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1、英语教师在教学中研究与英语教师在教学中研究与学生在研究中学习英语学生在研究中学习英语浙江师范大学外国语学院吴本虎CollegeofForeignLanguages,ZJNUSeptember25,2006EnglishTeachersInquiryinTeachingforStudentstoLearnEnglishinInquiry1Somequestionsforourconsideration:Whatisresearch?Whatisthedifferencebetweenteachersresearchandstudentsresearch?Whatistherelationship
2、betweenteachersresearchandstudentsresearch?Howcanteachersresearchpromotestudentsresearch?Howcanteachersresearchbroadenstudentsresearch?()21.Whatisresearch?1)researchiswhatwedowhenwehaveaquestionoraproblemwewanttoresolve.2)Researchisastep-by-stepprocessthatinvolvescollectingandexamininginformation.3)
3、Researchisaboutaskingquestions,exploringissuesandreflectingonfindings.4)Researchisaformalwayofgoingaboutaskingquestions.5)Researchmeansthediscoveryofnewknowledge.6)Researchcanbebroadlydefinedas:“aformofsystematicenquirythatcontributestoknowledge.”(Google:Whatisresearch?)31a.Whatisresearch?()Some imp
4、ortant characteristics of research:1)Researchinvolvesasking questions.2)Itinvolvescollecting information.3)Itinvolvesexamining information.4)Itinvolvesreflecting on findings.5)Itinvolvessolving problems.6)Itinvolvesdiscoveringnew knowledge.7)Itisastep-by-step,systematicandformalprocess.QuestionInfor
5、mationFindingsNew knowledge42.Whatisthedifferencebetweenteachersresearchandstudentsresearch?InWesterncountries,studentsresearchisoftenorganizedasaschool project.Howisresearchdifferentfromaschoolproject?Aschoolprojecttypicallyresearchesatopicareabyfindingoutinformation.Thefindingoutpartofthisisanimpo
6、rtantlearningexperiencebutdoesnotusuallyinclude:1)thedepthofanalysisthatisrequiredbyempiricalresearch;2)thegenerationofnewknowledge;3)adesignelement;4)ascrutinyofvalidity;5)thecollectingandprocessingofrawdata.(Google:SchoolProject)52a.Whatisthedifferencebetweenteachersresearchandstudentsresearch?()C
7、omparingteachersresearchandstudentsresearchTeachers ResearchStudents ResearchDesigntheprojectCollectrawdataAnalyzethedataDiscovernewknowledgeExaminethevalidityActontheprojectCollectexistinginformationSelectthedataUsethedataintheirwork62b.Whatisthedifferencebetweenteachersresearchandstudentsresearch?
8、(SchoolProjectEnglish:FindPartners;ClimateChange;LinkstoSchools)A sample school project: School Project EnglishThisprojectisaCLILprojectconnectedtoI.C.T.-informationandcommunicationtechnologies-becausethestudentswillpractisecollaborativeworkingusingspecializedsoftware.(CLIL=ContentandLanguageIntegra
9、tedLearning.)Wearegoingtoteachourstudentsanewwayincollaborativework.ItwillenablestudentsfromdifferentcountriestobecomeawareofthebenefitofpractisingandusingtheEnglishlanguage.TheywilldiscoverdifferentculturesanddeveloptheircommunicativeskillsbyusingtheInternetandbycommentingonphotographs.72c.Whatisth
10、edifferencebetweenteachersresearchandstudentsresearch?The assignment will follow 11 steps: 1)Students training.2)Students Introduction. 3)Observe the reference climate change situations.4)Working together by conducting a small survey: translate the questionnaire from English to your own language.5)W
11、orking together by conducting a small survey: question people.6)Working together by conducting a small survey: result of the survey.7)Working together: ask one question.8)Working together: the international report.9)Pupils write the report in their native language.10)Presenting the collaborative rep
12、ort.11)Saying good bye.(SchoolProjectEnglish:FindPartners;ClimateChange;LinkstoSchools)83.Whatistherelationshipbetweenteachersresearchandstudentsresearch?()Theroleofteachersresearchinstudentsresearch:1)Teachersresearchprecedesstudentsresearch.2)Teachersresearchpromotesstudentsresearch.3)Teachersrese
13、archfacilitatesstudentsresearch.4)Teachersresearchbroadensstudentsresearch.5)Teachersresearchoptimizesstudentsresearch.94.Howcanteachersresearchpromotestudentsresearch?()Teachersresearchcanpromotestudentsresearch1)byrelatingteachingtolearning,2)bybringingquestionstostudents,3)byguidingstudentstocoll
14、ectinformation,4)byorganizingstudentstouseandexchangeinformation.105.Howcanwerelateteachingtolearning?()Wecanrelateteachingtolearningbyconsidering or investigating how students are learning.Thereasonisasfollows:Inordertorelateteachingtolearning,youneedtoknowhowastudentsknowledgeorskillshavechangedan
