陳敏之
2004 年以來(lái),“協(xié)同”(collaboration) 這個(gè)詞開始受到很多語(yǔ)言學(xué)家的關(guān)注。語(yǔ)言研究中的協(xié)同指“人們?cè)诨?dòng)中相互配合、動(dòng)態(tài)調(diào)整、彼此適應(yīng)的社會(huì)認(rèn)知過(guò)程”(Pickering&Garrod 2004)。2014 年以前,對(duì)“協(xié)同”效應(yīng)的探討和研究停留在人際對(duì)話層面,此后越來(lái)越多的學(xué)者開始關(guān)注二語(yǔ)習(xí)得中的協(xié)同效應(yīng)。
王初明(2010)提出“讀后讀寫題型是考查和鍛煉學(xué)生語(yǔ)言能力的一種有效方式”,并從語(yǔ)言習(xí)得的角度指出“續(xù)寫的主題、內(nèi)容、邏輯和語(yǔ)言與原文的協(xié)同度越高,續(xù)寫質(zhì)量越高”。王啟(2021)在最新的研究中發(fā)現(xiàn),學(xué)習(xí)者自發(fā)的協(xié)調(diào)意識(shí)更能促進(jìn)協(xié)同效應(yīng)的產(chǎn)生。如果在教學(xué)過(guò)程中提前輸入“協(xié)同”的概念,讓學(xué)生注意到續(xù)寫文本與原文文本在以上方面的統(tǒng)一,不僅可以助其完成一篇續(xù)寫佳作,而且能促進(jìn)其英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言能力的提升。該想法在2014年就得到了驗(yàn)證。一項(xiàng)實(shí)證研究表明,讀后續(xù)寫存在協(xié)同效應(yīng),表現(xiàn)在以下兩個(gè)方面:(1)學(xué)生在續(xù)寫文本中高頻使用原文中出現(xiàn)的結(jié)構(gòu)與表達(dá);(2)學(xué)生在讀英續(xù)英中出現(xiàn)的語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤顯著少于讀漢續(xù)英(王敏、王初明 2014)。這個(gè)研究證明了讀后續(xù)寫題型有很好的促學(xué)效果。
讀后續(xù)寫中的協(xié)同指續(xù)寫文本和原文在主題、情節(jié)、銜接和語(yǔ)言風(fēng)格上的一致性。在教學(xué)實(shí)踐中發(fā)現(xiàn),除了常見(jiàn)的拼寫錯(cuò)誤外,高中生在英語(yǔ)讀后續(xù)寫題中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)無(wú)法“協(xié)同”的問(wèn)題,具體表現(xiàn)為以下兩個(gè)方面:
1.情節(jié)邏輯不合理、語(yǔ)篇難銜接
充分閱讀、理解原文是續(xù)寫的前提。讀后續(xù)寫,顧名思義,續(xù)寫的內(nèi)容應(yīng)建立在原文的基礎(chǔ)上。如果脫離原文,全然不顧原文的線索和伏筆,另寫一篇與原文內(nèi)容無(wú)法銜接連貫、與原文細(xì)節(jié)(情節(jié)、人物人設(shè))相悖、與原文語(yǔ)言風(fēng)格無(wú)法統(tǒng)一、與續(xù)寫段開頭句脫節(jié)的文章,屬于違背了讀后續(xù)寫題型的基本要求之一——“與所給短文的融洽度高,與所提供各段落開頭語(yǔ)銜接合理”。這個(gè)問(wèn)題在考試時(shí)間較為緊迫的學(xué)生中尤為突出,他們?cè)诓莶菘赐陜杀樯踔林豢匆槐楹缶烷_始寫,所寫內(nèi)容的質(zhì)量大多無(wú)法保障。
2.語(yǔ)言表達(dá)不地道、句子不準(zhǔn)確
英語(yǔ)作為一門外語(yǔ),大部分高中生對(duì)語(yǔ)法和基本句式掌握得不好,導(dǎo)致行文中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)各類低級(jí)錯(cuò)誤;即使部分學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言表達(dá)能力較好,但由于缺少二語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)沉浸式的語(yǔ)言環(huán)境,以及受母語(yǔ)負(fù)遷移的影響,一些表達(dá)也存在不地道、搭配不當(dāng)或“中式英語(yǔ)”錯(cuò)誤。浙江省高考英語(yǔ)讀后續(xù)寫題型是讀英續(xù)英的模式,即提供一篇300詞左右的英語(yǔ)原文,讓學(xué)生續(xù)寫英語(yǔ)文本。大部分讀后續(xù)寫的原文會(huì)提供很多地道、準(zhǔn)確的英語(yǔ)表達(dá),但是在考試中,大多數(shù)學(xué)生未能靈活地將這些表達(dá)加以遷移運(yùn)用,反而將關(guān)注點(diǎn)放在一些加了漢語(yǔ)注釋或不認(rèn)識(shí)的生詞上。這樣舍本逐末的方式讓“協(xié)同”效果無(wú)法很好地體現(xiàn)。
