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【摘? ?要】小學(xué)英語(yǔ)閱讀教學(xué)中,通過(guò)問(wèn)題鏈的設(shè)計(jì),能夠由淺入深地觸發(fā)學(xué)生思維能力的發(fā)展,從而學(xué)會(huì)多角度、多方位、多層次地思考問(wèn)題。以譯林版《英語(yǔ)》六年級(jí)上冊(cè)Unit 7 Protect the Earth中Story Time 板塊的教學(xué)為例,教師應(yīng)分析調(diào)研,宏觀把控問(wèn)題鏈的設(shè)計(jì)方向;指向思維品質(zhì),有效設(shè)計(jì)問(wèn)題鏈的具體內(nèi)容,從而利用課堂環(huán)節(jié),發(fā)展學(xué)生的思維品質(zhì)。
【關(guān)鍵詞】小學(xué)英語(yǔ);閱讀教學(xué);問(wèn)題鏈;思維品質(zhì)
閱讀是學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言的一種重要途徑?!伴喿x過(guò)程中學(xué)生的思維能力、分析問(wèn)題和解決問(wèn)題的能力、欣賞能力、鑒別能力、獲取信息和處理信息的能力都能得到相應(yīng)的發(fā)展。”在小學(xué)高年級(jí)英語(yǔ)閱讀教學(xué)中,教師通常采用提問(wèn)的方式,幫助學(xué)生理解文本的核心思想和教育意義,培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言能力、學(xué)習(xí)能力、思維品質(zhì)和文化品格。然而,綜觀目前的課堂提問(wèn),多停留于淺表性問(wèn)題,僅涉及記憶、理解等低階思維,缺乏對(duì)分析、評(píng)價(jià)與創(chuàng)造等高階思維的培養(yǎng)。
要解決這些問(wèn)題,教師在設(shè)計(jì)課堂提問(wèn)時(shí),必須根據(jù)教學(xué)內(nèi)容和目標(biāo),結(jié)合學(xué)生已有的知識(shí)或經(jīng)驗(yàn),將教材知識(shí)轉(zhuǎn)變成系統(tǒng)性、層次性、相對(duì)獨(dú)立又相互關(guān)聯(lián)的系列問(wèn)題。各問(wèn)題須層層鋪墊、環(huán)環(huán)相扣,具有明確的指向性和挑戰(zhàn)性,形成一條問(wèn)題鏈,讓學(xué)生在問(wèn)題鏈的引導(dǎo)下,由被動(dòng)學(xué)習(xí)轉(zhuǎn)向主動(dòng)學(xué)習(xí),由淺層學(xué)習(xí)轉(zhuǎn)向深度學(xué)習(xí)。教師結(jié)合譯林版《英語(yǔ)》六年級(jí)上冊(cè)Unit 7 Protect the Earth中Story Time 板塊的教學(xué),探討如何在小學(xué)英語(yǔ)閱讀教學(xué)實(shí)踐中設(shè)計(jì)問(wèn)題鏈,由淺入深地發(fā)展學(xué)生的思維能力,構(gòu)建高效課堂。
一、分析調(diào)研,宏觀把控問(wèn)題鏈的設(shè)計(jì)方向
“問(wèn)題的設(shè)計(jì)一定要凸顯閱讀文章的核心主線?!遍喿x教學(xué)中,教師必須借助問(wèn)題引導(dǎo)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)。只有深入解讀教材和學(xué)生,準(zhǔn)確把握學(xué)生的需求和困惑,抓住文本的重難點(diǎn),從學(xué)習(xí)者的角度出發(fā),從整節(jié)課、整篇文本來(lái)謀劃,才能設(shè)計(jì)出有計(jì)劃、有步驟、有思維含量的問(wèn)題鏈。
(一)分析文本,依據(jù)文本信息層次設(shè)計(jì)問(wèn)題鏈
譯林版《英語(yǔ)》六年級(jí)上冊(cè)Unit 7 Protect the Earth中Story Time板塊包含了Save water,Save energy,Save trees和Dont use too much plastic四個(gè)部分。通過(guò)本課的學(xué)習(xí),學(xué)生能就他人提出的保護(hù)地球的方案提出質(zhì)疑或表達(dá)認(rèn)同,也能結(jié)合自己原有的與保護(hù)地球相關(guān)的語(yǔ)言知識(shí),條理清晰地陳述和表達(dá)個(gè)人觀點(diǎn),進(jìn)一步了解保護(hù)地球的重要性,形成強(qiáng)烈的環(huán)保意識(shí)。文本四個(gè)部分的語(yǔ)言及信息都是按照“發(fā)現(xiàn)問(wèn)題(What)—分析問(wèn)題(Why)—解決問(wèn)題(How)”的邏輯層次進(jìn)行表述的。因此教師確定了本課閱讀教學(xué)各環(huán)節(jié)中問(wèn)題鏈的設(shè)計(jì)方向。
Step1. Pre-reading: Present the problem of the Earth.
