王婧
摘 要:在語(yǔ)篇教學(xué)中,那些過(guò)淺、過(guò)碎、過(guò)細(xì)的問(wèn)題肢解了文本資源,割裂了學(xué)生與文本對(duì)話的最佳路徑,導(dǎo)致課堂效率低下?!疤俾絾?wèn)題”探索脈絡(luò)式問(wèn)題教學(xué),通過(guò)整體研讀,找準(zhǔn)語(yǔ)篇切入點(diǎn);依托核心,設(shè)計(jì)“主問(wèn)題”;由上及下,生發(fā)“子問(wèn)題”;并研究了細(xì)節(jié)問(wèn)題、學(xué)生問(wèn)題、拓展性問(wèn)題和生成問(wèn)題,實(shí)現(xiàn)語(yǔ)篇學(xué)習(xí)從表象到內(nèi)涵的轉(zhuǎn)化以及知識(shí)的有效遷移,以提升語(yǔ)篇教學(xué)的實(shí)際效力。
關(guān)鍵詞:小學(xué)英語(yǔ);語(yǔ)篇教學(xué);藤蔓式問(wèn)題;問(wèn)題教學(xué);主問(wèn)題;子問(wèn)題
中圖分類號(hào):G623.31 文獻(xiàn)標(biāo)識(shí)碼:A 文章編號(hào):1009-010X(2018)28-0057-05
在小學(xué)英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)篇教學(xué)中,教師往往通過(guò)提問(wèn)的形式來(lái)引導(dǎo)學(xué)生感知語(yǔ)篇。問(wèn)題是連接文本、教師與學(xué)生三者之間的紐帶,是學(xué)生感知探究文本的有效手段,是師生與文本對(duì)話的載體。然而在實(shí)際教學(xué)中,經(jīng)??吹讲糠纸處煛盀榱颂釂?wèn)而提問(wèn)”。問(wèn)題設(shè)計(jì)瑣碎,低效的問(wèn)題充斥課堂,語(yǔ)篇被肢解剝離,問(wèn)題沒(méi)有一個(gè)明確的中心。邏輯性、層次性不強(qiáng),不利于學(xué)生整體學(xué)習(xí)和思維的發(fā)展,扼殺了學(xué)生的問(wèn)題意識(shí)。“藤蔓式問(wèn)題”探索脈絡(luò)式語(yǔ)篇教學(xué)問(wèn)題設(shè)計(jì),以問(wèn)題為切入口組織課堂教學(xué),提高問(wèn)題的有效性,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生有層次地思考與探究,為更好地學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)篇服務(wù)。
一、“藤蔓式問(wèn)題”概念及原理
“藤蔓式問(wèn)題”是指教師在教學(xué)過(guò)程中依據(jù)文本的線索與脈絡(luò),為了讓學(xué)生整體閱讀,逐步理解文本而設(shè)計(jì)的主問(wèn)題,并依托主問(wèn)題向下發(fā)散,生發(fā)出若干子問(wèn)題和其他問(wèn)題,從而形成一個(gè)完整而系統(tǒng)的問(wèn)題鏈。
“藤蔓式問(wèn)題”的設(shè)計(jì)依據(jù)從整體到部分的原則,以層次性問(wèn)題的形式關(guān)注語(yǔ)篇教學(xué),把脈語(yǔ)篇教學(xué)的全局,能夠?qū)虒W(xué)內(nèi)容“牽一發(fā)而動(dòng)全身”。藤蔓式問(wèn)題教學(xué)原理及模型見(jiàn)圖1:
藤蔓式問(wèn)題高效指向教學(xué)目標(biāo),順利突破教學(xué)重難點(diǎn),是具有整體觀念、全局意識(shí)的整合性教學(xué)。通過(guò)提出具有思維層次、思維梯度和深度的問(wèn)題,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生高度參與課堂。藤蔓式問(wèn)題可以是“提問(wèn)”“問(wèn)題”或“話題”。是經(jīng)過(guò)概括提煉的,可以引發(fā)學(xué)生鏈?zhǔn)介喿x思考、討論、理解、品味有價(jià)值的課堂問(wèn)題。
二、“藤蔓式問(wèn)題”具體實(shí)施步驟
(一)整體研讀,找準(zhǔn)語(yǔ)篇切入點(diǎn)
教師拿到一篇文章的時(shí)候,首先要對(duì)文本進(jìn)行研讀,找準(zhǔn)文本想要傳遞的信息是什么?教學(xué)目標(biāo)有哪些?教學(xué)目標(biāo)如何轉(zhuǎn)換為具體的問(wèn)題?在研讀的過(guò)程中要有整體觀念,以全局的視野審視文本,準(zhǔn)確切入文本,定準(zhǔn)文本的目標(biāo)鏈問(wèn)題,方能設(shè)計(jì)出高效且具有探究性的“藤蔓式問(wèn)題”系列。
下面以東南大學(xué)出版的《感知世界》(World Sense)3A Unit 1 Emperor Penguins 為例(下同),介紹“藤蔓式問(wèn)題”設(shè)計(jì)的思路及方法,教材文本如下:
Emperor Penguins
Emperor penguins are amazing birds.