大部分高中英語(yǔ)讀后續(xù)寫完全與高考模式接軌,要求學(xué)生續(xù)寫兩段內(nèi)容。然而,在實(shí)際操作過(guò)程中,這樣的方法耗時(shí)費(fèi)力,且在長(zhǎng)期練習(xí)后,學(xué)生的讀后續(xù)寫能力和水平并未得到實(shí)質(zhì)性的提高,可謂“高投入、低產(chǎn)出”。
同時(shí),教師在教學(xué)過(guò)程中側(cè)重續(xù)寫內(nèi)容語(yǔ)言上的豐富性和所謂的“高級(jí)表達(dá)”,忽視了續(xù)寫要符合原文(情節(jié)、人設(shè)、語(yǔ)言風(fēng)格)的最基本要求,導(dǎo)致出現(xiàn)以下兩個(gè)問(wèn)題:(1)學(xué)生在寫作時(shí)往往傾向堆砌自己最熟悉的情緒和動(dòng)作,造成了雖然原文不同,但是續(xù)寫情節(jié)基本無(wú)差別的現(xiàn)象,教師將其戲稱為續(xù)寫內(nèi)容上的“三聯(lián)動(dòng)”——哭、笑和擁抱;(2)學(xué)生一味追求高級(jí)詞匯和表達(dá),不顧搭配是否恰當(dāng),或者與文章是否相關(guān),經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)所續(xù)寫內(nèi)容看似“高大上”,實(shí)則“內(nèi)在空洞、無(wú)真情實(shí)感”。例如,學(xué)生經(jīng)常寫自己準(zhǔn)備的環(huán)境描寫,但有些文章并不需要環(huán)境描寫,或者所寫環(huán)境描寫無(wú)法推動(dòng)情節(jié)發(fā)展。
針對(duì)以上教學(xué)和學(xué)生習(xí)作中存在的問(wèn)題,教師進(jìn)行了針對(duì)提高續(xù)寫微技能的創(chuàng)新訓(xùn)練。不同于以往只針對(duì)情緒和動(dòng)作的微技能,本堂課側(cè)重“情節(jié)的合理構(gòu)建”,即在一篇短文中挖去三個(gè)段落,讓學(xué)生完成續(xù)寫情節(jié)的片段寫作。
教學(xué)內(nèi)容是一篇關(guān)于師生關(guān)系及其變化的文章。修改后的文本(見(jiàn)附錄)需要學(xué)生描寫主人公在三次課堂上的三種不同狀態(tài),旨在考查其對(duì)原文信息的理解能力和續(xù)寫適切文本的能力。
Step I:Lead in
在課堂導(dǎo)入環(huán)節(jié),教師首先讓學(xué)生回憶自己在課堂上的狀態(tài),即“眾生相”,激發(fā)他們的學(xué)習(xí)興趣,調(diào)動(dòng)其積極性。隨后,教師在幻燈片上呈現(xiàn)三張?zhí)崆皽?zhǔn)備好的學(xué)生照片,三人都在教室,但他們各自的聽課狀態(tài)不同。教師讓學(xué)生在仔細(xì)觀察后回答以下問(wèn)題:
Q1:What are they doing?How can you describe them?(Action)
Q2:Why do they behave like this?(Feeling)
Q3:What kind of person might they be?(Character)
在學(xué)生回答后,教師引導(dǎo)其作“One’s feeling can influence his or her action,and action can show feeling.And they all depend on the character’s personality.”的總結(jié),即讓其得出“在續(xù)寫時(shí)應(yīng)保證人物的動(dòng)作、心理與其人物性格相吻合”的結(jié)論。下表是學(xué)生回答時(shí)教師的板書內(nèi)容:
P i c t u r e 1 P i c t u r e 2 P i c t u r e 3 A c t i o n F a c i a l e x p r e s s i o n a v o i d e y e c o n t a c t w i t h m e b e u n w i l l i n g t o m e e t m y e y e s l o o k d o w n...e y e s b a r e l y m o v e;d i s t a n t(疏遠(yuǎn)的)e x p r e s s i o n o n h e r f a c e;a s i f s h e i s a s l e e p w i t h h e r e y e s o p e n;l o o k a n y w h e r e b u t m e;s t a r e o u t o f t h e w i n d o w o r u p a t t h e c e i l i n g...l o o k u p a n d m a k e e y e c o n t a c t;e y e s g l o w w i t h w i s d o m...
