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电大英语教育本科论文

ProjectTitle:

EffectiveEnglishWordsTeachingand

Students’MemorizationofNewWords

Investigator

XXXXXX

LongchuanRadio&TelevisionUniversity

Submittedon20thApril2012

Infulfillmentofthecourse

PracticalProjectDesign

Acknowledgment

IwouldliketoshowmydeepestgratitudetomysupervisorMissXXX,forherpatientguidanceandvaluablecommentsandadvicetomyreport.

IalsowanttoexpressmysincereappreciationtomycolleaguesMissWu,MissLuoandMissYufortheirtimespentonbrainstormingandpaneldiscussionswithme.

Mysincerethanksalsogotomystudentswithoutwhosewillingparticipationintheprojectimplementationitwouldhaveremainedonpaper.

Finally,myspecialgratitudegoestomyfamilymemberswithoutwhosesupport,Iwouldnothaveself-confidencetofinishthisproject.

Abstract

Thepresentstudypresentsadetailedreportofaprojectimplementedtosolvetheproblemthatmostofmystudentsfindithardtoremembernewwords.Itishypothesizedthatstudents’memorizationofnewwordswillbegreatlyenhancedbytheeffectivenewwordsteachinginthisrespect.Thishypothesisisjustifiedbyafour-weekpracticeofwell-organizednewwordsteaching.

Methodologically,fourmethodsareused,andtheyareanalyticmethod,causeanalysis,questionnairesurveyandbrainstormingactivation.

Keywords

Effective;English;teaching;memorization;newwords

MainHeadingsoftheProjectReport

1.Introduction1

2.SummaryofthePreliminaryResearch1

2.1Problem1

2.2Problemanalysis1

2.3Projectobjective5

2.4Projecthypothesis5

2.5Possiblesolutions5

3.Full-scaledImplementationoftheSolutions6

3.1Designwordsteachingprocedure.6

3.2Teachnewwordsbytheirpronunciationsandstructures.6

3.3Teachnewwordsinthecontext.7

3.4Memorizenewwordsindifferentwaysafterclass.7

3.5Checktheirhomeworkregularly.7

4.EffectiveEnglishWordsTeachingDesign7

5.DataAnalysis10

5.1Students’generalimpressionoftheproject10

5.2Students’voluntarinessofmemorizingnewwordsinclassandafterclass12

6.ProblemUnsolved13

7.Conclusion13

References

AppendixAThetimetableoftheproject

AppendixBQuestionnaireOneforProblemAnalysis

AppendixCApost-trialquestionnaire

AppendixDTeachingDiaries

1.Introduction

IhavebeenteachingEnglishforthreeyears.NowI’mteachingthestudentswhoareintheirfirstyearofajuniormiddleschoolinmyhometown.InmyteachingI’vefoundtherearesomeproblems.OneofproblemsisthatmanystudentshaveconsiderabledifficultytomemorizeEnglishwords.TheyrememberedfewEnglishwords.Andthenlotsofstudentscouldn’twritedownanythingwhentheyhadexams.AndtheirEnglishwasverypoor.Moreover,asweknowthatwordsarethefirstandforemostimportantstepinlanguageacquisition.Inthatcase,I’llfinishmystudyinLongchuanRadio&TelevisionUniversity.IhopeIcandealwiththeproblemsthathavetroubledmeforsometimethroughtheactionresearchsothatIcanapplymyknowledgeandtheoryintopractice,whichIlearnedfromLongchuanRadio&TelevisionUniversity.

2.SummaryofthePreliminaryResearch

ThispartofmystudywasconductedfromFebruary10thtoFebruary26th,2012.

2.1Problem

TheproblemIhaveinmyteachingisthatmostofmystudentsfindithardtoremembernewwords.

2.2Problemanalysis

Inmyteaching,theproblemidentifiedwasreallyaseriousproblem.MypreliminaryresearchconfirmedthattherewerethreemainreasonsthatledtostudentshardtorememberEnglishwords.

Firstofall,somestudentsusuallymemorizednewwordsonebyoneafterclass.Theyfeltboredandforgotthemeasily.Secondly,somestudentsonlyreadtheEnglishwordsonebyoneagainandagainwithoutcontexteverymorning.Andtheyneverusedthemanddidn’tknowhowtousethemintopractice.Thirdly,someofthemthoughtEnglishlessonsareboredanddifficult.Theyhadtomemorizealotofnewwordsineachclass.Theyalsoneededtolearnsomeusefulexpressionsandgrammarpointsineachclass.Sotheydidn’thavesomuchtimeknowingwellallofthem.TheproblemhadbeentroublingmeforalongtimeandnowIwasdeterminedtofindasolutiontotheproblem.Inmystudy,Iusedfourmethodsofanalysis.

2.2.1Analyticmethod

Mostofmystudentssaidthattheycouldn’tmemorizeEnglishwordswellanddidn’tknowhowtomemorizethemefficiently.Theyalwaysgotpoorscoresintheexamseveniftheyknewgrammarswell.Theproblemmademethinkoftheothersideoftheissue:

afewtopstudentsdidwellinmemorizingEnglishwords.Thismademethinkofthese:

Whymostdon’t,whileafewdo?

Whoarethey?

Moreover,mystudentswereincontrastwithmycolleague'sstudents.Thisinspiredmetomakeachainofreflections.Whataboutmycolleague’sstudents?

WasitalsothecausesthatwerepoorinrememberingEnglishwords?

