王紅梅
(江蘇省如東縣掘港鎮(zhèn)童店初級中學,江蘇如東 226400)
我國學者李政濤在《傾聽著的教育——論教師對學生的傾聽》一文中曾提出:“教育的過程是教師與學生彼此傾聽和回答的過程。當此過程被中斷或者極度混亂之時,那么教師與學生之間會無法有效交流,就會面臨教育危機。所以,教師需要承擔重要責任,作為一名教育工作者,不只是擔負著培育與提高同學們傾聽能力的職責,還擔負著發(fā)展且使用本身傾聽能力的職責?!?/p>
T:Everybody has problems.Different people have different problems.For example,I am getting fatter and fatter.My father has a weak body.Do you have any problems?(課堂一開始我就放下所謂的“師道尊嚴”,主動與學生分享我的真實煩惱,既直接引出了本課的主題,又激發(fā)了學生的興趣,更重要的是能引導學生認真傾聽教師的表達、思考與之相關的內容并且“依葫蘆畫瓢”式地表達出來。)
S:Of course we have.
T:Are you willing to share your problems with us? And if you are,it can help us become less stressed.(通過描述分享煩惱的功能來復習Unit 2所學的生詞stressed.)
S1:I'm too short.
S2:I have a lot of homework to do.
S3:I often failed in the exams and it always makes my parents angry with me.
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語言學習一定是從模仿開始的,小孩子的“牙牙學語”提醒我們在表達時要做到準確、清晰,如果要提高模仿效果,只有做到有效傾聽。
為了使學生保持認真傾聽的狀態(tài),教師要把握好課堂語言的節(jié)奏,抑揚頓挫的聲調變換直接關系到講課的效果??偸瞧降统恋穆曊{,容易導致課堂氣氛沉悶,學生易疲倦、瞌睡;相反,總是高亢震耳的聲調,會讓學生對于所學內容無主次之分。恰到好處的聲音節(jié)奏,是為了達到學生的聽覺要求,符合學生思維運動的規(guī)則,加強語言的藝術性,實現更加顯著的傾聽成效[1]。
T:After learning Millie's teenage problems,let's have an interview with the members of your group.Please make a survey about your classmates'teenage problems and then report the result to the whole class.
S1:We all have teenage problems.Let's talk about our problems together.It can help us know more about each other.Sometimes we can even help ourselves out of trouble.
S2:I like playing computer games very much.But my parents don't allow me to play games at all.They think I am weak in study and I should spend most of my time studying.
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小組活動是各學科課堂上運用得較多的一種教學形式,尤其是在英語課上。通過小組活動,不僅能促進學生之間的合作,而且給學生創(chuàng)造了一個良好的傾聽與表達的語言環(huán)境。在小組活動中還存在一定的競爭意識,心理學研究證明,大腦處于競爭狀態(tài)時,學生的學習效果要比平時好得多。此時,學生會盡自己最大能力認真傾聽同伴的表達,從而來豐富自己的表達內容,或者表達出不一樣的觀點,這種傾聽同伴的方式有助于學生進一步提高自己的表達能力。
T:If you have the chance to write to Mr Sigmund Friend to ask for some advice,what will you say in your letter? I am also a good listener,just like Sigmund Friend.(跟學生明確我會認真傾聽的態(tài)度,讓學生在表達前感到自己是受尊重的,并且愿意真誠地進行表達。)
(Give the students three or four minutes to prepare for it.)
S1:Dear Sigmund Friend,I am also a Grade 9 student.My name is Li Tianjiao.I have tried my best to work hard at all my subjects.But I often get low marks in the exams.I'm afraid that my classmates will laugh at me and my parents will not be satisfied with my poor schoolwork.Sometimes I even want to give up studying.I am not clever enough to do well in study.Do you think so?(該生對自己要求較高,上進心強,但是英語成績在班上處于中等水平,在她的描述中雖然沒有復合句等高級句式,但卻多次運用到了前兩個單元所學到的短語和單詞,并且運用恰當,表達清晰。)
T:You did a good job.If I were you,I would share my worries with my parents.I believe they will understand me because I try my best.This is the most important.
我們都知道,榜樣的力量是無窮的。作為一名教師,我們應首先做到認真傾聽學生,為學生樹立學習的榜樣,使學生在耳濡目染中養(yǎng)成良好的傾聽習慣。同時,教師的認真傾聽能讓學生切身感受到教師對自己的尊重,激發(fā)學生真情實感的流露,提高學生發(fā)言的質量,從而使學生樂于表達。
善于傾聽,就要學會尊重;善于表達,就要學會傾聽。師生雙方在課堂上都要有一雙善于傾聽的耳朵,傾聽可以增進師生之間的溝通和交流,促進相互間的理解。同時,教師要善于構建優(yōu)良的“聽說”環(huán)境,調動學生“聽說”的熱情與積極性,提高他們的“聽說”能力,進而讓學生了解如何傾聽、如何表達、如何彼此尊重,最終實現教學相長,譜寫師生共同發(fā)展的和諧樂章!
[1]孫用英.初中英語教學中如何培養(yǎng)學生的口語表達能力[J].中學生英語,2017,(02):75.