二语习得研究的认知心理与社会文化视角

在第二语言习得研究中,认知心理理论由于其较长的发展历史和所取得的丰硕研究成果早已在该领域占据着主导地位,而新兴的以社会文化为研究视角的二语习得研究在挑战主流研究方法的过程中也逐渐地站稳了脚跟。简要梳理两大研究学术流派的基本理论内涵,并通过比较述评两者在二语习得研究领域的重要影响,以期能启发第二语言习得研究。

Research in Second Language Acquisition from Psychocognitive and Sociocultural Perspectives

In the field of SLA research,psychocognitive theories have dominated long with the earlier development and richer academic achievements,while the burgeoning sociocultural theories are winning a foothold in the process of challenging the mainstream approaches into SLA studies.In this paper,the author tries to enlighten SLA studies with a clear profile of the fundamental connotations in both psychocognitive and sociocultural theories,through making analyses and comments on their influences upon SLA studies.