新的著作推荐---《现代双语阅读能力发展评估与方法：从新加坡和中国香港的经验出发》Assessments and Methods related to the Modern Development of Bilingual Reading Ability – Case Studies of the Singapore and Hong Kong Experiences

 新著作信息

 著作名称：《现代双语阅读能力发展评估与方法：从新加坡和中国香港的经验出发》

 著        者：胡向青 陈志锐 林苇叶 谢锡金

 责任编辑：周文岚

 封面题字：陈志锐

 责任校对：傅泉泽

 责任印制：曹    诤

 封面设计：北京纵横华文科技有限公司

 出版发行：光明日报出版社

 邮购电话：010-63131930

 出版时间：2021年11月

 

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内容简介

移动互联网和大数据时代，各类信息爆炸性增长和各类新型阅读平台快速发展，阅读能力变得越来越重要。人工智能的发展，使得跨学科、跨语言知识和能力的需求迅速增长。近年来，随着中文的国际化趋势越来越明显，掌握中英双语或多语的需求不断增长。本书介绍现代双语阅读能力发展的评估与方法，并从新加坡和中国香港的经验出发，以新加坡学校双语背景的华族学生为例，系统性地描述中英双语阅读能力的理论和实践。

本书内容主要分为九章，第一章主要阐述双语阅读能力发展评估与方法的背景和重要性。第二章主要介绍阅读能力发展的基本理论与新加坡中文和英文阅读研究的概况。第三章主要介绍全球学生阅读能力进展研究（PIRLS）的焦点、阅读能力评估与问卷设计架构、在教学评估中的运用建议等情况，中国香港和新加坡PIRLS 研究课题，以及中英双语阅读能力发展评估研究的经验；国际学生能力评估计划（PISA）情况、PISA 阅读评价对教学应用的建议、中国香港和新加坡PISA 课题研究情况；最后，对两项国际阅读能力评估课题进行了总结。第四章主要阐释新加坡中英双语阅读研究的焦点、理论内容和方法等，以及双语阅读能力及其发展过程的评估和分析方法。第五章主要介绍双语阅读教育量性研究的数据收集、统计和分析方法、研究问题等的设计、常见变量的类型、量化统计的基本概念、样本量的计算和选取原则、量性数据的描述等，以及结合示例的诠释和说明。第六章主要介绍现代双语阅读教育质性研究的情况、常用收集资料的方法、资料转录和文本分析的方法及示例；质性研究工具在教育研究中的运用，并结合双语阅读质性研究的设计实例加以说明；最后，总结了量性研究和质性研究的区别。第七章主要从新加坡双语阅读研究经验出发，结合中国香港双语阅读研究经验，介绍现代双语阅读能力发展评估的量性和质性相结合的研究方法。第八章主要展示量性和质性相结合的双语阅读评估研究实例，介绍整合量性和质性研究结果的方法和示例等，并以双语阅读能力的开发为例进行详细说明。第九章主要介绍了中英双语阅读能力的开发和有利于培养双语阅读能力发展的策略，以及对未来双语阅读研究的展望。

通过本书，读者可以了解到如何进行双语阅读能力评估。例如，如何分析不同语言背景、不同年龄、不同性别的中英双语阅读能力，如何探讨两种语言阅读能力之间的关系，如何研究学生因素和教学因素对双语阅读能力发展的影响并找到关键影响因素，如何运用量性和质性相结合的研究方法等。 

 

 

Assessments and Methods related to the Modern Development of Bilingual Reading Ability – Case Studies of the Singapore and Hong Kong Experiences

 Authors: Hu Xiangqing   Tan Chee Lay   Lam Wai Ip   Tse Shek Kam

Press: Guangming Daily Publishing House

 

Synopsis

In the era of mobile internet and big data, reading ability has become increasingly more important due to the explosive growth of information types and rapid development of new reading platforms. With the advancement of cross-disciplinary technologies such as artificial intelligence, there is a growing need to acquire interdisciplinary and multilingual knowledge and capabilities. In recent years, the rising international prominence of English and Chinese languages has driven the demand for Chinese-English bilinguals and multilingual proficiency across all fields. This book introduces the assessments and methods of modern bilingual reading ability development. Based on the experiences of Singapore and Hong Kong, combined with the bilingual background of Chinese students in Singapore schools as case study, the theory and practice of Chinese-English bilingual reading ability is systematically described and presented here. 

