張春青 曹慧媛 邱佳萍
讀后續(xù)寫于2016年10月在浙江省高考英語試卷中首次使用,近年在全國高考英語試卷中陸續(xù)使用。讀后續(xù)寫指的是一篇記敘文被截去后半部分,要求考生續(xù)寫。該題型的理論依據(jù)是互動(dòng)協(xié)同模式理論(王初明 2012;Pickering&Garrod 2004),該任務(wù)具有促學(xué)效應(yīng)(姜琳、涂孟瑋 2016;王初明 2015;Wang,C.&Wang,M.2014)。評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和樣題通過《普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試英語科考試說明(高考綜合改革試驗(yàn)省試用)》向涉考者公布(教育部考試中心 2015)。下面將首先解讀讀后續(xù)寫的評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn),然后采用有聲思維法展示評(píng)分員對(duì)例文的評(píng)價(jià),最后依據(jù)評(píng)分員的有聲思維材料分析其分?jǐn)?shù)決策依據(jù),以期促進(jìn)即將采用該題型地區(qū)的讀后續(xù)寫教學(xué)。
總體來看,讀后續(xù)寫以讀為輔,以寫為主,其目標(biāo)是考查學(xué)生的綜合語言運(yùn)用能力,主要包含以下四個(gè)方面:把握短文關(guān)鍵信息和語言特點(diǎn)的能力、語言運(yùn)用的準(zhǔn)確性和豐富性、對(duì)語篇結(jié)構(gòu)的把握能力及創(chuàng)造性思維能力(劉慶思、陳康 2016)。
評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是評(píng)分的依據(jù)和絕對(duì)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。依據(jù)評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn),讀后續(xù)寫主要考查內(nèi)容創(chuàng)造和語言運(yùn)用兩個(gè)方面。
在內(nèi)容創(chuàng)造方面,第一,要“與所給短文融洽度高,與所提供各段落開頭語銜接合理”,同時(shí),續(xù)寫的每一段要緊貼所給首句的線索。第二,內(nèi)容要豐富,情節(jié)的發(fā)展要由豐富和生動(dòng)的細(xì)節(jié)來推動(dòng);評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)還要求“應(yīng)用5個(gè)以上短文中標(biāo)出的關(guān)鍵詞語”,試驗(yàn)區(qū)的規(guī)定是:(1)少用1個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞,扣1分;少用2個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞,扣2分;少用3—4個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞,扣3分。(2)少畫1個(gè)下畫線,不扣分;少畫2—3個(gè),扣1分;沒畫下畫線或少畫4個(gè),扣2分。以上兩點(diǎn)限制了學(xué)生的續(xù)寫內(nèi)容,大大降低了學(xué)生續(xù)寫的故事內(nèi)容偏離原文的可能性,便于評(píng)分。
在語言運(yùn)用方面,第一,要求“語法結(jié)構(gòu)和詞匯豐富、準(zhǔn)確”。教師和學(xué)生應(yīng)該先考慮語法結(jié)構(gòu)和詞匯的準(zhǔn)確性,然后再考慮豐富性。需要注意的是,評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)規(guī)定評(píng)分時(shí)考慮語法結(jié)構(gòu)和詞匯的豐富性,而非復(fù)雜性。因此要根據(jù)內(nèi)容表達(dá)需要,使用豐富的語法和詞匯手段,而非使用大詞、難句。第二,要求上下文連貫。要“有效地使用語句間的連接成分,使所續(xù)寫短文結(jié)構(gòu)緊湊”。連接成分也被稱為過渡詞,如and,but,therefore等表示上下文邏輯關(guān)系的連詞或副詞。教師要提醒學(xué)生,雖然要恰當(dāng)使用過渡詞,但并非越多越好,因?yàn)槲恼逻B貫主要靠上下文情節(jié)的合理推進(jìn)來實(shí)現(xiàn)。
本研究使用了2016年浙江省高考英語試卷中首次出現(xiàn)的讀后續(xù)寫試題,故事講述了簡(Jane)和湯姆(Tom)去森林宿營,由于爭吵,簡獨(dú)自行走于森林后迷路,在森林中,她后悔離開了湯姆。度過一夜后,她發(fā)現(xiàn)了一條小溪,并吃了一些漿果充饑;在逆流而上的途中,她聽到了直升機(jī)的聲音,并決定利用自己的黃色襯衫來引起直升機(jī)的注意。第一段的續(xù)寫首句表明,沒有更多的直升機(jī)到來,天也漸漸黑了;第二段的續(xù)寫首句表明,簡睡了一晚后醒來了。所以,在第一段續(xù)寫中,學(xué)生應(yīng)描述簡晚上所做的事情;在第二段續(xù)寫中,學(xué)生應(yīng)寫她醒來后發(fā)生的事情,且按照常理,簡在第二段故事續(xù)寫中應(yīng)被獲救。文章中畫出的關(guān)鍵詞包括:人物——Jane,Tom;背景——lake,stream,at a distance;事物——helicopter,yellowblouse;動(dòng)作——walked,climbed;情感——to her great joy。
