摘?要:大學(xué)英語(yǔ)是非外語(yǔ)專業(yè)本科生的必修課程之一,對(duì)培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的英語(yǔ)思維能力、語(yǔ)言表達(dá)能力等多方面的能力具有不可替代的作用。通過分析對(duì)分課堂的教學(xué)特點(diǎn),闡明了這種新型教學(xué)模式在教學(xué)中的作用,進(jìn)而提高教學(xué)質(zhì)量。
關(guān)鍵詞:大學(xué)英語(yǔ);對(duì)分課堂;教學(xué)改革
中圖分類號(hào):G624
大學(xué)英語(yǔ)是大學(xué)本科非英語(yǔ)專業(yè)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)的一個(gè)重要組成部分,占據(jù)著重要位置。在實(shí)際教學(xué)中,許多學(xué)生的英語(yǔ)水平得不到提高,對(duì)于詞匯、短語(yǔ)、時(shí)態(tài)等概念較多,語(yǔ)法變化多樣,導(dǎo)致學(xué)生產(chǎn)生厭學(xué)情緒,究其原因,是學(xué)生對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的興趣不強(qiáng),學(xué)習(xí)積極性不高,缺乏主觀積極性,對(duì)于很多知識(shí)的認(rèn)識(shí)沒有得到充分理解并加以練習(xí)。
在英語(yǔ)寫作方面,由于詞匯量較小,且對(duì)于時(shí)態(tài)、語(yǔ)法或習(xí)語(yǔ)等方面的積累不夠充分,容易出現(xiàn)較多的漏洞。另一方面,課堂上的時(shí)間有限,留給學(xué)生充分思考的過程較短。為此,如何改進(jìn)傳統(tǒng)的教學(xué)模式以提高現(xiàn)有英語(yǔ)教學(xué)效果成為教育界關(guān)注的一個(gè)熱點(diǎn)。2014年由復(fù)旦大學(xué)的張學(xué)新教授提出了“對(duì)分課堂”的概念,即課堂學(xué)習(xí)的方式為一半由教師講授,另一半為學(xué)生自己討論學(xué)習(xí)。這種教學(xué)模式具體可看做上半場(chǎng)由教師教授,后半場(chǎng)學(xué)生自由討論并展示所學(xué)成果[1-5]。本文將通過以下兩個(gè)具體例子,說明對(duì)分課堂教學(xué)模式對(duì)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)中的寫作課程教學(xué)的重要性。
示例1:
How?to?solve?the?problem?of?heavy?traffic
(1)為解決交通難,有人建議多造馬路。(2)有人則建議限制自行車和小汽車。(3)我的看法[6-8]。
這是一篇比較型的議論文,考察學(xué)生運(yùn)用對(duì)比的方式來闡述自己的觀點(diǎn)。對(duì)此,我們?cè)谥v授此類作文時(shí),要讓學(xué)生在討論時(shí)注意兩方面的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn),同時(shí)要確立自己的觀點(diǎn),并在寫作中有所側(cè)重。在具體寫作時(shí),對(duì)支持的一面,要盡可能多的闡述其優(yōu)點(diǎn),盡量少的描述缺點(diǎn);對(duì)不支持的一面,要盡可能少的寫這一方面的優(yōu)點(diǎn),甚至一筆帶過或忽略,而對(duì)其缺陷則要大寫特寫。只有這樣,才能將作者的觀點(diǎn)表達(dá)清楚。先通過這樣的介紹,讓學(xué)生對(duì)這種作文的寫作有一個(gè)大體的思路。進(jìn)一步,把一些可能會(huì)用到的詞匯、短語(yǔ)介紹給學(xué)生。其次,在讓學(xué)生分組進(jìn)行討論,使學(xué)生加深對(duì)此類作文寫法的思路和方法,同時(shí)也讓學(xué)生自己尋找適合該題目作文的詞句等。最后讓學(xué)生自己練習(xí)完成寫作,并給于批改點(diǎn)評(píng)。
在具體寫作前,教師可以引導(dǎo)學(xué)生分別就兩方面進(jìn)行分析對(duì)比,并進(jìn)行不同的探討,最后得出結(jié)論。因此,可以給出如下的寫作范本。依此,讓學(xué)生寫出自己的作文。
How?to?solve?the?problem?of?heavy?traffic
Nowadays,heavy?traffic?has?becomea?series?problem?in?many?big?cities.As?it?can?cause?serious?trouble?to?peoples?daily?life?and?economic?development,governments?have?started?to?call?upon?experts?for?advice?to?tackle?the?problem.
