非英语专业大学生英语自主学习意识和能力研究一个学生视角.docx
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非英语专业大学生英语自主学习意识和能力研究一个学生视角
非英语专业大学生英语自主学习意识和能力研究——一个学生视角
非英语专业大学生的英语自主学习意识和能 力研究——一个学生的视角 Acknowledgements Itisquitedifficultformetocompletethecurrentpaperwithouthelpingandguidingfromlotsofpeople.NowIwouldliketoexpressmysinceregratitudeasfollows. Firstandforemost,Iamextremelygratefultomysupervisor,ProfessorTangShizhongwhooffersmeeveryhelpfulandinstructionalsuggestionbenignantlyduringthewholeperiodoffinishingthepaper.Meanwhile,Ialsoreceivefeedbackspromptlyforeveryproblemandsuggestionsothatitenablesmetofixallinatimelymannerandmoveon. Then,ProfessorLiQiangandLiJiangxiushouldalsobeappreciatedcordiallyfortheirencouragementsandurgesothattheprogressoffinishingthepapergoesmoresmoothly. Lastbutnotleast,Iowestudentswhoparticipatedinthequestionnairemybestthanksforwhomwereinvestigatedwillinglyandhandedineffectivequestionnairesandtwoofmyfriendswhohelpedmealotinconductingandcollectingit. Abstract Englishautonomouslearninghasbeenconcernedbyscholarsallthetimesinceitisputforward.Atthesametime,theyhaverealizedthatstudentsarethecentersoflearning.Hencestudyshouldbedonebythestudentsthemselves.However,theexistingresearchesshowthateducatorstendedtoexplorethecollegestudents’Englishautonomouslearningawarenessandcompetencefromtheperspectivesoftheirown,andpaidlessattentiontothesubjectsoflearningEnglish.Inviewofthis,thepresentstudytriestostartfromtheperspectiveofstudents,byconductingasurveyof207non-Englishmajorfreshmenandsophomoressoastoinquireintothestudents’Englishautonomouslearningawarenessandcompetence.Meanwhileitwillcombinewiththecharacteristicsofnon-EnglishmajorsinlearningEnglish,thenanalyzeifthereappearanydifferencesinlearningEnglishautonomouslyinfactorslikemajors,gradesandgenderssoastohelpresearcherstounderstandtheawarenessofnon-EnglishmajorsinlearningEnglishautonomouslyatpresent,andtoprovideareferenceforthecultivationofnon-Englishmajors’Englishautonomouslearningcompetence. Keywords:
Englishautonomouslearning;non-Englishmajorcollegestudents;awareness; competence;differences 摘要 英语自主学习自提出以来一直为各方学者所关注,同时他们也认识到学生是学习的中心因而学习应由学生来完成。
但从已有的研究来看,研究内容主要是从教育者的角度去探讨大学生英语自主学习意识及能力,较少关注英语学习的主体—学生。
鉴于此,本文试从学生的角度出发,对207名非英语专业一、二年级学生进行调查,探讨该群体大学生的英语自主学习意识及能力状况,与此同时结合非英语专业大学生在学习英语上的特点,进而分析英语自主学习能力在专业、年级和性别上是否存在差异的问题,从而帮助研究者更好地了解非英语专业大学生的英语自主学习意识现状,为培养非英语专业大学生的英语自主学习能力提供一定的依据和参考。
关键词:
英语自主学习;非英语专业大学生;
意识;
能力;
差异 Contents 云南民族大学毕业论文(设计)原创性声明i Acknowledgementsii Abstractiii 摘要iv I.Introduction1 II.LiteratureReview2 OverseasStudiesofDefinitionofAutonomousLearning2 DomesticStudiesofDefinitionofAutonomousLearning2 OverseasStudiesofPrimaryComponentsofAutonomousLearning3 DomesticStudiesofPrimaryComponentsofAutonomousLearning3 StudiesonAutonomyinLearningForeignLanguageAbroad4 StudiesonAutonomyinLearningEnglishatHome4 III.ResearchMethod6 Respondents6 Instrument6 DataCollection7 IV.DataAnalysisandDiscussion8 DataAnalysis8 Discussion8 EnglishAutonomousLearningAwareness………………...9 LearningContents10 LearningObjectives11 LearningStrategies12 MonitorsoftheStrategies13 LearningEvaluations13 LearningEnvironment14 V.ResearchFindings16 VI.Conclusion21 References23 Appendix24 I.Introduction Withautonomouslearningbecomingasignificantresearchtopic,ithasbeenacknowledgedbyresearchersbothathomeandabroadthatstudentsarekernelsinlearningandtheythemselvesmusttakethemainresponsibilitiesfortheirlearning.Accordinglywiththein-depthreformanddevelopmentofhighereducation,EnglishautonomouslearningbecomingahotissuethatresearchersinChinacometorealizethenecessityandurgencyofcultivatingEnglishautonomouslearningawarenessandcompetenceofstudents. Butunfortunately,foronepart,theexistingresearchesmainlyworkfromthedefinition,meaning,importanceandsomeotheraspectsofautonomouslearning;foranother,onlyaminorityofresearchershasgivenconsiderationtobothautonomouslearningawarenessandcompetence.Whatismore,notmanyempiricalresearcheshavebeendoneforstudents,especiallyforthecollegestudents.Aboveall,fewresearchershavetakenthesubjectsoflearning—studentsasthebreakthroughpoint.Accordinglythepresentstudytriestobeginwiththeperspectiveofstudentsandtoexplorewhethernon-EnglishmajorfreshmenandsophomoreshaveautonomouslearningawarenessandcompetenceinstudyingEnglish,thentofindoutifthereareanyconnectionswithmajors,gradesandgendersonEnglishautonomouslearningcompetence.Moreover,thepresentstudyaimstotakeadvantageofthisopportunitytoofferreasonableandrealisticexplanationsforthefindingsfromtheperspectiveofstudents. Byconductingdesignedquestionnairesandanalyzingthemingreatdetail,thefindingsindicatethatmostnon-EnglishmajorfreshmenandsophomoreshavebasicideastolearnEnglishautonomously;butontheotherhand,theyhavefeebleabilitiestoimplementitintotheirlearning,particularlyinthepracticesoflearningcontents,objectives,evaluationsandenvironment.Atthesametime,thereexistsomedifferencesofEnglishautonomouslearningcompetenceingradesandgendersexceptformajors. II.LiteratureReview