英语专业毕业论文 Using Stick Figures in Middle School English Vocabulary Teaching and Learning.docVIP

Using Stick Figures in Middle School English Vocabulary Teaching and Learning by Lu Yan Fei School of Foreign Languages Qujing Normal University December, 20 Acknowledgements This thesis originates from four years’ study at School of Foreign Languages at Qujing Normal University. Upon the completion of this thesis, I would like to express my great and heartfelt gratitude to all those who have contributed to this thesis either directly or indirectly. My greatest debt goes to my supervisor Professor Mo Qiong for her insightful suggestions that contribute to the framework of this thesis. She spared a lot of time from her busy schedule to read the different versions of the manuscript and gave advice for improvement. To her, I owe much more than words. Special thanks go to all the other teachers at school of foreign languages of Qujing Normal University. During the four years’ study, I benefited a great deal from their teaching and enlightening lectures. My gratitude also goes to my classmates and roommates. They gave me much encouragement and support. I would like to thank my family, for their spiritual and financial support. Finally, my thanks go to those who have devoted much time to reading this thesis and given me much advice, which will benefit me in my future study and work. Abstract vocabulary plays a vital and fundamental role in middle schools’ English course. Middle school students must acquire large numbers of words and establish a firm vocabulary fundamental so that they can study or develop English course deeply. In traditional vocabulary teaching, teachers always adopt the vocabulary translation to tell students the meaning of the words and let students remember them. Besides, teachers explain the words all the time, which make students tired and lose interesting to vocabulary teaching. Students often memory words in short term instead of understanding and remember them efficiently. Students have be in a passive, negative and inflexible way to memory