大学英语课堂教学中的分组讨论——以College Life单元为例

张 文

(安庆师范大学外国语学院，安徽 安庆 246133)

大学英语课堂教学过程中，分组讨论法是指在老师讲解本单元课文前，在特定的语境下，将学生分成若干小组，围绕课文设定不同的讨论话题，使学生对大学生活有新的感悟，对大学内涵有更深入的了解。本文拟以《新编大学英语》第4册第7单元“College Life”为例，具体分析小组讨论的话题应用。

一、分类话题

(一)校园 Campus

Expectations：big and nice campus with green grass here and there and a large sports ground

Reality：Just as what I dreamed of——a huge campus with tall modern buildings，green trees，blooming flowers and a small river flowing around.

Contrary to what I expected，it's an old campus，large though，with grey buildings，little grass，and a small pond.

(二)教学楼 Classroom buildings

Expectations：large new classrooms with modern facilities

Reality：well-equipped teaching buildings with multimedia facilities

large old buildings，with a few classrooms equipped with modern facilities

(三)寝室 Dormitories

Expectations：a bit crowded space for everyone

Reality：True，but we may choose to share a room with 4 roommates

(四)学生餐厅 Students' cafeterias

Expectations：large dining halls，filled with students

Reality：True，and there is a great variety of food that will certainly appeal to us

(五)图书馆 Library

Expectations：with a large number of books and magazines；wide and bright reading rooms

Reality：True，except that the reading rooms are not big enough and students have to get there early in order to find a seat.

(六)同学 Classmates

Expectations：friendly and easygoing

Reality-：True.

(七)老师 Teachers

Expectations：old，strict，wearing thick glasses，and conventionally dressed

Reality：Not true because many teachers are very young，especially English teachers.Some teachers do not put on glasses and many are dressed casually.

二、简要陈述观点

There are a lot of differences between what I expected of college life and what I have actually undergone.I used to think college life would be as joyful as I could imagine.I wouldn't have to sruggle for exams any more.I would be taught by many old yet learned professors.They would be very friendly and kind-hearted.After class I'd have much time to pursue my interests and talk with my classmates.But the fact is that I feel as less relaxed as before because the courses are difficult and our everyday timetable is fully occupied.We have more than eight hours of classes and a few hours spent in the library.What a kind of life ! Besides，in an ocean of gifted students from all over the country，I'm not the pride of my teachers as I used to be any longer.I have to study hard in class and try even harder to focus on the assignments of different subjects.Anyway，I do make progress，which makes me feel good about myself.

三、自由讨论

Work in groups and tell your group members：

1、how many classmates in your middle school are enrolled in universities，colleges;

2、the location of the universities；

3、what their majors are.