15、dwhatspecificallycausedthatchangetooccur.Beingbusyisnotacauseoflearningunlessyouknowexactlywhatinformationorknowledgethestudentisgettingoutofbeingbusy.Togiveasimpleexample,itisnotenoughtosaythatastudentwasbusyreadingunlessyoualsodescribewhatthestudentwasreadingandhowthatrelatedtowhatthestudentlearne
16、dorfailedtolearn.116.HowarestudentslearningEnglish?()StudentsarelearningEnglishmostlyinbusyrepetition.作业内容大量重复,作业形式单调枯燥,作业方式简单机械,致使学生死记硬背。Question: ArethereotherwaysforstudentstolearnEnglish?HowtoenablestudentstolearnEnglishmoremeaningfully,expressivelyandcreatively?126a.HowarestudentslearningEnglis
17、h?()Goforit!SB1Unit12Myfavoritesubjectisscience.1CPairwork:Practicetheconversationbelow.Thenmakeyourownconversation.A:Whatsyourfavoritesubject?B:Myfavoritesubjectisscience.3bPairwork:Askyourpartnerabouthisorherfavoritesubject.Completethechart.FavoritesubjectTeacherExampleArtMrs.MendozaYouYourpartner
18、136b.HowarestudentslearningEnglish?()Goforit!SB1Unit12Myfavoritesubjectisscience.4Asksomestudentsinyourclassabouttheirfavoritedays.Thentellyourclasswhatyoulearned.NameWhatsyourfavoriteday?Why?DaveMondayBecauseIhavemusic.SteveFridayBecauseIhaveart.SteveTuesdayBecauseIplayvolleyball.Stevesfavoritedayi
19、sFridaybecausehehasart.Helikesart.147.HowcanstudentsuseEnglishmoreexpressively?(Google:WhatsyourfavoriteMyfavoritebecause)Goforit!SB1Unit12Myfavoritesubjectisscience.StevesfavoritedayisFridaybecausehehasart.Helikesart.5. Whats your favorite holiday?ThanksgivingismyfavoritebecauseIlovemymomscooking.T
20、heImberfamilytraditionistohaveamid-afternoondinner,thenwewouldgooutandplayfootballtogetherandseeamovieafterwards.IhaventbeenhomeforThanksgivingsincemiddleschoolbecauseofregionteameventsforsoccer,soIdontevenknowwhatmovietheywatchedlastyear.“157a.HowcanstudentsuseEnglishmoreexpressively?(Google:Whatsy
21、ourfavoriteMyfavoritebecause)Goforit!SB1Unit12Myfavoritesubjectisscience.More favorite things:favoritebookfavoritemonthfavoriteexercisefavoritecityfavoritemoviefavoritemagazinefavoritecolorfavoritemusicfavoritenumberfavoritedayfavoritesongfavoriteChinesesingerfavoritefoodfavoritesportfavoriteoutdoor
22、activityfavoritegamefavoritestoryfavoriteoutdoorgamefavoriteholidayfavoritesubjectfavoritesonginChinesefavoritehotelfavoriteteamfavoritevideogame167b.HowcanstudentsuseEnglishmoreexpressively?(Google:favoritebookbecause)Goforit!SB1Unit12Myfavoritesubjectisscience.“favorite book because”:1)Itismyfavor
23、itebookbecausetherearealotofinterestingthings.2)BigRedismyfavoritebookbecauseIlovedogs.3)Thisismyfavoritebookbecauseithasfunnypicturesandafunnystory.4)AngelsandDemonsismyfavoritebookbecauseitreallyputsyouinsidethebook.5)IlovetoreadandIdonthaveafavoritebookbecauseIloveeverybookthatIread,Icanneverchoo
24、se.177c.HowcanstudentsuseEnglishmoreexpressively?(Google:WhatsyourfavoriteMyfavoritebecause)Goforit!SB1Unit12Myfavoritesubjectisscience.More favorite things with “because”:MyfavoriteisreiserfsbecausethatswhatSuse10.1andSLED10triestohaveyouinstallbydefault.Itsalwaysbeenfastandreliableforme(wellrecent
25、lyitstartedbeingreliable).Ihadanxfspartitionwhichseemedfasterinsomeinstances,buttheredoesntseemtobealotmoresupportforitsoIwouldratherstayaway(IthinkIcouldntmountmypartitionforsomereasoninotherlivecds).187d.HowcanstudentsuseEnglishmoreexpressively?(Google:WhatsyourfavoriteMyfavoritebecause)Goforit!SB
26、1Unit12Myfavoritesubjectisscience.More favorite things with “because”:MyfavoritesongisNovemberRainfromGunsandRoses,andilikeitbecauseitremembersmeaprettygirlfrommyschool,ifallinlovewithherbutinevertalkaboutmyfeelings,shewasinlovewithsomeoneelse,timepassesbyandwereencounteronthesamejob,onedayifindherc
27、ryingwhenthesongwasplaying,iaproachconfortherandthengaveheralargehugandsheacceptedme,wetalkforawhileandtoldmeshelostsherboyfriendwhenshewasgoingtomarryhim.198.Whatarepossiblefindingsoftheprecedingsearch?()The findings after the search: FromtheaboveInternetsearch,itisfoundthatdifferentkindsofinformat
