外语学习动机，词汇学习策略和词汇学习结果的关系研究

论文摘要

对于大多数中国大学生来说,学习英语过程中遇到的一个主要问题就是词汇学习。本文运用问卷、词汇测试、面谈等工具,调查了北京语言大学的60名非英语专业一年级学生的学习动机和词汇学习策略的使用情况,并比较了高分组学生与低分组学生在策略运用上的差异,并且对词汇学习策略,学习动机与词汇测试成绩之间的关系进行了探讨。希望此项研究能为大学英语教师进行词汇策略培训提供依据,为学习者在不同的语言学习阶段采用相适应的学习策略提供参考。本研究在文献综述的基础上,依据O’Malley和Chamot的语言学习策略分类和Gu和Johnson编制的《中国大学生词汇学习策略调查问卷》编制了《英语学习者词汇习得策略问卷》,同时,还向受试者发放了根据Gardner的《动机测试问卷》编制的《英语学习者学习动机问卷》。另外,受试者还完成了《接受性词汇测试》和《产出性词汇测试》,目的是考察他们的词汇掌握水平。本研究依赖统计方法。所采用的方法包括T检查和相关性分析。本研究的发现如下:1.中国非英语专业大学一年级学生英语词汇学习策略使用频率较高,其中元认知策略,认知策略的使用频率高于社会情感策略。2.词汇测试高分组和低分组学生在词汇学习策略的使用上有显著区别。3.所调查学生使用的部分词汇学习策略和他们的词汇测试成绩有高度相关。4.所调查学生最常使用的学习动机是工具动机。5.所调查学生的学习动机和他们的词汇测试成绩无显著相关。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• 摘要
• Abstract
• Contents
• List of Tables and Figures
• Chapter One INTRODUCTION
• 1.1 The Significance of Vocabulary
• 1.2 Factors Affecting Learners' Learning Achievements
• 1.3 Structure of This Thesis
• Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
• 2.1 Researches on Learning Strategies
• 2.1.1 Defining "learning strategies"
• 2.1.2 Methods used to investigate learning strategies
• 2.2 Studies of Vocabulary Learning Strategies
• 2.2.1 Taxonomy of vocabulary learning strategies
• 2.2.2 Overview of vocabulary learning strategies research
• 2.3 Motivation
• 2.3.1 The notion of motivation
• 2.3.2 Motivation classifications
• 2.3.3 Integrative and instrumental motivation
• 2.3.4 Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
• 2.4 Vocabulary Testing
• 2.4.1 Receptive vocabulary vs. productive vocabulary
• 2.4.2 Sense relations
• 2.4.2.1 Synonymy
• 2.4.2.2 Antonymy
• 2.4.2.3 Hyponymy
• 2.4.3 Considerations in constructing a vocabulary test
• 2.5 Current Vocabulary Instruments in Use
• 2.5.1 Cloze test
• 2.5.2 Multiple-choice
• 2.5.3 Word association
• Chapter Three RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
• 3.1 Subjects
• 3.2 Instruments in Research One
• 3.2.1 The questionnaire
• 3.2.2 The semi-structured interview
• 3.3 Instruments in Research Two
• 3.3.1 The questionnaire
• 3.3.2 The semi-structured interview
• 3.4 Instruments in Research Three
• 3.4.1 Vocabulary tests
• Chapter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
• 4.1 Data Descriptions
• 4.1.1 Scoring procedures
• 4.1.2 Definitions of key terms
• 4.1.2.1 The mean
• 4.1.2.2 The standard deviation
• 4.1.2.3 Correlation coefficients
• 4.1.2.4 T-test
• 4.2 Overall Pattern of Students' Use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies
• 4.3 The Most/least Frequently Used Vocabulary Learning Strategies
• 4.4 Differences in Using Vocabulary Learning Strategies between High Vocabulary Achievers and Low Vocabulary Achievers
• 4.5 Correlations between Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Vocabulary Test Scores
• 4.6 Motivation Types of the Subjects
• 4.7 Correlations between Specific Motivation Types and Vocabulary Test Scores
• Chapter Five CONCLUSION
• 5.1 Major Findings of the Study
• 5.1.1 Major findings of the vocabulary learning strategies research
• 5.1.2 Major findings of the vocabulary learning motivations research
• 5.2 Limitations and Recommendations for Future Studies
• 5.3 Pedagogical Implications
• References
• Appendix I The semi-structured interview for Research One
• Appendix II Questionnaire on the learners' motivation
• Appendix III Questionnaire on the learners' vocabulary learning strategies
• Appendix IV The semi-structured interview for Research Two
• Appendix V Receptive vocabulary size test
• Appendix VI Productive vocabulary size test