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英语教学法论文

PlayinggamesinEnglishteaching

Abstract

English,asasecondlanguageinChina,isamajorsubjectfromprimaryschoolstouniversity.It’sanessentialstageforchildreninprimaryschoolstoacquirepronunciationandmemorizebasicvocabularies.ManyyounglearnersknownothingaboutEnglishwhentheybegintolearnitinschools,Englishlearningtakesthemtoabroaderworldandthiswillmeanspecialtothechildrenbothinwaysandinmind.Theyareinterestedinthe“strange”thing,buttheyalsofeelalittlefearaboutit.Thisambivalentfeelingmaybeeasysettlediftheteacherhasvariousteachingmethods.ThepriorityforEnglishteachersistoarousechildren’sinterestinstudyingEnglish,foraninterestinalanguageisknownasakeytobeingmotivatedtolearn.Buthow?

Youngchildren’sattentioncanbeeasytaken,buttheattentionspansvary,soitisdifficulttokeepitthroughoutthewholeclass.Thentheteachershouldhavetheabilityandenthusiasmtodesigndifferentactivitiesthatchildrenenjoytoattracttheirattention.Throughlotsofresearchinvestigationsandmyownexperienceinteachingpractice,Iproposeanapproachtolanguageteaching.Thatis,tousegamesinEnglishteachingclassroom.Modernpedagogytakesgamesasoneoftheimportantteachingmeanswhichcanpassonknowledge,developskillsandabilityinlanguagesteaching,gameshavebeenpaidmoreandmoreattentionto.PlayinggameinEnglishisoneoftheeffectivewaysinEnglishstudyanditissuitableforthedevelopmentofpupils’physiologicalcharacteristics.Fromthesignificanceofgamesinchildren'sEnglishteaching,thethesisintroducesthereliabilityanyapplicationofgamesteachinginEnglishanditsimportance.Thethesisusesresearchmethodssuchasquestionnairesandclassroomobservationtoinvestigatetheeffectivenessofusinggamesintheteachingprocess.Thisthesisholdsgame-teachingapproachshouldbeadoptedinchildren'sEnglishteaching,andalsoprobesintothereliabilityofusinggamesintheprocess.Fromtheresult,almostallthestudentsshowgreatinterestinEnglishlearning.Gameteachingcanarousestudents’interestinEnglishlearning.SinceIamanewEnglishteacher,Idon’thaveenoughexperienceinEnglishteaching.ButifIamastudent,IwanttostudyEnglishinthecourseofplayinggames.Atthesametime,Iwillfeelveryhappy.

Keywords:

Englishgameteachinginteresteffectivenessprimaryschool

Playinggamesenoughexperiencefeelveryhappy

摘要

游戏教学是一种有效的英语学习方法，它适合孩子身心发展的特点。

文章从游戏在儿童教学中的意义着手说明游戏的重要性，并探究了其可操作性。

笔者采用问卷调查和课堂观察法等语言学习研究方法，提出了在小学英语教学中采用游戏教学可以提高学生英语学习的兴趣。

从调查结果分析来看，游戏教学可以提高学生英语学习的兴趣。

因为我是个刚刚上任的英语老师，我在教学英语方面不是特别有经验。

但是如果我是一个学生，我也愿意在游戏当中学习英语，同时我也感到很快乐。

关键词：

英语游戏教学兴趣效果小学玩游戏足够的经验感到很快乐

Introduction

Sincetheyear2001,EnglishhasbecomearequiredlessonintheprimaryschoolfromGrade3.PrimaryEnglishTeachingSyllabuspointsout:

“interestisagoodteacherforpupilstolearnaforeignLanguage.Andit'sanimportanttaskforprimaryschoolEnglishteacherstoarousestudents'interestatpresent.”Howtoarousetheinterestisthekeyforlanguageteaching.PlayinggamesinEnglishteachingisoneofeffectivewayswhicharefitforthedevelopmentofchildren’sphysiologicalandpsychologicalcharacteristics.

Thegameischildren'snature.Forchildren,thegameistolive,andthelifeisagame,Playinggamescanfosterchildren'sabilities,suchastheirintelligence,perceptionandsoon.ManyscholarsagreethatgamesinthelanguageclassroomhavebeenconsideredabetterwaytoencouragechildrentoworkhardandcultivatetheirinterestinclearingEnglish.Childrenenjoyplayinggamesintheirnativeandthisisafamiliarexperienceforchildrentobeintroducedtostudyaforeignlanguage.

Withthedevelopmentofsocietyandimprovementofcivilization,Englishteachingmethodsinprimaryschoolsarechanging.Gameteachinghasbeenusedfromtheancienttime.Itmakesteachingmoreeffective.WhenteachersusegamesinEnglishteaching,theymustbeknownthatwhatkindofgamescanbeused.HowtoplayEnglishgames?

Howtodesigngames?

Thisthesisaimstoprovetheadvantagesofgameteachinginimprovingprimaryschoolstudents’interestinEnglishlearning.

1.TheexplorationofusinggamesinEnglishclass

Throughthetheoriesabovewecaneasilyknowthatchildrenareactiveinplayinggames.Playinggamesistheirnature.AmericanpsychologistandeducationalreformerJohnDeweyholdsthenotionthatteachingmaterialmustbehighlycoherentwithpsychology.Iftheteachingmaterialaccordswithchildren’spsychology,theywouldbeattractedbytheinterestingactivitiesandaccordinglylearnandmastertheteachingmaterialontheirowninitiative.Classroomgamesjustanswerforchildren’scognitivetraits.Atthegames,thechildrengetthepleasureandthesatisfactionsothattheyarewillingtolearnEnglish.Meanwhile,theusingofgamesishelpfultocreatetherelaxingatmosphereforlanguageacquisition;itiseffectiveinchildren’sEnglishteaching.

