非英语专业英语写作策略调查研究

论文摘要

本论文是关于中国非英语专业大学生英语写作策略使用情况的实证调查研究。本调查围绕着以下问题展开:1)非英语专业大学生在英语写作中都使用哪些策略,各个策略的使用频率怎样,2)写作策略的使用与性别的关系,3)写作策略的使用与写作成绩的相关性,4)母语在多大的程度上影响着外语写作。本研究希望能对正在努力学习以求掌握英语的学生,以及致力于提高学生写作能力与水平的老师有所帮助。针对假设与设置的问题,本研究者在导师的指导下,在对所搜集的资料的基础上设计了一份问卷。本问卷调查在来自陕西师范大学2个不同专业的84名二年级学生中展开(其中7分问卷无效),本问卷同时也采集了他们在所参加的2007年12月22日举行的全国非英语专业四级考试中所取得的作文成绩。实证研究结果表明:第一:几乎所有非英语专业的学生都使用了问卷中所列举的写作策略,只是在使用频率上有所差异。第二:在男女生写作策略的使用上,作者发现,总的来说,无论是在英语写作水平,写作策略使用方面,还是写作动因及问题归因方面,女学生比男学生表现得好。第三:写作成绩好的学生和写作成绩差的学生在写作策略的使用上也存在着显著的差异:写作成绩好的学生策略使用频率高,写作成绩差的学生策略使用频率低,但是,在策略使用频率方面;写作水平高级者和写作水平中级者之间不存在明显的差异。第四:我们的母语的确对我们的外语写作产生了一定的影响,在这方面,女生受到的影响比男生要大一些。最后,作者指出了本次调查研究对英语写作学习和教学的启示和本次实验调查的局限性,并对以后关于本论题的研究提出了一些建议。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• 摘要
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Research Orientation
• 1.2 Research Rationale
• 1.3 Research Questions
• 1.4 Organization of the Thesis
• Chapter 2 Literature Review
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Research on Writing
• 2.2.1 The Process of writing
• 2.2.2 L1 Writing and L2 Writing
• 2.2.2.1 Differences and Similarities
• 2.2.2.2 The Role of L1 in L2 Writing
• 2.3 Research on Language Learning Strategies
• 2.3.1 Overview of Language Learning Strategies
• 2.3.2 Identification of Language Learning Strategies
• 2.3.3 Classification of Language Learning Strategies
• 2.3.3.1 Classification System
• 2.3.3.2 Comments
• 2.4 Research on English Writing Strategies
• 2.4.1 Current Studies Abroad and at Home
• 2.4.2 Process-oriented Approach to Writing
• 2.4.2.1 The Process Theory of L2 Writing
• 2.4.2.2 Stages of Process-oriented Approach
• 2.4.2.2.1 Pre-writing Stage
• 2.4.2.2.2 While-writing Stage
• 2.4.2.2.3 Revising Stage
• 2.5 The Present Study
• Chapter 3 Methodology of this Empirical Study of English Writing
• 3.1 Subjects
• 3.2 Instruments
• 3.3 Procedures for Data-collection and Data-analysis
• Chapter 4 Results
• 4.1 Results in General
• 4.2 Results concerning Writing Strategy Employment
• 4.2.1 Overall Employment of General Writing Strategies
• 4.2.2 Overall Employment of Specific Writing Strategies
• 4.2.3 General vs.Specific Writing Strategies
• 4.3 Results concerning Overall Evaluation of Motivations and Attributions
• 4.4 Results concerning Gender Difference
• 4.4.1 Gender Difference in Writing Proficiency
• 4.4.2 Gender Difference in Employment of General Writing Strategies
• 4.4.3 Gender Difference in Employment of Specific Writing Strategies
• 4.4.4 Gender Difference in Motivations and Attributions
• 4.4.5 Gender Difference in L1 Influence on L2 Writing
• 4.5 Results concerning Writing Strategy Employment and Writing Proficiency
• Chapter 5 Discussion
• 5.1 Range and Pattern of Writing Strategy Employment
• 5.2 Correlation between General Writing Strategies and Specific Writing Strategies
• 5.3 Evaluation of Motivations and Attributions
• 5.4 Relationship of Writing Strategy Employment to Gender Difference
• 5.5 Correlation between Writing Strategy Employment and Writing Proficiency
• 5.6 L1 Influence on L2 Writing
• Chapter 6 Conclusions,Implications and Suggestions
• 6.1 Summary of Major Findings
• 6.2 Conclusions
• 6.3 Pedagogical Implications
• 6.4 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research
• Bibliography
• Appendixes
• Paper Published