Researchersbothathomeandabroadhaveinquiredintoautonomouslearningofstudentsthroughmulti-anglesandgainedprosperousachievements,particularlyinrecentdecades.Thechapterismadeupoftwoparts:
firstly,theauthorofthepresentstudywillreviewbrieflythedefinitionandprimarycomponentsofautonomouslearning;andthenwillreviewforeignlanguageautonomouslearningbysomeresearchersfromvariousstandpoints. OverseasStudiesofDefinitionofAutonomousLearning Althoughinternationalresearchesonthistheoryhavebeendonealotandcontinuedforalongtime,therehasbeennounifiedandunambiguousdefinition.Sofarasisknown,eventhetermsarevarioussuchas“activelearning”,“self-plannedlearning”,“autonomouslearning”,“self-instruction”,“self-monitoredlearning”,“self-managedlearning”,“self-directedlearning”,“self-regulatedlearning”,and“self-education”.Sincetheabovetermsexceptfor“autonomouslearning”hasbeendefinedfromaspecificstandpointofstudying,hencethepresentpaperacceptstheexplanationof“autonomouslearning”notonlyfortheformerreasonbutfor“autonomous”emphasizesmoreonindependenceofstudentsandabilitythatstudentsmustgraspregardlessofknowledgeorskills. LearnerautonomywasfirstproposedbyHenriHolec(1981)whodefinedthetermasitiscertainlyanabilityofstudentstomanagetheirownlearning,,tocontrolhis/herlearning.AccordingtoLittlewood(1996)autonomouslearningmeansthatstudentsthemselvescanmakeandcarryoutthedecisionswhichdominatetheiractionsindependently.Thatistosay,studentshavetherightstocontrolanddecidewhattolearnandhowtolearn.ForZimmerman(2002),autonomouslearningreferstostudentswhoturntheirmentalabilitiesintoacademicskillsinaself-directiveway. DomesticStudiesofDefinitionofAutonomousLearning ResearcherslikeYuandPeng(Yu2001;Peng2002)holdthesameopinionthatstudentswhotakechargeoftheirownlearningcanbeseenasautonomouslearning, itemphasizesindependentlearningcompetencesofstudents.Pang (2003:
4)givesafullandsystematicalexplanationtoallmajorproblemswhichareconcernedwithautonomouslearning.Heurgestodefinethetermfromhorizontalandverticalaspects.HuaWeifen(2003)expressesherpointofviewonherreportthatthecoreofautonomouslearningisthatteachersonlyfunctionasfacilitatorsandpromotersinsteadofbellwethersandcontrollersintheprocessofstudents’learning. Definitionsaboveareconcernedwith“ability”,“decision”,“independence”,and“role”.Inconclusion,autonomouslearningrequiresthestudentstoprepareforitwithconscientiousnessandwillingness, theythemselvesmustbeawareofwhattolearnandhowtolearnactivelyandvoluntarily. OverseasStudiesofPrimaryComponentsofAutonomousLearning Differentresearchershavemadedifferentconclusionsaboutthecomponentsofautonomouslearning.ForHolec(1981:
3),autonomouslearningrequiresstudents:
(1)toensuretheobjectives;
(2)todefinethematerialsandprogressions;(3)tochoosemethodsandtechniquesthatarefeasible;(4)tomonitortheprocedureofacquisitionappropriately;(5)toevaluatewhathasbeenobtained. BensonandLor(1997:
8)mentionedontheirmonographthatifstudentscouldstudyautonomously,he/sheisabletoregulatehis/herownlearning,includingthecontroloflearningenvironment,learningcontents,approaches,objectivesandawareness. Littlewood(1996:
428)holdsthatabilityandwillingnessarevitalelementsforstudentstostudyautonomously.Moreover,twokeyfactorscanrefinethemselvesintotwosubsections:
abilityofknowledgeandskills;motivationandconfidenceinwillingness.Theyareindispensableinautonomouslearning. DomesticStudiesofPrimaryComponentsofAutonomousLearning Peng(2002)deemsthatautonomouslearningofstudentsiscomposedoffiveparts:
(1)toownlearningresponsibility;
(2)toestablishclearlearningobjectives;(3)tomakelearningplanforthemselves;(4)toappraiseprogressinlearning;(5)toregulatelearningstrategies. Pang(2003:
4)insistedthatdefinitionofautonomouslearningshouldcomefrombothlateralandverticaldimensions.Fromthelateraldimension,itdefinesautonomouslearningfromeveryaspectoflea
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