吳素琴
摘 ?要:從上周開始我給學生增加了報刊閱讀課。以《英語周報》的第一版為閱讀材料。每周專門撥一節(jié)課作為報刊閱讀課,主要教學方式是由學生自己閱讀,把重要的詞、短語、句子畫線,再在4人一組的小組里討論、交流、辯論,最后由老師抽查、做小結等。
關鍵詞:英語教學;報刊閱讀;高效教學
教學案例描述:
有一天,我給高一(4)班上報刊閱讀課,本課按教學設計進行到小組討論時,按正常情況,學生只是在小組里討論和交流。這時不知誰說了一句:“報紙中正好有叫我們討論是否該穿校服,為什么不全班來搞一下辯論呢?”我感到有點突然,因為心里擔心辯論是比較難的,何況平時也有很多同學不愿意開口,他們能行嗎?然而轉念一想,既然他們都提出要求了,哪好拒絕呢?于是我說:“你們看看誰來組織呢?”話音剛落,就有兩位同學主動發(fā)言。李麗瓊說:“I feel we should keep to the uniform. Who are in favour of me?”還沒等她說完,就有一名男同學王文舉站起來說:“I do not think so. Those who support me please put up your hands.”很快,全班同學迅速地分開,還是4人一組,但是每組指定一組長來記錄大家的觀點。當兩邊的組織者都準備差不多的時候,辯論正式開始。盡管有時還不能準確地表達思想,甚至偶而還夾雜著中文,但爭論得不亦樂乎。除了用到報紙中的觀點外,同學們還展示了自己的看法,主要觀點整理如下:
Wearing uniform is good.
1. Firstly,a uniform represents the school. A person wearing a set of uniform represents that he/she is a student. Uniform is the symbol of students.(吳昊天)
2. Secondly,wearing a school uniform can show the unity and tidiness of the school. Many people say that there are too many rules in school. It is not easy to follow all the rules and standards of the school.(吳慧輝)
3. Lastly,school uniform can keep out some unnecessary disturbance on students’ studies. For example,if the students need not to wear their school uniform,those who are richer will wear the most expensive brand names while those who are not so wealthy will wear some casual clothes to school. Then,school will become a fashion show. Students will compare their clothes and styles.(王志強)
Wearing uniform is not good.
1. Whether a student should wear uniform or not belongs to his or her right not his or her responsibility. (王文舉)
2. Uniform can show one’s individuality.(侯靜)
3. We can not easily decide to wash uniform for we wear it every day.(曾建宇)
Feedback(教學案例分析)
每一次同學表達完后,其他同學都會給他熱烈的掌聲,他的表達是非常熟練還是結結巴巴,這時都已經不重要了,我也不再擔心了。我為學生的大膽自信和他們的參與精神所感動,為他們喝彩。
當然,這一堂沒有按照預設的教學計劃去完成,但實實在在讓學生得到了表達思想的訓練。在最后的結束語,我說:“Today,all of you did a very good job. Whether wearing uniform is good or not,you are the best.你們是最棒的!”
反思:
通過這節(jié)課,我感悟到教師在課堂上要關注學生。課堂本來就是學生的課堂,教師的教是為了幫助學生的學。教師如果只是一成不變,按部就班地教學,而忽視學生的存在與感受,是不利于學生發(fā)展的。要把握教學教程中的突發(fā)事件,再加以適當地引導和指導,教學效果也將大為提高。教師需要不斷反思、用心去關注、才能成為一個稱職的專業(yè)教師。
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