1, the need of educational reform
Judging from the development trend of China's education reform, with the development of modern society and the deepening of education reform, promoting quality education focusing on cultivating students' innovative spirit and practical ability has become the theme of education reform in the new century. The Outline of Basic Education Curriculum Reform (for Trial Implementation) issued by the Ministry of Education puts forward that the organization forms of teaching materials are diverse and vivid, and the connection between the content and students' life and modern society should be strengthened. This requires breaking through the time and space limitations of the original classroom teaching, integrating with extracurricular and off-campus activities, and closely connecting with students' ideological reality and life experience. The new curriculum also puts forward that students' development should be the basis, students' needs should be concerned, students' learning style should be changed as the foothold, and classroom teaching should be linked with students' life. Therefore, paying attention to classroom teaching life has become the basic trend of education reform. Living in family and society, they get more and more information from social communication and mass media, which is actually a subtle but powerful educational resource. Whether the learners realize it or not, this kind of out-of-school education happens every day, and it will certainly affect all members of society more and more widely and deeply with the development of society. This is not only a severe challenge to traditional school education, but also a powerful driving force to promote school education reform. If we can consciously realize this important change in the social background of modern school education and consciously combine school education with social education, it will greatly improve the efficiency of school education and fundamentally change the closed state of traditional school education and social isolation.
2. The need for textbook reform
"Returning to life" is the basic idea of English curriculum reform. To "build a life-oriented English classroom", teachers must create a harmonious living atmosphere and effectively stimulate the excitement of students' learning; Understand the students' existing life experience and choose the contact point between the content of teaching materials and students' life; Pay attention to students' current life needs and determine meaningful and valuable communication points; Create a typical open life situation, grasp the foothold of English classroom teaching, and let students enjoy concrete and rich English training on the "life-oriented" English stage
The Primary School English Curriculum Standard promulgated in 2000 clearly points out that the main purpose of primary school English teaching is to enable students to acquire the ability to communicate in English. Language communication is the most basic and common form, that is, face-to-face oral communication. Due to the restriction of exam-oriented education and traditional foreign language teaching methods, teachers pay too much attention to the explanation of language knowledge in primary school English classroom teaching, and the use of English only stays in simulated situations, mechanically and repeatedly using the mastered language knowledge and using some of the most elementary forms of language training. Although the skills have been improved to a certain extent, the cultivation of students' creative ability to use language knowledge has been ignored. The classroom mode is mainly controlled by the teacher, and the language knowledge remains superficial. Imitation → mechanical practice → simulated performance dialogue, in form, is to let students communicate in a new language, but in fact, it is just to recite the text. Our investigation found that once we leave the textbook to create new situations and communicate with what we have learned in this class, students will become "dumb", unable to use foreign languages freely in daily conversations and unable to communicate information, thoughts and feelings in real situations. In order to change the present situation, better implement the spirit of English Curriculum Standards of the Ministry of Education, cultivate students' ability to use language in communication, realize the transformation from knowledge and skills to ability, and cultivate students' ability to creatively use the language they have learned to communicate with others in the new situation, we put forward the topic of "building a living English classroom".
Second, the definition of the subject:
Life-oriented classroom teaching refers to the combination of classroom teaching with social life and student life, making classroom teaching methods a life process in which students actively participate and are willing to participate. It includes three meanings: (1) the teaching goal of life, that is, the teaching goal is not only knowledge and skills, but also to cultivate students' desire, ability and basic quality to adapt to future life. (2) Life-oriented teaching content. That is, the educational content is combined with social life and students' life experience. (3) Life-oriented teaching activities. That is, teaching activity is a life process in which students are willing to participate and take the initiative to participate. Pay attention to students' needs and rich social life, so that students can actively develop their own qualities while learning knowledge. (D) Life-oriented teaching evaluation. Establish an evaluation strategy to encourage development and build a life-oriented evaluation system. Under the guidance of the concept of life-oriented education, this topic explores the operation mode of life-oriented classroom teaching and the specific operation mode of life-oriented classroom teaching in various disciplines in primary school teaching practice, so that classroom teaching can adapt to the concept of new curriculum reform.
Three. theoretical basis
1, Tao Xingzhi's life education theory. Mr. Tao Xingzhi believes that life is education, society is school, and teaching and learning are integrated. He actively advocated that education should be linked with real life, opposed to studying hard, and focused on cultivating children's creativity and independent working ability.
2. Li Jilin's theory of situational education. Situational education aims at promoting children's all-round development, combining many factors of children's development in Chinese teaching, and puts forward "five principles" to promote children's development; Induce initiative, strengthen sensitivity, highlight creativity, permeate education and run through practice. Situational teaching provides an effective way for students' all-round development with its characteristics of "tangible", "affectionate", "broad artistic conception" and "reasonable"
3. Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory: the internal strength of personal growth and development is the driving force. Motivation is composed of many different needs, which are divided into sequence and high and low levels; Every level of needs and satisfaction will determine the realm or degree of individual personality development. Maslow believes that "what is necessary for human nature is that when our material needs are met, we will rise up the ladder of belonging, love and affection, dignity and self-esteem brought by achievements, and the need to realize, form and express our unique personality." Further up is the' transcendental demand'. "
4. Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Dr. Gardner pointed out that human intelligence is multiple rather than single, and it mainly consists of eight aspects: linguistic intelligence, mathematical logic intelligence, spatial intelligence, body movement intelligence, music intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, self-cognitive intelligence and natural cognitive intelligence. Everyone has a different combination of intellectual advantages. Every kind of intelligence plays an important role in the process of human understanding and transforming the world, and it is equally important. Everyone is born with these seven intellectual potentials to some extent, and environment and education play an important role in developing and cultivating these intellectual potentials.
