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1、1OnHowtoBringStudentsRoleinEnglishClassintoFullPlayKeywords:passivityEnglishclassteachingstyletAbstract:Languagelearningandteachingcanbeanexcitingandrefreshingintervalinthedayforstudentsandteachers.Therearesomanypossiblewaysofstimulatingcommunicativeinteraction.However,theteachingconditionseemstobef
2、arfromitspointofsatisfaction.Forexample,Englishteachingisstillatedious,dry-as-dustprocess.Chinesestudentsareverypassiveinclass.StudentslackconfidenceinlearningEnglish.ThispaperwillanalyzethereasonswhyChinesestudentsarestillverypassiveinEnglishclassandwillgivesomeadviceonhowtochangethisconditionaswel
3、l.论文摘要:随着科技的进步,中国已经出现了许多互动交际教学的可行性方案。这不论是对于学生的学习还是教师的教学都是一件令人振奋的事情。然而当今的教学状况仍不容乐观,如教学过程的枯燥无味,学生在课堂上仍然处于被动的地位等等。当然这些跟我们的传统教学理念、传统的教学方法等不无关系。本论文将着重探讨中国中学生在英语课堂上处于被动地位的原因,并提出一些改变该状况的可行性建议。1.IntroductionChinahasseenanincreasingdemandforEnglishinpeoplescareersandpromotionssince1978andparticularlyafterChi
4、nasentranceintoWTO.Naturally,thereisanimpressivecommitmenttoEFLteachingandlearningfrombothteachersandlearners.ThereisnodoubtthatmuchprogressinEnglishteachingandlearninghasbeenmadeinChinainthelasttwodecades.Seeingthat,neverinthenationshistoryhadsomuchmoney,time,effort,equipmentandsoonbeeninvestedinEn
5、glishlanguageteachingandlearningandneverhassomuchinternationalcooperationbeeninvolvedinprojectstotrainbothChineseEFLprofessionalsandlearners(Dzau,1990,Cortazz&jin,1996).1However,theoutcomeoftheendeavorsseemstobefarfromitspointofsatisfaction,especiallyinthefieldofEnglishteachingandlearninginthemiddle
6、schools.AsEnglishcoursestandardhaspointedout,inthemiddleschool,Englishcurriculasgeneralaimisdevelopingindependentstudyandcooperation,formingeffectivelearningstrategy,developingstudentsabilitytoapplythelanguagecomprehensivelyonthefoundation,emphasizingstudentsobtainingEnglishinformation,handlinginfor
7、mation,analyzingandsolvingtheproblems,especiallypayingattentiontostudentsthinkingandexpressionalability,formingcross-culturesocialconsciousnessandbasiccross-2culturesocialability,andfurtheropeningstudentsvision.However,alotofproblemsstillexistinEnglishteachingandlearning.Forinstance,studentslackconf
8、idenceinlearningEnglish;Studentsarestillverypassiveinclass.Althoughstudentsachievehigh-testscores,theylackcreativityandaworkingknowledgeofotherfields.ThispaperintendstoprobeintotheissueofthepassivityofstudentsinclassanddiscussthereasonswhyChinesestudentsarepassiveintheEnglishclass,andwillalsoputforw
9、ardsomesuggestionsonit.2.ReasonsforStudentsPassivity2.1ChineseTraditionofEducationalConcept.ThepassivityhasfirstofallitsrootintheChinesetraditionofeducationalconcept,whichputsunduestressontheauthorityofteachers.Studentsaretoldfromthebeginningoftheirformaleducationthattheyshouldbeobedientatschoolandl
10、istentoteachersattentively.Dayafterdaytheyhavegotusedtobeanobedient“listener”and“receiver”,andevenwhentheybecomegrow-ups,theystillheavilydependontheirteachers.2.2.AcademicTeachingStyleAnothermaincauseistheacademicteachingstyle,whichischaracterizedbyteachingtechniquesofgrammaticalexplanationsandtrans
11、lation,anditisalsoknownasthegrammar-translationmethod.Takeasecondary-schoolclassforexample.Intheclassthestudentsarebeingtestedontheirhomework.Theteacherhaswrittenaseriesofsentencesontheboard:Thechildhas(cross/crossed/crossing)theroad.Theboywas_(do/did/doing)hishomework,andsoon.Heasksthem“Whatschild?
12、”“Anoun.”“Whatscross?”“Averb.”“Whatscrossed?”“Pastparticiple.”“Sowhatdowesay?”“Theboyhascrossedtheroad.”“Good.”Thisteachingmethodover-emphasizesonlanguagestructuralanalysisandtutoringoflanguageitself,ignoringstudentsspeakingandlistening.Asaresult,ChinesestudentsgrammarismuchbetterthanthoseinEnglish-
13、speakingcountries.Buttheirspeakingandlisteningcannotcomparewiththatofmanydevelopingcountries.KeJun,81,aseniormemberofChineseAcademyofScienceandafamousexpertinphysicsofmaterials,describesthisteachingmethodwithgreatvividness.HelikenstheclassteachingprocesstothatofmakingaroastPekingduck.Hesaid:“Wefirst
14、drovestudentstotheclassroomsorlabs,andtheninculcatedmanythingsinthemlikeforce-feedingducks.Finallywetestedthestudents,pressingthenintodriedsaltedduc3ks.Asaresult,thesestudentslacktheabilitytoapplywhattheyhavelearnedandhavedifficultyinanalyzingandsolvingproblems.Undertheguidanceofsuchateachingmethod,
15、thestudentsarepronetosufferfromfatigueafterlisteningtoteachersdulltalking,talkingandtalking,letalonethestudentscanbeactiveintheclass.2.3FearofmakingmistakesSomestudentsarereluctanttospeakinclassforfearofmakingmistakesand“soundingfunny”.ItseemsthatexpressingtheirownideasinEnglishisanarduoustaskforthe
16、m.Evenmore,quiteanumberofstudentsthinkitisembarrassingforthemtospeakEnglishandfeelawkwardeveninansweringsimplequestions.2.4TeachingnotstandinginstudentspositionAsweknow,theprocessofteachingonthepartofteachersisatthesametimetheprocessoflearningonthepartofstudents.Teachingwithoutbeinginstudentsshoesisnotasuccessfulteaching.Thepurposeofalltheactivitiesdesignedbyteachersistobringstudentsroleinclassintofullplay,thatis,howmuchthestudentshaveparticipatedintheactivityan