How to Improve English Vocabulary Teaching in Middle School论文 定稿Word格式文档下载.docx

1、Abstract: English vocabulary is the basic assignment of English learning and it plays a very important role in English acquisiion. This paper first illustrates the significance of vocabulary instruction in middle school in China. It then discusses problems arising from English vocabulary teaching in

2、 todays middle school, such as sticking to traditional methods too much, neglecting its cultural meaning and so on. It finally explores some effective strategies to improve English vocabulary teaching according to some theories and practical skills of English vocabulary teaching.Key words: English V

3、ocabulary teaching; problems; strategies如何改进中学课堂词汇教学摘要: 英语词汇的学习是学习英语的基本任务，在英语习得中发挥着重要的作用。本文首先阐述了词汇教学的重要性，继而从当今我国中学课堂英语教学的现状出发，讨论了一些出现在英语词汇教学的典型问题，诸如，过于恪守传统的词汇教学方法和忽略词语所蕴含的文化含义。这些都大大降低了英语词汇学习的效率。这些问题的探讨旨在引起学生和老师的深思和重视，进而不断反省和改正。最后一部分，本文根据一些相关的英语词汇教学理论和实践经验，提出了较为代表性的英语词汇教学策略。关键词：英语词汇教学；问题；策略 如何改进中学课堂词

4、汇教1. IntroductionIt is safe to say that there is no existence of language without vocabulary. Vocabulary acquisition should be the central assignment of the acquisition of a second language in that all of linguistic skills must be dependent on vocabulary acquisition. Hence, there is no doubt that En

5、glish vocabulary instruction plays the extremely basic and important role in English learning. Only when students have a good command of English vocabulary, can it be possible to improve their other language skills. Nowadays, with the wide spread of English in the world and increasingly economic glo

6、balization, learning English not only is one of the vital parts of our diary work, study or other activities, but also becomes the tool of communication and knowing about more messages about this varied world as soon as possible. And all of these are established on the basis of the abundant English

7、vocabulary we have. Although it is important, little attention is paid to the teaching of vocabulary in English teaching practice, which is criticized as a “time-consuming with low efficiency” activity. As a result, teacher can not teach English vocabulary effectively and students can not have a goo

8、d command of English vocabulary. Thus, this paper aims to illustrate the significance of vocabulary instruction, discuss some problems in the process of vocabulary instruction and explore some effective ways of vocabulary learning in order to have a better command of English learning.2 The significa

9、nce of English vocabulary teaching Vocabulary teaching is the basic element in English teaching. Just as Wilkins（1972:111） once put it, “Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed”. Vocabulary teaching is the precondition of language application. The scho

10、lar Lewis（1993） once said that vocabulary acquisition was the central assignment of the acquisition of a second language in that all linguistic skills must be dependent on vocabulary acquisition. Only when students have a good command of English vocabulary, can it be possible to improve their other

11、language skills. Thus, there is no doubt that, usually, the larger vocabulary a student has, the better abilities of comprehension, listening and communication of English he will have. Vocabulary is the most important factor in foreign language learning. There is no doubt that we should not only att

12、ach great importance to vocabulary teaching but also adopt effective ways to teach and learn English words. Because effective methods of English vocabulary instruction can not only arouse students interest but also make it possible for them to grasp vocabulary efficiently. 3. Problems arising from E

13、nglish vocabulary teaching in todays middle school Important as it is, little attention is paid to English vocabulary teaching in todays middle school because of incorrect thoughts about English vocabulary teaching. For example, holding the commonly mistaken idea that the comprehension outweighs voc

14、abulary in most examinations, more and more students wrongly think that it is unnecessary to spend more time on learning vocabulary. In addition, teachers can not adopt effective ways to teach and in turn students can not learn vocabulary in ineffective ways due to lack of enough knowledge and skill

15、s about English vocabulary instruction. As a result, many problems occur in English vocabulary teaching in todays middle school. Here, this paper is discussing three typical kinds of problem.3.1 Sticking to traditional methods too muchTraditionally, vocabulary teaching is more emphasis on teaching the meaning. Teachers role is to help students master the dictionary meaning of new words, and the students main task is to learn the new words. The traditional English vocabulary instruction attaches importance to vocabulary teaching by focusing on speech affixes and