高中英语阅读教学教师提问技能浅析(1)(2)
2016-08-08 01:00
导读：2.1 Definition of teachers’ questioning Questioning is an effective teaching technique in reading class. There is a long history of studying questions in general education. More than 2000 years ago,
2.1 Definition of teachers’ questioning
Questioning is an effective teaching technique in reading class. There is a long history of studying questions in general education. More than 2000 years ago, questioning had attracted the educators’ attention. Confucian in China promoted eliciting teaching and Socrates advocated a talk-and-answer method, which are all meaningful in education today. In 1912, American scholar Steven was the first to introduce classical research in classroom questioning. He suggested that classroom teaching is actually a circle of ask-and-answer activity. Researchers show that during a career in the classroom, a typical teacher will ask about one and a half million questions.
So what’s teachers’ questioning? “In classroom settings, teachers’ questions are defined as instructional cues and stimuli that convey to students the content elements to be learned and directions for what they are to do and how they are to do it. Questions enable teachers to engage students in higher levels of cognition or, more specifically, critical thinking. ”[1] Through questioning, teachers enable students to engage in the class, getting specific information, understanding the purposes of the text and savoring the beauty of the text, which lead to reach goals of teaching in reading. At the same time, in the ask-and-answer process, communication between teachers and students is frequent, which undoubtedly give students more chances to use target language.
2.2 The Importance of questioning in reading class
“According to Larry A. Harris
