Contents
Abstract I
Key Words I
摘要 II
关键词 II
Introduction 1
I. The Importance of Carrying Out the Interactive English Teaching 2
A. The Traditional English Teaching and Its Defects 2
B. The Interactive English Teaching and Its Importance 3
II. The Advantages of Implementation of the Interactive English Teaching 5
A. A Means to Foster Responsible Membership of the Classroom Community 5
B. Activating the Social and Cultural Resources of the Classroom Group 5
C. Enabling Learners to Exercise Their Active Agency in Learning 6
D. Helping to Form and Extend a Teacher’s Pedagogic Strategies 6
III. The Implementation of the Interactive English Teaching in the Classroom of the Junior Middle Schools 7
A. Creating Favorable Physical Environment 7
B. Creating Harmonious Socio-psychological Atmosphere 9
C. Qualifying the Teacher for the Interactive English Teaching 11
D. Developing the Students’ Active, Autonomous, and Collaborative Attitude 14
Conclusion 16
Acknowledgements 17
Bibliography 18
Abstract
The traditional English teaching lays more emphasis on English knowledge rather than practical ability, on grammar rather than communication, on writing rather than oral English. So it is hard to foster the students’ enthusiasm, initiative and creativity. On the basis of analyzing those defects of the traditional English teaching, this thesis advocates a new model for English teaching and leaning, namely, the Interactive English Teaching. The Interactive English Teaching emphasizes application rather than usage, advocates demonstration rather than monotonous grammar or vocabulary exercise, launches activity or appoints task rather than assigning dull homework, and underlines communication rather than instruction. Compared with the traditional English teaching, the Interactive English Teaching has a series of advantages. In addition, at present, most Chinese students begin to learn English systematically from the junior middle schools. Therefore, this thesis lays more emphasis on elaborating measures of carrying out the Interactive English Teaching in the classroom of the junior middle schools, such as creating favorable physical environment and harmonious socio-psychological atmosphere, qualifying the teacher for the Interactive English Teaching, and developing the students’ active, autonomous, and collaborative attitude and so on.
Key Words
the Interactive English Teaching; the junior middle schools; psychological atmosphere; collaborative attitude