本研究采用了有聲思維法,即在簡短培訓(xùn)后,請(qǐng)?jiān)u分員邊評(píng)續(xù)寫例文邊說出分?jǐn)?shù)決策的思維過程。三位評(píng)分員參與了讀后續(xù)寫的高考評(píng)卷,是合格的評(píng)卷員,且教齡都在十年以上。評(píng)分員A是市級(jí)重點(diǎn)中學(xué)教師,曾多次擔(dān)任高考評(píng)卷組組長;評(píng)分員B是縣級(jí)重點(diǎn)中學(xué)教師,教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富;評(píng)分員C是大學(xué)教師,有應(yīng)用語言學(xué)碩士學(xué)位,研究興趣是語言測試。評(píng)分是在高考結(jié)束后一周進(jìn)行,他們對(duì)評(píng)卷標(biāo)準(zhǔn)都非常熟悉。三位評(píng)分員邊評(píng)續(xù)寫例文邊說出了自己分?jǐn)?shù)決策的思維過程,且研究者做了錄音,然后轉(zhuǎn)寫成文字進(jìn)行分析。在呈現(xiàn)時(shí),為了簡明扼要,對(duì)無關(guān)細(xì)節(jié)做了一定的刪除。
But no more helicopters came and it was getting dark again.(所給出的首句)Given that there might not be anything else to eat,Jane quickly picked some berries and wrapped them in her yellow blouse.Then she climbed back the tree in case of any wild beasts.Spending over a day alone in the forest,Jane felt more than depressed and exhausted.Everything seemed as hopeless as the long night.“I shouldn’t have walked away.”Sobbing in her arms,Jane fall asleep with trees whispering in the night wind.
It was daybreak when Jane woke up.(所給出的首句)All her clothes had become wet because of the heavy mist.As she was stretching her aching arms and legs,she heard something familiar.“Jane,where are you?Jane.”Jane couldn’t believe her ears.It was indeed Tom!She screamed with all her strength left.Seeing each other at a distance,they both burst into tears of great joy.It was truly a thrilling camping!“I’ll never,never do that again.” Jane decided when looking back at her“narrow escape”!
評(píng)分員 A:蠻好的,這篇文章“骨”“肉”“血”“氣”備至,我給最高評(píng)價(jià)——第五檔?!叭狻薄把薄肮恰敝傅氖莾?nèi)容、銜接和連貫。“氣”就是精氣神,讓人眼前一亮的東西,如這篇作文里的分詞前置、擬人的運(yùn)用、小詞的使用等。這是我見到的最好的,24分。
評(píng)分員B:簡的心理活動(dòng)描寫得特別好。她對(duì)自己做過的事表示后悔的話如“I shouldn’t have walked away.”,雖然很多學(xué)生在用,但是都沒有用對(duì),而這篇用對(duì)了,基本上沒有什么錯(cuò)誤,20分。
評(píng)分員C:這篇作文語法錯(cuò)誤基本上沒有,還會(huì)用一些介詞短語,如given that,in case of;句型,如 as...as...;分詞短語,如 Sobbing in her arms...,等等,用得不錯(cuò),句法結(jié)構(gòu)和詞匯也都不錯(cuò),且內(nèi)容豐富,給第四檔高分或者第五檔低分,21分。
But no more helicopters came and it was getting dark again.(所給出的首句)With great confidence,she began to find some methods to satisfy her stomach.Suddenly,an idea stroke her head,She walked along the stream,hoping to find some fish to eat.She knew that unless she had enough energy,she could get survived.Night fell,Jane fell into sleep,dreaming she would be rescued by a helicopter and be back to Tom.