28、ionareavailablewithwordsandexpressionssuchas“whatsyourfavorite”,“myfavorite”,“because”and“myfavoritebookbecause”.However,onlysomeinformationcanbeusedassupportingmaterialsfor“Unit12Myfavoritesubjectisscience”.Therefore,wemayselectsomewebpassagesorguideourstudentstoselectsomeinlearningthisunit.209.How
29、topromotestudentsresearchonthebasisofthefindingsoftheteachersresearch?()Wecanpromotestudentsresearchwithataskdesignfromstudentsneedsanalysistotheoutcomeofthetask:1)Dostudentsneedsanalysis.2)Determinethetask.3)Specifythegoal,content,activity,resources,procedureandoutcomeofthetask.4)Preparematerialsfo
30、rthetask.5)Organizestudentstocompletethetask.6)Givestudentsopportunitiestoreporttheoutcomeofthetask.219a.Howtopromotestudentsresearchonthebasisofthefindingsoftheteachersresearch?()A sample task for students research1.Task:Discoverwaysoftalkingaboutfavoritethings.2.Goal:1)Todevelopstudentsresourcestr
31、ategiestocollectandselectinformation.2)Toknowmoreauthenticwaysoftalkingaboutfavoritethings.3.Functions:Talkaboutpreferences,givereasons.4.Activity:SearchGoogletofindoutsentenceswith“myfavoritebook”and“because”.5.Resources:ComputerswithInternetaccess.229b.Howtopromotestudentsresearchonthebasisofthefi
32、ndingsoftheteachersresearch?A sample task for students research6.Procedures:1)Intheprecedingclass,organizeresearchgroupswith4-5membersinthefirstclass.2)Telleachgrouptosearch“Google”afterclasstocollectsentenceswith“myfavoritebook/song/color/day”and“because”.3)Leteachgroupselectandwritedownthesentence
33、sthatareeasyandmeaningfultothem.4)Inthefollowingclass,reorganizestudygroupstoletstudentsfromdifferentresearchgroupssharetheirsentences.5)Leteachgrouplistdifferentsentencepatternsusedtodescribefavoritethings.239c.Howtopromotestudentsresearchonthebasisofthefindingsoftheteachersresearch?A sample task f
34、or students research6.Outcomes:Listsofsentence1)HangmanCurseismyfavoritebookbecauseitsurprisesyouinsomanyways.2)Icantsaythisismyfavoriteclass,becauseIreallyenjoyallmyclasses.3)Houstonishisfavoritecitybecausehegetstoseehisfamilyandoldfriends.4)Pinkismyfavoritecolorbecauseitsassweetasroses.5)Basketbal
35、lismyfavoritesportbecauseittakesquickdecisionmakingandskills.2410.Howcanteachersresearchbroadenstudentsresearch?()NSEFC SB1 Unit 2 English around the worldWecanbroadenstudentsresearchbyencouragingstudentstoexplorenewareaswehaveexploredinadvance.Itisimportantforustoprovidenewdirectionsforthestudentst
36、oapproach,orletthemconsiderandtrysomethingnew.Somepossibledirectionsareasfollows:1)CollectdifferenttextsinbothBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.2)TrytofinddifferentlisteningmaterialsinbothBritishEnglish.3)SeekthelatestreportsonthedevelopmentofEnglisharoundtheworld.2510a.Howcanteachersresearchbroadens
37、tudentsresearch?NSEFC SB1 Unit 2 English around the world1)CollectdifferenttextsinbothBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.London Travel Guide:Thesecondandthirddayscouldbeforfunandentertainment.Therearestreetsfilledwithworld-classbars,pubs,restaurantsandtheatresTransport for London:Travellingonbuses,cab
38、s,DocklandsLightRailway,trains,tramsandtheTubeMust See New YorkistheperfectbusinessorvacationtravelguideforthefirsttimevisitortotheBigAppleManyareasofthesiteareorganizedbyareatomakeiteasiertoplanyourtriptothegreatestcity.(LondonTravelGuide,TransportforLondon,MustSeeNewYork)2610b.Howcanteachersresear
39、chbroadenstudentsresearch?()NSEFC SB1 Unit 2 English around the world2)TrytofinddifferentlisteningmaterialsinbothBritishEnglish.VOA Special English: Education Report - Choosing Between a College or a UniversityWhatisthedifferencebetweenacollegeandauniversity?ThisisthesubjectBBC Learning English: Lon
40、don Life Asweknow,peoplefromallovertheworldliverighthereinLondon.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhytheycamehereandhow?2710c.Howcanteachersresearchbroadenstudentsresearch?(EnglishNext:pdf,doc)NSEFC SB1 Unit 2 English around the world3)SeekthelatestreportsonthedevelopmentofEnglisharoundtheworld.Graddol,David.2006.English Next.BritishCouncil.WhyglobalEnglishmaymeantheendof“EnglishasaForeignLanguage”?the growth of China would have a significant impact on the world in which English was used and learned28ThankYou浙大西溪校区图书馆29