They live in the Antarctic. They cant fly, but they are great swimmers.
They are also good parents. The mother penguin has one egg every year. She gives the egg to the father penguin and then she goes to the sea for food. Sometimes she walks about 80 kilometers!Its every cold in Antarctic and the father penguin keeps the egg warm on his feet. He stays with the egg and he doesnt eat. Then after two months the chick comes out of the egg. Soon the mother penguin is back with food. The father penguin leaves. He goes back to the sea because hes very hungry.
“Emperor Penguins” 一課,教師在導(dǎo)入之后整體呈現(xiàn)文本,讓學(xué)生快速朗讀,用一個(gè)詞概括自己對(duì)帝企鵝的印象,并填在文章中的橫線上。(見(jiàn)下框)
T:Heres a story about emperor penguins. But one word is missing. Use one word to complete the story.Whats your word?
S1:Emperor penguins are great birds.
S2:Emperor penguins are fantastic birds.
S3:…
T:You have a lot of good words. Let me show you the word in the story. Emperor penguins are amazing birds.
教師以問(wèn)題Whats your word?(見(jiàn)圖3)引導(dǎo)學(xué)生提煉概括語(yǔ)篇的中心以及講述對(duì)帝企鵝的印象,實(shí)際上是引領(lǐng)學(xué)生找到了語(yǔ)篇的切入點(diǎn),相當(dāng)于抓住了語(yǔ)篇的“根”,為后續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)做了精確的鋪墊,催生出下一層次的“主問(wèn)題”。
(二)依托核心,設(shè)計(jì)“主問(wèn)題”
找準(zhǔn)語(yǔ)篇的核心后,圍繞核心可以設(shè)計(jì)出若干問(wèn)題,但真正能成為課堂主問(wèn)題的不會(huì)太多,一定要進(jìn)行遴選,遴選出對(duì)文本有支撐作用、能夠牽動(dòng)全文、引導(dǎo)課堂走向的問(wèn)題。并且主問(wèn)題和后續(xù)問(wèn)題之間應(yīng)該存在著一定層遞性,是能夠整體引發(fā)學(xué)生參與思考、討論、理解、品析、創(chuàng)造的重要問(wèn)題。
T:So, why are the emperor penguins amazing?這個(gè)主問(wèn)題的設(shè)計(jì)直指文章中心,具有提綱挈領(lǐng)的作用。學(xué)生帶著這個(gè)問(wèn)題,細(xì)讀課文,找出帝企鵝amazing的三個(gè)原因,并在文中標(biāo)注出來(lái)。
T:So, why are the emperor penguins amazing?
S1:Because they live in the Antarctic, its very cold there.
T:Yes, we cant live there, but emperor penguins can. Thats amazing. Anything else?
S2:Because they are great swimmers.
S3:Because they are good parents.
主問(wèn)題的設(shè)計(jì)便于學(xué)生對(duì)語(yǔ)篇的整體感知和全局信息的獲取,幫助學(xué)生理清故事發(fā)展的脈絡(luò)。主問(wèn)題的提出構(gòu)建了藤蔓式問(wèn)題的第一層(見(jiàn)圖4)。
(三)由上及下,生發(fā)“子問(wèn)題”
子問(wèn)題依托主問(wèn)題生發(fā)而成,是藤蔓式問(wèn)題的第二層(見(jiàn)圖5)。主問(wèn)題關(guān)注的是整體性學(xué)習(xí),子問(wèn)題引導(dǎo)文本細(xì)節(jié)、部分的學(xué)習(xí),如果把主問(wèn)題比作藤脈,子問(wèn)題相當(dāng)于向下延伸的莖絡(luò)。
T:Why are they good parents? 這個(gè)問(wèn)題可以定位為本語(yǔ)篇的子問(wèn)題。學(xué)生通過(guò)再次朗讀語(yǔ)篇,討論并找出帝企鵝爸爸媽媽是好父母的原因。子問(wèn)題引發(fā)語(yǔ)篇下一步的學(xué)習(xí),引導(dǎo)學(xué)生閱讀并提煉出文本的梗概,提升學(xué)生解讀文本的能力,有助于學(xué)生進(jìn)一步理解文本。
(四)其他問(wèn)題
主問(wèn)題、子問(wèn)題和其他問(wèn)題構(gòu)成了語(yǔ)篇教學(xué)的“問(wèn)題鏈”。其他問(wèn)題構(gòu)成了“藤蔓式問(wèn)題”的第三層,相當(dāng)于藤蔓的葉片。語(yǔ)篇教學(xué)中的其他問(wèn)題大致可分為以下幾種:
1.細(xì)節(jié)問(wèn)題
主問(wèn)題及子問(wèn)題的提出指明了語(yǔ)篇學(xué)習(xí)的大方向,但是在語(yǔ)篇中還有一些細(xì)節(jié)性的內(nèi)容需要繼續(xù)解讀與學(xué)習(xí)。因此,有必要在子問(wèn)題之后,提出一些具體細(xì)節(jié)的問(wèn)題來(lái)充分詳盡地學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)篇。
如在Why are they good parents?問(wèn)題之后提出What does mother penguin do? What does father penguin do? (見(jiàn)圖6)
T:First, lets look at the mother penguin. What does mother penguin do?
