英语语言磨蚀的性别差异实证研究的中期报告.docx

英语语言磨蚀的性别差异实证研究的中期报告
Introduction
ThemainobjectiveofthisstudyistoinvestigategenderdifferencesintheerosionofEnglishproficiencyamongChineselearners.Theresearchisdividedintothreephases:(1)apre-testtoexaminetheEnglishproficiencylevelsoftheparticipants,(2)asix-monthintensiveEnglishcourse,and(3)apost-testtomeasureanychangesinproficiencylevels.Thismid-termreportprovidesanupdateontheprogressmadesofarinthestudy.
Methodology
Participants:Thesamplesizeforthisstudyis100Chineselearners,withanequaldistributionofmalesandfemales.
Instruments:Thepre-testandpost-testconsistoftwoparts:awrittentestandanoralinterview.Thewrittentestassessesparticipants'grammar,vocabulary,reading,andwritingskills.Theoralinterviewevaluatestheirspeakingandlisteningabilities.ThetestsaredesignedbasedontheCommonEuropeanFrameworkofReferenceforLanguages(CEFR)standards.
Dataanalysis:ThedatacollectedfromthetestsareanalyzedusingSPSSanddescriptivestatistics.Independentsamplet-testsareconductedtocomparethemeanscoresofmalesandfemalesinthepre-test.
Intervention:Thesix-monthintensiveEnglishcourseincludes20hoursofclassroominstructionperweek,aswellasdailylanguagepracticesessionsandself-studyassignments.
PreliminaryFindings
Thepre-testresultsindicatethat,onaverage,maleparticipantsscoredhigherthanfemaleparticipantsinallfourlanguageskills:grammar(t=-2.363,p=.020),vocabulary(t=-2.413,p=.017),reading(t=-2.904,p=.004),andwriting(t=-2.220,p=.029).However,therewasnosignificantdifferencebetweenthetwogendersinspeakingorlisteningskills.
Conclusion
ThepreliminaryfindingssuggestthattheremaybegenderdifferencesinEnglishlanguageproficiencyamongChineselearners.Thenextphaseofthestudywillinvolvethesix-monthintensiveEnglishcourse,whichmayshedfurtherlightonthisissue.Furtherresearchisneededtoexplorethereasonsbehindtheobservedgenderdifferencesandtodevelopstrategiestoaddressthem.