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1、1Teaching Methods interest; teaching methodsMain Headings of the Project Report 1. Introduction 2. Summary of the Preliminary Research 2.1 Problem 2.2 Problem analysis 2.3 Project objective 2.4 Project hypothesis 2.5 Possible solutions 3. Full-Scaled Implementation of the Solutions 3.1 Get on well w
2、ith students 3.2 Get well ready for teaching 3.3 Great a relaxed and pleased study environment 3.4 Flexible and diversified teaching 3.5 Combine theory with practice 4. Project Design 5. Problem Unsolved 6. Project evaluation 7. Conclusion References: Appendix: A. The timetable of the project B. Tea
3、ching notes C. Diaries D. The questionnaire for problem analysis1. Introduction I have been teaching the students who are in their second year of a junior middle school. In my teaching, Ive found there are some problems. Now, Ill finish my 2study in ChengDu University. I hope I can solve the problem
4、s that have troubled me for some time through the action research so that I can apply my knowledge and theory into practice, which I learned from ChengDu University. 2. Summary of the Preliminary Research This part of my study was conducted during June 6th , 20078th, 2007 2.1 Problem The problem I h
5、ave in my teaching is that most of my students dont study English so that they get very bad grades. 2.2 Problem analysis In my teaching, the problem identified was really a serious problem. My preliminary research confirmed that the main reason is that students arent interested in studying English.
6、2.2.1 Analytic method Through careful analysis, I was led to a series of questions: For instance, I found lots of students think to study English is useless, it is too difficult to study English and English class is so boring. The problems were actually caused by me, not by my students. Probably the
7、 teaching work that I design was poorly interesting. 2.2.2 Cause analysis In this situation, I asked myself a series of questions and tried to provide some answer to them. Why did most of students not feel interested in studying English? In order to know more about this issue, I designed a cause exp
8、loration procedure like this. Questions Answers Is it because they feel difficult to study English? Possible yes Is it because to study English is useless? Maybe Is it because the English classes are poorly designed? Maybe 2.2.3 Questionnaire survey I made a pilot investigation in this respect to kn
9、ow more about the situation. For this purpose, I designed a research procedure like the follows. I give my questionnaire to all students and ask them to finish it. All of them, fifty-six students, returned their questionnaires which were left anonymous. When all these data came in, I made some stati
10、stical evaluation. The result showed that over 90% of the students thought it was useful to study English. About 79% of them thought it was difficult to study English. Most of students dont like English and arent interested in English. They thought they like varied, relaxed, pleased English class in
11、stead of boring English. 2.2.4 Brainstorming activation When I was engaged in the problem analysis, I consulted my thesis supervisor Mr. Li, Miss Pu and Miss Peng and often talked to my classmates about all the problems I met. They gave me a lot of advice and help so that I pondered the problem more
12、 deeply and carefully. After a lengthy problem analysis, I determined to launch a project to overcome this problem.32.3 Project objective My research objective is to increase my students interest in studying English. 2.4 Project hypothesis It is hypothesized that learners interest in studying is inc
13、reased by better organization and teaching methods. 2.5 Possible solutions With these reasons in mind, I have correspondingly provided some possible solutions which are as follows. 2.5.1 Get well ready for teaching in the classroom before class. 2.5.2 Try to create a relaxed, pleased Environment. 2.
14、5.3 Make interesting class with different teaching methods instead of simple and boring class. 2.5.4 Give students some chance to practice themselves. 2.5.5 Tell them some ways to study English, let them feel successful. 3. Full Scaled Implementation of the Solutions This part of my study was conduc
15、ted during March 14, 2007April 6, 2007. (Three Weeks) 3.1 Get on well with students Teaching and studying in a pair of contradiction. How to get on well with students and teachers is very import to complete the teaching purpose. The teenagers mental state characteristics tell us, the students of thi
16、s age like being close to teachers. If they have good will to a certain teaching, they are interested in this teachers lesson and will spend lots of time and energy studying this lesson (subject). Of course, as a result, they will get good grades. This kind of phenomenon may be what everyone often says Love me, Love my dog. Whereas, if they dont like a certain teacher, because of psychology of aversion, they dont
