英语教学法 全套课件.pptx

Unit 1Language and Language LearningI. The Nature of LanguageWhat is language?Textbook P307 AppendixLanguage is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication.1. Language is a system.2. Language is arbitrary.3. Language is vocal.4. Language is for human communication. 参见: 刘润清所著 《论大学英语教学》 Chapter 1II. Views on languageStructural view Functional view Interactional viewTextbook PP3-4 Structural view: Language is a linguistic system made up of various subsystems: phonology, morphology, lexicology and syntactics. To learn a language is to learn its vocabulary and structural rules.(P3)Ferdiand de Saussure(1857-1913 )Functional view: Language is a linguistic system as well as a means for doing things. Learners learn a language in order to be able to do things with it (use it). To perform functions, learners need to know how to combine the grammatical rules and the vocabulary to express notions that perform the functions.(P3)Interactional view: Language is a communicative tool to build up and maintain social relations between people. Learners need to know the rules of a language and where, when and how it is appropriate to use them.(P3)Attention Your view of language determines your way of teaching.What will be your focus in teaching?Structural view– knowledge: vocabulary and grammar (sentence patterns)Functional view– communicative categories, communicative ability (to be able to communicate)Interactional view– to communicate appropriately (communicative strategies, cultural awareness, etc.)ReflectionPlease reflect on your middle school English teachers’ classroom teaching and try to think about how they understand the nature of language.Reference Books:1. Johnson, K. An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching. 2000 Chapter 3.2.束定芳、庄智象的《现代外语教学—理论、实践与方法》PP193-194.3. Richards, J. Rogers, T.S. Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. (《语言教学路子与方法》1986)4. Howatt, A.P.R. A History of English Language Teaching. (《英语语言教学史》1984)III. Vi