It was daybreak when Jane woke up.(所給出的首句)Fortunately,it was sunny which brighter Jane’s heart.With hope,Jane struggled to escape from the forest for several hours but in vain.Unconsciously,Jane found some rubbish belonged to her.Suddenly,she realized that her camp was not far away.No sooner she saw Tom did she burst into tears.Tom was also wild with joy.With tears on face,Jane apologized to Tom and said that she will never leave Tom.
評(píng)分員A:No sooner用錯(cuò)了。雖然感覺好像和上一篇差不多,但是文章中的一些小詞比第一篇用得好,如no sooner這種倒裝,wild with joy,上一篇就沒有,所以是差一點(diǎn)的第四檔,17分。
評(píng)分員B:這篇作文的詞匯、語言豐富性都比前幾篇要好一點(diǎn),且有意識(shí)地嘗試較高級(jí)的句型。雖然“No sooner she saw Tom did she burst into tears.”句型用得不對(duì),但不妨礙理解。另外,be wild with joy在續(xù)寫中用來描述人的一種情緒,用得蠻好的,還用了-ing形式表示伴隨,16分。
評(píng)分員C:雖然這篇作文有幾處拼寫錯(cuò)誤、時(shí)態(tài)錯(cuò)誤、語法錯(cuò)誤,如rubbish belonged to her等,但是用了比較復(fù)雜的句型來表達(dá)意思。同時(shí)與前文的銜接比較好,描寫比較有新意,切合當(dāng)時(shí)的場景,第四檔中間偏下,16分。
But no more helicopters came and it was getting dark again.(所給出的首句)Jane was so sad.Night was beginning to fall,Jane walked and wanted to find an open area to rest.To her great joy,she found an open area,and had some fruits.Sitted in the stone,she was very worried and wanted very much to be with Tom.Why was I quarrel with Tom,Jane thought.Jane was tired but she slept a little time.
It was daybreak when Jane woke up.(所給出的首句)Jane wanted to follow the sound to a stream and found the lake.With the time went by,Jane walked a long time.Never in her life had she wanted Tom more.Jane cried,she want to leave the forest.Suddenly she heard a helicopter too.She took off her yellow blouse.Luckily,the helicopter find her.An man went the Jane’s eyes.It’s Tom and Jane was very happy.She run to the Tom.
評(píng)分員A:第一段還不錯(cuò),第二段后面有些畫蛇添足?!癆n man went the Jane’s eyes.”講不通;“It’s Tom and Jane was very happy.”中間應(yīng)該有個(gè)逗號(hào)。雖然有一些語言錯(cuò)誤,但意思基本說明白了。比上一篇好一點(diǎn)兒,第一篇?jiǎng)偛糯蚨n,所以這篇打二檔偏上,12分。
評(píng)分員B:這篇作文中的詞匯比前幾篇的稍微好一點(diǎn)兒,情節(jié)也更完整,主要問題是時(shí)態(tài)混亂,主謂不一致等,12分。
評(píng)分員C:這篇作文中有不少語法錯(cuò)誤、拼寫錯(cuò)誤、時(shí)態(tài)錯(cuò)誤,如sitted in the stone,給11分。
But no more helicopters came and it was getting dark again.(所給出的首句)Because another helicopter flew overhead.They was very tired.They boring dark again to there.And they came bank very quickly.They walked away.They saw a lake.But Jane and herbaid,Tom doesn’t think it was ture.Then she had climbed to a high place and she suddenly realized that she was lost.So they’s think was ture.Some helicopters came bank.
