基于先前知识的说明性文本的阅读教学

说明性文本的阅读理解对英语学习者是一个挑战。通过对阅读本质的认识和说明性文本的特点的分析,本文得出结论认为说明文本阅读理解失败的原因在于先前知识的缺损,特别是有关阅读材料涉及的题材和说明方法知识的缺损,因此,确保阅读理解成功的关键在于建立日趋完善的先前知识体系。对于说明性文本的阅读教学而言,读写结合,选择适当的材料,创造性地运用各种指导方法则是提高教学效果的有效措施。

Prior Knowledge-Based Reading Instruction of Informational Texts

For most EFL students,comprehension of informational texts is a special challenge. This thesissets out to discuss the nature of reading and the characteristics of informational texts,and then identifiesprior knowledge deficiency as a major cause for failure to comprehend informational texts. As a means of ad-dressing this issue,a prior knowledge- based approach is proposed to help students activate,form andstrengthen their prior knowledge.