問(wèn)題鏈→提出核心問(wèn)題What?
Activate Students prior knowledge and experience.
Step2.While-reading: Analyze the problem of the Earth.
問(wèn)題鏈→關(guān)注主要問(wèn)題What? Why? How?
Develop the Students thinking ability.
Step3.Post-reading: Solve the problem of the Earth.
問(wèn)題鏈→重視輔助問(wèn)題What? Why ? How?
Evaluate and give some suggestions.
(二)分析學(xué)生,依據(jù)學(xué)生思維層次設(shè)計(jì)問(wèn)題鏈
教師應(yīng)結(jié)合學(xué)生的現(xiàn)實(shí)起點(diǎn)、可能狀態(tài)及期望值,設(shè)計(jì)一系列學(xué)生需要努力解答的問(wèn)題,讓學(xué)生在解決問(wèn)題的過(guò)程中縮小與理想狀態(tài)之間的差距。例如,教師在課前圍繞本課教學(xué)主題“保護(hù)地球”設(shè)計(jì)了前測(cè)卷(如圖1),了解學(xué)生的知識(shí)儲(chǔ)備。
通過(guò)測(cè)查,教師能夠了解學(xué)生對(duì)目前地球存在的問(wèn)題的了解程度,預(yù)測(cè)學(xué)生在學(xué)習(xí)文本時(shí)可能會(huì)出現(xiàn)的困難以及其在語(yǔ)言輸出過(guò)程中存在的障礙等。依據(jù)學(xué)生真實(shí)的學(xué)習(xí)能力和學(xué)習(xí)需求,教師設(shè)計(jì)出適合不同層次學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)的有思維含量的問(wèn)題鏈。學(xué)生在由淺入深的問(wèn)題中完成對(duì)文本的解讀和內(nèi)化,在達(dá)成語(yǔ)言知識(shí)目標(biāo)的同時(shí),引發(fā)深層次的思維活動(dòng)。
二、指向思維品質(zhì),有效設(shè)計(jì)問(wèn)題鏈的具體內(nèi)容
問(wèn)題的價(jià)值應(yīng)該是多元的,既要體現(xiàn)所教內(nèi)容的重點(diǎn)、難點(diǎn)、疑點(diǎn)、盲點(diǎn),也要滿(mǎn)足學(xué)生的內(nèi)在需求,還要讓解決問(wèn)題的過(guò)程成為動(dòng)態(tài)生成過(guò)程。因此,教師在設(shè)計(jì)問(wèn)題鏈時(shí)需要對(duì)各個(gè)問(wèn)題進(jìn)行提煉、篩選和整合,確保每個(gè)問(wèn)題都能?chē)@教學(xué)核心價(jià)值展開(kāi),從而激發(fā)學(xué)生的認(rèn)知情感,促使學(xué)生主動(dòng)質(zhì)疑、分析和解決問(wèn)題。
(一)提出核心問(wèn)題,設(shè)計(jì)情境性問(wèn)題鏈,點(diǎn)燃學(xué)生的思維
核心問(wèn)題是教師根據(jù)教學(xué)內(nèi)容和主題,在教學(xué)活動(dòng)初期提出的問(wèn)題。教師在讀前可以通過(guò)設(shè)計(jì)基于現(xiàn)實(shí)情境的問(wèn)題鏈,就學(xué)生的現(xiàn)實(shí)生活、現(xiàn)有知識(shí)或課堂上的情感狀態(tài)等進(jìn)行提問(wèn)。該做法旨在喚醒學(xué)生的已有語(yǔ)言知識(shí),激發(fā)學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)欲望,聚焦本課的核心問(wèn)題,也為學(xué)生充分獲取和輸出文本信息、建構(gòu)知識(shí)、提高能力做好鋪墊。部分教學(xué)片段如下。
Step1. Pre-reading
T:People and animals live on it . There are some trees and some water on it. Its our home. Guess! What is it?
