周文雯
【摘要】高中英語(yǔ)讀后續(xù)寫是一個(gè)新型而有一定難度的高考新題型?!稄妮斎氲捷敵觥防碚撝笇?dǎo)我們:輸入(提供的文本)是有一定的交際意圖的;輸出(續(xù)寫)的內(nèi)容必須要有良好的交際性。為此,讀者在續(xù)寫時(shí)要學(xué)會(huì)梳理故事情節(jié)、人物及關(guān)鍵信息;要利用關(guān)鍵詞、提示句來(lái)尋找續(xù)寫突破口;寫完后通過(guò)存在的主要問(wèn)題反饋來(lái)促進(jìn)學(xué)生讀后續(xù)寫能力的提升;要多積累描繪性詞語(yǔ)使文章增色、提分;等。
【關(guān)鍵詞】讀后續(xù)寫? 輸入和輸出? 訓(xùn)練策略? 提升策略
【中圖分類號(hào)】G633.41 ? 【文獻(xiàn)標(biāo)識(shí)碼】A 【文章編號(hào)】2095-3089(2023)08-0058-03
一、引言
浙江省英語(yǔ)高考讀后續(xù)寫提供一篇350詞以內(nèi)的語(yǔ)言材料,原文多是情節(jié)豐富的記敘文,要求學(xué)生依據(jù)該材料內(nèi)容、所給段落開(kāi)頭和所標(biāo)示關(guān)鍵詞進(jìn)行續(xù)寫(150詞左右),將其發(fā)展成與給定材料有邏輯銜接、情節(jié)和結(jié)構(gòu)完整的短文[1]。從2016年10月至今讀后續(xù)寫已測(cè)試了八次。許多師生都感嘆:這個(gè)題型提分不易。學(xué)生即使看懂了閱讀文章,提筆依然茫然不知所措。
Bill Vanpatten的應(yīng)用語(yǔ)言學(xué)著作From Input to Output:A Teachers Guide to Second Language Acquisition(《從輸入到輸出——第二語(yǔ)言習(xí)得教師手冊(cè)》,以下簡(jiǎn)稱《從輸入到輸出》),對(duì)輸入與輸出有這樣的說(shuō)明:1. Input is the language that a learner hears (or reads) that has some kind of communicative intent. … there is a message in the language …to understand that message, to comprehend the meaning of the utterance or sentence.? 2.Output refers to the language that a learner produces; Output in SLA means language that has a communicative purpose…? 3.Implication 3: All learner production should be meaning-based, or communicative. …Learners should not be forced to produce if they are not ready nor should it be expected that their production be free and unconstrained.
這些說(shuō)明給教師們提供了行之有效的啟示:? ? 1.輸入(語(yǔ)篇)必須要有交際意義,要傳遞信息?;陂喿x語(yǔ)篇的輸入包含了大量的信息,讀者在續(xù)寫前要進(jìn)行充分的理解。2.輸出(續(xù)寫)必須要有交際意圖,表達(dá)意義。所以,續(xù)寫必須能夠與原文合理地銜接,使之具有良好的交際意義。3.建議3:學(xué)習(xí)者(學(xué)生)的產(chǎn)出(輸出)不能隨意發(fā)揮,不加約束。所以輸出需要時(shí)機(jī)成熟,而且要在理解文本的基礎(chǔ)上,合理搭建故事情節(jié)的延續(xù)。
因而,教師在日常教學(xué)實(shí)踐中要將語(yǔ)篇的輸入與輸出緊密結(jié)合起來(lái),指導(dǎo)學(xué)生在閱讀過(guò)程中提取相關(guān)信息、積累有效的詞匯句子,以在續(xù)寫過(guò)程中提高語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用的準(zhǔn)確性和有效性,從而完成一篇既能延續(xù)文本特征,又能與原文行文風(fēng)格類似的續(xù)寫段落。
二、讀后續(xù)寫題型的具體訓(xùn)練方法
根據(jù)陳康(2019)的描述,高考英語(yǔ)讀后續(xù)寫主要考查閱讀理解能力、書面表達(dá)能力和思維能力[2]。筆者發(fā)現(xiàn),讀后續(xù)寫教學(xué)在具體操作時(shí),學(xué)生經(jīng)常感到不知從何入手,或續(xù)寫完成后的內(nèi)容不合情也不合理。那么教師到底該怎么進(jìn)行讀后續(xù)寫的教學(xué)呢?下面筆者以所附文章為例,以《輸入到輸出》理論為指導(dǎo),讀后續(xù)寫的考查目標(biāo)為原則,簡(jiǎn)單談?wù)勔韵聨讉€(gè)方面的探索實(shí)踐。
(一)讀后續(xù)寫寫作時(shí)的訓(xùn)練策略
1.仔細(xì)研讀語(yǔ)篇,全面梳理文章脈絡(luò)
研讀語(yǔ)篇就是對(duì)語(yǔ)篇的主題、內(nèi)容、文體結(jié)構(gòu)、語(yǔ)言特點(diǎn)、作者觀點(diǎn)等進(jìn)行深入的解讀[3]。續(xù)寫文章中的文本(輸入)肯定承載了一定的故事情節(jié),所以首先要指導(dǎo)學(xué)生理解、把握語(yǔ)篇的結(jié)構(gòu),以及語(yǔ)篇中的關(guān)鍵詞、句,來(lái)預(yù)測(cè)文章的走向。同時(shí)培養(yǎng)學(xué)生快速閱讀短文的能力,梳理文章中的有關(guān)信息,如:文章的情節(jié)(時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、人物,發(fā)生了什么事);文中的人物及其關(guān)系;學(xué)生要梳理出:Mark talked constantly; I (the teacher) made a big X over his mouth with tape; I asked the students to list good points of their classmates; Mark was killed in a war; His parents asked me to attend the funeral.
