基于学生成长的初中英语高质量课堂塑造方法分析
作者: 朱越摘 要:如今,初中阶段学生的学业负担越来越重,在学生的各科学习中,英语始终是一道“坚不可移”的门槛,阻碍着学生的更好发展,部分学生终日苦学英语,然其学习却收效甚微。“讲学之功,贵在心悟;施教之功,在于诱导。”因此,教师应从学生的角度出发,以学生的“心悟”与教师的“诱导”共同助力学生跨越英语门槛,收获更好未来。文章中,笔者将以译林牛津版初中英语的两个教学案例为核心,分析两种高效英语课堂的塑造方法。
关键词:初中英语;高质量课堂;塑造
中图分类号:G633.41 文献标识码:A 文章编号:1673-8918(2022)37-0100-04
一、 案例背景
在新课程改革的背景之下,高质量课堂已经成为越来越多教师的追求,那么如何衡量高质量课堂呢?高质量课堂的关键标准便是学生在课程中的各方面成长,这就要求教师应从“怎样教”转为“怎样学”,从学生的成长需要与学习实情出发,紧扣学生发展脉络与兴趣指向,用利于学生成长的教学实现学生的更好发展。文章中,笔者即将以《Fashion》和《Do it yourself》两节课的教学为例,从“用教材教”和“读写任务课”的教学方向出发,寻找高质量英语课堂的开展方法。
二、 立足学生本位,用教材教英语
在传统教学中,部分教师会采用“教教材”的方法,将教学禁锢于书本之中,并不会主动进行相关资源的借鉴与融合。这种方法虽然能在一定程度上达成应试教育的目的,但是从实际教学来看,此模式并不利于学生思维、素养等的发展。与之相比,“用教材教”则是以教材为核心,通过相关资源的拓展与应用,突破原有框架,借助相应情境,对教材进行重编、整合、删除、增补,以此让课堂真正成为学生英语成长的助力。以《Fashion》 Grammar的教学为例,分享一节“用教材教”的高效英语语法课堂组织过程。
(一)教学片段案例及分析
师(面带微笑):Good morning, boys and girls! Look at me please. Could you please tell me what I am feeling right now?(同学们,早上好!你们可以从我的脸上看到我的何种情绪?)
生:It seems that you are very happy right now.(快乐。)
师:Great, you are all right! I am feeling very happy now. What about you? Are you feeling happy now? Or do you feel happy every day?(对的,我非常快乐,那么你们呢?你们会在每一天都感到快乐吗?)
生:Sorry, actually we do not feel happy every day.(不会。)
师:But from my point of view, I am able to feel happy every day. Do you want to know my secret of being happy?(但是我却认为每一天都很快乐,你们想知道我保持快乐的秘诀吗?)
(板书标题:How to be happy?)
【教学分析】教师在上课前利用free talk,借助真实、自然的交流引入课堂主题,通过讨论是否快乐这一问题,不仅能加强课堂教学的神秘感,引起学生学习的好奇心,同时营造欢快、愉悦的课堂气氛,为学生学习预设良好的状态,而且能够顺利连贯地推己及人,由个人的情绪导入家人的情绪,继而激发学生的讨论,引出下文“talk about my family”的话题。
师:(用多媒体展示家庭合照)Look at them! They are my family. As you can see, each of them has a big smile on their face. So I am sure they are all very happy. Look at this girl. She is my little daughter. She is feeling happy. Why is she so happy? Because she is studying hard at school now, and she is also working hard. The achievements from her study make her obtain happiness every day. Look at him. He is my husband. He is also a happy man. And do you want to know why? Because he says he is shopping for his family now. He is waiting for us, so he is enjoying his life. This evening, our whole family will have a big and delightful dinner. So here is my question:Am I able to go shopping now, boys and girls?(这是我的家人们,他们每一个人都非常的快乐,看,这是我的女儿,她感到快乐,“She is studying at school now, and she is working hard.”因为努力学习,有所收获,所以她感到生活中的每一天都非常快乐。这位是我的丈夫,他也很快乐,为什么呢?“He is shopping and waiting for me, he is enjoying life.”他享受生活,感恩生活,所以他也认为生活非常快乐。今天晚上,我的家人们会进行愉快的晚餐,那么我现在可以去购买今天的晚餐食材吗?)
