英語(yǔ)新課標(biāo)指出語(yǔ)法教學(xué)應(yīng)改變傳統(tǒng)的教學(xué)觀念,實(shí)現(xiàn)它的交際功能。強(qiáng)調(diào)教學(xué)語(yǔ)法應(yīng)從學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)興趣、生活經(jīng)驗(yàn)和認(rèn)知水平出發(fā),倡導(dǎo)體驗(yàn)、實(shí)踐、參與、合作與交流的學(xué)習(xí)方式,發(fā)展學(xué)生的綜合語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用能力。那么,語(yǔ)法課到底怎樣設(shè)計(jì)來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)它的語(yǔ)言功能呢?我們應(yīng)在實(shí)際語(yǔ)言環(huán)境中去思考。
一、從語(yǔ)境出發(fā)
在教學(xué)語(yǔ)法時(shí),老師應(yīng)從語(yǔ)境出發(fā),呈現(xiàn)語(yǔ)法知識(shí)。讓學(xué)生通過(guò)自己觀察和體會(huì),發(fā)現(xiàn)語(yǔ)言現(xiàn)象,并找出規(guī)律。前不久,我在全市開(kāi)了一節(jié)語(yǔ)法教學(xué)研討課。
在講has(have)gone to、has(have)been to 的用法時(shí),我是這樣呈現(xiàn)語(yǔ)法的。上課前,老師先請(qǐng)一名學(xué)生出去。上課時(shí),老師提問(wèn)一名學(xué)生。
T:Is everyone here? S:No.
T:who is not here? S:** is not here.
老師接著問(wèn)全班同學(xué):“Is ** here? Has he come back? ”同學(xué)回答“No.”這樣,老師引出has gone to 的用法。表示某人去了某地還沒(méi)有回來(lái),強(qiáng)調(diào)他人不在這里。(** is not here.)請(qǐng)出去的同學(xué)進(jìn)來(lái),并問(wèn)他去了哪里。老師這時(shí)問(wèn)全班同學(xué):“Is ** here? Has he come back?”學(xué)生回答“Yes”,從而引出has( have) been to 的用法。即某人去過(guò)某地已經(jīng)回來(lái)了,強(qiáng)調(diào)他人已經(jīng)在這里了。(** is here now.)
這樣呈現(xiàn)語(yǔ)法知識(shí),讓學(xué)生在形象生動(dòng)的語(yǔ)言環(huán)境中理解了has (have) gone to、has (have )been to 的用法及區(qū)別,實(shí)現(xiàn)了語(yǔ)言的形式與意義和真實(shí)情景相結(jié)合,從而激發(fā)了學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)興趣。
二、在情景中操練
教師進(jìn)行語(yǔ)法操練的時(shí)候,依然存在過(guò)分強(qiáng)調(diào)死記硬背、機(jī)械操練等現(xiàn)象,而忽視了它的意義和在實(shí)際情景中的運(yùn)用。語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)的目的是為了更好地實(shí)現(xiàn)其交際功能,第二語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)者要在語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用中才能更好地體會(huì)語(yǔ)法項(xiàng)目,從而明白在什么樣的場(chǎng)合使用它是恰當(dāng)?shù)?。所以在語(yǔ)法操練時(shí),老師要千方百計(jì)為學(xué)生創(chuàng)設(shè)真實(shí)情景,使學(xué)生在真實(shí)情景中進(jìn)一步理解和掌握語(yǔ)法現(xiàn)象。
某老師在操練被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)時(shí),是這樣設(shè)計(jì)情景的。她以重要的節(jié)日為主線,強(qiáng)調(diào)在不同的節(jié)日做哪些事情,來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)對(duì)被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)不同時(shí)態(tài)的練習(xí)。如:三月份是植樹(shù)節(jié)。
T:What do we do on that day?
Ss:We Plant trees.
老師接著引導(dǎo)學(xué)生用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)說(shuō):Trees are planted
by us.
T:A tree is planted,do you know how to plant trees now? It’s your turn to tell me how to plant a tree,practise it by yourselves,use the passive voice.
老師接著展示幾張有關(guān)怎樣植樹(shù)的圖片。
①I(mǎi) need a spade(鏟子) A spade is needed (by me)
②I dig a hole. A hole is dug (by me).
③put the tree into the hole. The tree is put into the hole
(by me).
④I cover the hole. The hole is covered (by me).
⑤I tie the tree to a stick. The tree is tied to a stick (by me).
⑥I water the tree. The tree is watered (by me).
This is the passive voice in the simple present tense,that is:am/is/are +done.同樣,這位老師以六一兒童節(jié)這一天發(fā)生的一個(gè)小故事引出了一般過(guò)去時(shí)被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài):
Next I’ll tell you a short story about Tom and a small fish on Children’s Day.在講故事的同時(shí)出示一些圖片,使故事更加生動(dòng),學(xué)生更容易理解。同時(shí),對(duì)過(guò)去時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)進(jìn)行操練。
①Tom and his father caught a small fish.
A small fish was caught by Tom and his father.
②They took the small fish home .
The small fish was taken home.
③They put the small fish on the table.
The small fish was put on the table.
④They took the small fish back into the river.
The small fish was taken back into the river.
⑤A big fish ate the small fish.
The small fish was eaten by a big fish.
An interesting story,right? Let’s see the story again,but some words are missing here,try to complete the story with the verbs,use the passive voice.
