张秀英
外语教学要着眼于培养学生语言综合运用能力,要有一定的特色和风格,教师通过特色教学和教学艺术来激发学生良好的学习兴趣,使他们热情、亲切地投入到语言学习的实践活动中去,亲身体验语言的美。
一、创新情境,激发思维,促进学生心智发展
课例:九年级(上册)Unit2 I used to be afraid of the dark
1a. Fill in the chart below with words to describe people
Appearance(外表) Personality(性格)
线索: tall,outgoing,straight hair,funny
创设情景1: What were you like five years ago?What did you wear? Where did you go to school? Who taught you?How about her /him?
记忆的闸门一打开,孩子们的情感立刻奔放出来。
S1: Five years ago I was short and thin.
S2: Five years ago I liked to wear red skirt .
S3: Five years ago I went to primary school.
S4: Five years ago Mrs Wang taught me,and she weared a pair of glasses. 说到此,老师用学生说的 “like to do sth”引出新知识“used to do sth”。
创设情景2:used to do sth(过去常常)
T:I used to get up at five in the morning.(教师给出一个范例)
S1:I used to get up late , So I went school late . The teacher wasn't very happy. (大家哄堂大笑)
T: But now,You get up early. You don not go to school late. You are good student.(大家鼓掌)
S2: My mother used to have curly hair. But now she has straight hair. Very verybeautiful.
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在这一环节输出了大量的语言材料,学生们各抒己见,眼里闪烁着智慧的火花,回忆起了5年前他们什么样子,在哪上学,谁教他们,教者什么样,和现在形成了鲜明的对比。而且这种思维人人都有,由点到面,得到了启发,学生的心智得到了发展。在新知识点“used to be”的引领下,孩子们分层次地练习了这一结构,教师也顺势进行了知识的升华:“I used to get up early in the morning. But now I am used to getting up early, and you ?”学生们的兴趣又一次被激发出来。
S1:I used to eat junk food. But now I am used to eating healthy food.
S2:I used to be angry. But now I am used to being friendly.
T: And you like to help others.
这一环节是一种有广度也有深度的教学,从不同角度促进了学生的心智发展,同时也使知识和技能得到了很好的结合。
二、就地取材,挖掘内涵,提高学生人文素养
课例:九年级(上册) Unit 2.
2c: play work
I used to be really quiet.I know now, you are outgoing.
在这一环节上,我把我们班上最近同学的表现,由点到面结合同学进行点评。
T: Zhang Hui used to be late. But now he is getting up early.
T: Wang Lei used to have fight. But now he is more friendly than before.
T: Linda used to be angry and quiet and liked to cry. But now she is getting to being friendly.
通过这些语言材料的输出,就地取材,深挖了内涵,对他们现在的表现给予了表扬,指出他们过去的不足,与学生的情感进一点拉近了。
课例:九年级上 Unit 2.
2b:listen again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
听力材料(略)
我对我班李言同学进行两次语言材料的输出。
T:Hello Li Yan.
Li: Hello teacher.
T: You used to play piano, didn't you?
S: Yeah. I do not play the piano now.
T: Why?
S: I am more interested in swimming.
T: haha. people can change.
通过这一操练,把学生过去、现在和将来都呈现出来,挖掘了内涵,提高了学生人文素养,达到了语言目标和非语言目标相结合、情感态度和语言知识相结合的目标。
三、评价到位,灵活机智,展示教师的人格魅力
老师对学生的语言输出,总能给予适时的反馈,做出灵活睿智的评价,既活跃了课堂气氛,又体现了教师敏捷的思维品质,同时也给学生以深刻的启迪。
学生在讨论第一个问题“What were you like five years ago?”时:
S1: Five years ago, I was short and thin.
T: But now, you are tall and beautiful. I like you very much.(拉近师生之间情感)
S2: Five years ago, I liked to have fight.
T: You used to be fight. But now you are a friendly boy and always help others.
S2: Yes. (学生肯定)
T: You are a good boy now.(情感上再一次产生共鸣)
T: I think if you work hard all the time, you will be the best student in future. (学生鼓掌)
在讨论第三个问题时“Who taught you five years ago?”时:
S: Five years ago Mrs Wang taught me. She weared a pair of glasses.
T:(接着问)But now where is she? She has been away forever. 说到此,学生眼里充满着泪光,老师马上做出了语句:Although Mrs Wang was no longer with us, she was watching me, and would always take pride in everything good I do. 这段语句是本单元Reading部分的,我适时地提前说给学生。我觉得一堂好的英语课,老师的评价不用什么框架,见景生情,用心去体会孩子们输出的大量语言材料,诚恳真切地把语言知识与知识目标进一步升华,才能体现出老师的人格魅力。
总之,作为一名合格的英语教师,需要掌握一定的教学技巧和方法。教无定法,但教要得法。(责任编辑:符 洁)