Some?of?them?suggest?that?the?government?should?help?build?more?streets?and?roads.They?believe?this?measure?can?solve?traffic?congestion?by?increasing?traffic?flow?while?reducing?traffic?density.But?as?people?crowd?into?big?cities?over?the?progress?of?urbanization,the?number?of?vehicles?constantly?rise?and?hence?whatever?scale?of?road?networks?constructed?for?them?are?filled.In?cities?where?industry?is?booming,land?is?precious?and?cannot?be?unlimitedly?used?for?increasing?flow?of?vehicles.So?some?others?argue?that?the?number?of?private?transport?such?as?bicycles?and?cars?should?be?restricted?and?public?transport?such?as?buses,subways?be?encouraged?as?it?can?facilitate?more?passengers.But?the?decrease?in?the?number?of?private?transport?might?lead?to?another?new?set?of?problems,such?as?inconvenience?to?those?who?cannot?easily?access?public?transport.
Since?both?suggestions?are?not?cure?to?heavy?traffic?if?enacted?separately,I?would?suggest?that?the?two?solutions?combined?may?produce?a?better?effect.
示例2:
If?there?were?no?advertisements
(1)有人認(rèn)為廣告完全沒有必要。(2)有人認(rèn)為我們社會(huì)離不開廣告。(3)我的觀點(diǎn)[6-8]。
這是一篇批判型議論文,通過對(duì)其中一個(gè)看法進(jìn)行批判與反駁,進(jìn)而引出與之對(duì)立的觀點(diǎn)的優(yōu)勢(shì),并進(jìn)一步闡述自己的觀點(diǎn)和看法。一般來說,在有爭(zhēng)議的命題上,我們要設(shè)法找到其缺點(diǎn)和錯(cuò)誤之處并對(duì)其進(jìn)行批評(píng),之后給出自己的見解。在進(jìn)行具體的寫作前,可將一些缺點(diǎn)和錯(cuò)誤相對(duì)應(yīng)的詞匯,如false,deceptive,fail?to介紹給學(xué)生,使學(xué)生能夠了解此類詞語(yǔ),再通過學(xué)生分組間的討論,并自行完成作文內(nèi)容。最后,對(duì)學(xué)生們的作文進(jìn)行點(diǎn)評(píng)。在作文點(diǎn)評(píng)時(shí),可以給出如下的寫作范本。
If?there?were?no?advertisements
Nowadays,our?daily?lives?are?penetrated?by?various?advertisements.Information?such?as?job?recruitments,houses?for?rent,Christmas?sales,places?for?summer?vacation,expositions,and?concerts?are?advertised?on?newspaper,TV?screen,roadside?billboards?or?posters?on?streets.Huge?sums?are?spent?on?advertisements.
Some?people?wonder?whether?it?is?necessary?to?spend?huge?fees?on?advertisements?while?they?can?be?saved?to?improve?product?quality,working?environment,workers?salaries,or?performance?fees.They?point?it?out?that?advertisement?language?is?exaggerative?and?pictures?of?products?are?shiny?to?attract?potential?consumers,many?of?whom?fall?victims?to?the?false?and?deceptive?advertisements.They?suggest?that?since?advertising?fee?is?huge?and?the?customers?interest?may?be?harmed,we?should?stop?advertising.It?may?sound?reasonable,but?they?fail?to?notice?the?benefits?advertising?bring?to?us.Since?the?aim?of?advertisers?is?to?compete?for?consumers?money,advertising?provide?consumers?with?a?great?chance?to?compare?products?and?purchase?the?best?at?the?cheapest?price.In?addition,since?immediate?and?detailed?information?as?to?job?vacancies,or?big?sales?of?certain?products?is?assessable?through?advertisements,life?becomes?more?convenient?for?people.The?last?but?not?the?least,the?low?subscription?fees?to?daily?newspapers?and?TV?programs?is?largely?due?to?the?money?spent?on?advertising.
My?opinion?on?advertising?is?that?the?services?provided?by?advertising?to?our?society?outperforms?the?harms?it?brings?to?us?and?those?harms?to?our?consumers?interests?can?be?reduced?if?proper?regulations?are?enforced.
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作者簡(jiǎn)介:張科科(1983-),女,漢族,山西陽(yáng)泉人,博士,重慶師范大學(xué)外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)院助教,主要從事語(yǔ)言測(cè)試領(lǐng)域的研究。