S1:She has one egg every winter.
S2:She goes to the sea for food.
S3:She is back with food.
T:What does father penguin do?
S1:He keeps the egg warm.
S2:He stays with the egg.
S3:He doesnt eat.
如此,學(xué)生可以更細(xì)致地閱讀分析,獲取細(xì)節(jié)性知識(shí),更好更全面地理解掌握語(yǔ)篇。
2.學(xué)生問(wèn)題
學(xué)生問(wèn)題就是在語(yǔ)篇學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程中,由學(xué)生主動(dòng)提出的問(wèn)題??梢允菍W(xué)習(xí)中的困惑,可以是自己的觀點(diǎn)與想法,可以是對(duì)教師的質(zhì)疑??傊?,提出一個(gè)問(wèn)題,往往比解決一個(gè)問(wèn)題更有價(jià)值(見(jiàn)圖7)。
在教學(xué)中,教師設(shè)置了這樣一個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)。T:How does the father penguin keep the egg warm? Lets have a try.(拿出道具企鵝蛋)Who wants to be the father penguin? (一名男同學(xué)上臺(tái)體驗(yàn)企鵝爸爸孵蛋的姿勢(shì),臺(tái)下同學(xué)提問(wèn)。)
S2:Are you hungry?
S1:Im very hungry.
S3:Are you tired?
S1:Im too tired.
S4:Are you cold?
S1:Im very cold.
S5:How do you feel now?
S1:I feel hungry, tired and cold.
S6:Why dont you go to eat now?
S1:Because I have to stay with my baby. I love my baby.
在對(duì)企鵝爸爸提問(wèn)的環(huán)節(jié),學(xué)生紛紛向孵蛋的同學(xué)提出自己的問(wèn)題,學(xué)生借助這些問(wèn)題表達(dá)他們的想法觀點(diǎn),從而更深層次地理解企鵝爸爸孵蛋的艱辛。學(xué)生問(wèn)題的提出是學(xué)生高度參與課堂、積極思考的結(jié)果,是具有含金量的思維,并且有利于學(xué)生問(wèn)題意識(shí)的形成。
3.拓展性問(wèn)題
結(jié)合語(yǔ)篇內(nèi)容以及語(yǔ)篇蘊(yùn)含的思想情感,可以對(duì)語(yǔ)篇內(nèi)容及情感等方面進(jìn)行拓展,遷移或提升,以便獲得更高層次的學(xué)習(xí)體驗(yàn)。
例如在本課中,教師以問(wèn)題的形式讓學(xué)習(xí)談?wù)剰恼Z(yǔ)篇中學(xué)到了什么?(見(jiàn)圖8)
T:What can you learn from the story?
S1:Emperor Penguins are amazing birds.
S2:Emperor Penguins are good parents.
T:What about your parents? What do they do for you?
S1:They cook nice food for me.
S2:They wash clothes for me.
T:Do you love your parents?
Ss:Yes, we are a warm family.
4.生成問(wèn)題
雖然教師在教學(xué)前對(duì)教學(xué)過(guò)程中可能出現(xiàn)的問(wèn)題做了充分的預(yù)設(shè),但是在實(shí)際的教學(xué)中,往往會(huì)出現(xiàn)一些預(yù)設(shè)之外、偶然生成的資源和信息,教師要及時(shí)捕捉動(dòng)態(tài)信息,適時(shí)生成有價(jià)值的新問(wèn)題。
“藤蔓式問(wèn)題”以精、少、實(shí)、活架構(gòu)式的問(wèn)題重新打造語(yǔ)篇教學(xué),祛除了課堂提問(wèn)的瑣碎低效。以立體而富有層次的藤蔓式問(wèn)題,完善語(yǔ)篇教學(xué)。實(shí)現(xiàn)語(yǔ)篇學(xué)習(xí)從表象到內(nèi)涵的轉(zhuǎn)化以及知識(shí)的有效遷移,使語(yǔ)篇的“教”與學(xué)生的“學(xué)”形成一個(gè)和諧統(tǒng)一的整體,真正意義上提升了英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)篇教學(xué)的質(zhì)量。
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