AsSarahPhillips（1993:

16）inYoungLearnersclaimsthatiftheactivityisinteresting,itiseasiertoberemembered,andsoisthelanguage.Meanwhile,thechildrengainthesatisfactionwhichcanarousetheirmotivationoflearning.Therefore,tocreatearelaxedandenjoyableatmosphereforlanguageteachingishelpful.Thereisasurvey（TangLei,2004:

21）of77pupilsabouttheirattitudetotheEnglishteaching.96.01%pupilsrespondthattheyliketoplaygamesinEnglishclass;88.31%pupilsthinktheycanfocusagreatattentiontothegames;93.51%pupilslikethecooperativegames.Moreover,thesurveyshowsthatcompetitiveactivitiessharemorecommendsthantheothers.

AnadvantageofusinggamesinEnglishclassroomisthattheyaddvariationtoalessonandincreasemotivationbyprovidingaplausibleincentivetousethetargetlanguage.Formanychildrenbetweenfourandtwelveyearsold,especiallytheyoungest,languagelearningwillnotbethekeymotivationalfactor.Gamescanprovidethisstimulus.Thegamecontextmakestheforeignlanguageimmediatelyusefultothechildren.Itbringsthetargetlanguagetolife.Throughplayinggames,studentscanlearnEnglishthewaychildrenlearntheirmothertonguewithoutbeingawaretheyarestudying;thuswithoutstress,theycanlearnalot.Evenshystudentscanparticipatepositively.（Lewis,1999）PlayinggamesinlearningmaydevelopthesenseofcommunicationinEnglishofthestudents.Andthecombinationofthegamesmayhelpthemwithastrongcommunicativeability.

Gameisnotonlythemosteffectivemeanstoarousethestudents’interestoflearning;italsocanmakethemallfullyconcentrateonwhattheyaredoing.Therefore,studentswillgetdeepimpressionofwhattheyhavelearnedandgainpermanentmemoryofthecontent.Becauseofthis,teacherscangetthebesteffectofoutcome.Teachinggamesarevarious.Teacherscanusesomenewgameseverytime.Thenthestudentswillbeofanexpectedandnewsenseinclass.Andtheywilloftenbeenthusiasticandneverfeeltires.Whileplayinggames,studentscanmakeagooduseoftheircomprehension,theirabilityofanalyses,judgment,imaginationandlogicaldeduction.Atthesametime,itrequiresthattheyhaveaquickmind,flexibilityandcreativity.Therefore,gamescannotonlyhelpstudentsmasterthelanguagepoints,butalsobegoodfordevelopingtheirintelligenceandallkindsofskills.

Studentsgreatlywelcomegames.Theycancreateacheerfulandlight-heartedenvironmentandarousestudents’interestinlearningEnglish.Gamesareconsideredoneofthemosteffectivewaystoimproveefficiencyinlanguagelearning.Gamesinclassappeartobeofconsiderableaidininvolvingthestudentsinactivelytryingtoutilizeorchallengetheconceptstheyarebeingtaught.Theyare“sloppy”andhardlycontrolled.Theyarealsoasourceforinsight,forsuggestingothertypesofexperimentsandforsweeteningtheintuition.

2.Froebel’sgameteaching

ThediscussionabovemakesitevidentthatusinggamesisaveryeffectivemeansforteachingchildrenEnglish.InmyteachingpracticeinprimaryschoolsinShenzhenIcollectedmanygameswhichhavebeenusedverypopular.Ialsotriedtocomposesomeinmyteachingpractice,fromwhichIbenefitedalot.HereIwouldliketosharewithotherprimaryschoolteacherssomeofthegamesandtheirapplicationinEnglishclass,hopingthatwecanmakemoreeffortsinexploringthisteachingmethod.

3.VocabularyandPhraseGames

（1）  Bingo

Level:

Absolutebeginnertolowerintermediate

Aim:

torevieworpreviewletters,orvocabulary

Materials:

itemlist,bingocards（studentscanmakethese）

Procedure:

Drawa9-squarebox（asintic-tac-toe）andaskstudentstodrawapicturewiththetargetwordsineachbox.Youmightdraweachpictureontheboardinrandomorderandhavethestudentsdrawthemintheirgrid.（Thisisveryusefulsinceyoucanreviewthewordstogetherwiththewholeclassasyougoalongandhelpstudentswithideasofhowtodrawthem）.Thendrawthepicturesinyourboxontheboardandaskthestudentstochooseaword.Choosethestudentsatrandom.Whentheygetabingo（anythreeinarow）,theygetateampoint,acardorareward.Avariationmaybetorewardthemonlyiftheygetabingobeforeyou.Thismakesitmorechallengingandcoversmorevocabulary.

Inmyteachingpractice,I’veusedBingoinreviewingvocabulariesaboutanimals.Ifoundthisgamecannotonlypracticethestudents’listeningbutalsotheirspeaking.Studentsshowedtheirgreatinterestinit.What’smore,mystudentsgavemesomenewideasindesigninggames.

（2）    Hangman

Level:

Absolutebegi