駢芳
摘 要:合理的教學(xué)方法是提高英語(yǔ)課堂教學(xué)效果的關(guān)鍵,中學(xué)英語(yǔ)教師要不斷研究施教藝術(shù),努力提高教學(xué)質(zhì)量。文章從創(chuàng)設(shè)語(yǔ)境,興趣施教;體驗(yàn)成功,激勵(lì)施教;區(qū)分層次,因材施教;以優(yōu)幫差,互動(dòng)施教四個(gè)方面來(lái)論述中學(xué)英語(yǔ)課堂教學(xué)的藝術(shù)。
中學(xué)英語(yǔ)的教學(xué)目的,是對(duì)學(xué)生進(jìn)行聽(tīng)、說(shuō)、讀、寫的基本訓(xùn)練,培養(yǎng)學(xué)生初步運(yùn)用英語(yǔ)的能力。根據(jù)這一目標(biāo),中學(xué)英語(yǔ)課堂教學(xué)應(yīng)在啟迪學(xué)生“五動(dòng)”(動(dòng)眼、動(dòng)耳、動(dòng)口、動(dòng)腦、動(dòng)手)和強(qiáng)化“兩基”(基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)的掌握、基本技能的訓(xùn)練)上狠下功夫。因此,合理的教學(xué)方法是提高英語(yǔ)課堂教學(xué)效果的關(guān)鍵。
一、創(chuàng)設(shè)語(yǔ)境,興趣施教
創(chuàng)設(shè)良好的語(yǔ)境能吸引學(xué)生,增加興趣,變疲勞波谷區(qū)為高潮興奮區(qū),進(jìn)一步激發(fā)學(xué)生學(xué)好英語(yǔ)的動(dòng)力。如復(fù)習(xí)that的用法,教師可先設(shè)計(jì)一個(gè)語(yǔ)境:
T:The teacher said that that that that that student wrote in the exercise-book was wrong.
五個(gè)that構(gòu)成一個(gè)單詞鏈,頗具吸引力,學(xué)生興趣橫生,老師適時(shí)啟迪:Can you make a sentence with that?
S:That man is our English teacher.
S:The man that is saying hello to Mr. Wang is our English teacher.
S:Our English teacher was so excited that he couldt say a word.
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學(xué)生在這一段操練中,由被動(dòng)變主動(dòng),反復(fù)運(yùn)用詞匯,感受語(yǔ)言,思維和語(yǔ)言得到相應(yīng)訓(xùn)練。
二、體驗(yàn)成功,激勵(lì)施教
心理實(shí)驗(yàn)證明,當(dāng)一個(gè)人體驗(yàn)到成功的喜悅時(shí),便會(huì)激起無(wú)休止成功的意念和力量。英語(yǔ)課堂教學(xué)中應(yīng)創(chuàng)造易于讓學(xué)生獲取新知識(shí)的機(jī)會(huì),讓他們嘗試成功的方法,感受成功的喜悅。例如,虛擬語(yǔ)氣含義復(fù)雜、形式多變,學(xué)生往往望而生畏。按照激勵(lì)施教的方法,老師可以設(shè)計(jì)下面一段對(duì)話。
T:Do you believe I am a bird?
S:No. Youre not a bird.
T:If I were a bird, what would you say?
S:If you were a bird, you could fly.
T:If I were to become a bird in the future, what would happen?
S:If you were to become a bird in the future, we would all become little birds.
一段由淺入深的對(duì)話以后,學(xué)生初步懂得了虛擬語(yǔ)氣的概念。因?yàn)槟芑卮鹩梢椎诫y的問(wèn)題,學(xué)生也感受到了成功的喜悅,求知欲變強(qiáng)烈,此時(shí)教師就可以很自然地幫助學(xué)生總結(jié)出虛擬語(yǔ)氣在條件狀語(yǔ)從句中的用法。
三、區(qū)分層次,因材施教
分層次教學(xué)是運(yùn)用因材施教理論實(shí)行目標(biāo)教學(xué)的一種有效方法。中學(xué)英語(yǔ)教學(xué)應(yīng)該對(duì)不同層次的學(xué)生因材施教,使各類學(xué)生都獲得未知的滿足與成功的喜悅,從而樹(shù)立信心。分層次教學(xué)應(yīng)考慮分層次設(shè)計(jì)教學(xué)方案,分層次進(jìn)行課堂教學(xué)活動(dòng),分層次布置作業(yè),分層次提出目標(biāo)要求等?,F(xiàn)以高中英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)第一課Exercise One為例,設(shè)量?jī)蓚€(gè)層次問(wèn)題。
A類:①How many years of teaching had Mr. Crossett completed?②Did they have any trouble in finding the teachers house?③Did Mr. Crossett love his teaching?④What did Mr. Crossett bring out after a moment?⑤Did Mr. Crossett stop the lesson?
B類:①Why did the Deportment of Education give Mr. Crossett a medal?②Tell when and how the boys father and his teacher met again.③When did Mr. Crossett give up his teaching? Why?④Why did Mr. Crossett keep the paper?⑤Tell about the incident that took place in Mr. Crossetts class.
兩種區(qū)分度的問(wèn)題回答以后,各種層次的學(xué)生均可理解全文大意。
四、以優(yōu)幫差,互動(dòng)施教
在英語(yǔ)教學(xué)過(guò)程中,發(fā)揮學(xué)生的群體作用,以優(yōu)幫差,互相學(xué)習(xí),既是培養(yǎng)學(xué)生團(tuán)結(jié)友愛(ài)的集體主義精神的一種途徑,也是轉(zhuǎn)化英語(yǔ)差生的有效方法之一?,F(xiàn)以一道題為例:
in Japanese, the story is difficult for the students to read.
A. Being written B. Having written
C. Written D. To be written
此題考查分詞的用法,屬教學(xué)難點(diǎn)。為幫助差生理解這一概念,可引導(dǎo)優(yōu)生漢譯下列句子:①Being repaired, the swimming—pool wont open to the students today.②The room being built will be our reading-room.③The teacher saw me being beaten by my father when she got to my house yesterday.此后,組織優(yōu)生討論being done 這一形式所表達(dá)的動(dòng)作特點(diǎn)是“正在被進(jìn)行”,老師再點(diǎn)出B項(xiàng)為主動(dòng)式,D項(xiàng)只能表示目的,此時(shí),差生在優(yōu)生的引導(dǎo)下,也能選出正確答案C項(xiàng)。
總之,課堂教學(xué)藝術(shù)的形式有很多,教師要根據(jù)教學(xué)對(duì)象與課堂環(huán)境的具體情況,靈活選擇運(yùn)用并加以創(chuàng)新,不斷提高學(xué)生的英語(yǔ)水平。
(作者單位:江蘇省泗洪縣育才實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校)