生:Of course you can not go shopping right now. Because we are having an English lesson.(当然不可以。我们现在在上课。)
师:Yes, you are right. Because I am giving you an English lesson, so I am not allowed to go out to do my personal shopping. If it is seemed in this perspective, my happiness may be from my hard work. After working hard, I can go out to be happy. So can you tell me why my family feel happy now?(是的,因为在工作,所以我不能出去办私事,从这一方面看,我的快乐大概也是因为“working hard”,所以,我的家人们快乐主要是因为……)
生1:Because they are working hard.(因为他们也在努力工作。)
生2:Maybe because they are enjoying life.(他们正在享受生活。)
师:Look at the corner of this photo. Can you see these two cute and little dogs? They are Eddie and Hobo. These two dogs are also my family members. Every day, they are feeling very happy. Please look at the picture, and could you have a look at them and tell me what they doing now?(看这张照片的角落,这两条可爱的小狗,Eddie和Hobo也是我的家庭成员,它们每天也非常快乐,看一看,现在它们正在干什么?)
生3:These two cute dogs are lying on the grass.(这两只可爱的小狗正躺在草地上呢。)
生4:They are also playing with the football at the same time.(同时,它们还在玩着足球呢。)
【教学分析】教师通过逐一分析家庭成员快乐的原因,如:女儿的快乐来自在学校认真学习,从而有所收获;丈夫的快乐来自在外为家人购物,进而感受生活的乐趣,因为感恩生活获得乐趣;两只小狗的快乐来自躺在草地上玩足球;教师本人的来自认真快乐,下班后可以享受亲情。通过细致入微的介绍“快乐秘诀”,一方面能够引出此文中快乐的两个方面“working hard和enjoying life”;另一方面让学生在倾听中初步感知现在进行时这一语法特点。同时,对家庭成员中两条小狗的介绍,也有利于后续playing football这一话题的开展。
师:Your answers are all to the point. My little daughter is studying at school. My husband is doing some shopping. My two dogs are playing football. What about our old friend Simon? Look at Simon...(对的,现在,我的女儿“is studying at school”,我的丈夫“is doing some shopping”,我的两条狗狗“are playing football”,我们的老朋友Simon正在干什么呢?看,Simon……)
生1:Simon is playing football with his friends in the playground.(Simon正在和他的朋友们在操场上踢足球。)
师:Then what about Millie?(那么Millie呢?)
生2:Millie is writing a letter.(Millie正在写一封信呢。)
……
【教学分析】在这一部分,教师先对学生的种种回答予以肯定,营造积极的课堂氛围,再结合图片在过程中逐一引导学生描述众多人物的行为,回答时充分进行“现在进行时”的语法结构的训练。这种从课堂活动自然过渡到教材练习的方法能够让课堂教学呈系统性,能够真正体现出教材“用”的作用,同时,这种谈话式的教学,也能有效提升学生的学习兴趣,让学生在不知不觉中获得知识的学习。
师:(展现贫困国家孩子的图片)What about those children? Are they happy?(我们大家都非常快乐,那么这些孩子呢?)
生1:They are not happy.(他们并不快乐。)
生2:They are too poor to be happy.(他们太贫穷了。)
师:So could you please think of some ways to help those people in need?(那么,我们可以如何帮助他们呢?)
……
【教学分析】此环节除了进一步巩固加深学生的语法运用与理解,而且能以真实情景唤起学生“心怀天下”的优秀道德品格,号召学生设身处地地为有需要的人着想,以此实现知识教学与素养培养的双重目的,从而进行情感升华。
(二)教学反思