研究范式是数据驱动型研究之灵魂，本文从研究范式角度思考中国英语教育研究的新生长点。 全文分三部分：首先，基于本体论、认识论、方法论的哲学假设，梳理定量与定性研究设计的范式理论视角（实证主义vs.阐释主义）。其次，通过MLJ 、TQ、SSLA 等杂志透视国外二语教育研究范式的多元化变迁，剖析定性与定量研究各决策环节间的制约关系，揭示宏大理论取向与范式理论视角对两种研究设计的显性、隐性影响、最后，针对我国英语教育研究现状，探讨阐释主义定性研究在课题拓展、理论探索等方面的潜在贡献。

Paradigm is the soul of data-driven research． From the perspective of research paradigms ，the present paper at- tempts to identify the new growth points in English education research in China． The whole argument consists of 3 sections． First ， paradigm theoretical perspectives ( positivism vs． interpretivism) for quantitative and qualitative studies are analyzed in terms of philosophical assumptions concerning ontology ，epistemology and methodology． Second ，based on survey results from MLJ ，TQ and SSLA journals ，the paper justifies a paradigm profusion trend in recent second / foreign language teaching and learning re- search ，and further explores co-adaptive decision-making processes in quantitative and qualitative designs ，especially the explicit / implicit influences from paradigm theoretical perspectives and grand theories． Finally ，in view of the current situation of English education research in China ，the contributions of interpretivist qualitative research are predicted in terms of research topic expan- sions and new theoretical explorations．