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3)Interactionalview:
Languageisacommunicativetooltobuildupandmaintainsocialrelationsbetweenpeople.Learnersneedtoknowtherulesofalanguageandwhere,whenandhowitisappropriatetousethem.
1.3ViewsonLanguageLearningTwobroadlearningtheories:
Process-orientedtheoriesareconcernedwithhowthemindorganizesnewinformation.Condition-orientedtheoriesemphasizethenatureofhumanandphysicalcontext.
Behavioristtheory
nB.F.Skinner Astimulus-responsetheoryofpsychology Audio-lingualmethod
n Theideaofthismethodisthatlanguageislearnedbyconstantrepetitionandthe reinforcementoftheteacher.Mistakeswereimmediatelycorrected,andcorrectutteranceswereimmediatelypraised.
B.Cognitivetheory
nInfluencedbyNoamChomsky(revivalofstructurallinguistics)
nLanguageasanintricaterule-basedsystem
nAlearneracquireslanguagecompetencewhichenableshimtoproducelanguage.
n Oneinfluentialideaofcognitiveapproachtolanguageteachingisthatstudentsshouldbeallowedtocreatetheirownsentencebasedontheirownunderstandingofcertainrules.
C.Constructivisttheory
nJeanPiaget(1896—1980)
nThelearnerconstructsmeaningbasedonhis/herownexperiencesandwhatisalreadyknown.
D.Socio-constructivisttheory
nVygotsky
n“ZoneofProximalDevelopment”(ZPD);
scaffolding(脚手架)
n Learningisbestachievedthroughthedynamicinteractionbetweentheteacherandthelearnerandbetweenlearners.
1.4Whatarethequalitiesofagoodlanguageteacher?
Agoodlanguageteacherdoesnotsolelydependonhis/hercommandofthelanguage.Thereareavarietyofelementsthatcontributestothequalitiesofagoodlanguageteacher.Theseelementscanbecategorizedinto
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threegroups:
ethicdevotion,professionalqualityandpersonalstyles.
1.5Howcanonebecomeagoodlanguageteacher?
oWallace’s(1991)‘reflectivemodel’(Figure1.1,p.9)
Stage1:
languagedevelopmentStage2:
learning,practice,reflection
vThelearningstageisthepurposefulpreparationthatalanguagenormallyreceivesbeforethepractice,Thispreparationcaninclude:
1.Learningfromothers’experience2.Learningthereceivedknowledge
3.Learningfromone’sownexperiences
vThepracticestage(2senses)
Pseudopractice:
shortperiodoftimeassignedtodoteachingpracticeaspartofone’spre-serviceeducation,usuallyunderthesupervisionofinstructors
Therealclassroomteaching:
whatateacherundertakesafterhe/shefinishesformaleducation
vTeachersbenefitfrompracticeiftheykeeponreflectingonwhattheyhavebeendoing
Goal:
professionalcompetence
Unit2CommunicativePrinciplesandTask-basedlanguageteaching
2.1Howislanguagelearnedinclassroomsdifferentfromlanguageusedinreallife?
Languageusedinreallife
Languagetaughtintheclassroom
Toperformcertaincommunicativefunctions
Tofocusonforms(structuresorpatterns)
Useallskills,bothreceptiveskillsandproductiveskills
Tofocusononeortwolanguageskillsandignoreothers.
Usedinacertaincontext
Toisolatelanguagefromitscontext
2.2Whatiscommunicativecompetence?
Tobridgethegapbetweenclassroomlanguageteachingandreal-lifelanguageuse,onesolutionistoadoptCLT,thegoalofwhichistodevelopstudents’communicativecompetence.
2.2.1Definition:
Communicativecompetenceincludeboththeknowledgeaboutthelanguageandtheknowledgeabouthowtousethelanguageappropriatelyincommunicativesituations
2.2.2Fivecomponentsofcommunicativecompetence(Hedge2000)
1.Linguisticcompetence(语言能力)
a)Theknowledgeoflanguageitself,itsformandmeaning.
2.Pragmaticcompetence(语用能力)
a)Theappropriateuseoflanguageinsocialcontext.
3.Discoursecompetence (语篇能力)
One’sabilitytocreatecoherentwrittentextorconversationandtheabilitytounderstandthem
4.Strategiccompetence (策略能力)
Strategiesoneemployswhenthereiscommunicationbreakdownduetolackofresources.
Fluency (流利性)
5.
One’sabilityto‘linkunitsofspeechtogetherwithfacilityandwithoutstrainorinappropriateslownessorundue(过分的,不适当的)hesitation’
2.3Implicationsforteachingandlearning
Teachingmustenablelearnerstograspthefivecomponentsofcommunicativecompetence,butnotjustthelinguisticcompetence.
