英语论文愉快教学法在初中英语教学中的应用.docx

英语论文愉快教学法在初中英语教学中的应用.docx

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英语论文愉快教学法在初中英语教学中的应用

ApplicationofHappyTeaching

MethodinMiddleSchoolEnglishTeaching

Abstract:

DuetotheshortageofEnglishteachingmethod,HappyTeachingMethodhasbeenappliedwidely,especiallyinmiddleschools.Sinceitisapplied,ithasposedagreatchallengeforthetraditionalteachinginChina.AlthoughHappyTeachingMethodispopularwiththeteachersandstudentsinChina,itstillhasalongwaytogo.

Thispaperfirstintroducestheorigin,thedefinitionandthefunctionofHappyTeachingMethod,andthenitputsemphasisontheapplicationofHappyTeachingMethodinthemiddleschoolEnglishteachingbasedonpracticalteachingexperiences,andsomesuggestionshavebeenputforwardinordertoimprovemiddleschoolEnglishteachingmethodsandtoenhanceitseffect.

Keywords:

MiddleschoolEnglishteaching;Happyteachingmethod;Interest

愉快教学法在初中英语教学中的应用

摘要：

在初中英语教学中，由于英语教学方法单一，愉快教学法这种新的教学方法于是被广泛传播。

它的采用，是对传统的教学方式的挑战。

在中国，即使许多老师对愉快教学法已有所耳闻，但要对它熟练掌握并运用，则远远不够。

本文首先介绍了愉快教学法的起源，定义及其功能，然后基于自己教学实践探究了愉快教学法在初中英语教学中的应用，并提出了一些可行性建议，以求改善中学英语教学法，提高中学英语教学效果。

关键词：

初中英语教学；愉快教学法；兴趣

Introduction

AtpresenttherearesomanyChinesepeoplelearningEnglishcrazily.Notonlyhavewestudentstriedtolearnitwell,butalsootherwalksoflife.Whydoesithappen?

Maybetheyarejustinterestedinit,andmaybetheyjustwanttocopewiththeexamstogetfurthereducation,maybemanagingaforeignerlanguageisgoodforfindingasatisfyingjob,orsomethingelse?

ActuallyIcan’texplainthissituationclearly.Asweallknow,Englishiswidelyusedinmanyrespects,anditplaysanimportantroleinmodernsociety.Sowetryourbesttolearnit.

AllofusspendmuchtimeandenergyonEnglishlearning,butwhat’stheresult?

Maybemostpeoplehavetosay:

“ourEnglishisstillverypoor.”Why?

What’swrongwithEnglishteachinginChina?

Asforus,thisisaseriousproblemwhichisworthpondering.

Thetest-orientededucationforcessomestudentstolearnEnglish.Theyhavenointerestinlearningit.Needlesstosay,theycan’tmakegreatprogress,juststayontheoriginallevel.IthinkitisashortcomingincurrentEnglisheducation.What’smore,ourteachersonlyfocusonthetestskills,ratherthanpracticalabilities.Forexample,whenweareinmiddleschool,ourEnglishteachersneglectourspokenEnglishsothatwecan’tcommunicatewithothersfluently.Theyjustteachushowtogethighmarks,andtheboringteachingcontentsmakesomestudentsgraduallylosetheirinterestonlearningit,andsoourEnglishcan’timprovequickly.

ItisknownthatEnglishisanimportantsubjectforstudents,sotheparentssendtheirchildrentotakepartinextratrainingonweekend.Ican’timaginethatthelittlechildrenareforcedtolearnEnglishratherthanenjoytheirchildhood.Fromprimaryschooltouniversity,youmusttakealotofEnglishexams.SometimesI’mwonderingwhethertheeducationsystemisreasonableornot.

MaybeimprovingEnglishteachinginChinamakenosense,butitisimportanttochangeoureducationsystem.IfwearewillingtolearntoEnglish,I’msureourEnglishisbetterthannow.

Howcanwemakeprogress?

Ithinkwestillhavealongwaytogo.

Educationisafruitofsociety,whileitsstartingpointistheneedofthecommunity.Thebasiceducationhasbeenlongconcentratedonentranceexamandintendedtotrainoutstandingstudents.Theresultofexamandtherateofenteringhighschoolistheonlystandardstoassessschoolsandappraiseteachers.Asaresult,schoolsdowithoutfollowingtheeducationalrule,teachersteachinahard-and-fastway,studentslosetheirinitiative,enthusiasmandcreativitytolearn.Astheimplementactionofcompulsoryeducation,examination-orientededucationsystemhasgraduallytakenplaceofeducationforall-arounddevelopment;theteachingreformwillpaymoreattentiontotherequirementofmoderntechnologiesandteachingdisciplines.Itistheoutcomeofpoliticalandeconomicalsysteminnovationsincereformandopening.Itisthesymbolofsocialprogress.ItistheimpersonalpreconditionandnewopportunityforHappyTeachingMethodaswell.Asanewteachingmethod,thosewhoarenotfamiliarwithitmayaskwhatitis.Inshort,HappyTeachingMethodmeansjoyfulstudy,entertaining,educating,andenriching.

