【摘要】教師在實(shí)施課程的過(guò)程中應(yīng)根據(jù)實(shí)際情況,對(duì)教材進(jìn)行二次開(kāi)發(fā)。對(duì)教材的二次開(kāi)發(fā)涉及多個(gè)領(lǐng)域,而英語(yǔ)教師可以從題材,內(nèi)容和語(yǔ)言三個(gè)維度對(duì)閱讀材料進(jìn)行開(kāi)發(fā)。在本個(gè)案中,筆者從內(nèi)容的角度,對(duì)一篇英語(yǔ)閱讀材料進(jìn)行了二次開(kāi)發(fā)。
【關(guān)鍵詞】二次開(kāi)發(fā) 英語(yǔ)閱讀教材
前不久筆者參加一次賽課活動(dòng)。課題是Reading“The Monster of Lake Tianchi”,共五段,前四段主要通過(guò)幾名目擊者的口述,講述了目擊者對(duì)于天池怪獸的形象描述,最后一段是關(guān)于天池地理知識(shí)的簡(jiǎn)短介紹。
針對(duì)該篇閱讀材料,筆者把本節(jié)課的教學(xué)目標(biāo)定位為:
After learning, students will be able to
1. Understand and analyze a report of “The Monster of Lake Tianchi”, getting some detailed information about the monster;
2. Know how to organize an article about “The Monster of Lake Tianchi” with given information;
3. Develop a scientific attitude towards unexplained things.
其中,1、2兩個(gè)教學(xué)目標(biāo)主要是語(yǔ)言目標(biāo),3為情感態(tài)度目標(biāo)。對(duì)照教學(xué)目標(biāo)和材料本身,有兩處問(wèn)題亟待解決:
問(wèn)題1:已給閱讀材料前4段內(nèi)容比較集中,是引導(dǎo)學(xué)生完成1、2教學(xué)目標(biāo)的依據(jù),但這樣一來(lái),文章最后一段的處理就顯得相對(duì)比較突兀,無(wú)法銜接;
問(wèn)題2:目標(biāo)3要求學(xué)生在實(shí)現(xiàn)語(yǔ)言目標(biāo)后,能夠?qū)ξ粗氖虑槌钟锌茖W(xué)的態(tài)度。要完成該目標(biāo),教師須先讓學(xué)生知道大量態(tài)度和觀點(diǎn),在對(duì)這些觀點(diǎn)進(jìn)行甄別后,才能幫學(xué)生樹(shù)立正確觀點(diǎn)。但原閱讀材料這一塊的內(nèi)容鋪墊遠(yuǎn)不夠充分,僅依據(jù)閱讀材料是無(wú)法順其自然實(shí)現(xiàn)該目標(biāo)。
程曉堂認(rèn)為:“語(yǔ)言教學(xué)中的materials adaptation是指在教材使用過(guò)程中根據(jù)需要對(duì)教材內(nèi)容進(jìn)行刪減、補(bǔ)充、替換、擴(kuò)展、調(diào)整教學(xué)順序、調(diào)整教學(xué)方法等做法?!庇纱?,筆者對(duì)該材料進(jìn)行了內(nèi)容上的二次開(kāi)發(fā):
1.針對(duì)問(wèn)題1,教師調(diào)換了最后一段順序,把它調(diào)至開(kāi)頭,為全文做知識(shí)鋪墊,再通過(guò)問(wèn)題,幫助學(xué)生了解天池地理狀況:How much do you know about Lake Tianchi? Where is it? How big/ deep is it?學(xué)生的好奇心被激發(fā)起來(lái),他們?cè)谝粋€(gè)具體的知識(shí)背景里想象和理解材料中即將要出現(xiàn)的“monster”,如此,最后一段的突兀感解決了,并且在課堂開(kāi)頭起到了很好的導(dǎo)入作用。
2.針對(duì)問(wèn)題2中教學(xué)目標(biāo)3和原材料的知識(shí)空隙,筆者搜集能夠反映不同人物對(duì)天池怪獸態(tài)度的文獻(xiàn)資料,對(duì)這些材料精心篩選和重新翻譯加工。改編的補(bǔ)充材料如下:
Some scientists are doubtful about it, as there is no complete and clear description of the monster.Jounalist Zhang Yifan, who had reported peoples sighting of the monster said,“sometimes people make up such amazing stories. There hasnt been any real research on this unknown creature yet.” According to another reporter from Yanan Daily, the mysterious stories of Tianchi Monster have attracted many tourists home and abroad, so some people think it may as well keep the mystery.However, some witnesses insisted that what they had seen was the Tianchi monster, “If there were no monsters, people couldnt have been unable to tell what the unknown creature are from Qing dynasty!”
有了以上人物態(tài)度觀點(diǎn)的補(bǔ)充材料,筆者設(shè)計(jì)了一個(gè)task-based reading的任務(wù),讓學(xué)生對(duì)這些態(tài)度觀點(diǎn)進(jìn)行概括:
Sonme scientists are doubtful about it as there is no clear description.
Zhang Fanying thinks there is no hard evidence of it.
Another reporter says the monster is an attracion to tourists.
Some witnesses insisted the existence of the monsters.
概括之后,再讓學(xué)生對(duì)他們進(jìn)行分析和闡述觀點(diǎn)的可靠性。有了這些鋪墊,學(xué)生在回答“What attitude should we have towards these unexplained things?”這個(gè)問(wèn)題時(shí),顯得有話可說(shuō)。由此,再引導(dǎo)學(xué)生得出結(jié)論“Whatever the unexplained things are, we should judge everything scientifically.”顯得自然可信。教學(xué)目標(biāo)3的實(shí)現(xiàn)一氣呵成。
回顧本次案例,筆者受益匪淺:1.從內(nèi)容的角度對(duì)英語(yǔ)閱讀材料的二次開(kāi)發(fā)不是隨意的刪減和增加,教師需要認(rèn)真地分析教材,從宏觀上把握新課標(biāo),從微觀上設(shè)計(jì)合適的教學(xué)目標(biāo),對(duì)材料進(jìn)行合理的二次開(kāi)發(fā)。2.在開(kāi)發(fā)過(guò)程中,可依據(jù)教學(xué)目標(biāo),打破原材料組合方式,突出教學(xué)重點(diǎn),幫助學(xué)生更好掌握文章。3.原有閱讀材料可能會(huì)在話語(yǔ)空隙,這會(huì)影響學(xué)生對(duì)文章的深層次理解。教師在二次開(kāi)發(fā)時(shí),要有選擇地對(duì)材料進(jìn)行意義的上填補(bǔ)。
作者簡(jiǎn)介:鄧紅燕(1982-),女,漢,江蘇鹽城人,本科,教育碩士,高中英語(yǔ)教師,中學(xué)一級(jí),研究方向:高中英語(yǔ)教學(xué)。