This is the passive voice in the simple past tense,that is:was/were+done. 這樣,學(xué)生在老師設(shè)計(jì)的故事情景中,既操練了語(yǔ)法,又通過(guò)填詞對(duì)語(yǔ)法項(xiàng)目進(jìn)行了鞏固,進(jìn)而讓學(xué)生進(jìn)一步發(fā)現(xiàn)了語(yǔ)法規(guī)則。
針對(duì)同一語(yǔ)法項(xiàng)目所設(shè)計(jì)的不同練習(xí),給我們帶來(lái)了很多思考:如何在語(yǔ)境中發(fā)現(xiàn)語(yǔ)法規(guī)律又實(shí)現(xiàn)交際目的?如何通過(guò)真實(shí)情景的操練來(lái)提高課堂效率同時(shí)激發(fā)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)興趣呢?這位老師的教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì),給了我很多啟示和幫助。
三、以活動(dòng)運(yùn)用結(jié)束
新頒布的《英語(yǔ)課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)》明確指出,英語(yǔ)課程改革的重點(diǎn)就是要改變英語(yǔ)教學(xué)過(guò)分重視語(yǔ)法和詞法知識(shí)的講解與傳授,忽視對(duì)學(xué)生實(shí)際語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用能力的傾向。所以,英語(yǔ)教師對(duì)“為用而學(xué),在用中學(xué),學(xué)了就要用”的語(yǔ)言教學(xué)原則已經(jīng)達(dá)成了共識(shí)。這個(gè)原則的實(shí)施需要教學(xué)活動(dòng)作為載體,語(yǔ)法教學(xué)也不例外,常用的語(yǔ)法活動(dòng)通常有以下幾種。
(1)編寫(xiě)故事中運(yùn)用語(yǔ)法。再以這位老師的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)語(yǔ)法課為例,老師投影出一些關(guān)鍵詞和圖片,讓學(xué)生根據(jù)提示內(nèi)容運(yùn)用所學(xué)語(yǔ)法編寫(xiě)故事。如:One day,Tom and his father went to the cinema. When they got to the cinema,the tickets couldn’t be found. they want to buy another two tickets,but unluckily,the tickets were sold out.So they went shopping instead. As his car was placed in a wrong place,he had to be fined…… 學(xué)生在自編故事的過(guò)程中,運(yùn)用了語(yǔ)言,鞏固了知識(shí)。
(2)在游戲中運(yùn)用語(yǔ)法。比如,If 從句中的接龍游戲:If he eats lots of food,he will get fat. →If he gets fat,he will feel sad. → If he feels sad, he will exercise and eat less. →If he exercises and eats less,he will get thin.
If I am ill,I will … If I have a holiday, I will…老師給出龍頭,讓學(xué)生分小組進(jìn)行接龍游戲,比比看哪個(gè)小組接得又快,又準(zhǔn)確。學(xué)生通過(guò)游戲,進(jìn)一步掌握了語(yǔ)法,培養(yǎng)了學(xué)生小組內(nèi)的合作和小組之間的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)意識(shí),又增強(qiáng)了學(xué)生英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)的趣味性。
再如:一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)中的猜謎游戲。老師發(fā)給五個(gè)學(xué)生不同的卡片,每張卡片有一樣?xùn)|西。持卡片的同學(xué)不能讓其他同學(xué)看到卡片上的東西。他有幾秒鐘時(shí)間思考怎樣描述卡片上的東西,并且只允許提供一些線索,不能提到該物品。其余同學(xué)猜猜卡片上是什么東西。他們只能使用學(xué)過(guò)的一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)進(jìn)行提問(wèn)。如:What is it used for? What is it made of? Where is it found? Where is it bought? Who is it used by?… 同樣,持卡片的同學(xué)也只能用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)進(jìn)行回答。
在這類(lèi)教學(xué)活動(dòng)中,參與者通過(guò)猜謎游戲、推理等思維活動(dòng),導(dǎo)出了所需要的信息。事實(shí)上,處理語(yǔ)言信息的過(guò)程就是運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言的過(guò)程。
(3)在情景對(duì)話中運(yùn)用語(yǔ)法。比如,在學(xué)了“has gone to”or“has been to”的用法之后,老師可以用以下情景讓學(xué)生自編對(duì)話。Mr Su isn't at school .He has gone to Shanghai for travelling……Have you ever been to Shanghai? Where have you been? talk about your travelling with your partner(同伴)like this:
S1:where is……?I haven't seen him for some time.
S2:He has……Have you ever……?
S1:No, never. But I have……
語(yǔ)言的學(xué)習(xí)是以交際為目的的,把語(yǔ)法的學(xué)習(xí)用于情景對(duì)話中,正是實(shí)現(xiàn)了它的交際目的。
總之,老師在語(yǔ)法教學(xué)中應(yīng)努力創(chuàng)設(shè)貼近現(xiàn)實(shí)生活的情景,使學(xué)生身臨其境,積極參與語(yǔ)言實(shí)踐活動(dòng),使英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)形象化、趣味化、交際化。這樣,可以深化學(xué)生對(duì)語(yǔ)法的理解,有效提高中學(xué)生語(yǔ)言交際能力,教與學(xué)的質(zhì)量才會(huì)得到逐步提高。讓我們?cè)凇扒榫敖虒W(xué)”中,開(kāi)拓創(chuàng)新、馳騁奮進(jìn)吧。