本传统范式下的儿童外语学习研究往往由成人进行设计､实施､解读,儿童仅作为被试和数据来源,这种研究范式经常难以真正反映儿童的真实学习需求和学习体验｡本文系统梳理正在涌现而国内鲜有运用的一种新范式———儿童参与型研究范式,涵盖其理论基础､核心内涵､实践路径与现实挑战,旨在展示参与型研究如何重构儿童在外语学习研究中的角色､相较于传统范式新范式具有哪些独特优势､在真实情境中实施儿童参与式研究时需要注意哪些事项等｡对上述问题的探索可为我国儿童外语学习研究提供新的理论视角与方法论参考｡

Children’s foreign language learning research under traditional research paradigms is often designed, implemented, and interpreted by adults, with children merely serving as objects and data sources. Such research paradigms often fail to genuinely reflect children’s real learning needs and experiences. This paper systematically examines an emerging new paradigm little adopted in China—the childparticipatory research paradigm. It aims to demonstrate how participatory research redefines children’s roles in foreign language learning studies, what unique advantages the new paradigm offers compared to traditional approaches, and key considerations for implementing child participatory research in authentic contexts. The article first introduces the new paradigm’s theoretical foundations and core concepts. Then the advantages of the paradigm along with popular research methods and practical approaches to integrating it into primary school English teaching in China are provided. The article further discusses the real world challenges and ethical considerations while conducting child participatory research. Exploring these issues can provide new theoretical perspectives and methodological references for children’s foreign language learning research in China.