给一个语言支点,展一片语言天空 ——“课堂剧”在小学英语教学中的有效运用
Season says: “ Hello, I have four children. They are spring, summer, fall, and winter. They are not the same. They like different things and weather. Spring is warm. She likes grass and flowers. Summer is hot. He likes swimming. Fall is cool. She likes fruits. Winter is cold. He is a naughty boy. He likes playing with snow. They are good children. I love them.
Spring says: “I am warm. I am nice and warm. The bees love me, because I give them the flowers.”
Summer says: “ I am very hot. I am sunny and hot. The sea loves me, because many friends swim in the sea.”
Fall says: “I am cool. I’m windy and cool. The trees love me, because the leaves
are colourful.”
Winter says: “I’m very, very cold. I am snowy and cold. The children love me, because they can play with snow.”
由此可见,针对新课标理念,强调让学生主动参与到教学过程中,因为强调过程就是要给学生进行探索和体验留出时间和空间,如上面的课堂剧语篇中,教师先扮演season角色,目的让学生在探索和体验中有效地提高感悟能力,在引导他们感悟语言同时,还需要引发学生用英语思考的习惯,所以巧用 Let’s read & Story创编课堂剧,培养学生用英语思维的习惯将达到良好的效果。
四.善用单元目标创编课堂剧,提高学生综合语言运用能力
创编剧本是一个比较好的锻炼学生综合语言运用能力的机会。一千个观众会有一千个哈姆雷特;一个相同的素材,同样会诞生出一千个莎士比亚。只要教师给学生一个比较适合的引子,学生创编课堂剧的才能就会得到充分发挥。以 PEP Book 8 Unit 3 & Unit 4为例, 这两个单元的单元目标是What did you do? Did you ---? Where did you go? How did you go there?四个问句及其相应的答句。笔者设计了以下一个课堂剧,假设我们班的同学Ben 和John昨天到超市做了不光彩的事——偷东西,要求其两人到教室外“串通口供”(提示围绕3-4单元的单元目标进行准备),向警方描述相关的事情。教室内的其他学生则扮演“警察”,对他们进行“审讯”,先让Ben进来“受审”,然后是John,看他们的“口供”是否吻合。在笔者的引导下,同学们用了如下问题来“审讯”Ben 和John:Where did you go last night? Did you go-----? How did you go there? Did you take a bus there? Which bus did you take? What did you do there? Did you (do)---? 这样的“审讯”充分发挥了学生的想象力,并促使他们积极开动脑筋,组织语言进行“提审”。这些问题没有标准答案,回答只要合乎逻辑就行。这能很好地锻炼学生综合语言运用能力。
如笔者在教授PEP Book 5 Unit 4后,教师就可以鼓励学生利用重点句型 “What can you do? I can ---- “及短语do the dishes\ sweep the floor\ put away the clothes\make the bed等改编《白雪公主和七个小矮人》《老鼠开会》的剧情,以锻炼学生综合语言运用能力。
综上所述,采用课堂片段剧组织Let’s learn教学,活用Let’s try 的插图和
Let’s talk 的对话创编课堂短剧,巧用 Let’s read & Story创编课堂剧,善用单元目标创编课堂剧,从而让课堂教学变成自然的语言情境,使语言教学和语言运用相辅相成,既实用且有效地提高学生创造性语言的运用能力,又激发学生学习英语的兴趣,提高了课堂教学质量的有效性。
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