“四动课堂”在小班化高中英语课堂中的运用

刘静

摘 要：“四动课堂”指“生活触动、问题驱动、小组互动、思维灵动”。它是我校对五种小班化课堂模式进行内涵式概括、提炼的成果，反映了我校在小班化教学实践中的思考共性、关注重点和实践着力点，也可以说，“四动课堂”是切合我校实际的小班化教育理念，是我校对小班化教育理念和实践的新领悟、再提高。

关键词：小班化;英语教学;四动课堂

中图分类号：G633.4          文献标识码：A     文章编号：1992-7711（2015）24-099-1

我校“四动课堂”的基本特点是：1.它能够充分彰显小班化课改理念，保障小班化课堂教学的独有品质。2.它本质上是动力课堂，有助于真正激发学生的求知热情，促进其个性发展和学业进步。3.从课堂结构——教学过程规划方面来看，它符合小班化课堂教学的基本特征，是结构优化的小班化课堂。4.它是对课堂师生主体间关系的合理重构，能够凸显以生为本的小班化教育理念。

本文将结合高中英语教学实例阐述四动课堂在小班化背景下高中牛津英语课堂中的运用。

Unit 2 Reading English and its history

Step 1： Leading in and scanning

Show some old english and modern english for students to enjoy.

设计说明：通过生活中会遇到的英语经典语句给学生一个体验，把生活中的英语带入课堂，拉近学生和英语的距离，使学生对本节课的话题产生兴趣并迅速引导学生到课文中自己寻找答案，培养学生自己探究的学习能力。

Step 2： Skimming

T： well done. Now please skim the passage again and work in pairs to find out the answers to these 2 qusetions.

1. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article？

Old English， Middle English and Modern English.

2. In what way is English still changing？

English is still changing in many ways， such as in vocabulary and pronunciation.

Step 3： Detail reading

T： Great job. Now lets come to the detail reading. First please read part 1 and part 2 （old english） then work in pairs to solve these 3 questions again.

1. Why does English have so many rules that confuse people？

Because it is made up of the grammar and vocabulary that people from different countries and cultures brought with them to Britain.

2. Where did the word “English” come from？

It came from the word “Engle”， as it was spelt in Old English.

3. Why can words with similar meanings be found in the English language？ Please give us an example

Because each word came from a different language.

E.g. sick—used by the Angles and the Saxons

T： OK. Can you draw a picture to conclude the development of the old english？

（then students show their picture）

T： Second please read part 3 （middle english） and answer these 3 questions.

1. What is middle English？

Middle English is the name given to the English used from around the 12th to the 15th centuries.

2. Who made the greatest contribution to the development from Old English to Middle English？

The Frenchspeaking Normans， who took control of England in 1066.

3. Why are many of the words for animals different from those for meat in English？

The words for the animals came from Old English， while the words for the meat came from Old French.

T： Read part 3 again and discuss the answer to the question “What are the factors that contributed to the development of Middle English？”

French， German and Henry IV.

Have a further discussion within groups about the influence resulting from the factors and make a summary of the factors and the effects.

T： Third work in pairs to solve these 2 questions about modern english.

1. When did Modern English appear？

During the Renaissance in the 16th century.

2. What new factors are included in Modern English？

Latin and Greek words， pronunciations and new words and new ways being invented.

Step 4： Conclusion

设计说明：按照文章结构，对每一部分进行细读品味。通过回答问题的方式使每个孩子在问题的驱动下积极思考并向文章寻求答案;在每一部分结尾进行总结，使孩子们的思维产生碰撞，小组互动起来，产生灵感，深入渗透，形式多样，层层递进，使每个孩子对英语的发展史都有了明确的认识，提高了课堂效率。

借助小班化优势，让学生自由组合，把全班分成5组，以小组为单位采取竞争的方式促动学生积极思考并回答问题，回答对即为本组挣一分，最后得分最高者获得一等奖，每个积极回答问题的孩子都会得到奖励。这样调动每个孩子的学习积极性和团队意识，提高学生的参与度。