基于艾賓浩斯遺忘曲線理論的英語詞匯記憶策略研究

趙茜 宋曉煥

【摘要】詞匯是英語學習的基石，是學習者學好英語最重要的一個方面，而詞匯記憶是英語學習過程中的基本障礙。本文將艾賓浩斯遺忘曲線靈活運用到詞匯記憶中，以期為提高學習者的英語詞匯記憶效率提供有效的借鑒。筆者以西安宏橋中學學生（95人）作為研究對象，對比他們的前測和后測的成績，并對任課教師和實驗班幾名學生進行訪談。研究結果表明基于艾賓浩斯遺忘曲線規律的詞匯記憶策略提高了學習者的詞匯學習記憶效果。

【關鍵詞】艾賓浩斯遺忘曲線;英語詞匯記憶策略;反饋

【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

【作者簡介】趙茜，宋曉煥，西北大學現代學院。

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.