摘要:本研究对1980-2010年我国10种外语类核心期刊发表的英语写作研究论文进行了历时考察和定量定性分析。分析结果显示:英语写作研究论文数量逐年递增;但是其占外语类核心期刊论文总数的比例仍然偏低;研究方法上;非实证性研究比例逐渐下降;实证性研究比例缓慢上升;写作研究与多媒体网络教学平台、现代信息技术等结合得更加紧密;研究内容几乎囊括英语写作各个方面。基于上述结果;研究最后指出了今后国内英语写作研究的发展趋势。
This research is a quantitative and qualitative investigation of papers on EFL writing published in 10 major linguistic journals in China from 1980 to 2010.The results show that the amount of EFL writing researches has been increasing gradually.In terms of research methods,the amount of non-empirical researches has been decreasing, while that of empirical ones accounts for a growing percentage.The new theories and methods,such as the multimedia and network-based teaching platform and modern information technologies,are more and more frequently applied to EFL writing researches.The papers cover a wide range of topics in relation to EFL writing.Based on the above findings, the research finally predicts the research tendencies of EFL writing in China.