Ss: Earth.
T:Today well talk about the Earth.
Q1:Whats wrong with the Earth?
S1:(Look at these pictures of the Earth) Shes ill/sad/dirty...
Q2:What should we do?
Ss: We should protect the Earth.
Lead in the topic: Unit 7 Protect the Earth
T: Greta is a girl from Sweden. She is a member of Protecting the Earth Club.Lets go and have a look at her speech about protecting the Earth. And try to find out: How to protect the Earth?
讀前,教師采用提供認(rèn)知前提的準(zhǔn)備與激發(fā)學(xué)習(xí)動(dòng)機(jī)的差異教學(xué)策略,讓學(xué)生根據(jù)教師描述的含有與本課語(yǔ)言知識(shí)相關(guān)的句子來(lái)猜測(cè)本課的教學(xué)話(huà)題——The Earth。這既鍛煉了學(xué)生的邏輯推理能力,使學(xué)生快速進(jìn)入主題教學(xué),又激發(fā)了學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)新知的興趣。接著教師出示圖2,讓學(xué)生觀察受污染的地球,提出基于現(xiàn)實(shí)情境的問(wèn)題Q1和Q2,并在互動(dòng)問(wèn)答中提出本課核心問(wèn)題:How to protect the Earth?該做法調(diào)動(dòng)了學(xué)生關(guān)于本話(huà)題的知識(shí)儲(chǔ)備,激活了學(xué)生的思維,為本課話(huà)題的談?wù)摂U(kuò)充了信息,也為學(xué)生深度理解語(yǔ)篇內(nèi)容和有效獲取語(yǔ)篇信息打下了基礎(chǔ)。
(二)關(guān)注主要問(wèn)題,設(shè)計(jì)展示型、參閱型問(wèn)題鏈,發(fā)展學(xué)生的思維
心理學(xué)家羅杰斯認(rèn)為,要使學(xué)生全身心地投入學(xué)習(xí)活動(dòng),必須讓學(xué)生置身于對(duì)他們個(gè)人有意義的或有關(guān)的問(wèn)題情境中。閱讀教學(xué)的最終目的是讓學(xué)生讀懂語(yǔ)篇內(nèi)容,即教師帶領(lǐng)學(xué)生完成文本解讀后,學(xué)生能用所學(xué)語(yǔ)言知識(shí)回答或解決一系列由核心問(wèn)題衍生出的主要問(wèn)題?!爱?dāng)問(wèn)題只要求學(xué)生對(duì)課文進(jìn)行事實(shí)性的表層理解,并能根據(jù)短時(shí)記憶或者查看課文找到答案時(shí),該類(lèi)問(wèn)題為展示型問(wèn)題;當(dāng)問(wèn)題沒(méi)有現(xiàn)成的答案,不能經(jīng)過(guò)簡(jiǎn)單的識(shí)記得出結(jié)論,學(xué)生要結(jié)合個(gè)人的知識(shí)和課文所提供的信息進(jìn)行綜合分析時(shí),該類(lèi)問(wèn)題為參閱型問(wèn)題。”教師在語(yǔ)篇解讀的過(guò)程中,應(yīng)通過(guò)設(shè)置核心問(wèn)題創(chuàng)設(shè)情境,然后以主要問(wèn)題為脈絡(luò),設(shè)計(jì)展示型、參閱型問(wèn)題鏈,幫助學(xué)生有效獲取關(guān)鍵信息,關(guān)注文本的語(yǔ)言結(jié)構(gòu)特點(diǎn),培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的思維品質(zhì)。
1.通過(guò)展示型問(wèn)題鏈,厘清語(yǔ)篇層次,培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的概括與分析能力
Step2. While-reading
T: Lets watch the video of Gretas speech and choose: How to protect the Earth?
