重新审视中国学生二语写作中的评判性思维能力

摘要

本文试图以动态文化的观点重新审视二语文献中对中国学生及其学习能力想当然的说法，并向西方对中国学生及中国文化所持有的固有观念提出挑战。 本文所持有的观点是：笼统地断定中国学生不具备评判性思维能力有将文化截然一分为二的倾向，是墨守成规的做法。评判性思维能力不是只有西方文化中才有的价值观，中国文化同样强调这种能力；评判性思维能力不仅是由文化决定的，学生的个体差异从中起着很大的作用。而且证据表明，中国学生有能力进行评判性的思维与写作。一味地区分东、西方人的评判思维能力忽视了文化和学习中的复杂性与多样性，同时也反映出西方人在看待东方人及东方文化时隐约可见的强权意识。 最后文章分析了以静态观点对待不同文化存在的弊端，并提出如何以动态观点看待中国文化。

目录

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Re-understanding the Characterizations in the L2 Literature of Chinese Students and Their Writing

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Learning Strategies

2.2.1 Chinese Learners as Rote Memorizers and Imitators

2.2.2 Countering the Charge

2.3 Attitudes to Learning

2.3.1 Negative Portrayal of Chinese Students' Attitudes to Learning

2.3.2 Countering the Negative Portrayal

2.4 Characterization of Chinese Students' Writing

Chapter 3 Chinese Students, Chinese Culture and Critical Thinking

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Challenging the Stereotypes of Chinese Students

3.2.1 Criteria for Critical Thinking

3.2.2 Evidence of Critical Thinking by Asian/Chinese Students in the L2 Literature

3.3 Challenging the Stereotypes of Chinese Culture

3.3.1 Analysis of the Claim That “Critical Thinking Is Cultural Thinking”

3.3.2 Chinese Culture Values Critical Thinking

3.3.3 Why Has the Literature Dichotomized Chinese and Western Cultures?

3.4 Critical Thinking Is More Than Cultural Thinking

Chapter 4 Towards a Dynamic View of Chinese Students, Chinese Culture and Critical Thinking

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The Danger of Dichotomizing Cultures

4.3 Limitations of a Static View

4.4 Towards a Dynamic View

Chapter 5 Conclusions and Implications

References

Paper Published During Study

Statement of Copyright

Letter of Declaration

Acknowledgements