2.理順作者思維,全面尋找續(xù)寫突破口
讀后續(xù)寫強(qiáng)調(diào)的是寫作內(nèi)容要同原有閱讀文本保持一致,包括寫作主題、風(fēng)格、結(jié)構(gòu)、 內(nèi)容連貫性與銜接性等[4]。因此,學(xué)生需要在理解文本的基礎(chǔ)上對(duì)后續(xù)的情節(jié)發(fā)展進(jìn)行合理想象,還要在創(chuàng)新寫作時(shí)保持與文本作者的思路、風(fēng)格、手法等方面的一致。
①?gòu)恼Z(yǔ)篇中尋找關(guān)鍵詞句作為續(xù)寫的突破口
該語(yǔ)篇的輸入中有這幾句話:Thank you for correcting me; Thank you for teaching me; the list with good points of every student. 以這幾句話為突破口,可以考慮續(xù)寫的方向?yàn)椋篗ark對(duì)老師的批評(píng)內(nèi)心是接受的;這些寫著學(xué)生優(yōu)點(diǎn)的小紙條在學(xué)生們的心中留下了美好的印象,也在愛(ài)講話的Mark的心中變成了美好的記憶。
②從所給兩個(gè)段落的首句中尋找續(xù)寫的突破口
所給的兩個(gè)首句的輸入是:After the funeral, Marks mother and father found me and wanted to show me something.以及Marks classmates started to gather around us.由此,可以考慮續(xù)寫首段的方向?yàn)椋篗ark的父母親展示給我一些東西,這些東西應(yīng)該是Mark所珍藏的。那么Mark珍藏了什么呢?第二段中,學(xué)生們圍了過(guò)來(lái),要跟我談什么呢?以前和我在一起時(shí)的學(xué)校生活肯定是要談的。以此為突破口,學(xué)生就可以有內(nèi)容且進(jìn)行合理續(xù)寫了。
3.平衡劃線詞匯,全面挑選五個(gè)劃線詞
在對(duì)語(yǔ)篇的脈絡(luò)進(jìn)行梳理,尋找續(xù)寫的突破口后,怎樣接著寫,學(xué)生們已經(jīng)有了一定的思路,在此基礎(chǔ)上還可以幫助學(xué)生從劃線的詞中尋找續(xù)寫時(shí)可以用到的詞匯。這樣,學(xué)生自己選出來(lái)的詞在自己的續(xù)寫中就會(huì)用得比較妥當(dāng)、自然。當(dāng)然,在劃線詞的選擇中,指導(dǎo)學(xué)生關(guān)注各個(gè)詞的詞性意義及用途,同時(shí)提醒學(xué)生在續(xù)寫輸出時(shí),第一段和第二段都應(yīng)該有原文中劃線的詞,做到一定的平衡;使用劃線的詞時(shí),有時(shí)還要注意詞形的變化。
(二)讀后續(xù)寫寫完后的主要問(wèn)題反饋及提升策略
學(xué)生完成續(xù)寫后,結(jié)合學(xué)生的互讀互評(píng)和教師的整體批改,主要問(wèn)題反饋如下:
1.續(xù)寫的情節(jié)發(fā)展與原文偏差太大
該語(yǔ)篇中Mark對(duì)教師的稱呼為Sister,所以可以看出Mark與老師關(guān)系是融洽的。而且由句子“Thank you for teaching me, Sister.”可以推斷出:Mark的父母親給老師看的東西應(yīng)該是對(duì)老師教育表示肯定的東西。而有些學(xué)生沒(méi)吃透語(yǔ)篇中的這些信息,續(xù)寫時(shí)主題就會(huì)與原作者想要表達(dá)的主題差得很遠(yuǎn)。所以要鍛煉學(xué)生全面深入地理解和把握原文,這樣才能抓住一些關(guān)鍵信息,然后在其續(xù)寫中合情合理地進(jìn)行內(nèi)容創(chuàng)造。
2.續(xù)寫的詞句表達(dá)與原文相距甚遠(yuǎn)
不僅僅是這篇續(xù)寫,其實(shí)在每一次的續(xù)寫訓(xùn)練中,教師都能發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)生對(duì)于描繪性的詞匯句子等的掌握不夠,所以寫出來(lái)的段落不夠生動(dòng)、不夠吸引人。因此在教學(xué)中可以讓學(xué)生從每篇課文中有意識(shí)地積累描繪性的詞句,同時(shí)有必要補(bǔ)充一些課外的材料,讓學(xué)生加強(qiáng)這類詞句的積累。并引導(dǎo)學(xué)生在以后的續(xù)寫練習(xí)中盡可能地套用原文詞句,慢慢地做到活學(xué)活用。
3.續(xù)寫的主題意義與原文背道而馳
如學(xué)生在續(xù)寫第一段中寫道:I hate you. You always pay too much attention to other students.這既說(shuō)明學(xué)生沒(méi)有看懂文章,又說(shuō)明學(xué)生對(duì)于文章中的關(guān)鍵句關(guān)鍵詞“Thank you for teaching me, Sister.”沒(méi)有加以深入思考,并據(jù)此來(lái)預(yù)測(cè)故事的走向和發(fā)展變化。因此,教師可在讀后續(xù)寫訓(xùn)練時(shí)讓學(xué)生交流各自的寫作思路、內(nèi)容及理由,以引導(dǎo)學(xué)生思維的邏輯性和辯證性。并強(qiáng)調(diào):在續(xù)寫時(shí),內(nèi)容要與原文主題相關(guān),不能不加約束地隨意發(fā)揮,且要弘揚(yáng)正能量。
總之,學(xué)生的最后產(chǎn)出如果不盡人意,從《輸入和輸出》理論中的建議三來(lái)看,其原因往往是學(xué)生各方面的思考、積累還未到位。所以要輸出一篇良好的續(xù)寫文章,需要學(xué)生平時(shí)廣泛而有效的各種輸入,同時(shí)把這些知識(shí)內(nèi)化為己有,逐漸達(dá)到Writing is personal expression. 這樣,才能為以后的成功續(xù)寫做好知識(shí)上的儲(chǔ)備。有了知識(shí)上的儲(chǔ)備,再佐以正確的續(xù)寫方法,相信學(xué)生就能寫出一篇篇符合要求的續(xù)寫文章了。
三、結(jié)語(yǔ)
