湖北省武漢市第十一初級(jí)中學(xué) 張 璇
湖北省武漢市硚口區(qū)教學(xué)研究室 韓侃光
閱讀能力的培養(yǎng)是語(yǔ)言素養(yǎng)培養(yǎng)的重要的手段。好的Pre-reading問(wèn)題可以激發(fā)學(xué)生的閱讀興趣,提高閱讀效率,因此必須講求問(wèn)題的設(shè)計(jì)策略。
現(xiàn)階段,在教學(xué)過(guò)程中Pre-reading問(wèn)題的設(shè)計(jì)存在一些令人深思的弊病。(1)注重知識(shí)點(diǎn)講授,忽略文章背景拓展。(2)照搬教材Before you read部分的閱讀問(wèn)題,脫離學(xué)生的實(shí)際水平和教學(xué)環(huán)境,沒(méi)能有效設(shè)計(jì)讀前問(wèn)題。(3)問(wèn)題的設(shè)計(jì)模式缺乏新意,總是問(wèn)一些以6W引導(dǎo)的問(wèn)題,導(dǎo)致課堂氣氛沉悶,學(xué)生思維沒(méi)有得到有效的訓(xùn)練。
在形式上應(yīng)遵循多樣化原則,避免因設(shè)問(wèn)單一引起學(xué)生的厭倦心理。
在問(wèn)題內(nèi)涵上應(yīng)由表及里,抓住本質(zhì),由淺入深,層層遞進(jìn),由單一到發(fā)散,拓寬學(xué)生思維,為學(xué)生所接受。
設(shè)計(jì)讀前問(wèn)題要聯(lián)系學(xué)生實(shí)際,從日常生活中發(fā)現(xiàn)和挖掘?qū)W習(xí)資源,善于利用學(xué)生的情感體驗(yàn)來(lái)設(shè)置教學(xué)情境。教學(xué)情境越真實(shí),學(xué)生越容易將自己的情感遷移到所感知的對(duì)象中。
在讀前導(dǎo)入過(guò)程中要將思想教育、文化背景、生活習(xí)慣、風(fēng)土人情等融入問(wèn)題,提升學(xué)生的跨文化交際意識(shí)。
例 如 Unit 8 Reading:I’ll send you a photo of Lucky.首先提問(wèn)Who is strong in our class?Could he/she help me open the door?請(qǐng)一名力氣大的學(xué)生站到教室門(mén)口,Open the door,but you can’t use your arms or legs,can you?這時(shí)這名同學(xué)會(huì)用頭,臉,甚至嘴來(lái)開(kāi)門(mén),逗得大家捧腹大笑,活躍了課堂氣氛。當(dāng)他費(fèi)了九牛二虎之力打開(kāi)門(mén)之后,教師說(shuō),Well done!Is it easy for you?接著問(wèn)大家,Do you think it is easy for him to open the door?繼續(xù)問(wèn)大家,Whose handwriting is the most beautiful in our class?請(qǐng)一位公認(rèn)書(shū)寫(xiě)最棒的學(xué)生用絲巾蒙住眼睛站到教室后邊,然后問(wèn),Can you get to the blackboard and write down your name on it?” 學(xué)生回答,“I’ll have a try! ”接著他緩慢地摸索向前,許多學(xué)生都在旁邊提醒,“Be careful!”“Go straight!”好不容易,這位同學(xué)來(lái)到黑板前,寫(xiě)下自己的名字,當(dāng)他解下絲巾,看到黑板上那橫七豎八的字時(shí),忍不住說(shuō),“Oh,it’s too difficult for the blind!”通過(guò)之前的親身體驗(yàn)和觀摩,最后問(wèn)學(xué)生,“Can you imagine the life of the disabled?”由此引入課文。
例如 Unit 9 Reading:Do you know when basketball was invented?教師提問(wèn),“Do you like playing basketball?”很多男生會(huì)異口同聲回答:“Yes!”接著問(wèn),“How much do you know about basketball? ”有的學(xué)生回答:“Yao Ming is my favorite basketball star!”還有的學(xué)生會(huì)說(shuō):“I watch every game of NBA!”等等。課堂氣氛頓時(shí)活躍,教師接著問(wèn),“I don’t know much about basketball.Can you help me answer some questions?”學(xué)生回答,“No problem! ”接著,教師問(wèn),“Why basketball is played indoors?Why is it played on wooden floor?Who invented it?”學(xué)生陷入思索,教師打開(kāi)投影儀,播放相關(guān)幻燈片給學(xué)生觀看。對(duì)籃球的發(fā)明背景有了一定的了解后,此時(shí)再請(qǐng)同學(xué)們來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)課文。
例 如 Unit7 Reading:I’d love to sail across the Pacific.教師可用多媒體展示一段著名演講 “I have a dream!”的片段,馬丁路德·金帶有強(qiáng)烈情感的演講馬上吸引了學(xué)生的注意,教師提問(wèn):“Do you know who he is?”很多學(xué)生都知道他,然后教師又問(wèn),“What’s the name of this speech?”也有很多學(xué)生知道答案,教師再問(wèn),“Do you know what his dream is?”有的學(xué)生想說(shuō)“民主”“平等”,但不知該如何表達(dá),于是教師在黑板上寫(xiě)出 Democracy,Equality,說(shuō):“I think it’s a big and nice dream!Do you have any dreams?”有的學(xué)生會(huì)說(shuō):“My dream is traveling around the world.”還有的學(xué)生會(huì)說(shuō):“My dream is being a famous star!”等等。隨后教師將話題引向課文,“Different people have different dreams.Let’s have a look at the result of the survey.”
例如 Unit 3 Reading:Should I be allowed to make my own decisions?時(shí),教師提問(wèn),“Liu Yu used to be my student.He is good at running.Now he will graduate from high school.He has a problem and asks me for advice.He has two choices:one is going to university to study;the other is becoming a professional runner.Which one do you agree with?Why?”學(xué)生各抒己見(jiàn),有的說(shuō):“He is too young to be a professional runner.” 有 的 則 說(shuō) :“Being young is an advantage.He should catch the chance.” 還有的說(shuō):“Being a professional runner is dangerous.And he is easily injured.”到底該聽(tīng)誰(shuí)的呢?通過(guò)激烈的爭(zhēng)論,學(xué)生的意見(jiàn)闡述地非常清晰,這時(shí)教師說(shuō):“May be we should know what Liu Yu’s parents said.” 從而引入課文。
以上所談是筆者在多年的閱讀教學(xué)中積累的一點(diǎn)體會(huì)。教無(wú)定法,閱讀問(wèn)題設(shè)計(jì)的形式多種多樣,在設(shè)計(jì)問(wèn)題的過(guò)程中應(yīng)盡可能讓學(xué)生體驗(yàn)具有真實(shí)意義的學(xué)習(xí)情境,以及需要發(fā)現(xiàn),需要思考的學(xué)習(xí)活動(dòng),促使九年級(jí)學(xué)生在學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程中能夠主動(dòng)思維,提升綜合運(yùn)用所學(xué)英語(yǔ)知識(shí)的能力。
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