張艷 鄭云
Analysis on teaching materials:
Fashion is familiar to the students and they like to talk about this topic. The dialogue between Eddie and Hobo can arouse the students interest and inspire students to think about what we should wear on different occasions. The welcome part helps students get some basic knowledge about clothes and encourages students to talk about what they are going to wear for the fashion show.
Analysis on learners:
Most students are interested in this topic. They have already learnt some words and expressions about clothes in primary school, so its not difficult for them to talk about clothes. In this class, students are required to learn more about clothes for a fashion show.
While learning, they should be encouraged to develop good habits and practise their oral English. In the class, students should learn to use complete sentences to express.
Teaching objectives(including important and difficult points):
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Knowledge objective
1) know the names of some clothes;
2) use the names of six clothes and shoes correctly;
3) know how to borrow things from others.
Ability objective
1) develop skills of predicting and practising strategy;
2) develop creative thinking;
3) talk about clothes with some basic expressions.
Moral objective
develop correct views towards life: Get to know something about fashion so as to
have a sense of fashion and beauty.
Teaching emphasis and difficulties:
1.To learn some basic expressions to talk about clothes;
2.To lay enough foundation for students introducing of the clothes.
Teaching strategies:
1.Situational teaching approach
( Make a vivid background in class and then lead in the topic and make the tasks.)
2.Task-based teaching approach
( Make the students pay attention to the activities by giving them some tasks.)
3.Co-operative teaching approach
( Let students work in groups and finish the task together.)
4.Scaffolding teaching approach
( This is the basic teaching strategy in the class. a. talk about the Browns in the beginning to introduce clothes; b. present the clothes; c. work in pairs and talk about how to borrow things from others; d. work in groups and finish a poster; e. evaluation.)
Teaching aids: a multi-media computer; a blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
1.Talk about the Browns.
1) What day is it today?
2) Show family members about the Browns.
2.Show a video about Ann.
1)Watch the video: What is Ann doing?
2)Let students know: The Browns will go to a fashion show in Class 1 Grade 7.
( Purpose: To guide students to get close to the topic of this lesson.)
Step 2 Presentation I ( Welcome to the unit Part A )
Present different kinds of clothes with pictures.
Ask students to use the sentences to introduce the clothes.
He/She is wearing...
He/She can wear...
Help students revise the names of clothes and present the new words.
Ask students to finish Part A on page 93.
( Purpose: 1. To encourage them to take part in the class and get close to the article. 2. To make good preparation for the following steps. 3. To review the names of the clothes.)
Step 3 Presentation II ( Welcome to the unit Part B )
1. The Browns are ready for the show, but Millie isnt. She is borrowing some clothes from her mother.
2. Pair work: Ask students to listen to the conversation about Millie and her mother. Then ask and answer questions in pairs.
1) What does Millie want to borrow from her mother?
2) Can Millie wear it? Why?
3) Who can wear it? Why?
Ask students to read in roles.
Make up a dialogue.
( Purpose: 1. To develop students ability of listening, reading, and speaking to get preparation for the next activity. 2. To learn how to borrow things from others.)
Step 4 Comic strip ( Background: Eddie and Hobo are talking about what to wear.)
1. Enjoy a fashion show about dogs. Do you think dogs need to wear clothes?
2. Ask students to guess: Does Eddie think dogs need to wear clothes at first?
Let students watch the video and answer the questions.
1) Does Eddie think dogs need to wear clothes at first?
2) Does Eddie wear any clothes at last ?
3) What does Eddie want to do then?
Read after the tape and then read the conversation in different ways.
5. Pair work: Ask students to act the conversation out.
( Purpose: 1. To develop students ability of listening, reading, and acting to get preparation for the next activity. 2. To help students understand the dialogue on page 92 and try to act it out.)
Step 5 Practice
To talk about the fashion for a middle school student.
Rapid response: Review the phrases of this lesson.
Group work: Make a poster of the clothes, then introduce to the class.
( Purpose: 1. To help students review and understand this lesson better. 2. To develop students comprehensive abilities of learning English.)
Step 6 Homework
Recite the new words and the dialogues.
