英语教学法复习最新精简新版.docx

1、英语教学法复习最新精简新版Revision Contents:Unit 1 Language and Learning 1. What are the major views of language? What are their implications to language teaching or learning?Structural View: It sees language as a linguistic system made up of various subsystem: from phonological, morphological, lexical, etc. to

2、sentence. Each language has a finite number of such structural items. To learn a language means to learn these structural items so as to be able to understand and produce language.Audiolingual approach: The teaching of a second language through imitation, repetition, and reinforcement. It emphasizes

3、 the teaching of speaking and listening before reading and writing and the use of mother tongue in the classroom is not allowed. The principal features of audiolingualism are an emphasis on structures in the language which can be learned as regular patterns of verbal behavior and the belief that lea

4、rning is a process of habit formation. Functional View: It sees language as a linguistic system but also as a means for doing things. Most of our day-to- day language use involves functional activities: offering, suggesting, advising, apologizing, etc. Therefore, learners learn a language in order t

5、o do things with it. To perform functions, learners need to know how to combine the grammatical rules and the vocabulary to express notions that perform the functions. Communicative approaches are based on this view of language. Interactional View: It considers language as a communicative tool, whos

6、e main use is to build up and maintain social relations between people. Therefore, learners not only need to know the grammar and vocabulary of the language, but also need to know the rules for using them in a whole range of communicative context. Some of the language learning approaches and methods

7、 based on this view of language are: Strategic interaction; communicative approaches.2. What are the major Views on language learning? What are their implications to language teaching?Behaviouralist theoryBased on the theory of conditioning, Skinner suggested language is also a form of behaviour. It

8、 can be learned the same way as an animal is trained to respond to stimuli. This theory of language learning is referred to as behaviouralism, which was adopted for some time by the language teaching profession, particularly in America. One influential result is the audio-lingual method, which invol

9、ves endless “listen and repeat” drilling activities. The idea of this method is that language is learned by constant repetition and the reinforcement of the teacher. Mistakes were immediately corrected, and correct utterances were immediately praised. This method is still used in many parts of the w

10、orld today.Cognitive theoryIt seems to be largely the result of Noam Chomskys reaction to Skinners behavioural theory, which led to the revival of structural linguistics.The key point of Chomskys theory is reflected in his most famous question: if language is a learned behaviour, how can a child pro

11、duce a sentence that has never been said by others before.One influential idea is that students should be allowed to create their own sentences based on their understanding of certain rules. This idea is clearly in opposition to the Audio-Lingual Method.According to the cognitive theory, learning is

12、 a process in which the learner actively tries to make sense of data. The basic technique associated with a cognitive theory of language learning is the problem-solving task.Constructivist theory: Learning is a complex cognitive process in which the learner constructs meaning based on his or her own

13、 experiences and what he /she already knows.Implications for classroom teachingTeaching should be built based on what learners already know and engage learners in learning activities.It is believed that education is used to develop the mind, not just to rotate or recall what is learned.Teachers need

14、 to design activities to interact with learners to foster inventive, creative, critical learners.Teachers must balance an understanding of the habits, characteristics as well as personalities of individual learners with an understanding of the means of arousing learners interest and curiosity for le

15、arning.Socio-constructivist theory: It emphasizes interaction and engagement with the target language in a social context based on the concept of Zone of Proximal Development(ZPD) and scaffolding.Learning is best achieved through the dynamic interaction between the teacher and the learner and betwee

16、n learners. With the teachers scaffolding through questions and explanations, or with a more capable peers support, the learner can move to a higher level of understanding and extend his / her skills and knowledge to the fullest potential.Unit 2 Communicative Principles and Activities1. The goal of

17、CLT is to develop students communicative competence.2. What is communicative compentence? Try to list some of its components and their implication to teaching.Communicative compentence refers to both the knowledge about the language and the knowledge about how to use the language appropriately in co

18、mmunicative situations. According to Hedge, it includes five components. Linguistic competence - knowledge of the language itself, its form and meaningPragmatic competence - the appropriate use of language in social contextDiscourse competence - ones ability to create coherent written text or conver

19、sation and the ability to understand them (ability to express or to understand a topic logically and coherently by effectively employing or comprehending the cohesive markers used in the discourse /ability to initiate, develop, enter, interrupt, check, or confirm in a conversation)Strategic competen

20、ce - strategies one employs when there is communication breakdown due to lack of resourcesFluency- ones ability to link units of speech together with facility and without strain or inappropriate slowness or undue hesitationImplications for teaching and learning:Linguistic competence Teachers need to

21、 help learners -achieve accuracy in the grammatical forms of the language;-pronounce the forms accurately;-use stress, rhythm, and intonation to express meaning;-build a range of vocabulary;-learn the script and spelling rules;-achieve accuracy in syntax and word formation.Pragmatic competence Teach

22、ers need to help learners-learn the relationship between grammatical forms and functions;-use stress and intonation to express attitude and emotion;-learn the scale of formality;-understand and use emotive tone;-use the grammatical rules of language;-select language forms appropriate to topic, liste

23、ner, or setting, etc.Discourse competenceTeachers need to help learners-take longer turns, use discourse markers and open and close conversations;-appreciate and be able to produce contextualised written texts in a variety of genres;-be able to use cohesive devices in reading and writing texts;-be a

24、ble to cope with authentic texts.Strategic competence Teachers need to enable learners-to take risks in using the language;-to use a range of communicative strategies;-to learn the language needed to engage in some of these strategies, e.g. What do you call a thing that/person whoFluency Teachers ne

25、ed to help learners-deal with the information gap of real discourse;-process language and respond appropriately with a degree of ease;-be able to respond with reasonable speed in real time”.3. What is communicative language teaching?Communicative language teaching began in Britain in the 1960s as a

26、replacement to Situational Language Teaching. This was partly in response to Chomskys criticisms of structural theories of language and partly based on the theories of British functional linguistics, as well as American sociolinguists.The goal of communicative language approaches is to create a real

27、istic context for language acquisition in the classroom. The focus is on functional language usage and the ability to learners to express their own ideas, feelings, attitudes, desires and needs.Open ended questioning and problem-solving activities and exchanges of personal information are utilized a

28、s the primary means of communication. Students usually work with authentic materials in small groups on communication activities, during which they receive practice in negotiating meaning.This method is learner-centered and emphasizes communication and real-life situations. The role of the instructo

29、r in CLT is quite different from traditional teaching methods. In the traditional classroom, the teacher is in charge and controls the learning. In CLT the teacher serves as more of a facilitator, allowing students to be in charge of their own learning.4. Principles in communicative language teachin

30、gCommunication principle: Activities that involve real communication promote learning.Task principle: Activities in which language is used for carrying out meaningful tasks promote learning.Meaningfulness principle: Language that is meaningful to the learning supports the learning process.5. Strong

31、version and week versionA weak version: Learners first acquire language as a structural system and then learn how to use it in communication. It regards overt teaching of language forms and functions as necessary means for helping learners to develop the ability to use them for communication.A stron

32、g version:Strong version: The strong version claims that language is acquire through communication. Learners discover the structural system in the process of learning how to communicate. It regards experiences of using the language as the main means or necessary conditions for learning a language as they provide the experience for learners to see how language is used in communication.5. List some of the communicative activities.1