(續(xù)表)
最后,教師追問(wèn)Q4:Can you guess how the teacher would respond to their different actions?(encourage/dislike/become angry/tolerate),為后面續(xù)寫文本作鋪墊,讓學(xué)生了解續(xù)寫文本中的人物不是孤立存在的,這個(gè)人物會(huì)與其所處環(huán)境中的其他人(一個(gè)或多個(gè))、環(huán)境,甚至自我產(chǎn)生“互動(dòng)”,這種互動(dòng)性在本質(zhì)上也是一種“協(xié)同”。
Step II:Reading
在閱讀環(huán)節(jié),教師留給學(xué)生充分的時(shí)間閱讀,并讓其思考以下問(wèn)題:
Q1:What kind of person is Teddy&Mrs.Green?
Q2:From your answers,we can know that both of them have experienced changes of attitude.Why did they change?Was it easy for them to change?(It won’t change overnight.)
Q3:What’s theme of the story?(Love and encouragement from a teacher)
在充分閱讀后,教師讓學(xué)生歸納、總結(jié)文中兩個(gè)主角的人物性格及文本主題,培養(yǎng)其挖掘信息和歸納信息的能力,同時(shí)讓其在此過(guò)程中再次了解“人設(shè)一致”和“主題協(xié)同”在續(xù)寫中的重要性。第二個(gè)問(wèn)題的設(shè)置旨在讓學(xué)生清晰地知道一個(gè)人的人設(shè)并不是一成不變的,會(huì)隨著情節(jié)的發(fā)展產(chǎn)生變化,因此人物的動(dòng)作和心理會(huì)隨之發(fā)生改變。
Step III:Discussion
因?yàn)樗趯W(xué)校學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言能力和水平中等偏上,所以教師秉持“將課堂還給學(xué)生”的“生本課堂”理念,讓學(xué)生分組討論應(yīng)如何補(bǔ)全文中三段缺失的內(nèi)容。以下是三段挖空內(nèi)容:
That’s because whenever she was having class,___________________________________________
Mrs.Green paid particular attention to Teddy in class.One day she asked Teddy to answer a simple question._________________________________________________________________________________________It worked!The more she encouraged him,the faster he responded.
This time,when Mr.Green was having class,__________________________________________
Step IV:Writing and Sharing
討論結(jié)束,各小組分別撰寫三個(gè)片段。之后,學(xué)生分享小組所撰寫的內(nèi)容,其他小組的學(xué)生從情節(jié)、人設(shè)、主題三個(gè)層面對(duì)續(xù)寫片段進(jìn)行評(píng)價(jià)。教師在恰當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)機(jī)進(jìn)行補(bǔ)充。
Step V:Consolidation
由于這篇文章貼近學(xué)生的日常生活,完全是課堂的寫照,為了照應(yīng)主題,并突出德育的理念,教師對(duì)本堂課進(jìn)行了以下總結(jié):Writing a scene is just like directing a movie.I hope you can have a good command of the strategies we’ve learnt in class and get A+ for your future writing.Besides,it is also expected that you can involve yourself in class,actively raise your hands and boldly voice your opinions.
