《英语课程与教学论》

I Views on language learning
• Students are asked to think rather simply repeat. • Students should be allowed to create their own sentence based on their understanding of certain rules.
Final Score
1. Presentation 10% 2. Homework & Test 20% 3. Final Exam 70% 4. A Research Paper 5. Research Activity
Unit I Language and Language Teachers
I Views on language learning
Cognitiveபைடு நூலகம்theory
Chomsky (1928--） suggests language is not a form of behaviour, it is an intricate rulebased system and a large part of language acquisition is the learning of this system. Chomsky’s Transformational Generative Grammar
1. How many foreign languages can you speak so far? 2. When did you start learning the foreign language(s)? 3. How do you feel about learning a foreign language? 4. What difficulties have you experienced in learning?
5. Which skills did you find more difficult to learn?
Task 1 Questionnaire
6. Have you focused on knowledge or skills? Why? 7. Why do you learn the foreign language(s)? 8. Do you consider yourself a successful learner? Why? 9. What are your most common learning activities? 10.Do you like the way you learned the foreign language(s)?
Interactional view
• It views language as a vehicle for the realization of interpersonal relations and for the performance of social transactions between individuals. • Language is seen as a tool for the creation and maintenance of social relations.
I Views on language learning
Behaviorist theory B.F. Skinner (1904—1990) Skinner suggested language is also a form of behaviour. It can be learned the same way as an animal is trained to respond to stimuli. Stimulus-Response-Reinforcement
I Views on language learning
Constructivist theory: • It believes that learning is a process in which the learner constructs meaning based on his/her own experiences and what he/she already known. John Dewey (1859-1952) provided a foundation for constructivism.
English Curriculum & Teaching Methodology
Course Description
Unit I Language and Language Teachers Unit II Language Learning Theories and Learners Unit III English Curriculum and Coursebooks Unit IV Teaching the Language System and Skills Unit V Lesson Planning and Classroom Management Unit VI Assessment and Reflection on Classroom Teaching Unit VII Modern Educational Technology and Teaching Resources
Structural view
• It views language as a system of structurally related elements for the coding of meaning. • The target of language learning is seen to be the mastery of elements of this system, which are generally defined in terms of phonological units (e.g., phonemes),
1.What are the theories in language learning? 2.What are the teaching approaches in language teaching? 3.Which is more important, fluency or accuracy? 4.What’s the enlightenment of learning and acquisition?
III What is a good language teacher?
• Work in groups. Reflect on your own learning experiences from early school years to the university. • Have you had an excellent English teacher? Try to identify as many qualities as possible of your best English teacher(s). • Note down all the qualities that you think
Functional view
• It views language as a vehicle for the expression of functional meaning, a means of doing things / combining grammatical rules and vocabulary to express idea.
Structural view
• grammatical units (e.g., clauses, phrases, sentences), • grammatical operations (e.g., adding, shifting, joining, or transforming elements), • and lexical items (e.g., function words and structure words).
IV How can one become a good language teacher?
Unit 2 Language learning theories and learners
Unit 2 Language learning theories and learners
Aims of the unit:
Aims of the unit
1. How do we learn languages? 2. What are the common views on language? 3. What are the common views on language learning? 4. What are the qualities of a good language teacher? 5. How can one become a good language teacher?
I Views on language learning
• John Dewey believed that teaching should be built based on what learners already knew and engage learners in learning activities. • Teachers need to design environments and interact with learners to foster inventive, creative, critical learners.
References
1 魏立明 .《英语课程与教学论》，东北师范大学出 版社，2005年 2王蔷.《英语教学法课程》，高等教育出版社，2006 年 3Harmer, J. 2003. The Practice of English Language Teaching. Pearson Education Press 4Ur, P. 1996. A Course in Language Teaching: Practice and Theory. Cambridge University Press
II Views on language
What is language? The answer to this question is the basis for syllabus design, teaching methods, teaching and assessment procedures in the classroom. Different views on language generate different teaching methodologies.
are important for a good English teacher.
The qualities of a good language teacher
There are a variety of elements that contribute to the qualities of a good language teacher. They are: ethic devotion professional qualities personal styles.
I How do we learn languages?
• The way language teachers teach in the classroom is to some extent influenced by the way they learned languages.
Task 1 Questionnaire