It was daybreak when Jane woke up.(所給出的首句)She suddenly realized that she was lost.Then she cried“help!”“Tom!”But they didn’t saw the Jane.She could hear water trickling somewhere at a distance.It was hope.To her great joy,she boring a helicopter to a way.A few minutes,she quickly came bank with Tom.Jane took off her yellow blouse,so they came back again.
評(píng)分員A:They was錯(cuò)誤,接著兩句都不通,they saw the lake中的they指的是誰,弄不清;把true寫成了ture,看不懂,思維混亂,語法混亂;it was hope前面好像是抄的,莫名其妙,整篇文章唯一的亮點(diǎn)就是it was hope,放在這兒很恰當(dāng),屬于比較差的了,二檔低分,6分。
評(píng)分員B:第一段就出問題了。開頭句子no more helicopters came表明沒有直升機(jī)來,所以按照常理,沒有直升機(jī)再來。而這篇作文中卻說“Because another helicopter flew overhead.”,與所給句子內(nèi)容矛盾。另外,這篇作文中錯(cuò)誤太多,但不管怎樣,把故事續(xù)寫完了,6分。
評(píng)分員C:語法錯(cuò)誤非常多,先不看內(nèi)容,很多詞拼錯(cuò)了都不知道。另外,“She suddenly realized that she was lost.”這句話抄襲原文,第二檔,7分。
從三位評(píng)分員的分?jǐn)?shù)決策依據(jù)來看,評(píng)分員B和評(píng)分員C都提到:在依據(jù)評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)打分時(shí),他們將前面的作文和后面的作文對(duì)比,這正是高考作為常模參照性測試的特征。常模參照性測試的主要目的在于將考生的表現(xiàn)與該群體中其他考生作比較,從而區(qū)分不同的考生,確定每個(gè)考生的語言水平在群體中的相對(duì)位置。這對(duì)讀后續(xù)寫教學(xué)的啟示是,學(xué)生可能在某個(gè)學(xué)校分?jǐn)?shù)達(dá)到了5檔,如22分,如果放到更大的范圍,分?jǐn)?shù)可能會(huì)下降,因?yàn)樵搶W(xué)生的分?jǐn)?shù)到了更大的群體中,與其他更優(yōu)秀的作文相比,相對(duì)位置會(huì)下降。這就要求教師在日常教學(xué)中準(zhǔn)確把握讀后續(xù)寫的評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn),給予學(xué)生與讀后續(xù)寫評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)要求相符的指導(dǎo)。
在分?jǐn)?shù)決策過程中,評(píng)分員A和評(píng)分員C都是先確定檔次,然后根據(jù)情況再進(jìn)行上下浮動(dòng)。例如,評(píng)分員A在評(píng)二檔作文時(shí),確定是二檔低分,二檔低分可以是6分,也可以是7分,根據(jù)實(shí)際情況浮動(dòng),給了6分。在后來的訪談中,他提出了自己的分?jǐn)?shù)決策依據(jù):最低檔稱為“不知所云”或“似有所云”,內(nèi)容少、思維混亂、語言碎片化,或者抄襲原文。第二檔可以稱為“知所欲云,但未周知”指的是評(píng)分員知道考生想說什么,但說得不清楚。第三檔可以稱為“知所云”,指的是評(píng)分員能理解學(xué)生想說什么,也有銜接,可自圓其說。第四檔可以稱為“云而通之”,指的是評(píng)分員不但理解考生所寫,而且作文本身十分通順,結(jié)構(gòu)也合理,沒有語言錯(cuò)誤,但因?yàn)闆]有高級(jí)的內(nèi)容,所以評(píng)分員不想給高分。最高檔“血”“肉”“骨”“氣”備至,能夠讓人眼前一亮,如高級(jí)結(jié)構(gòu)、修辭手法和小詞的恰當(dāng)使用等??傮w而言,評(píng)分員按照評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn),先確定大致檔次,再上下浮動(dòng)分?jǐn)?shù)。
