初中英语阅读教学及人文培养.pptVIP

A Lecture on Junior Middle School English Reading Instruction (Humanistic Cultivation)By: Wilson Kong/孔维晟 Contents The two approaches Current problems Reading comprehension goals under NCS Instructional strategies Tactics to be used -- intensive reading vs. extensive reading -- oral reading and silent reading -- skimming and scanning -- word guess and use of dictionary -- open questions and closed questions -- gist, detailed, and inference questions -- a case study (Humanistic cultivation) Two Current Instructional Approaches Bottom-up approach: --from words, phrases, to sentences, and discourses Top-down approach: --first discourse reading and understanding with help of accumulated knowledge, then to details Pros and Cons of the Bottom-up Approach Pros --helpful in language points learning --helpful in memorisation strengthening Cons: --hindering discourse comprehension --too much dependent on dictionary --less interesting Pros and Cons of the Top-down Approach Pros --helpful in discourse comprehension --helpful in reading skills cultivation --more efficient Cons: --easy to neglect language points input --too much dependent on dictionary Some Current Problems in Junior Middle School English Reading Classroom (I) Teaching ideology not in pace with time, with change --imparting linguistic knowledge rather than cultivating reading ability --cramming instead of interacting --following tradition while neglecting innovation Some Current Problems in Junior Middle School English Reading Classroom (II) Pedagogical methodology and means falling behind --reading material either intensified or generalised, a split of intensive and extensive reading --boring instructional model: e.g. from lead in, to fast reading, to careful reading, to discussion Some Current Problems in Junior Middle School English Reading Classroom (III) Supplementary reading materials limited to textbooks --extensive reading is crucial to help students widen their vocabulary Some Current Problems in Jun