A Study of Interactive English Class Teaching In University
Abstract: Last summer vacation, I attended an advanced oral English training in the Web International English School where I experienced a kind of interactive English teaching method. It is an English class that is full of communication between the teacher and the students, the student and student. The content in the class has covered various aspects in English reading, listening, speaking and writing. Through the students’ participation and communication with the teachers on their own initiative, the “mute English” under the traditional English class teaching has been overcome. Based on this learning experience, I have chosen this subject as my study topic for my thesis. In this thesis, I first carry out a survey about the current English class teaching using a questionnaire. And then I analyze completely and objectively the reason why students feel dissatisfied with the present teaching situation and are interested in an interactive English teaching method. Second, some theories about interactive teaching have been explained. On the basis of these theories, I put forward some new interactive teaching modes and teaching strategies. At last, I compare the effect of the traditional English teaching method with that of the interactive English teaching method and even draw a useful conclusion which is expected to be useful to our English teaching in class.
Key Words: Interactive teaching; interactive teaching method; interactive teaching strategy
大学课堂互动英语教学的探讨
摘 要：2006年的暑假，我参加了韦博国际英语专家级别的口语培训，在那里，我体验到了一种互动式的英语课堂教学。那是一个学生和老师全方位互动的教学课堂，内容涵盖英语听、说、读、写各个方面。学员在课堂上主动参与教学活动，通过与老师的交流发现自己的不足。该模式克服了传统英语课堂教学下的“哑巴英语”现象。基于这一学习经历，我们提出了这一有针对性的选题，作为毕业论文的研究课题。本文首先通过问卷调查的方式对英语教学的现状进行调研，客观、全面地分析了学生对现行学习教学的不满，以及热衷于互动英语教学模式的原因。其次，本文综述了互动学习的有关理论，并基于互动学习理论和学生学习英语的心理取向，文章提出了新的互动教学模式，以及实施这些教学模式的策略。最后，通过对比分析传统课堂英语教学与互动教学模式的教学效果，得到一些有益的结论。这将对
关键词： 互动教学；互动教学方法；互动教学策略
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1. The Status Quo of English Class Teaching Nowadays 3
1.1 The Situation of English Class Teaching in China 3
1.2 A Reformation about English Courses in Universities in China 4
1.3 Achievements of Interactive Researches in China 5
2. Theoretical bases of interaction 5
2.1 Philosophical Perspective 6
2.1.1 Practical Theory of Marxism 6
2.1.2 The Constructivism 6
2.2 Sociological Perspective 7
2.2.1 Sociological Theory Basis 7
2.2.2 Teaching Activities are Interactions 8
2.3. Communicative Perspective 8
3. New Interactive English Class Teaching Modes 9
3.1 Student-centered Intercommunicative Teaching Mode 9
3.1.1 Scene Importing 10
3.1.2 Free Discussion 10
3.1.3 Roll Playing 11
3.2 Diversified Forms of Class Practice Teaching Mode 11
3.2.1 Oral English Practice 11
3.2.2 Listening Practice 12
4. Implementing Strategies of Interactive English Class Teaching 13
4.1 Build a New Relationship between Teachers and Students 13
4.2 Teach Students in Accordance with Their Aptitude 14
4.3 Motivate the Students to Participate in Teaching Activities 15
4.4 Adopt Strategy of Asking Questions 16
5. Conclusion 17
Bibliography 20