在本堂課中,導(dǎo)入部分讓學(xué)生討論自己的課堂表現(xiàn),充分激發(fā)了他們的學(xué)習(xí)興趣。在激活已有知識(shí)后輸入新的表達(dá),讓學(xué)生在閱讀原文的過(guò)程中感受主人公人物性格的轉(zhuǎn)變及其之后行為的變化。在正式寫作前,教師灌輸“協(xié)同”思維,即讓學(xué)生樹立續(xù)寫內(nèi)容應(yīng)與原文的人物設(shè)置和情節(jié)發(fā)展保持一致的觀點(diǎn),鼓勵(lì)其續(xù)寫出適切度、融洽度較高的文本。學(xué)生在充分理解了協(xié)同概念、有了自發(fā)的協(xié)同思維后,寫出的文章與原文的匹配程度雖然比較高,但也存在不足。在語(yǔ)言能力方面,學(xué)生積累的單詞、短語(yǔ)、高級(jí)句型不足,以及對(duì)句子、篇章的駕馭能力不夠,限制了文本產(chǎn)出的水平。因此,教師接下來(lái)要通過(guò)更為廣泛的原版文章輸入和語(yǔ)言表達(dá)訓(xùn)練提高他們的語(yǔ)言能力,使其開闊眼界,學(xué)會(huì)“協(xié)同”,達(dá)到提升寫作水平的目的。
王啟(2021)在研究中指出,以“續(xù)”促學(xué)不僅應(yīng)增強(qiáng)學(xué)習(xí)者的自發(fā)協(xié)同,還應(yīng)培養(yǎng)其自覺(jué)協(xié)同的意識(shí),最大限度地增加協(xié)同產(chǎn)出。讀后續(xù)寫考查學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言能力,反過(guò)來(lái),他們?cè)趯懽鬟^(guò)程中能提升語(yǔ)言能力。因此,讀后續(xù)寫題型本質(zhì)上是教學(xué)合一的。在平時(shí)的練習(xí)中可以改變?cè)袉我坏摹霸摹m(xù)寫”的方式,采取同話題或同類型文本輸入和輸出的模式,也可以是片段場(chǎng)景描寫,從而使寫作訓(xùn)練更有針對(duì)性,培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的協(xié)同思維,使其靈活、恰當(dāng)?shù)厥褂靡褜W(xué)知識(shí),產(chǎn)出適切文本。這對(duì)一線教師的讀后續(xù)寫課堂教學(xué)模式有啟發(fā)和借鑒意義。
第一,針對(duì)讀后續(xù)寫題型,教師除了要關(guān)注微技能訓(xùn)練外,還要引導(dǎo)學(xué)生做到以下幾點(diǎn):(1)關(guān)注原文(細(xì)節(jié)——伏筆、線索),幫助學(xué)生在續(xù)寫時(shí)確定主題和方向,避免出現(xiàn)跑題離題等問(wèn)題;(2)關(guān)注段首句,確定續(xù)寫內(nèi)容。段首句在讀后續(xù)寫中的作用顯著,不僅決定了故事情節(jié)的走向,還限制了兩段續(xù)寫文本的開頭和結(jié)尾,進(jìn)行有效、合理的銜接是寫好文章的關(guān)鍵;(3)關(guān)注畫線詞。學(xué)生在續(xù)寫時(shí)經(jīng)常忘記加下畫線,其實(shí)使用畫線詞旨在考查學(xué)生合理串聯(lián)信息的能力,是其寫好故事、寫完整故事的基礎(chǔ)。
第二,續(xù)寫能力的培養(yǎng)是長(zhǎng)久持續(xù)的,高中三年應(yīng)一以貫之。高一年級(jí)注重基礎(chǔ)語(yǔ)法知識(shí)的輸入,保證學(xué)生能寫出正確的句子,同時(shí)輔以原版的英語(yǔ)輸入,如“心靈雞湯”等英語(yǔ)短篇小說(shuō)或新聞快報(bào),讓其接觸新鮮、地道的語(yǔ)料,培養(yǎng)語(yǔ)感。高二注重續(xù)寫微技能的培養(yǎng),強(qiáng)調(diào)情緒、動(dòng)作、環(huán)境詞匯/詞塊的靈活運(yùn)用,完成素材整理和積累;創(chuàng)新續(xù)寫教學(xué)方式,提供挖空片段和5—10個(gè)詞,讓學(xué)生編寫故事,考查他們的邏輯思維能力,提高其語(yǔ)用能力。高三年級(jí)要從詞句層面逐漸提升到合理情節(jié)的構(gòu)建,完成“詞—句—篇”的完美過(guò)渡,可以引導(dǎo)學(xué)生多看外刊,如Readers’s Digest等,在開闊其視野的同時(shí)增強(qiáng)其語(yǔ)篇意識(shí)和主題意識(shí)。
教師在教學(xué)過(guò)程中通過(guò)同一文本的片段場(chǎng)景描寫這種突破常規(guī)的續(xù)寫微技能訓(xùn)練方式,培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的“協(xié)同”思維,讓其寫出融洽度高的適切文本,即保證所寫內(nèi)容與情節(jié)相匹配、與不同時(shí)期的人物性格特點(diǎn)相吻合、與上下文銜接順暢。為了讓“協(xié)同”效應(yīng)發(fā)揮到最大,教師還提出:(1)采取多種模式的創(chuàng)新續(xù)寫方式進(jìn)行續(xù)寫微技能訓(xùn)練;(2)最大限度地利用續(xù)寫原文,積累地道、標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的表達(dá),培養(yǎng)語(yǔ)感。
本教學(xué)實(shí)踐還存在一些不足,一堂課對(duì)于學(xué)生能力的培養(yǎng)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠。本堂課僅僅關(guān)注了原文和續(xù)寫文本的人設(shè)協(xié)同和情節(jié)協(xié)同,未涉及語(yǔ)言風(fēng)格的協(xié)同。但是,達(dá)成語(yǔ)言風(fēng)格的協(xié)同算得上是續(xù)寫的“天花板”,這需要長(zhǎng)期練習(xí)和實(shí)踐。因此,在今后的教學(xué)實(shí)踐中,教師將在這個(gè)方面尋求突破,關(guān)注二語(yǔ)輸入的長(zhǎng)期性和有效性,為保證學(xué)生達(dá)到這個(gè)高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)而提供更多有效的指導(dǎo)。