2.4PrinciplesofCLT
ThreeprinciplessuggestbyRichardandRodgers:
1Communicationprinciple:
Involverealcommunication2Taskprinciple:
Carryoutmeaningfultasks
3Meaningfulnessprinciple:
Meaningfullanguagetothelearner
HowattproposesaweakandastrongversionofCLT:
Weakversion
Learnersfirstacquirelanguageasastructuralsystemandthenlearnhowtouseitincommunication.
Strongversion
“Languageisacquiredthroughcommunication”(Howatt,1984:
279)
2.5MajorActivityTypesofCLT
AsequenceofactivitiesrepresentedinLittlewood(1981:
86)
Pre-communicativeactivities
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Structuralactivities
Quasi-communicativeactivities类似,准,半
Communicativeactivities (PP22-23)
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Functionalcommunicationactivities
Socialinteractionactivities
2.6SixCriteriaforevaluatingcommunicativeclassroomactivities(Mainfeaturesofcommunicativeactivities?
)
1.Communicativepurpose
2.Communicativedesire
3.Content,notform
2.7WhatisTask-basedLanguageTeaching?
4.Varietyoflanguage
5.Noteacherintervention
6.Nomaterialscontrol
TBLTisafurtherdevelopmentofCLT.Itsharesthesamebeliefintheuseoflanguageinreallife,butstressestheimportancetocombineform-focusedteachingwithcommunication-focusedteaching.
2.7.1Fourcomponentsofatask
1.Apurpose 2.Acontext 3.Aprocess 4.Aproduct
2.7.2Exercises,exercise-tasksandtasks
Exercise-tasksarehalfwaybetweentasksandexercises.Thiskindofactivityconsistsofcontextualizedpracticeoflanguageitem.
2.8DifferencesbetweenPPPandTBLT
1ThewaystudentsuseandexperiencelanguageinTBLTisradicallydifferentfromPPP.
1.Freeoflanguagecontrol
2.Agenuineneedtouselanguagetocommunicate
3.Afreeexchangeofideas
4.Appropriateness&
accuracyoflanguageformingeneral,notproductionofasingleform
5.Agenuineneedforaccuracyandfluency
2. TBLcanprovideacontextforgrammarteachingandform-focusedactivities.PPPisdifferentinthisaspect:
1.Atask-establishedcontext
2.Encouragedtothink,analyze,notsimplytorepeat,manipulateandapply
3.Amorevariedexposuretonaturallanguage
4.Languageformsnotpre-selectedforfocus
5.Learner-freeselectionoflanguage
6.TBLcycleleadfromFluencytoaccuracy(+fluency)
7.InTBLIntegratedskillspracticed
2.9Howtodesigntasks?
Step1Thinkaboutstudents’needs,interests,andabilities→Step2Brainstormpossibletasks→Step3Evaluatethelist→Step4Choosethelanguageitems→Step5Preparingmaterials
2.10CLTandTBLTintheChinesecontext
oProblemswithCLT
1.Theveryfirstandforcefulargumentiswhetheritisculturallyappropriate
2.ThesecondproblemofCLTrelatestothedesignthesyllabusforteachingpurposeintheclassroom.
3.Thethirdproblemisthatwhethersuchanapproachissuitableforallageleveloflearnersorallcompetenceleveloflearners.
nConstraintsofTBLT
nThefirstisitmaynotbeeffectiveforpresentingnewlanguageitems
nThesecondconstraintisTimeasteachershavetopreparetask-basedactivitiesverycarefully.
nThethirdisthecultureoflearning
nTheforthisLevelofdifficulty
Unit3
3.1AbriefhistoryofforeignlanguageteachinginChina
1.Aphaseofrestoration(1978-1985)
2.Aphaseofrapiddevelopment(1986-1992)
3.Aphaseofreform(1993-2000)
4.Aphaseofinnovationfrom2000
3.2DesigningprinciplesfortheNationalEnglishCurriculum
1)Aimforeducatingallstudents,andemphasizequality-orientededucation.
2)Promotelearner-centeredness,andrespectindividualdifferences.
3)Developcompetence-basedobjectives,andallowflexibilityandadaptability.
4)Paycloseattentiontothelearningprocess,andadvocateexperientiallearningandparticipation.
5)Attachparticularimportancetoformativeassessment,andgivespecialattentiontothedevelopmentofcompetence.
6)Optimizelearningresources,andmaximizeopportunitiesforlearningandusingthelanguage.
3.3GoalsandobjectivesofEnglishlanguageteaching
Thenewcurriculumisdesignedtopromotestudents’overalllanguageability,whichiscomposedoffiveinterrelatedcomponents,namely,languageskills,languageknowledge,affects,learningstrategiesandculturalunderstanding.Eachcomponentisfurtherdividedintoa