英语听力课耗时多、收效低的局面长期困扰着外语教学工作者。图式理论的产生为提高英语听力课堂教学效果提供了很好的理论基础。图式理论强调“自下而上”和“自上而下”两种信息处理方式。实践表明,在听力课堂中运用图式理论来指导教学实践确实可以取得很大的成效。 Time-consuming and ineffective English listening classes have long plagued foreign language teaching workers. The emergence of schema theory provides a good theoretical basis for improving the teaching effectiveness of English listening class. Schema theory emphasizes “bottom-up ” and “top-down ” two kinds of information processing. Practice shows that the application of schema theory in listening classes can guide teaching practice can indeed achieve great results.