2014年英语硕士答辩.pptVIP

Needs Analysis of Countryside High School Students for English Textbook 指导老师： 答辩人： Organization of the Paper Chapter One Introduction Chapter Two Literature Review Chapter Three Methodology Chapter Four Results Chapter Five Discussion Conclusion Background 1. The main focus of curriculum reform is the teaching material. 2. The formulation and reform of textbook should first take learners’ needs into consideration. 3. Great gaps can be found between the textbook in-use and countryside students’ English proficiency. Present Situation in the countryside: Start English learning later; Bad learning conditions; Less professional English teachers; Lack of communication context 4. Needs analysis is virtually non-exist in elementary and secondary stages, especially for students in the countryside. Research Significance Aims to exlplore countryside students’ needs for English textbook in content and structure. Once these needs are identified, they will encourage more teachers and administrators to show more concern for students’ needs and devote more time and energy to the development of school-based textbook and thus inspire students’ great motivation to learn English. Literature Review Needs Analysis Berwick(1989) refers “need” to “a gap or measurable discrepancy between a current state of affairs and a desired future state”. Needs analysis is “the process of determining the needs for which a learner or group of learners require a language and arranging the needs according to priorities”. ---Richards, Platt J. Needs analysis is, by its very nature, a pragmatic activity based on highly localized situation. -----Tarone and Yule(1989) 2. Criteria on Textbook Evaluation A general review of criteria proposed by Hu