學(xué)生的作文內(nèi)容應(yīng)該清楚地講述事件的發(fā)生、發(fā)展過程,不僅要段落內(nèi)部連貫,而且續(xù)寫段落要與前文連貫。評(píng)分員能夠清楚地感到作文某些方面的不連貫。例如,評(píng)分員B在評(píng)價(jià)第二檔續(xù)寫例文時(shí),正確地指出該考生的第一句話“Because another helicopterflewoverhead.”與開頭給出的“Butnomore helicopterscame.”明顯是矛盾的,所以給了低分。評(píng)分員A在評(píng)判這一篇時(shí)也指出該篇續(xù)寫思維混亂。
另外,評(píng)分員對(duì)各類錯(cuò)誤非常敏感。評(píng)分員C直接指出五檔例文基本沒有語法錯(cuò)誤,句法和詞匯也沒有錯(cuò)誤,是給21分的重要依據(jù)。在評(píng)四檔續(xù)寫例文時(shí),評(píng)分員C雖然明確地指出了拼寫和時(shí)態(tài)錯(cuò)誤,但是可以容忍,這是給16分的重要依據(jù)。評(píng)分員B也是如此,在評(píng)三檔續(xù)寫例文時(shí),指出該文時(shí)態(tài)和主謂一致的問題,這是給12分的重要依據(jù)。而在評(píng)二檔續(xù)寫例文時(shí),三位評(píng)分員都認(rèn)為該文續(xù)寫錯(cuò)誤太多,無法理解。
高分作文語言要漂亮。所謂漂亮,從評(píng)分員的評(píng)價(jià)語來看,可以總結(jié)為以下幾點(diǎn):第一,句型豐富。如五檔續(xù)寫例文中 shouldn’t have done,as...as...和分詞短語結(jié)構(gòu)Sobbingin her arms...;四檔續(xù)寫例文中no sooner...than...結(jié)構(gòu)雖然用錯(cuò)了,但是評(píng)分員都認(rèn)為嘗試復(fù)雜結(jié)構(gòu),應(yīng)予以鼓勵(lì),基本沒有成為扣分的因素。第二,詞匯的靈活運(yùn)用。在評(píng)四、五檔續(xù)寫例文時(shí),三位評(píng)分員都提到了小詞的使用,如in case of,giventhat...,wildwithjoy 等。第三,修辭手法的運(yùn)用。這是評(píng)分員A提到的,如五檔續(xù)寫例文中比喻的使用:“Everything seemed as hopeless as the long night.”;擬人的運(yùn)用:“With trees whispering in the nightwind.”。這兩處修辭手法的使用烘托了氣氛,增加了作文的可讀性。以上三種促成語言漂亮的因素,同時(shí)使得續(xù)寫內(nèi)容豐富、語言地道。
本研究通過采用有聲思維法,請(qǐng)三位評(píng)分員邊評(píng)讀后續(xù)寫例文邊說出分?jǐn)?shù)決策的思維過程。研究發(fā)現(xiàn),評(píng)分員一方面依據(jù)評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn),另一方面依據(jù)自身對(duì)寫作的理解,先確定檔次,再依據(jù)內(nèi)容的豐富性、所寫內(nèi)容和上下文的融洽度、內(nèi)容的連貫性、語言的準(zhǔn)確性和豐富性等上下浮動(dòng)分?jǐn)?shù)。研究還發(fā)現(xiàn),評(píng)分員可以非常敏銳地抓住語言錯(cuò)誤,尤其是顯性的時(shí)態(tài)、主謂一致、標(biāo)點(diǎn)和拼寫等問題,迅速判斷文章的檔次。對(duì)于高檔作文,評(píng)分員在分?jǐn)?shù)決策時(shí)對(duì)語言的地道性和表現(xiàn)力都提出了較高要求,符合高考作為選拔性考試的特征。換句話說,教師在教學(xué)中要注意以上評(píng)分員分?jǐn)?shù)決策的因素,注重培養(yǎng)學(xué)生語言準(zhǔn)確、豐富,內(nèi)容前后連貫、修辭手法引人入勝的故事講述能力,逐漸提高他們的讀后續(xù)寫能力。