初中英语语段教学法探究
2019-03-18尚春梅
尚春梅
【摘要】根据课程标准和学生实际学习能力从英语语段教学的角度来培养书面表达的能力。
【关键词】英语语段 书面表达 能力训练和培养
【中图分类号】G633.41 【文献标识码】A 【文章编号】2095-3089(2019)01-0103-01
2014年版的初中英语课程标准明确要求义务教育阶段结束时学生要完成五级目标。其中对书面表达的要求具体是: 1.能根据写作要求,收集、准备素材; 2.能独立起草短文、短信等,并在教师的指导下进行修改; 3.能使用常见的连接词表示顺序和逻辑关系; 4.能简单描述人物或事件; 5.能根据所给图示或表格写出简单的段落或操作说明。
笔者所教授的学生在英语学习方面能力较弱,特别是在英语阅读和书面表达方面存在较大的困难。根据课程标准的要求和学生的实际情况,笔者认为可以从语段教学的角度来进行书面表达能力的训练和培养。语段教学遵循由简到难、逐步强化的过程来进行。笔者将以人教版新目标八年级英语教材的第一单元(Unit 1 Where did you go on vacation?)为例来具体阐述英语语段教学的实施过程。
步骤一、理解对话,熟读对话,然后根据所读对话完成短文。
例如:熟读对话
Xiang Hua: Hey, Tina. Where did you go on vacation?
Tina: I went to the mountains with my family.
Xiang Hua: Did everyone have a good time?
Tina: Oh, yes. Everything was excellent. Where did you go, Xiang Hua?
Xiang Hua: I went to New York City.
短文:Tina went to the ___ with her family. And everyone ___. ___ was excellent. Xiang Hua ___ to New York City.
步骤二、理解一个相对有难度的对话,熟读对话,然后把所读对话改写成短文。
例如:读对话
Boy: Where did you go on vacation, Grace?
Grace: I went to New York City.
Boy: Oh, really? Did you go with anyone?
Grace: Yes. I went with my mother.
Boy: Did you go to Central Park?
Grace: Yes, I did. It was really nice.
Boy: Did you buy anything special?
Grace: Yes. I bought something for my father.
Boy: Oh, really? What?
Grace: I bought him a hat.
短文:Grace went to the New York City with her mother. She went to the Central Park and bought a hat for her father.
步骤三、理解对话或短文,并根据所给信息进行口头复述练习,然后再根据表格信息写一篇小语段。
这一步既练习了口头语段表达能力,又练习了学生组句的思维能力。例如:熟读对话,根据对话内容填写表格。再根据表格中的信息进行复述。
Linda: Did you do anything fun on your vacation, Alice?
Alice: Yes, I did. I went to Sanya.
Linda: How did you like it?
Alice: Well, it was my first time there, so everything was really interesting.
Linda: Did you go with anyone?
Alice: Yes, I did. I went with my sister.
Linda: Did you go shopping?
Alice: Of course! I bought something for my parents, but nothing for myself.
Linda: Why didnt you buy anything for yourself?
Alice: I didnt really see anything I liked.
口头复述及书面表达:在对对话或短文的复述的过程中,要注意人称和时态的变化。
Alice went to Sanya with her sister. It was her first time there. She felt interesting. She bought something for her parents, but nothing for herself.
步骤四、在理解短文的基础上,进行仿写。
在理解篇章时,笔者帮助学生分析篇章结构和句子间的逻辑关系。学生在仿写时就会注意这两个方面,这样,寫出来的语段才会有模有样。例如理解了一篇关于假期的短文后,以“My summer vacation”为题来模仿写作。这个步骤中不仅要求表达清楚自己的观点,而且要求写作中注意逻辑关系的处理。
步骤五、独立地自我练习。
在经过填空、改写、复述、仿写的训练基础,笔者要求学生根据题目进行独立的自我创作,表达自主观点和看法。例如:学习完第一单元的内容后,以“My summer vacation”为题来表达自己的观点。
人教版新目标八年级英语教材有十个单元,每个单元的教学过程中都进行相应的语段训练,长期坚持做下去,学生的书面表达能力就会逐步提高,可以达到课程标准的要求。
参考文献:
[1]《初中英语课程标准》2014年版
[2]《Go for it》(人教版 新目标教材)2013年版