【作者】 刘焱；

【导师】 杨敏；

【作者基本信息】 山东师范大学 ， 英语语言文学， 2005， 硕士

【摘要】 反拨作用通常指语言测试对语言教学和学习产生的影响,根据其影响的性质,反拨作用有正、负之分。近年来,国外学者对反拨作用从理论到实践进行了大量的研究,但在国内,与此相关的研究在测试学中还是个相对较新的领域,这方面的研究甚少,即使有相关研究,也大多以大学英语四级考试的反拨作用为研究对象,而对英语专业四级考试的反拨作用及其相关问题所进行的专门研究和实证研究,目前在国内却并不多见。本研究旨在探索英语专业四级考试对专业英语教学所产生的反拨作用,其创新性即在于此,因此具有一定的积极意义。众所周知,英语专业四级考试是我国目前规模较大的外语标准化测试之一,已有近20 年的历史。本文借鉴国内外学者对反拨作用研究的成果,特别是研究方法和模式,结合我国教学实践,以英语专业的学生和专业英语教师为研究对象,通过问卷调查、课堂观察和个别访谈等方法收集数据资料,旨在具体了解英语专业四级考试对专业英语教学及其相关领域的反拨作用,通过对上述问题进行探讨和研究,进而提出相应的建议与措施以充分发挥英语专业四级考试的积极反拨作用,消减其消极的反拨作用。调查结果表明:英语专业四级考试对专业英语教与学具有反拨作用,主要体现在学生与教师两个层面上。其积极的反拨作用主要体现在:从学生角度来讲,英语专业四级考试较全面地考察了学生在专业英语基础学习阶段的学习,在一定程度上检验了学生的英语运用能力,提高了学生英语学习的积极性和主动性,从而为高年级的英语学习打下扎实的专业基础。从教师角度来讲,英语专业四级考试促使教师丰富教学内容、改进教学方法,围更多还原

【Abstract】 Washback usually refers to the impact tests have on language teaching and learning, which can be positive or negative. In recent years, researchers in foreign countries have done a huge bulk of theoretical and empirical researches on the effects of washback; whereas in China, the domestic research on washback is of a comparatively recent scope in the field of language testing and very little research has been conducted. So far, the volume of attention has been mainly paid to CET (College English Test) and its washback while insufficient investigation into the washback specific to TEM4 has been theoretically and empirically carried out. The present study is thus an attempt to probe into the washback effect of TEM4 on English teaching and learning, which is of innovative and positive significance. As is known, TEM4 is one of the large-scale standardized foreign language tests, which has been established for about 20 years in China. Referring to the current literature on washback both at home and abroad, especially the research methods and the research models, the author carried out a preliminary study investigating TEM4’s washback effect with the consideration of the teaching practice in China. Data was collected from English teachers and undergraduate English majors in the selected universities through questionnaire survey, classroom observations and interviews, which are widely applied in washback studies abroad. Based on the findings from the study, the author intended to advance some suggestions accordingly in the hope of fully taking advantage of the positive washback of TEM4 while minimizing its negative washback. The findings arising from the present study indicate that TEM4 does exert influence on English teaching and learning, which is mainly demonstrated on the part of English majors and of English teachers. From the perspective of the students, TEM4 gives a comparatively comprehensive measure of students’ English study at the foundation stage and to some degree examines students’communicative competence. Besides, it produces certain stimuli and motivation in students’ English learning, thereby establishing a solid foundation for their English study at the advanced stage. As for the teachers, TEM4 urges the teachers to enrich the teaching contents, innovate the teaching methods and help the students further develop更多还原