IV. How Can a Chinese Teacher of English Succeed in Oral English Classes
To succeed in oral English classes, a Chinese teacher of English should first change his/her concept of "teaching" oral English. Oral English learning is mainly a matter of practice but not a matter of teaching. This is to say, the use of language is more important than knowing about the usage of language. Students should be given enough time to communicate with each other in authentic situations.
When the teacher realizes this, he/she will try to make oral English classes activity oriented and student centered. What he/she focuses his/her attention on will be how to encourage the students to speak English more often and more fluently.
The teacher may guide the students to do some pair work or group discussions, but if they are not interested in the topic, if they have little knowledge about the topic, or if they lack the means of expressing themselves in English, they may fail in communication.
Here are some techniques and methods that are essential for a Chinese teacher of English to employ in successful classroom activities:
The first time a teacher meets his/her students, he/she should try in some way to get to know about their interests so that he/she may find some interesting topics for discussion, and so that the students may feel that the teacher is interested in each of them which allows for a better relationship between the teacher and the students to be established. This may be done by asking each individual to make a short talk or by designing a questionnaire, in which one can get some detailed information about each student's likes and dislikes in their college life, their attitude towards certain social problems, and their problems in study and life, etc. It seems that the latter is a better choice because in this way one can keep the answers for a long time and refer to them whenever there is a need.
As for the use of textbooks, Chinese teachers of English should learn from some native English speakers: just ask the students to go through them by themselves before class so that they can do some situation practice or role-play in class. In preparing for the role-play, it is necessary for the teacher to create some "information gap" exercises. This may be achieved by giving each student a role card so that each may know what to do himself without knowing anything about some other role. To make sure that the students use the expressions they are supposed to use, the teacher may write them on the blackboard. This may help them to use the expected expressions.
When asking for "free conversation" work, the teacher should make sure that the students know how to express their ideas in English, otherwise they can not carry it out. To do this, the teacher may encourage students to form small groups according to their different interests to do some extracurricular activities. For example, there may be a sports group, a music group, a current events group, a social problems group, a school life problems group, a study method research group, a drama group, a western culture study group, or even a fashion group, etc. They are supposed to collect some reading material on a specific aspect in their everyday reading of newspapers or magazines in English and do some reports of their extracurricular activities every time they meet in class. They may do some different things in their extracurricular activities, such as making up dialogues, conversations, or discussions or debates, or they may just simply discuss some of the latest news. This can really help them in working independently and in speaking more in English. When the students are interested in the topic and some of them have got some knowledge about the topic they are given, they can have real practice of oral English. And as time goes on, they will get used to learning from each other instead of referring to a Chinese-English dictionary.
To get students familiar with Western culture, a teacher may create some situational contexts or employ role-play games for the students to experience this culture and know its difference in comparison with their own.
A teacher himself/herself should have as wide a range of knowledge about Western culture as possible. There are many festivals in Western world and the teacher can celebrate together these festivals with the students in the way they are observed in the West.
It's necessary for a Chinese teacher of English to make good use of audio and visual aids. The most common audio aid may be radio. For freshmen, they may be asked to listen to Special English Programs of VOA every day and retell in class anything they find interesting. If it is available, students may be shown some video English teaching programs, or some famous original version of Western films. These will help the students with pronunciation and intonation and enlarge their knowledge about Western culture.
To help students speak accurately, it's important for the teach
IV. How Can a Chinese Teacher of English Succeed in Oral English ClassesTo succeed in oral English classes, a Chinese teacher of English should first change his/her concept of "teaching" oral English. Oral English learning is mainly a matter of practice but not a matter of teaching. This is to say, the use of language is more important than knowing about the usage of language. Students should be given enough time to communicate with each other in authentic situations.When the teacher realizes this, he/she will try to make oral English classes activity oriented and student centered. What he/she focuses his/her attention on will be how to encourage the students to speak English more often and more fluently.The teacher may guide the students to do some pair work or group discussions, but if they are not interested in the topic, if they have little knowledge about the topic, or if they lack the means of expressing themselves in English, they may fail in communication.Here are some techniques and methods that are essential for a Chinese teacher of English to employ in successful classroom activities:The first time a teacher meets his/her students, he/she should try in some way to get to know about their interests so that he/she may find some interesting topics for discussion, and so that the students may feel that the teacher is interested in each of them which allows for a better relationship between the teacher and the students to be established. This may be done by asking each individual to make a short talk or by designing a questionnaire, in which one can get some detailed information about each student's likes and dislikes in their college life, their attitude towards certain social problems, and their problems in study and life, etc. It seems that the latter is a better choice because in this way one can keep the answers for a long time and refer to them whenever there is a need.As for the use of textbooks, Chinese teachers of English should learn from some native English speakers: just ask the students to go through them by themselves before class so that they can do some situation practice or role-play in class. In preparing for the role-play, it is necessary for the teacher to create some "information gap" exercises. This may be achieved by giving each student a role card so that each may know what to do himself without knowing anything about some other role. To make sure that the students use the expressions they are supposed to use, the teacher may write them on the blackboard. This may help them to use the expected expressions.When asking for "free conversation" work, the teacher should make sure that the students know how to express their ideas in English, otherwise they can not carry it out. To do this, the teacher may encourage students to form small groups according to their different interests to do some extracurricular activities. For example, there may be a sports group, a music group, a current events group, a social problems group, a school life problems group, a study method research group, a drama group, a western culture study group, or even a fashion group, etc. They are supposed to collect some reading material on a specific aspect in their everyday reading of newspapers or magazines in English and do some reports of their extracurricular activities every time they meet in class. They may do some different things in their extracurricular activities, such as making up dialogues, conversations, or discussions or debates, or they may just simply discuss some of the latest news. This can really help them in working independently and in speaking more in English. When the students are interested in the topic and some of them have got some knowledge about the topic they are given, they can have real practice of oral English. And as time goes on, they will get used to learning from each other instead of referring to a Chinese-English dictionary.
To get students familiar with Western culture, a teacher may create some situational contexts or employ role-play games for the students to experience this culture and know its difference in comparison with their own.
A teacher himself/herself should have as wide a range of knowledge about Western culture as possible. There are many festivals in Western world and the teacher can celebrate together these festivals with the students in the way they are observed in the West.
It's necessary for a Chinese teacher of English to make good use of audio and visual aids. The most common audio aid may be radio. For freshmen, they may be asked to listen to Special English Programs of VOA every day and retell in class anything they find interesting. If it is available, students may be shown some video English teaching programs, or some famous original version of Western films. These will help the students with pronunciation and intonation and enlarge their knowledge about Western culture.
To help students speak accurately, it's important for the teach
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