(完整版)《英语教学法》Unit_1_Language_and_Learning.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 3 Unit 1 Language and Learning 1.Teaching Aims: To discuss some general matters about language learning and teaching, such as common views on language and language learning, qualities of a good language teacher.2.Teaching Content:1) How do we learn language?2) Views on language3) Views on language learning4) What is good language teacher?5) How can one become a good language teacher?6) An overview of the book3.Teaching Procedures:1) Information about language and language learning Three views about the nature of language: There are many possible theoretical positions about the nature of language. Here are three different views which explicitly or implicitly is reflected in current approaches to language learning. A. The structural view of languageThe structural view of language is that language is a system of structurally related elements for the transmission of meaning. a. These elements are usually described as phonological units (phonemes) ? grammatical units (phrases, clauses, sentences) ? grammatical operations (adding, shifting, joining or transforming elements) ? lexical items (function words and structure words) b. Target of language learning The target of language learning, in the structural view, is the mastery of elements of this system. c. Methods based on this view Some of the language learning methods based on this view of language are:? the Audiolingual method ? Total Physical Response ? the Silent WayB. The communicative view of languageThe communicative, or functional view of language is the view that language is a vehicle for the expression of functional meaning. The semantic and communicative dimensions of language are more emphasized than the grammatical characteristics, although these are also included.a. Here are some of the areas of research in this view of language: sociolinguistics ; pragmatics ; semantics b. Target of language learning : The target of language learning is to learn to express communic