《中国英语能力等级量表》的写作能力构念界定

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2018.05.010

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 合理界定写作能力构念是制定《中国英语能力等级量表》写作量表的基础和前提。本文首先回溯了社会认知模式视域下的写作认知过程相关理论以及交际语言能力视域下的写作能力理论,并分别讨论了两种视域下的写作能力观对于界定CSE写作能力构念的启示和局限性。在此基础上,本文确定了CSE写作能力构念的操作性定义,并提出了设置CSE写作量表描述参数的原则。总之,本研究的意义在于其突破了传统的语言能力量表一般从单一的视角(如交际语言能力视角)描述量表构念的局限性,为CSE写作量表构建了一个更加科学、全面的理论框架,有助于量表的使用者正确解读量表背后的描述理念,并促进量表在日后的合理使用。

关键词: 写作能力构念, 《中国英语能力等级量表》写作量表, 社会认知模式, 交际语言能力理论

Abstract: Delimiting the construct of writing competence serves as the basis for developing the writing scales of China’s Standards of English (CSE). This study firstly reviewed the writing competence theories from the perspectives of both socio-cognitive framework and communicative competence theories. It discussed the merits and demerits of these two perspectives in informing the writing construct of CSE. It, then, proposed an operational definition for the CSE writing construct, and also discussed principles for determining the descriptive parameters of CSE writing scales. The study attempted to extend the traditional language proficiency scales which limited its description of scale constructs to one single perspective (e.g., communicative competence). It constructed a more scientific and comprehensive theoretical framework for CSE writing scales with an aim to advance scale users’ understanding of its rationales and promote its use in the future.

中图分类号:

H319

邹绍艳, 潘鸣威. 《中国英语能力等级量表》的写作能力构念界定[J]. 当代外语研究, 2018, 18(05): 62-72.

ZOU Shaoyan, PAN Mingwei. Delimiting the Writing Construct in the Scales of China’s Standards of English[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2018, 18(05): 62-72.

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