning theory. This theoretical approach has revealed ways in which the positions occupied by TLSAs are consolidated in social acts and discursive practices that contribute to a narrative that is shared and understood by those positioned and those positioning. The multiplicity of, and sometimes competing, positions occupied by TLSAs are revealed through different readings of the collective storylines of pond life and knowing one’s place that determine a set of social and occupational practices. These serve to illustrate the discursive fights TLSAs were engaged in to assert their professionalism in schools and to challenge their low status.     

阅读教学中的交互教学研究述评

交互教学是一种用于促进阅读理解的教学模式,备受认知学习理论和建构主义推崇。交互教学从发展初期受认知主义主导到近期受社会建构主义引领。本文回顾了交互教学的发展历程,对以往研究进行了梳理,并对交互教学今后的发展作了展望,对解决阅读困难的问题具有一定意义。     

高职英语阅读教学初探及实践

语言阅读教学的目的是使学生能用目标语进行交际,而一些高职英语阅读教学却不能很好地完成这个任务。为了提高阅读教学质量,教师要着重在语篇水平上对课文进行分析,同时注重整篇结构分析。具体的阅读教学过程包括三个阶段:读前阶段,即主要起到热身作用的事先准备阶段,旨在调动学生的注意力和积极性;读中阶段,即学生理解作者的写作意图、语篇结构及内容等,使阅读技能和语言水平得到提高;读后阶段,针对学生在阅读过程中出现的一些问题进行深入分析和总结。     

英语阅读教学变革的哲学阐释学之解

信息时代要求进行英语阅读教学的变革。在借鉴美国三种阅读理论的基础上,以哲学阐释学的理解理论来观察英语阅读,英语阅读的本质是读者“前见”与英语文本的“视域融合”过程。因此,英语阅读教学的任务就在于引导学生获得和使用英语阅读所需要的“真前见”,这就需要与过去不同的教学内容和方法。     

工作记忆与阅读理解的关系对阅读教学的启示

在日常阅读过程中,经常会出现一种读到后面忘记前面的现象。这是记忆系统中工作记忆容量有限的一种突出表现。我们从工作记忆特点及其对阅读理解的影响出发,分析了两者之间的关系,并指出工作记忆能力的高低极大地影响着阅读者储存和加工信息的能力,从而影响阅读理解水平。结合此观点,指出了如何通过提高工作记忆来促进阅读教学的措施。     

外语阅读教学要把获取信息作为目的

用外语进行阅读是一种重要技能。外语是现代社会获取信息的重要工具。本文对阅读理论进行了深入的研究 ,并对外语教学中如何训练学生的阅读技巧 ,提高学生的阅读水平提出了可操作性的建议     

图式理论对英语阅读教学的启示

图式理论在英语阅读理解中具有十分重要的作用.该理论认为阅读理解的过程就是新信息与大脑中原有知识相互作用的过程.本文通过对图式理论的发展以及图式理论与阅读理解的关系的探讨,提出了以图式理论为依据,英语阅读教学可采取的方法.     

Effects of cooperative learning on second graders’ learning from text

Two studies were conducted to investigate the effects of cooperative learning on second‐graders’ motivation and learning from text. In Study 1, students (n = 160) in cooperative learning groups were compared with their counterparts (n = 107) in traditional instruction groups. The results revealed a statistically significant difference between the two groups, with more favourable perceptions of teachers’ instructional practices and better reading comprehension in the instructional intervention groups than in the traditional instruction groups. In Study 2, 51 second‐graders participated in the instructional intervention programme. The results showed that students’ positive cooperative behaviour and attitudes were related to their motivation and reading comprehension. When students perceived that their peers were willing to help each other and were committed to the group, they tended to be more motivated and performed better in reading comprehension.     

基于词汇的英语专业阅读教学模式研究

英语专业阅读教学还存在对语篇衔接不紧密、断章取义等问题,本文基于词汇这一元素,分以词汇为主导的任务型阅读模式、以词汇为杠杆的顺序式阅读模式和以词汇为根基的背景知识串联引导模式三个方面,探讨了英语专业阅读教学的模式,为提高英语专业阅读教学效果提供理论基础。     

篇章教学法在大学英语精读教学实践中的应用

学生篇章意识薄弱,英语语言能力只停留在句子水平上,因此造成阅读理解能力不足,这是一些大学生英语学习中普遍面临的问题。文章借助于外语阅读和篇章教学法的相关理论,试图提出精读教学应引入篇章教学法,立足篇章整体,分析篇章结构,以培养学生的篇章意识,提高学生英语阅读理解能力。     

现代图式理论与英语阅读教学

阅读是基于心理的对语言材料的一种复杂的认知过程。在简单介绍现代图式理论的同时,从应用心理语言学的角度,阐述了图式理论在阅读理解理解中的应用,并提出了在阅读理解教学中怎样合理地利用和调动学生已有的图式知识去构建新的图式知识,从而提高学生的阅读理解能力。     

图式理论在英语阅读课教学中的运用

通过介绍图式理论在阅读理解中的作用,指出在大学英语阅读课的教学中,设法启动学生已有的图式知识和为学生创建新的图式知识是阅读课成功的关键所在.并初步探讨了在大学英语阅读课的教学中,创建和激发学生阅读图式的方法.     

谈语篇教学与外语阅读

在外语教学中．理解能力长期以来被证明是听、说、读、写、译五种能力中最重要,因此,对于学生而言,提高他们的阅读理解能力,在很大程度上是提高了他们运用所学外语的全部技能。本文从对阅读、语篇教学理解、语篇的意义和读者的理解以及语篇教学中采取一些措施进行探讨,在语篇教学中,以帮助提高学生的阅读理解能力。