基于艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线理论的英语词汇记忆策略研究

    赵茜 宋晓焕

    

    

    

    【摘要】詞汇是英语学习的基石，是学习者学好英语最重要的一个方面，而词汇记忆是英语学习过程中的基本障碍。本文将艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线灵活运用到词汇记忆中，以期为提高学习者的英语词汇记忆效率提供有效的借鉴。笔者以西安宏桥中学学生（95人）作为研究对象，对比他们的前测和后测的成绩，并对任课教师和实验班几名学生进行访谈。研究结果表明基于艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线规律的词汇记忆策略提高了学习者的词汇学习记忆效果。

    【关键词】艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线;英语词汇记忆策略;反馈

    【Abstract】Vocabulary is the cornerstone of English learning and its one of the most important aspects for learners to learn English well， while vocabulary memory is a fundamental obstacle in English learning.? In this paper， the Ebbinghaus Memory Curve Theory is flexibly applied to vocabulary memory in order to provide effective reference for improving the efficiency of learners English vocabulary memory.? The author picked out 95 students in Xian Hongqiao middle school as research subjects.? Compared with the scores of them as well as interviewed the teacher and students in experimental class respectively.? The results showed that vocabulary memory strategies based on Ebbinghaus Memory Curve improved learners English vocabulary memorization effectively.

    【Key words】Ebbinghaus Memory Curve; English vocabulary memory strategy; Feedback

    【作者简介】赵茜，宋晓焕，西北大学现代学院。

    1. Ebbinghaus Memory Curve

    The German psychologist H. Ebbinghaus discovered that forgetting begins immediately after learning and the process of forgetting is unbalanced.? The rate of forgetting is rapid at first， and then it gradually slow down.? In his view， “Retention and forgetting are functions of time”.? He regarded nonsense syllables （Syllables composed of letters of syllables that can be read， but have no content meaning， that is， syllables that are not words） as memory materials， and calculated the amount of retention and forgetting with saving method.? According to his experimental results， the famous Ebbinghaus Memory Curve was drawn to describe the forgetting process， which can be seen in the following.

    Figure 2.1 Ebbinghaus Memory Curve

    2. 1 Research Questions

    First， can learners vocabulary learning and memorizing be improved by using the vocabulary memory strategies based on Ebbinghaus Memory Curve compared with the original vocabulary memory methods？

    Second， what is the feedback of the learners and their teacher on the use of the vocabulary memory strategies based on Ebbinghaus Memory Curve？

    2. 2 Research Subjects

    The subjects in the research involve an English teacher and students from two parallel classes， 95 students in total， to help the author finish data collection.? All the samples are from Grade one of Hongqiao middle school， which is a general junior high school in Xian area.? And they are all non-native speakers of English.