English learning values. English courses open the door for students to understand the world, different cultures, different languages and different ways of thinking. In English teaching, teachers should let students know the essence, expression, way of thinking and cultural background of this language, let students further understand the value of English learning, and remind students to avoid the disadvantages of studying only for exams or paying attention to vocabulary and expression.
Views on English learning resources. When many teachers encounter the problem that there is a big gap between the teaching content and the actual level of students, there are two main solutions. One is to reduce the reading and learning of texts and concentrate on learning the language knowledge in textbooks; The second is to find extracurricular teaching materials that meet the actual level of students. This method of teaching English only by textbooks leads to students' lack of interest in English learning and low efficiency. Many students give up English learning in senior high school because the language knowledge, reading pleasure and reading strategies acquired by students in intensive reading texts are very limited, and inefficient learning makes students have no confidence and interest in continuing to learn English.
In a sense, extensive reading is even more important than intensive reading. English teachers should supplement the teaching materials with rich teaching resources, such as English songs, original English movies and interesting English stories. Use English reading, movie imitation show, English drama performance and other interesting activities to stimulate students' interest in listening and reading English independently.
View of English learning practice. English teachers should make students understand that language knowledge is not acquired from vocabulary and grammar memory in isolation, and listening, speaking, reading and writing activities are the carriers of language knowledge learning and promotion. Teachers should design various listening, speaking, reading and writing activities in daily teaching, so that students can have various opportunities and experiences of language practice, gain more opportunities of language knowledge in the process of listening, speaking, reading and writing, and experience the fun of language communication in the process of speaking and writing. This will help students to improve their interest in English practice, and then understand the practical significance of English learning.
Guide students to follow the learning rules and accumulate effectively.
Teachers should guide students to understand the general rules of English learning and make them realize that language learning is progressive and continuous. The formation of language ability needs a relatively long-term process of accumulation, practice and application. The accumulation and practice of pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar knowledge is a necessary prerequisite for learning English well, and English learning cannot rely on "shortcuts", "tricks" or "exam-taking skills". Extensive extracurricular reading is an effective way to improve English. If students don't have rich reading experience, it is difficult to understand the reading content in a specific context simply by relying on the knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and syntactic structure, and it is also difficult to express rich information in rich language in writing. Without a lot of language contact, analysis, understanding and judgment, students cannot judge and understand new words and syntax in a short time.
Teachers should guide students to understand the "qualitative" changes brought about by the accumulation of "quantity" in English learning, and guide students to accumulate effectively through study notes in the classroom learning process. At present, English teaching in many middle schools can't guide students to record their behavior in class, and many students can't record their learning points, which leads to confusion. Sometimes students write in books, sometimes in exercise books. The exam is coming, because there is no review basis and the review process is neglected, students will feel that there are too many English learning contents and they don't know where to start reviewing. Many students have notebooks, but they don't know how to take notes effectively and how to use them effectively. Therefore, English teachers should make students become clear learners, know why to remember, how to remember, and how to use notes, so that students can accumulate effectively.
In addition to learning accumulation in class, teachers should also guide students to pay attention to accumulation in extracurricular learning. For example, a junior high school English teacher, according to students' personal hobbies, guides students to accumulate personal characteristics in a notebook once a week, so that students can copy and paste their favorite English poems and appreciate American literature. The related extended reading content is also "copy that can be copied and cut", and students are encouraged to copy or cut and paste notes. Extracurricular accumulation is an important guarantee for students to change from "quantity" to "quality".
Guide students to plan their time reasonably and improve their learning efficiency
Because English learning is not as effective as other subjects in the short term, many students lack the consciousness and ability to plan their extracurricular English learning time. Many middle school students can't correctly understand the rules of English learning, lack of effective time arrangement, lack of extra-curricular learning accumulation and low learning efficiency. For example, many science students do math problems after class. They think mathematics is an activity with high IQ. They only read English when they are tired or can't speak clearly, but they often fall asleep while reading English. Liberal arts students say it's no good to recite words awake. English teachers need to guide this kind of misunderstanding accumulated after class from two aspects: first, guide students to make full use of scattered time. Many students think that science study needs a whole block of time to calculate and practice, which is more effective. This concept of valuing science over English depends on the improvement of English learning effect. English teachers should guide students to learn how to use their spare time. For example, they can spend 10 to 15 minutes reading short articles or reviewing memorizing vocabulary between assignments in different subjects. In this way, there is at least half an hour of effective English learning time every day. Secondly, we should guide students to allocate time reasonably. For students who are willing to spend time learning English, the teacher should guide them to spend about half an hour reviewing and reading texts and extracurricular essays every day. It is best to read aloud for 10 minutes to enhance their sense of language, rather than simply reviewing and memorizing words. This can help students avoid the confusion of spending time learning English without getting high grades.
In order to improve the effectiveness of English teaching, English teachers should take guiding students' English learning concepts and behaviors as an important teaching goal, rather than simply teaching the contents of textbooks. To this end, teachers should keenly capture the misunderstanding of students' learning concepts and behaviors and guide them in time. Teachers can also guide students' ideas and learning behavior through English learning theme class meetings or theme exchange meetings. For example, a teacher held a theme exchange meeting on "Talking about English Learning", and the contents discussed included English learning puzzles, problems and effective learning methods and strategies. In this kind of activity, the communication between students is more valuable. Teachers can focus on inviting students with good English learning effects to introduce effective learning methods and strategies, which is more effective than teachers' simple explanation and introduction. In addition, teachers should constantly develop their own English teaching knowledge and strategies, so as to effectively guide students to form a correct understanding of English learning rules, guide students to form reasonable and effective learning behaviors, and improve learning results.