英语教育硕士论文答辩-(林美芳)

1华南师范大学外文学院2012届硕士学位论文答辩会中国广州2012-3-292ByLinMeifangSupervisedbyProf.HeGuangkengSchoolofForeignStudies,SouthChinaNormalUniversityGuangzhou2012-3-29TheStudyofNetwork-basedEnglishReadingTeachinginPrimarySchools3TheOutlineofpresentationWhy?How?What?Research4Outlineofmythesis1.Introduction2.LiteratureReview3.ResearchDesign4.DataAnalysisandDiscussion5.MajorFindingsandImplications5WhydidIchoosethethemeformystudy?Someproblemsoflargeclassreadingteaching.Somepracticalsuggestionsofnetwork-basedEnglishreadingteachingwillbemadeforprimaryEnglishteachersaccordingtotheconclusionoftheexperiment.ResearchOrientation:6Q1:DoestheNetwork-basedreadingteachingaffectthestudents’learningattitude?ResearchQuestionsQ2:CantheNetwork-basedreadingteachingraisethestudents’learninginterest?Q3:CantheNetwork-basedreadingteachingimprovethestudents’Englishreadingability?7TheNationalEnglishCurriculumStandardsCooperativeLearningTheoryConstructiveLearningTheoryKrashen’sAffectiveHypothesisKarashen’sInputHypothesisTheoriesrelatingtotheEnglishreadingteaching.8How?ParticipantsInstrumentsDataCollectionResearchDesign9ResearchDesignClassgendernumberTotalExperimentalClassMale2445Female21ControlClassMale2345Female22Total90Table3-1-2NumberoftheParticipants10ReadingMaterialSelectionReadingMaterialSelectionInterestLanguageLength114.Interview3.Classroomobservations2.Questionnaire1.TestsInstruments12DatacollectionAquestionnairewasdistributedto45studentsinexperimentalclass;90studentsinExperimentClassandControlClasswererequiredtocompletethepre-testinordertoinvestigatewhetherbothclasseswereequivalentinpreviousreading.Aclassroomobservationandteachers’interviewweredesignedtogetthedataofthefollowingaspects,suchasthestudents’learningattitudeandreadinginterestunderthenetworkenvironment.Finally,aftertheexperiment,thepost-testandpost-experimentquestionnaireswerecarriedout.13TeachingModeinControlClass14Network-BasedReadingTeachingModeStep1：RaisingthesituationonthenetStep2：PresentationofthetasksStep3：IndependentReadingStep4：OnlineAssessmentStep5：Makingreportsingroups15What?TestQuestionnaireClassroomobservationsResearchQuestionsInterview16Pre-TestTable4-1-1AComparisonoftheScoresinthePre-TestClassTypeExperimentalControlTotalTotalscore399140148005Mean88.789.288.9Highestscore100100100Lowestscore726969GradeA--Scoreabove85(include85,No.&%)3168.9%3373.4%6471.1%GradeB--Scorebetween85&75(No.&%)1226.7%1022.2%2224.5%GradeC--Scorebetween75&60(No.&%)24.4%24.4%44.4%GradeD--Scorebelow60(No.&%)00%00%00%Thestudentsoftwoclasseswerealmostthesame.17Post-TestTheproficiencyofthestudentsinExperimentalClasswasbetterthanControlClass.Table4-1-2AComparisonoftheScoresinthePost-TestClassTypeExperimentalControlTotalTotalscore415639698125Mean92.488.290.3Highestscore100100100Lowestscore736868GradeA--Scoreabove85(include85,No.&%)3680.0%3066.7%6673.4%GradeB--Scorebetween85&75(No.&%)817.8%1328.9%2123.3%GradeC--Scorebetween75&60(No.&%)12.2%24.4%33.3%GradeD--Scorebelow60(No.&%)00%00%00%18ClassroomObservationThestudentsintheexperimentalclasswouldhavemorechancestoaskquestionsandhavemoretimetodoteam-work,andtheirreadingspeedunderthenetworkenvironmentweremuchfasterthanthecontrolclass.19QuestionnaireAfteroneyear’sexperiment,thenumbersofthestudentswhoenjoyedEnglishreadingclassunderthenetworkenvironmentwererising.20QuestionnaireThenumbersofthestudentswhoenjoyedworkingingroupswererising.21QuestionnaireTable4-1-2AComparisonoftheScoresinthePost-TestThenetwork-basedreadingcouldimprovethestudents’vocabulary.22Table4-1-2AComparisonoftheScoresinthePost-TestThestudentsdidmuchmorereadingafterschoolaftertheexperiment.Questionnaire23Conclusion:Therewasatendencyofsharpincreaseintheirreadingperformance,thestudents’Englishabilitywasimproved.Andwiththeexperimentprogressing,studentsshowedmoreinterestinnetwork-basedreadingclass.Conclusion241)Raisingthestudents’readinginterestbytherealsituation.2)Improvingtheliteracyofboththeteachersandthestudents.3)Encouragingthestudentstouseeffectivereadingstrategiesandskills.4)Designingdifferentreadingactivitiesinnetworkclassroomcanbehelpfultocontrolthestudents.5)Exploringothernetwork-basedactivities.Suggestions25LimitationsThenumberofthechosenstudentsisnotbigenough.Thepresentresearchdidnottreatotherfactorsunderthepresentconditions.26Thankyouforyourattention!