Ss: Save water, save energy, save tree and dont use too much plastic.
T: Lets read the passage about ‘save water,then answer these questions.
Q1:What can we use water to do?
S1: We use water to wash clothes.
S2: We drink water.
S3: We use water to clean many things.
S2: So water is useful. We should save water.
Q2:Why should we save water?
S3:Because there is not much water on the Earth.
Q3: How do we save water?
S4: We shouldt waste wate.
S5: We should reuse water.
學(xué)生通過(guò)觀看視頻整體感知文本,梳理出由語(yǔ)篇核心問(wèn)題“How to protect the Earth?”衍生出的四個(gè)呈現(xiàn)并列關(guān)系的主要觀點(diǎn)“save water”“save energy”“save trees”“dont use too much plastic”該過(guò)程鍛煉了學(xué)生分析、提取信息的能力。隨后教師就Save water這個(gè)點(diǎn)提出展示型問(wèn)題鏈,學(xué)生在問(wèn)題的引導(dǎo)下梳理文本關(guān)鍵信息,開(kāi)展綜合分析和概括。如圖3所示,學(xué)生從文本中找出Q1的答案為: We use water to clean many things后,概括出Water is useful.再?gòu)奈谋局姓页鯭2的答案為:There is not much water on the Earth,而后討論出“We shouldnt waste water.”的做法。最終在回答Q3時(shí)得出“We should resuse water”的結(jié)論。學(xué)生在解答環(huán)環(huán)相扣的問(wèn)題鏈的過(guò)程中,將思維聚焦到文章的主要內(nèi)容上,不斷厘清語(yǔ)篇層次,拓展思維的廣度與深度,從而形成分析與歸納能力。
2.通過(guò)參閱型問(wèn)題鏈破解語(yǔ)篇信息,培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的分析、推理能力
Step2. While-reading
T: Lets listen to the passage about ‘Save trees,then answer these questions.
Q1:Can we use trees to make chairs? Why?
S1:No, we cant. Because wood comes from trees. We use wood to make many things.
Q2:Can we cut down too many trees? Why?
S2:No. Because there are not many trees on the Earth.
Q3:If we cut down too many trees,what will happen? Why?
S3:The Earth wont be beautiful or clean. Because trees help keep the air clean.
Q4:How can we save trees?
S4:We can plant more trees.
文本解讀旨在引導(dǎo)學(xué)生就文本關(guān)鍵信息進(jìn)行分析、推理,破解語(yǔ)篇信息,最終解決主要問(wèn)題。教師在播放語(yǔ)篇Save trees的文本音頻后,通過(guò)提出參閱型問(wèn)題鏈將文本解讀與學(xué)生的實(shí)際生活進(jìn)行有效鏈接,要求學(xué)生結(jié)合個(gè)人的知識(shí)和課文所提供的關(guān)鍵信息,如“Wood comes from trees.”“Trees help keep the air clean.”等進(jìn)行綜合分析、推理后完成補(bǔ)充句子的任務(wù)。在此過(guò)程中,學(xué)生既加深了對(duì)語(yǔ)篇信息的理解,又發(fā)展了分析、推理能力。
3.通過(guò)參閱型問(wèn)題鏈內(nèi)化語(yǔ)篇精髓,培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的批判與創(chuàng)新能力
Step2. While-reading
T:Look,there are three kinds of bottles:plastic bottles, glass bottles and paper cups. Read the passage about ‘Do not use too much plastic, then answer these questions.
Q1:Which kind of bottles would you like to use? Why?
S1:I would like to use…Because...
S2:I would not like to use…Because...
Q2:Do you agree with using paper cups is good for the Earth? Why?
S3:No.Because paper comes from wood. People will cut down many trees to make paper.