2. Prepare for the fashion show.
( Purpose: To review the words and the dialogues.)
總評:
非常有幸在新沂舉行的江蘇省第十二屆“藍天杯”初中英語教師課堂大賽和“藍天杯”優(yōu)課送培活動中兩次欣賞到張艷老師的課堂風采,她親切、活潑、睿智的教學風格給觀課者留下深刻的印象。下面我從教師的基本素養(yǎng)、教學內(nèi)容的處理、組織形式的設(shè)計、教學目標的達成和教學特色的展示幾個方法談一談我對這節(jié)課的印象。
一、教師的基本素養(yǎng)
語言基本功方面,張老師在課堂英語的準確性、得體性、流利性方面都體現(xiàn)了扎實的專業(yè)基本功。此外,她課堂駕馭能力強,形體語言恰到好處,教態(tài)自然,有親和力和感染力。這些都有利于課堂上師生之間愉快、高效的雙向交流。
二、教學內(nèi)容的處理
教材Comic strip & Welcome to the unit板塊提供的語言學習素材并不豐富,除Comic strip的對話外,只有6個服裝名稱的單詞和為參加時裝展借服裝的簡單對話。但是作為本單元的熱身板塊,張老師準確定位了本課的教學內(nèi)容、教學目標和重難點:重點訓練關(guān)于Fashion這個話題的聽說技能,激發(fā)對本單元話題的學習興趣和熱情,激活學生已有的相關(guān)知識,為后面所學的其他板塊做好鋪墊。例如,盡管教材A部分只要求學生能寫出6個服飾名稱的單詞,但張老師通過What is he/she wearing來引導學生描述布朗一家人的服飾,不僅訓練了服飾的名稱,還拓展了顏色等描述性詞匯,同時復習了小學學習的相關(guān)詞匯,為Reading板塊談論時裝演出中的服飾、Grammar板塊學習現(xiàn)在進行時、Integrated skills板塊中談論什么場合穿什么服飾、Task板塊對時裝設(shè)計的描述做好語言的準備。
由此可見,張老師對教材內(nèi)容進行了優(yōu)化組合,根據(jù)學生的語言基礎(chǔ)和興趣點,對教材進行了有效的拓展和延伸,充分體現(xiàn)了她對教材的靈活處理能力。
三、組織形式的設(shè)計
張老師通過情景教學法創(chuàng)設(shè)了生動的語境,通過任務型教學方法設(shè)置豐富多彩的活動為學生提供大量操練和運用語言的機會,讓學生通過體驗、實踐、參與、討論、交流、合作與探究的方式,學習和運用英語,真正達到“學以致用”。本節(jié)課以布朗一家人要參加七(1)班的時裝展為主線,從看圖談論一家四口身著的服飾,到為他們搭配參加時裝展的服飾,到編對話學會如何向他人借參加時裝展的服飾。清晰的教學主線將一個個課堂活動有機地串聯(lián)起來,使課堂結(jié)構(gòu)緊湊、連貫,過渡自然。
課堂活動形式多樣,例如在描述布朗一家四口的服飾時,不同的人采用的是不同的活動形式:通過描述Mr.Brown的服飾教授生詞;通過師生問答的形式描述Mrs. Brown的服飾;通過遮蓋部分服飾、猜測所穿服飾的方式描述Bill的服飾,培養(yǎng)學生猜測的能力,激發(fā)學生表達的欲望;通過用所給首字母或音標完成短文填空的方式描述Ann的服飾。
教學最后的環(huán)節(jié)是小組合作制作關(guān)于Fashion的海報。該活動既有利于學生對整節(jié)課學習內(nèi)容的總結(jié),又能培養(yǎng)學生合作能力、思維能力和審美能力。
可見,本課通過生動的學習情境、活潑的課堂氣氛、積極的師生交流、多樣的互動方式,讓學生學會學習、學會交往、學會合作、學會思考,培養(yǎng)終生發(fā)展能力,從而生成智慧的課堂,達到attractive, effective, productive, instructive的標準。
四、教學目標的達成
本課既實現(xiàn)了語言知識的目標——能正確地說出服飾的名稱、描述所穿服飾,掌握向他人借物品的句型,又實現(xiàn)了語言技能目標——能談論服飾和時尚,通過各種聽說活動培養(yǎng)猜測能力和思維能力,還實現(xiàn)了情感態(tài)度、文化意識目標——理解“時尚”的內(nèi)涵,培養(yǎng)正確的審美觀。因此,本節(jié)課很好地體現(xiàn)了英語課程的工具性和人文性,體現(xiàn)了英語學科的素養(yǎng)之一——審美情趣。例如,在為Bill和Ann搭配服飾的時候,讓學生自己根據(jù)色彩、性別等來確定穿什么服裝得體;在總結(jié)提升環(huán)節(jié),張老師通過What is fashion for a middle school student?這個問題,引導學生小組討論,形成正確的人生觀、審美觀,從而自然而然地實現(xiàn)了情感的提升:Fashion passes, style remains. Its best only when it fits you.
