Abstract
In our country, from the year of 2002, elementary schools can gradually open English course from grade three. Till now, it is more than 10 years. There are some achievements that some children can have simple communication in English. But most have some difficulties in English learning. The analysis of current problems in elementary English teaching such as less school hours, not enough teachers, all kinds of textbooks, obvious difference between English teaching in cities and towns, lack of learning environment etc. finds that teachers paid less attention on vocabulary teaching. Most experts and researchers point out that vocabulary is the central part of a language, very important. At the same time, experiments proved that children from one to nine years old, their brains reach the highest capacity in language learning. According to current research, the ideal age for learning language is early adolescence. The more motivated the child is to learn the new language, the more successful he will be! The students in elementary classroom are about six to fourteen years old. In China, we learn most English from English class. The quality of English courses and English teaching are tightly linked together. This paper follows the methodologies of reason, reference, and contrast to talk about the importance of vocabulary teaching in elementary classroom. At last, I will propose some suggestion on English vocabulary teaching.
Keywords
Vocabulary teaching, English, elementary classroom, importance
Contents
Abstract I
Contents I
Introduction 2
1. The current situation of English teaching in elementary 3
1.1 The current situations of teachers in elementary classroom 3
1.2 The current students’ situations in elementary classroom 5
1.2.1 Lack of learning environment 5
1.2.2 Learning interest gradually tends to be weaker and weaker 5
1.2.3 Serious polarization. 6
2. The importance of learning vocabulary 7
2.1 Vocabulary is the important part of learning a language 7
2.2 How many words should a student learn in elementary classroom? 9
3. Strategies on vocabulary teaching in elementary classroom 10
3.1 Paying more attention to pre-learning at the beginning of the English classroom. 10
3.2 Knowing students well and activating teaching process. 11
3.3 Holding individual or group contest regularly on vocabulary 12
3.4 Inviting foreign teachers to elementary school 13
4. Conclusion 14
5 . References 15
