On the Functions of the Situational Teaching Methodology in Primary School ClassesWord格式文档下载.docx

1、 摘 要随着英语在小学阶段的开展，教学改革的推进，很多科学而又有效的教学方法展现在课堂教学中。情景教学法就是一种新颖且极又效果的教学方法。情景教学法强调语言学习的真实情景。通过创设语言学习的情景以情景为中心培养学生的听说能力。由于其强调语言和环境的结合可以增强学生对语言的感性认识。小学生理解能力不高但擅长对感性认识的记忆 ,因此情景教学法非常适合教授小学生尤其是低年级学生学习语言时使用。关键词：小学英语；情景教学法；学生特征；作用AbstractWith English carrying out in primary schools and teaching reforms promoting

2、, lots of scientific and efficient teaching methods appear in classroom teaching. Situational teaching methodology is a novel and effective teaching method.Situational teaching methodology which emphasizes the real scene of language learning cultivate students listening and speaking abilities by mea

3、ns of creating the scene of language learning and regarding the scene as the center. As the result of its combination of language and environment, situational teaching methodology can enhance students perceptual understanding of language. For students are not good at understanding but adept in keepi

4、ng perceptual knowledge in mind, situational teaching methodology is quite suitable to pupils especially the lower grades to study language.At present, many teachers in our daily English teaching still use, consciously or unconsciously, the traditional “Spoon-feeding Teaching” method, which makes th

5、e class boring and students passively accepted knowledge. This teaching method does not fit the pupils characteristics of their mentality and age. It would cause students to have the bored feeling from the beginning and not want to learn English. In addition it is a important factor of Chinese stude

6、nts poor English for lacking of acquisition and use of the foreign language environment. Therefore it is essential that teachers should create the “mother-tongue” environment for students in English teaching. Teachers must try to establish various kinds of environment and let students experience the

7、m and understand different contexts and information expressed in language atmosphere. It will stimulate their desire to express thoughts and promote the ability of learning language in situational environment.Key words: Primary English; Situational teaching methodology；Students characteristics；Funct

8、ionIntroductionForeign language teaching has a history of about 500 years in Europe. During this period various teaching methods succeeded one after another owing to different social and historical backgrounds. English teaching in China also has a long history of more than 100 years. After the found

9、ing of the Peoples Republic of China, especially since the practice of the policy of reformation and opening, many western schools of teaching methodology have been introduced to China together with the introduction of advanced western science and technology. That has led to the prosperity of Englis

10、h teaching in China to a great extent. Moreover, English teaching as an industry has made rapid progress during the past few years. All sorts of methodologies have been applied to the English teaching. That has contributed much to the overall improvement of national English level.However, it cannot

11、be denied that the proper teaching approach in primary school English teaching process has been greatly neglected. The traditional Chinese “cramming method of teaching” is still play a leading role in our country. As is known to all, the status of English as an international language and a major med

12、ium in the Information Age is more and more prominent in the 21st century. So to start the English education from primary school students has become necessary. Furthermore, it is a national step to make such a start because English education is a systematic project whose different stages are linked

13、with one another just like the rings on a chain. On this chain, primary school is the special ring for it is the starting point and foundation for others. Therefore, whether it is stable or not will certainly be related to the effect of the whole chain. Childhood is the ideal phase to acquire a nati

14、ve or foreign language. So it is vital to start English teaching in primary school. At the present time, the question “how to teach English course well in primary school” is the issue we follow closely. The quality of English teaching cannot be greatly improved if we still confine ourselves to tradi

15、tional teaching method. Therefore optimizing primary English teaching method will become one of the great steps leading to successful teaching. Flexibility plays a crucial role in language teaching because it is closely related to many factors, such as learner, textbook and environment or other things. Therefore, in practical teaching it is impractical to say that a certain language teaching method is permanently effective. Teaching methods should vary from person to person according to different teaching parameters. Although there are many teaching approaches available,