Ontheotherhand,ifallofmycolleagues’studentsweregoodatmemorizingnewwords,thenmyproblemisactuallycausedbymyself,notbystudents.Perhapsthatthewaysofteachingnewwordsinmyclasswerepoorlydesignedandormyteachingapproachwasinefficient.Throughtheaboveanalysis,Irealizedthatmyproblemisprobablycausedbymyteachingtechniqueandmethods.

2.2.2Causeanalysis

Iconsideredmyproblemfromtheteacher’sside,thestudents’side,thehomeworkandexercise’ssideandtheclasssizeside.Inthissituation,Iaskedmyselfaseriesofquestionsandtriedtoprovidesomeanswerstothem.Inordertoknowmoreaboutthisproblem,Idesignedacauseexplorationprocedurelikethis:

◇Theteacher'sside

Isitbecausetheteachingwaysandstepsofnewwordsarepoorlydesigned?

Yes.

IsitbecausethatIdonotspendenoughtimeteachingnewwordsineachclass?

Maybe.

IsitbecausethatIdon’thaveenoughenthusiasmwhenIhaveEnglishclasses?

Possiblyyes.

Ismyvoicenotloudandclearenoughforthestudentsatthebacktohear?

Maybe.

◇Thestudents'side

IsitbecausetheyarenotinterestedinEnglish?

Maybe.

IsitbecausetheydonotthinkitisimportantandnecessarytomemorizeEnglishwordsandthentheycanlearnEnglishwellinothersides?

Maybe.

Isitbecausetheyhavesomedifficultiesunsolvedbythemselves?

Yes.

Isitbecausetheydon’thaveenoughtimetoremembersomanynewwordsafterclass?

Yes.

◇Thehomeworkandexercisedesign

Thehomeworkandexerciseswerepoorlydesignedandtheformsofthemwereinflexible.

◇Theclasssize

Myclasshas60students.Suchabigclassmayhavesomenegativeeffects.Theclassistoonoisy.Someofstudentarenotconcentratedenough.Moreover,mostofthemdidn’tpayenoughattentiontoEnglishlearningandlostinterestsinEnglishlearningintheprimaryschoolsastheydidn’tneedentranceexaminationwhentheygetinjuniormiddleschool.

Ofallthecauses,Ibelievedthattheteacherwasmainlyresponsibleforthefailure.Iwantedtoknowwhatmystudentsthoughtabouttheproblem.

2.2.3Questionnairesurvey

Inordertoknowaboutthesituation,Imadeapilotinvestigationforit.Forthispurpose,Ididaresearchprocedurelikethefollows.Oneday,Iaskedthemtomemorizetwentynewwordsintwoways—rememberthemthroughonebyoneandmemorizetheminthecontext.Thenextday,Icheckedhowmanywordstheyhadmemorizedasbelow:

Onlyfivestudentscouldmemorizeallnewwordsinthecontextcorrectly.

Aroundfivestudentsrememberedallnewwordsthroughonebyonecorrectly.

Abouttenstudentsonlyrememberedafewnewwordsthroughonebyone.

Therestdidnotmemorizeanynewwords.

ThenIaskedthemtwoquestions.OnewaswhysomestudentshadmemorizedtheallnewwordscorrectlyIarranged.Thestudents’answers:

Atfirst,thosewhohadrememberednewwordsinthecontextsaidtheywereinterestedinEnglishandtheyalsoconsideredmemorizingnewwordswithsentenceseasilyandunforgettable.AndtheywantedtolearnEnglishwell.

Secondly,thosewhohadmemorizednewwordsthroughonebyonesaidtheyhadmasteredtheminordertofinishthehomeworkwhatIarrangedandgethighscoresinthefutureexams.

Theotherquestionwaswhyafewstudentsonlyrememberedafewnewwordsthroughonebyoneandtherestdidnotmemorizeanynewwords.Thestudents’answers:

Firstofall,mostofthemthoughtmemorizingnewwordswasboring.Moreover,theydidn’tlikeEnglishclassespeciallyteachingnewwords’period.

Secondly,theythoughtitwashardforthemtomemorizesomanynewwordsinonetime.Andtheydidn’tknowhowtomemorizenewwordsinthecontexteffectively.Theycouldonlyremembernewwordsthroughonebyoneandforgotthemshortlyafterfinishingthem.

Thirdly,somestudentshadforgottenthepronunciationsofthenewwordsafterclass.Sotheydidn’tknowhowtoreadthemandrememberthem.

Fourthly,theythoughttheydidn’thaveenoughtimetofinishsomuchhomeworkgivenbytheteachersofdifferentsubjectsmustbehandedinthenextday.Furthermore,alltheteacherswouldcheckitcarefully,whiletheEnglishteachermightspendalittletimecheckingstudents’memorizationofnewwordsbeforeclass.

Sincemostofmystudentsfoundithardtoremembernewwordsanddidn’tknowhowtomemorizenewwordseffectively,Idesignedaquestionnaire（toseeAppendixB）tofindoutwhyitshouldbeso.Iintendedtogetmoredetailed,moreexactopinionsfromallthestudentsthroughthequestionnaire.AndItriedtomakeitasscientificandeffectiveaspossible.AtfirstIaskedfourstudentswhowereofdifferentEnglishlevelstotryoutthequestionnaire.ThenImodifiedsomeoftheitems.AfterthatIgaveoneofmyquestionnairestomystudentsandgavethemtenminutestofinishit.