English teaching methodology 【英语教学法讲义】.doc

English teaching methodology Chapter one An introduction to this course Teaching aims: 1.Introduce the course.2.Setting the demands.3.Introduce the textbookTeaching procedures:The opening of this courseAs learners of English, and as teachers-to-be, we are members of an established worldwide profession. As Richards (1985:1) reminds us, the current status of English has turned a significant percentage of the worlds population into part-time users or learners of English. Now we are learners of English, in the near future, willingly or unwillingly, well be English teachers. Whats the aim of this course English teaching methodology is a course aiming at developing future English teachers. This aim is clear enough. You may say you dont want to be a teacher for various reasons, but that doesnt mean you need not to take this course. This is a required course for your major. You can not change it with you will. So if the mountain doesnt walk to you, why not walk to the mountain If you cant change the environment, why not change yourself Besides, Im sure this course will help you a lot in your future career life. You can not decide that something is not useful to you just because you dont like it. I remember I have told you that the distance between a student and a teacher is not just the few steps between you and me. You are facing your teachers everyday, but that does not mean you can be a qualified teacher naturally. You need to learn a lot about teaching. There are so many regular jobs a teacher has to do before and after he or she stands here. A teacher has to know some teaching and learning theory, some teaching methods to base his teaching on. He has to know how to plan a lesson, how manage his classroom, how to teach various language skills, how to do research besides teaching, how to evaluate his teaching and his teaching materials. This course will also help you to become a better learner by helping you to be a teacher. We will learn a lot about teaching as