The book is mainly divided into nine parts. The first chapter introduces the background of bilingual reading ability development assessments and methods, and elaborates its importance in today’s society. The second chapter focuses on the basic theories of reading ability development and introduces the general context and background of Chinese and English reading research in Singapore. The third chapter discusses international reading ability assessments, mainly examining the theory and framework of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Research (PIRLS) and its application in education research, as well as the assessment of reading ability and the experience of bilingual reading ability research in Hong Kong and Singapore. This chapter also elaborates the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and its application to teaching and education research in Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as a summary of the two reading assessment frameworks. Chapter Four explains the research focus, theory and methodology behind Singapore’s bilingual reading research, as well as the evaluation and analysis of bilingual reading ability and its development process. Chapter Five mainly establishes the quantitative research methodology for bilingual reading research, including research question design, data collection and statistical analysis. It will also cover the basic concept of quantitative research, such as common variable types, principles behind samples and sample size selection, data classification etc., using examples to further elaborate the ideas. Chapter Six mainly introduces the qualitative research methods of modern bilingual reading assessment, common data collection, transcription and analysis methodology with examples. Here, the application of qualitative research tools in education research, as well as detailed examples for bilingual reading research design, will be covered, ending with a comparison between quantitative and qualitative research methods. Chapter Seven, based on the research experience of bilingual reading in Singapore and Hong Kong, introduces the present research method, integrating quantitative and qualitative assessment for the development of modern bilingual reading ability. Chapter Eight mainly presents specific examples and analysis processes of the integrated quantitative and qualitative research on the assessment of bilingual reading ability development, as well as elaborated examples of bilingual reading ability development. Chapter Nine elaborates factors affecting the development of bilingual reading ability, effective methods and strategies for a balanced development and the future of bilingual reading research. 

In this book, readers will find the framework to conducting bilingual reading assessment, and the methods to analyze Chinese-English bilingual reading ability for different ages, family language backgrounds and genders. Readers will also learn how to use quantitative and qualitative research methods to explore the relationship between the reading ability of two languages, study the influence of student factor and teaching factor on the development of bilingual reading ability and identify key influencing factors. Based on their years of experience in bilingual reading education and academic research, the authors of this book share their research experience with readers, hoping to benefit readers in finding their own research directions and constructing their own research topics.

  

Translated by:

Zhu Kezheng

Imperial College London

  

Preface

 

This book is entitled “Assessments and Methods related to the Modern Development of Bilingual Reading Ability – Case Studies of the Singapore and Hong Kong Experiences” tells us the benefits of doing bilingual study. It presents a more thorough understanding and insights on how children develop bilingual abilities and an insight on how to minimize the disparity between the reading abilities in Chinese and in English.

The book can determine what are the best methods to improve bilingual reading abilities of children and find out how the children's reading abilities differ with age. The authors inspire similar research or similar effective solution proposal for bilingual learners of other languages.

                                                                                                                                                                 Zhu Dao Zheng

National University of Singapore

  

Preface

 

The bilingual reading assessments and the research methods introduced in this book benefits children’s cognitive ability and sharpens their mindset, helping them develop stronger communication skills and greater potential for learning other languages. This would benefit communication within bilingual communities as a whole and increase awareness of different cultures.

The book allows for greater insight into guiding and supporting children’s bilingual education and opens up potential for more similar studies. Understanding the benefits of bilingualism and adequate adjustments to bilingual education curriculums can help us maximize efficient learning during the development phase of our children.

                                                                                                                                                                           Zhu Xin Ruo

The University of Sydney