An Empirical Study on Effects of Teaching Communication Strategies (CS) in Use of Materials Developed for Learning CS

这项为期两年的研究项目(2003-04)的主要目标如下：经验性研究(2003)：使用英语生成性学习(Engel)教材，对79名英语学习者(其中73名作为研究的最终受试者)进行了实验性的交际策略培训。在测试前、测试后和延迟测试期间，通过4种类型的口语测试收集口试数据。对收集到的数据的分析表明，CPS在很大程度上有助于重组学习者的语言知识，促进他们的处理效率和时间，并有助于提高学习者的学习动机；然而，它在多大程度上帮助学习者获得新的语言知识还需要进一步的研究。问卷调查(2004)：在第一年的学习基础上，Engel进行了升级，为了进行后续的问卷调查，希望使用它的高中生和大学生进行了问卷调查。约110名学生(约占整个Engel用户的三分之一)对这项调查做出了回应。(这项调查是匿名的，它依赖于用户的自由意愿。)调查显示，用户对学习内容，特别是CS的概念有充分的了解，尽管他们对使用计算机的学习活动感到担忧，但学习动机却得到了极大的提高，许多人渴望通过这种方式继续学习英语。整个项目可以按计划在两年内完成。本研究的重点主要放在英汉词汇转换的研究上。本研究的研究人员希望将语用转换的概念扩展到语言使用的语用层面，以反映更真实的语言使用。

Major objectives of this two-year research project (2003-04) were twofold as reported below.Empirical study (2003): Using materials, ENGEL (English Generative Learning), for teaching communication strategies (CS) that were produced prior to the research project, an experimental CS training program (CSP) was given to 79 English learners (73 of them as final subjects for the study). Oral data were collected through 4 types of oral tests at pre-, post-, and delayed post test periods. Analyses of the data collected indicate that the CPS contributes to a large extent to restructuring learners' language knowledge and facilitating their processing efficiency and time and that it works to raise learners' learning motivation; however, further studies are needed to investigate how much it helps learners acquire new linguistic knowledge.Questionnaire survey (2004): 0n the basis of the first year's study, ENGEL was upgraded, and in order to conduct a follow-up questionnaire survey it was distributed to high school and college students who hoped to use it. Responses to the survey were obtained from about 110 students (about 1/3 of the entire ENGEL users to whom it was offered. (The survey was anonymous, and it relied on the users' free Will.) Revealed from the survey were that learning contents, especially the concept of CS, were understood fully by the users, that the learners' motivation was raised highly despite concern about the learning activities in use of a computer, and that many of them were eager to continue studying English in this way.The entire project could be fulfilled in two years as planned. The foci of the study have been placed mainly on CS used for lexical problems. The researchers of this study are hoping to extend the concept of CS to pragmatic aspects of language use which reflects more authentic language use.