中学英语语法教学(1)(5)
2015-07-21 01:37
导读：As the important part of the foreign language teaching, grammar teaching has two common problems for a long time. One is that unsatisfactory effect. In the class, it seems that the teacher has explain
As the important part of the foreign language teaching, grammar teaching has two common problems for a long time. One is that unsatisfactory effect. In the class, it seems that the teacher has explained the grammar rules clearly, and students has understood the rules distinctly, and they can do all exercises; however, they cannot prevent from making many mistakes when they are talking or writing. This phenomenon of that learners cannot make full use of the knowledge in the class in their real life, it was called “inert knowledge”. Moreover, the other problem of grammar teaching is that, a lot of students feel dull when they learn grammar rules. [9] Pf4 Few students sustain their enthusiasm for learning when the lesson focuses on the parts of language. Indeed, when students are asked to shift from a communicative activity, to say, a grammar exercise, there is often an audible response of displeasure.
5.2 The problem of China ’s grammar teaching
After the publication of The New Standard of English Lesson, people have found the demerits of China’s English grammar teaching.
As for Chinese, the grammar teaching is inclined to “five recognition, five underestimate”. It is that, mind knowledge teaching, underestimate skill; mind clear explanation, underestimate repetitive practice; mind written practice, underestimate oral practice; mind grammar analysis, underestimate grammar usage. [10] p189
5.3 The reason of the problem
In China, students’ duty is to pass the university entrance examination. What
determines their destiny is the mark of their written examination. So, in the English examination, students who learn grammar rules well can get the high mark. Therefore, for a long time, teachers just pay all attention to the grammar rules and grammar pattern. Lots of teachers use translation method and deductive method in grammar teaching. But these kind of methods are often criticized because,1)It teaches grammar in an isolated way; 2)Little attention is paid to meaning;3)The practice is often mechanical.[11]p63 Although these two kind of methods may help to increase students’ confidence in those examinations which are written with accuracy as the main criterion of success, it neglects students’ communicative ability. During the teaching procedure, teachers consider each grammar pattern as a unit and do not focus on whose sentence’s teaching. It brings the result that students hate the dull grammar learning. All these bring so many problems of China’s English grammar teaching.[12]P95
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6. Traditional Statements of Grammar And Its Learning And Teaching
6.1 Traditional conceptions of grammar
(1) Grammar is an area of knowledge: Knowledge about the language system and knowledge of how to use the language.
(2) When people say something is grammatical, they mean that it is accurate.
(3) Grammar has to do with rules. “Grammar and rules”, they often provide students with security, something to hold onto. They provide useful guidance about how a language is structured.
(4) Grammar is arbitrary. Speakers use their knowledge of grammar for particular reasons. Grammatical resources are limited and precious. They are distributed in a nonarbitrary manner.