讀后續(xù)寫是近年來(lái)高中英語(yǔ)教學(xué)中讓師生備受困擾的問(wèn)題所在,但是它對(duì)于訓(xùn)練學(xué)生的思辨能力,培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用能力是有益的。王敏和王初明(2014)根據(jù)實(shí)證性研究結(jié)果指出:“讀后續(xù)寫過(guò)程中存在協(xié)同效應(yīng),協(xié)同效應(yīng)可強(qiáng)化或擴(kuò)張學(xué)習(xí)者的語(yǔ)言表征,幫助學(xué)生把從閱讀理解中獲取的詞匯、語(yǔ)法信息應(yīng)用于讀寫當(dāng)中,由此提高語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用能力?!盵5](轉(zhuǎn)引自劉慶思,陳康,2016:1)。因此,在教學(xué)過(guò)程中教師要帶領(lǐng)學(xué)生去閱讀了解文章主題意義、結(jié)構(gòu)的搭建、語(yǔ)言的風(fēng)格、語(yǔ)法結(jié)構(gòu);督促學(xué)生進(jìn)行語(yǔ)言知識(shí)的日常積累;指導(dǎo)學(xué)生通過(guò)多訓(xùn)練、多反思進(jìn)而摸索出一些應(yīng)對(duì)該題型的有效方法,充分發(fā)揮讀后續(xù)寫的以讀促寫、讀寫促學(xué)的作用。
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附錄:閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為 150 左右。
He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Marys School. All of my students were dear to me except Mark Eklund. He often talked constantly. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was not acceptable.
One morning when Mark talked once too often, I made a new teachers mistake. I looked at him and said, “If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut!”
It wasnt ten seconds later when Chuck, another student, blurted out, “Mark is talking again.” Since I had stated the punishment, I had to act on it. I took out a roll of tape from my drawer, proceeded to Marks desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X over his mouth. When I walked back to Marks desk after class and removed the tape, his first words were, “Thank you for correcting me, Sister.”
One Friday, I asked the students to list the names of the other students, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them to write down the nicest thing they could say about their classmates. As they left the room, each one handed me the paper.
That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student and I listed what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday I gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling. “Really?” I heard the whispers. “I never knew that meant anything to anyone!” “I didnt know others liked me so much!” Then Mark said, “Thank you for teaching me, Sister.”
Several years later, after I returned from vacation, my parents met me at the airport. My father cleared his throat as he usually did before saying something important. “The Eklunds called last night,” he began. “Really?” I said. “I havent heard from them in years. I wonder how Mark is.” Dad responded quietly. “Mark was killed in Vietnam,” he said.“The funeral is tomorrow, and his parents would like it if you could attend.”
Para1. After the funeral, Marks mother and father found me and wanted to show me something.
Para2. Marks classmates started to gather around us.