該環(huán)節(jié),教師引出三種杯子plastic bottles,paper cups,glass bottles,通過(guò)提問(wèn)讓學(xué)生自主選擇并說(shuō)出自己的理由。學(xué)生在理解并內(nèi)化語(yǔ)篇內(nèi)容的基礎(chǔ)上,對(duì)問(wèn)題進(jìn)行推斷和思考,同時(shí)運(yùn)用所學(xué)知識(shí)表達(dá)自己的觀點(diǎn)和思想。思維的獨(dú)立性和創(chuàng)新性得到提升。Q2讓學(xué)生針對(duì)課文中出現(xiàn)的“We shouldnt use too many plastic bottles.We should use paper cups.”這一舉措進(jìn)行批判和質(zhì)疑,引發(fā)學(xué)生的深度思考,培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的批判與創(chuàng)新能力。
(三)關(guān)注輔助問(wèn)題,設(shè)計(jì)評(píng)估型問(wèn)題鏈,拓展學(xué)生的思維
輔助問(wèn)題是在核心問(wèn)題的基礎(chǔ)上對(duì)主要問(wèn)題進(jìn)行的擴(kuò)展,它沿著主要問(wèn)題的脈絡(luò),以檢測(cè)學(xué)生語(yǔ)言掌握實(shí)際情況的交際任務(wù)的形式出現(xiàn)。教師可以通過(guò)設(shè)計(jì)評(píng)估型問(wèn)題鏈,要求學(xué)生綜合新舊知識(shí),回答與生活貼近的輔助問(wèn)題,表達(dá)個(gè)人的觀點(diǎn)和看法,達(dá)到拓展學(xué)生思維的目的。
Step3:Post-reading
T:Earth is our home and mother. Do you want to be the member of Protecting the Earth Club? Lets try to answer these questions from the interviewer.
Q1:What is the most important thing to protect the Earth?
Q2:Why?
Q3:How to protect the Earth?
S1:I think saving water is the most important thing to protect the Earth. Because water is useful. We use water to do many things every day. But there is not much water on the Earth. We shouldnt waste water.We should reuse water. I can make a poster to ask people to protect the Earth.
教師在開(kāi)展“爭(zhēng)當(dāng)‘地球小衛(wèi)士”的拓展活動(dòng)前設(shè)計(jì)了評(píng)估型問(wèn)題 Q1和Q2,讓學(xué)生總結(jié)歸納地球目前面臨的主要問(wèn)題,然后設(shè)計(jì)Q3,讓學(xué)生就本課的核心問(wèn)題“How to protect the Earth?”陳述個(gè)人的觀點(diǎn)和想法。學(xué)生既可以運(yùn)用課本上的所學(xué)知識(shí),也可根據(jù)自己的實(shí)際能力進(jìn)行增補(bǔ),其創(chuàng)新思維能力得到發(fā)展。最后,學(xué)生以一人為面試官,兩人為面試者的形式,開(kāi)展?fàn)幃?dāng)“地球小衛(wèi)士”的拓展活動(dòng)。大部分學(xué)生能模仿課文的語(yǔ)篇,條理清晰、符合邏輯地完成口頭表述任務(wù);學(xué)有余力的學(xué)生能結(jié)合自己原有的知識(shí),用更加豐富的語(yǔ)言和視角來(lái)陳述個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)??梢哉f(shuō),不同層次的學(xué)生都在真實(shí)運(yùn)用所學(xué)語(yǔ)言知識(shí)的同時(shí),提升自身的思維品質(zhì)。
實(shí)踐證明,教師在尊重學(xué)生的認(rèn)知特點(diǎn)和思維發(fā)展軌跡的條件下,圍繞教學(xué)目標(biāo)和重難點(diǎn)設(shè)計(jì)出目標(biāo)明確、指向性高的問(wèn)題鏈,可以幫助學(xué)生更好地厘清語(yǔ)篇層次、破解語(yǔ)篇信息、內(nèi)化語(yǔ)篇精髓。教師應(yīng)引導(dǎo)學(xué)生在閱讀過(guò)程中多角度、多層次、多結(jié)構(gòu)地思考和尋找問(wèn)題的答案,激活思維,將靜態(tài)的閱讀內(nèi)容轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)榘l(fā)現(xiàn)問(wèn)題、分析問(wèn)題、解決問(wèn)題的動(dòng)態(tài)生成,從而使核心素養(yǎng)真實(shí)落地。
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(江蘇省揚(yáng)州市育才實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校? ?225009)