五、教學特色的展示
1.準:教學目標、教學內(nèi)容、學情把握準確,能體現(xiàn)教學的重難點。
2.實:扎實、踏實、務實、實效,當堂學習、當堂實踐、當堂鞏固、當堂完成。如操練鞏固環(huán)節(jié)的“Rapid response”活動,卓有成效地評價了學生對本課語言點的掌握程度。
3. 細:課堂導入、各環(huán)節(jié)之間的過渡、伏筆都處理得很精細。如通過欣賞另類的寵物狗的時裝展的圖片,引導學生思考Do you think dogs need to wear clothes?從而自然、巧妙地過渡到Comic strip的學習。
4.趣:課堂充分利用圖片、視頻、趣味活動等方式來激發(fā)學生的學習熱情,符合七年級學生的心理特征。如課堂導入環(huán)節(jié)中,在介紹Ann這個人物時,讓學生觀看的生動的video,并提問:What is Ann doing?有效地引入了本單元的話題——Fashion.
5.思:英語是一門開啟心智的學科,教學過程中教師應注重學生思維品德的培養(yǎng)。著名物理學家勞厄談教育時說:重要的不是獲得知識,而是發(fā)展思維能力。張老師努力把思維的空間和時間留給學生,設(shè)計的課堂提問多體現(xiàn)思維含量:如Can Millie wear it? why? Who can wear it? Why? Do you think dogs need to wear clothes? What is fashion for a middle school student?相信觀課者也能從課堂中有所見、有所思、有所悟、有所感、有所學、有所收獲!
非常感謝“藍天杯”給了教師促進專業(yè)成長的平臺,感謝授課教師給我們帶來了這么精彩的課堂。這節(jié)課給我們帶來了思維的碰撞、知識的遷移、視覺的沖擊、聽覺的感染、心靈的洗滌和情感的陶冶。它展示了教師的教學思想和理念、符合課程標準的要求、符合英語學科的特點、符合學生的發(fā)展,發(fā)揮了教師自身的優(yōu)勢,體現(xiàn)了富有個性的教學風格,對參加活動的老師真正起到了示范、引領(lǐng)和導向的作用。
作者簡介:
張艷,江蘇省鎮(zhèn)江市宜城中學教師,獲江蘇省第十二屆“藍天杯”初中英語教師課堂大賽一等獎,本節(jié)課是江蘇省“藍天杯”優(yōu)課送培——走進鎮(zhèn)江市京口中學的展示課。
鄭云,江蘇省靖江市實驗學校教科室主任,江蘇省第十二批特級教師,泰州市初中英語名師工作室領(lǐng)銜人、靖江市英語名師工作室初中部領(lǐng)銜人,獲評第七屆全國中小學外語教師園丁獎,泰州市優(yōu)秀班主任,靖江市名教師。致力于英語教學的研究,撰寫的十余篇教學論文獲全國和省級優(yōu)秀論文獎,并刊登在多家報刊上;積極鉆研教材,參編和主編過20多本教輔資料;曾赴英接受過英語骨干教師培訓;輔導學生參加全國英語能力競賽,多次獲優(yōu)秀輔導教師獎;2012年被評為2011、2012、2014三次擔任泰州市初中英語中考命題組組長,主持過3項省市級教研課題和規(guī)劃課題。