Four. Research objectives
1, promoting the reform and development of English classroom teaching. English comes from life, and English serves life. Through the research and practice of the subject, we can carry out interesting English teaching, build a novel relationship between teachers and students, contact the life experience of teachers and students, and learn and build a life-oriented English classroom in a certain situation.
2. Really make classroom teaching a life that students like, stimulate students' interest in learning English, cultivate students' emotions and improve their English level. Improve students' learning quality and promote students' comprehensive quality development.
3. Encourage teachers to update their teaching concepts and improve their teaching ability. Using the key of "life" to solve the problem of English classroom teaching efficiency.
4. Through the implementation of project research, cultivate students' active learning attitude and ability, learn to cooperate with others, practice and adjust themselves in study and life, explore learning ability, cultivate students to live in study and learn in life, and lay a good quality foundation for their lifelong learning and development.
5. Through case study, some teaching suggestions of life-oriented classroom can be obtained, which can provide useful reference for teachers and promote the improvement of teachers' teaching level.
Research content of verb (abbreviation of verb)
English classroom is a classroom for teachers and students. The classroom surrounded by walls is a physical space where teachers and students study, discuss, explore and sublimate together. We are facing primary school students. As adults, teachers should try their best to strengthen the connection between English and life in English classroom teaching, so as to make teaching content, teaching activities and teaching evaluation close to students' lives, thus changing students' learning methods, truly making classroom teaching a life that students like and truly enriching students' lives.
1, enriching the content of English classroom life
2. Enrich the forms of Chinese classroom life.
3. Improve the evaluation of English classroom life.
4. Study on the evaluation of life-oriented English teaching in primary schools.
5. Research on effective strategies of English life in primary schools.
6. Study on the life-oriented teaching mode of English in primary schools.
7. Research on the design of life-oriented English teaching activities in primary schools.
Research methods and steps of intransitive verbs
Research strategy
1, create a free classroom life atmosphere
2, mobilize the existing life experience to learn.
3. Multi-dimensional cooperation between teachers and students.
4. Improve the quality of classroom teaching.
5. Create scenes with various media.
6. Explore various evaluation methods.
(2) Research object: In view of the diversity of the research content of this topic, we choose two grades from the whole school by combining decentralized research with centralized discussion, and combining point experiment with face promotion, and at the same time establish corresponding experimental classes and teachers, summarize and promote the phased research results in time, and gradually enrich and form the theoretical system of life-oriented English teaching in primary schools.
(3) Research methods:
1, literature method
Collect and study the domestic and foreign literature about the life of Chinese teaching, so as to make the connotation and extension of the research more abundant, clear and scientific. Strive for a breakthrough and improvement on the basis of the existing research level.
2. Action research methods
Organize teachers to enrich their own theories, clarify the research objectives of this topic, and carry out daily research activities. Explore the good methods of daily Chinese classroom teaching, so that students can enjoy learning. At the same time, we will carry out teaching evaluation activities and sub-topic discussion activities of primary school English classroom teaching research, invite experts to guide, sum up experience, find problems and improve the research level.
3. Questionnaire method
In the project implementation stage, students are informed of the implementation effect of the project through questionnaires and tests, and the research methods are adjusted in time according to the results.
4, experience summary method
In the process of project implementation, according to the research focus, the gains and losses of the research are summarized.
Seven. Steps and timing of the study.
The research on the experimental topic of life-oriented English teaching in primary schools will take one year to complete, and the relevant research content is carried out intermittently, not in isolation, and is roughly divided into three stages:
1, preparation stage (September 2009 -2009 10)
Earnestly study the new curriculum standards, understand the trends of relevant courses at home and abroad, objectively analyze the gains and losses of the research on life-oriented English teaching in primary schools, solicit opinions extensively, discuss topics, formulate and improve the project plan, do a good job in project examination and report, and do a good job in opening arguments.
2. Implementation stage (2009,11-2010,6)
Formulate phased implementation plans, organize teachers to focus on action research, and form phased results.
Accumulate.
3. Summarize the improvement stages (20 10, 7-20 10, 8)
Summarize the research work, write the research report, complete the appraisal and show the results.
Eight. Form of expected results and research results
Experimental report, scientific research paper, teaching plan, classroom teaching.
IX. Condition Analysis of Research Project
1. Primary English has a certain teaching foundation in our school, and students have a strong interest in learning English. Therefore, there is great room for the research on the topic of "Life-oriented English Teaching in Primary Schools".
2. The school has always held a positive attitude towards offering English courses in primary schools. They attach great importance to primary school students' mastery of English. The leaders of our school are also very enthusiastic about the research of this topic, and they have participated in discussions and research many times, which is the strong backing of the research.
Our school has a strong team of English teachers. English teachers in our school are all professionally trained primary school English teachers with strong research spirit, innovative ability and teaching practice ability. We can strengthen the management and guidance of English subject experiments, make English teaching and research institutions sound, and make English subject researchers perform their duties, cooperate and promote each other.
Nowadays, parents regard their children's study as a major event, especially English plays an important role in today's education. Of course, they are willing to actively cooperate with their teachers in the research of the subject, which provides a factual basis for the investigation of the subject.
X. Information and division of labor of study groups
Guo research group leader
In this study, I am responsible for organizing the work, formulating the overall research plan, experimental research plans at various stages, and writing investigation reports and conclusion reports.
Zheng Luna, member of the research group.
In this study, I am responsible for the experiment, making questionnaires and test scales, and writing experimental research reports at various stages.
The collection and arrangement of project data, the analysis and processing of data, the investigation and test of English practical ability, and the research and experiment of educational countermeasures are all carried out by the whole team.
Participants in this project have sufficient time to participate in the whole research process and complete the research work.