HappyTeachingMethodistoproceedfromcharacteristicsofeachsubject,followstudents’psychologicalrulesofdevelopment,adoptthelivelyteachingmethods,letstudentsobtainnewknowledgeconstantlythroughthestudyoftheabundantcontentofcoursesinagoodmoodandreceivespiritualsatisfactionatthesametime.Itregardstrainingtalentsofoveralldevelopmentwithstrongcharactersasitsobject,interests,successfulaestheticcreating,understanding,respectingthroughthewholecourseofteachingsothatteachersandstudentsobtainthehappyexperienceoflearningaidandreceivingharmoniousdevelopmentofbodyandmind.Inbrief,HappyTeachingMethodistoteachhappilytoresidepromptly.Theessenceofhappyteachingliesinmakingstudents'individualcharactersaoverall,harmonious,vividdevelopment.

ThePrimarySchoolaffiliatedtoShanghaiNormalUniversitywasthefirsttoputforwardandimplementtheHappyTeachingMethodin1987.Theypaidattentiontothestudyofstudentsinsteadofconcentratingontheteachingofteachers.Theschooltookareformof“moreilluminations,moreintuitionsandmorepractices”andencouragingstudentstoquestionanddebate.Theyestablishedaclassstructurethatfocusedonthepracticalabilityofstudentswhichincludedquestion,reading,laboratoryoperation,discussion.Itnotonlyeasestheburdenofstudentsbutalsohelpthemstudyhappily.

Beingawareoftheimportanceofeducation,alargenumberofscholarshavedevotedtheirtimeandenergytothecourseoftheeducation.However,asthesayinggoes:

“Thereisnoroyalroadtolearning.”Soiseducation.Educationisnotacoursethatcanbeeasilyachieved.Itisalwaysfullofchallenges.Nowadays,theUnitedStatesistheonlysuperpowerintheworld.Withoutdoubt,Englishisconsideredastheinternationallanguagetoexchangeinformation.Asadevelopingcountry,Chineseparticularlyneedtolearntheadvancedtechnologyfromthedevelopedcountries.Therefore,ChinesestudentsoughttomasterEnglishwelltocontributetomotherland.What’smore,afterChinaentersintoWTO,sheisplungedintoaninternationalcompetitioninmanyaspects.Thus,inordertokeeppacewiththeworld,ChinesestudentsalsooughttolearnEnglishwell.Asamatteroffact,EnglishistaughtasaforeignlanguageinChina.StudentslearnEnglish,rangingfromprimaryschool,secondaryschool,andcollege.

AsforEnglishlearning,itisaheadachebothforteachersandstudentsinChina.Ontheteachers’part,theyareexploringthemostsuitablewaytoteachstudents.Onthestudents’part,somethinkthatpronunciationisverydifficult;whileothersclaimthatgrammarismuchmoretedious.Differentpeoplehavedifferentviews.Franklyspeaking,EnglishismorecomplexinsomeaspectscomparingwithChinese.Justtakeinvertedsentencestructureforexample,therearealotofrulesforstudentstoremember.Whenandhowtouseit?

ItisveryhardtounderstandforChinesestudents,fortherearenosuchcomplexinvertedsentencesinChinese.Asaresult,Chinesestudentsalwaysfeelpuzzledattheprocessoflearningandcannotuseitcorrectly.Especially,Englishisthemostdifficultforjuniorstudents,fortheyarephysicallyandemotionallyimmature.Theycannotconcentratethemselvesonthetediousgrammarfor45minutesandmayeasilylosetheirpassionandinterestinEnglish.Accordingly,reformandadjustmentareneededatonce.

Ihavebeenteachingthestudentswhoareintheirsecondyearofamiddleschool.Inmyteaching,I’vefoundtherearesomeproblems.IhopeIcansolvetheproblemsthathavetroubledmeforsometimeinpracticesothatIcanapplymyknowledgeandtheoryintopracticewhichIlearnedfromHuNanAgriculturalUniversity.

1StatusquoofForeignlanguageeducationinChina

Asthemostpopulouscountryintheworld,ChinaalsoboastsoneofthelargestpopulationsofEnglishlearnersandahistoryofoversevendecadesofEnglishteachingandlearning.Traditionally,EnglishteachinginChinaisdominatedbyateacher-centered,book-centered,grammartranslationmethodandemphasisonrotememory.Asamatteroffact,thisapproachisstillexistentinsomemiddleschools.ThesetraditionalteachingapproachesreflectthetypicalChineseclassroomforlearningEnglish;thatis,mostoftheinteractionintheclassroomisformtheteachertothestudent.Thereislittlestudentinitiativeandlittlestudent-studentinteraction.Asaresult,afterstudyingEnglishforseveralyears,thestudentsmighthavelearnedhowtoanalyzesentencestructuresandhowtotranslateandappreciateEnglishliterature,buttheyremainatalosswhentheymeetEnglishspeakers.ThisinabilitytoapplywhattheyhavelearnedintheclassroomgreatlylimitsChinesestudentsincommunicatingeffectivelywithWesterners.

SinceChinabeganheropendoorpolicy,shehasgreatlyincreasedcontactwithforeigncountries,whichhasgivenmoreimportancetotheuseofforeignlanguage.Nearlyalltradesandprofessionsneedpeoplewhohaveattainedforeignlanguageproficiencyinvaryingdegrees.Learningaforeignlanguageisalsoconducivetothedevelopmentofchildren’sintelligence,culturalawareness,andoutlookontheworld.Soforeignlanguageislistedasanessentialcomponentofcompulsoryeducationinfulltimemiddleschools,thishasproducedaheightenedinterestaboutEnglishteachingmethodsinChina.