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(1)As Mrs.Green stood in front of her 4thgrade class on the very first day of school,she told the children a lie.Like most teachers,she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same.Actually,she loved all except for a little boy named Teddy.That’s because whenever she was having class,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(2)Mrs.Green had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn’t play well with the other children,that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath.And Teddy could be unpleasant.It got to the point where Mrs.Green would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen,making bold X’s and then putting a big“F”at the top of his papers.
(3)At the school where Mrs.Green taught,she was required to review each child’s past records and she put Teddy’s off until last.However,when she reviewed his file,she was in for a surprise.
(4)Teddy’s first grade teacher wrote,“Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh.He does his work neatly and has good manners...he is a joy to be around.”
(5)His second grade teacher wrote,“Teddy is an excellent student,well-liked by his classmates,but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle.”
(6)His third grade teacher wrote,“His mother’s death has been hard on him.He tries to do his best but his father doesn’t show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren’t taken.”
(7)Teddy’s fourth grade teacher wrote,“Teddy is withdrawn and doesn’t show much interest in school.He doesn’t have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class.”
(8)By now,Mrs.Green realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself.She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents,wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper,except for Teddy’s.His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy,brown paper that he got from a grocery bag.
(9)Mrs.Green took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents.Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing and a bottle that was one quarter full of perfume.She stifled(vt.stop)the children’s laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was,putting it on,and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist.
(10)Teddy stayed after school that day just long enough to say,“Mrs.Green,today you smelled just like my Mom used to.”After the children left she cried for at least an hour.
(11)Things began to change on that very day,she quit teaching reading,and writing,and arithmetic.Instead,she began to teach children.
(12)Mrs.Green paid particular attention to Teddy in class.One day she asked Teddy to answer a simple question.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It worked!The more she encouraged him,the faster he responded.
(13)By the end of the year,“Teddy”had been the name on the lips of Mrs.Green and he had become one of the smartest children.This time,when Mr.Green was having class,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________