張 娟
《普通高中英語(yǔ)課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)(2017年版)》將思維品質(zhì)列為英語(yǔ)學(xué)科的四項(xiàng)核心素養(yǎng)之一。思維品質(zhì)是指人的思維個(gè)性特征,反映其在思維的靈活性、敏捷性、系統(tǒng)性(邏輯性)、批判性、深刻性、獨(dú)創(chuàng)性等方面所表現(xiàn)的能力和水平(教育部 2018)。魯子問(wèn)(2016)認(rèn)為,課堂教學(xué)中發(fā)展學(xué)生思維品質(zhì)最便捷的方式是通過(guò)教師的提問(wèn)設(shè)計(jì)而實(shí)現(xiàn)。“追問(wèn)”作為課堂提問(wèn)的重要形式和教學(xué)指導(dǎo)策略之一,其對(duì)于學(xué)生思維品質(zhì)培養(yǎng)的促進(jìn)作用引起了學(xué)者和教師的關(guān)注與思考,許多教師對(duì)如何通過(guò)有效的課堂追問(wèn)培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的思維品質(zhì)進(jìn)行了深入探討。
追問(wèn)就是追根究底地問(wèn)。它是指在學(xué)生解答了教師預(yù)設(shè)的問(wèn)題后,教師再根據(jù)學(xué)生的回答有針對(duì)性地“二度提問(wèn)”,再次激活學(xué)生的思維,啟發(fā)其主動(dòng)質(zhì)疑,促進(jìn)其深入思考,從而培養(yǎng)其語(yǔ)言綜合運(yùn)用能力和思維能力。追問(wèn)有兩個(gè)含意:一是通過(guò)追問(wèn)將問(wèn)題不斷引向深入,以發(fā)展學(xué)生的思維;二是通過(guò)追問(wèn)一直將問(wèn)題引向?qū)W生的原有知識(shí)結(jié)構(gòu)或已有生活經(jīng)驗(yàn),使問(wèn)題得到徹底解決。它是課堂教學(xué)中對(duì)話策略的組成部分。
課堂追問(wèn)的理論基礎(chǔ)是互動(dòng)教學(xué)法。互動(dòng)教學(xué)法就是以師生、生生互動(dòng)為前提,讓學(xué)生在情景與對(duì)話中主動(dòng)、積極地進(jìn)行知識(shí)和意義構(gòu)建,充分激發(fā)他們的學(xué)習(xí)潛能、主動(dòng)性、創(chuàng)造性和探究問(wèn)疑的興趣,有助于培養(yǎng)他們的各種素質(zhì)和能力,幫助他們?nèi)姘l(fā)展。課堂追問(wèn)則是互動(dòng)教學(xué)法的進(jìn)一步細(xì)化,要求教師在互動(dòng)教學(xué)的提問(wèn)環(huán)節(jié)多下功夫,達(dá)到以問(wèn)題帶動(dòng)學(xué)生思維的目的,比互動(dòng)教學(xué)更細(xì)化、專(zhuān)業(yè)。課堂追問(wèn)是提問(wèn)環(huán)節(jié)的繼續(xù),但不是重復(fù),而是深化、提高,是在前次提問(wèn)基礎(chǔ)上的拓展和延伸。它注重學(xué)生思維的深度和廣度,這對(duì)培養(yǎng)其思維的深刻性、靈活性等品質(zhì)有著重要的作用?!读x務(wù)教育英語(yǔ)課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)(2011年版)》明確指出:“學(xué)習(xí)方式的轉(zhuǎn)變,意味著必須關(guān)注學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程和方法,關(guān)注學(xué)生用什么樣的手段和方法、通過(guò)什么樣的途徑獲得知識(shí)”(教育部 2012)。課堂追問(wèn)作為“過(guò)程關(guān)注”的一種手段,有著其他提問(wèn)技巧所沒(méi)有的優(yōu)越性。課堂追問(wèn)不僅能使學(xué)生保持注意力的集中、穩(wěn)定,激發(fā)他們積極思考,還能使學(xué)生從緊張到輕松,又從輕松到緊張,達(dá)到一張一弛的學(xué)習(xí)目的,提高學(xué)習(xí)效果。因此,在動(dòng)態(tài)的課堂教學(xué)過(guò)程中,教師需要根據(jù)課堂問(wèn)答、討論等活動(dòng)情況,對(duì)學(xué)生的思維作即時(shí)的點(diǎn)撥和疏導(dǎo)。特別是當(dāng)聽(tīng)了學(xué)生的回答,發(fā)現(xiàn)其認(rèn)識(shí)還是膚淺、片面、單一甚至是錯(cuò)誤時(shí),就應(yīng)緊追不舍再次提問(wèn),促使學(xué)生對(duì)原來(lái)的問(wèn)題進(jìn)行深入而縝密的思考,或由此及彼,或舉一反三,或由表及里,或由淺入深,直到理解變得更加準(zhǔn)確、全面、深刻為止。追問(wèn)毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)是促進(jìn)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)、實(shí)現(xiàn)有效學(xué)習(xí)的重要教學(xué)策略。有效追問(wèn)可以避免課堂隨意問(wèn)的現(xiàn)象出現(xiàn),有助于提高課堂教學(xué)效果及促進(jìn)教學(xué)目標(biāo)的達(dá)成,對(duì)培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的思維品質(zhì)及關(guān)注其學(xué)習(xí)的過(guò)程和方法都有重要意義。
然而,現(xiàn)在的英語(yǔ)課堂教學(xué)并沒(méi)有引起大多數(shù)教師對(duì)課堂提問(wèn)的質(zhì)量和有效性足夠的重視,更談不上深入研究。一些粗淺、沒(méi)有思維價(jià)值的“Yes or No”類(lèi)問(wèn)題充斥于課堂上,師生的互動(dòng)往往流于表面,教師高層級(jí)的提問(wèn)因缺乏追問(wèn)引導(dǎo)而得不到學(xué)生高思維含量的回應(yīng),教師或簡(jiǎn)單地否定、肯定,或不置可否,學(xué)生的思維難以被激活,課堂教學(xué)表面熱鬧,實(shí)際低效。上述現(xiàn)象均不利于學(xué)生思維品質(zhì)的培養(yǎng)。沃爾什和薩特斯(Walsh&Sattes,2017)認(rèn)為優(yōu)質(zhì)的提問(wèn)方式(quality questioning)與優(yōu)質(zhì)的問(wèn)題(quality questions)同等重要。因此,除了“問(wèn)什么”,教師還需要關(guān)注“怎么問(wèn)”,面對(duì)復(fù)雜多變的課堂實(shí)際須隨機(jī)應(yīng)變,有效引導(dǎo)學(xué)生深入思考,發(fā)展其各種思維能力(何曉東、蘭良平 2019)。
在初中英語(yǔ)課堂教學(xué)中,教師提問(wèn)后,學(xué)生對(duì)問(wèn)題的回答很多時(shí)候不夠清晰、完整、膚淺、零碎、片面和因缺乏遷移而較為僵化。此時(shí),教師應(yīng)抓住時(shí)機(jī)再次發(fā)問(wèn),促使學(xué)生就原來(lái)的問(wèn)題進(jìn)行深入而縝密的思考探究,盡力培養(yǎng)其思維的靈活性、邏輯性、敏捷性、深刻性、批判性和創(chuàng)造性。追問(wèn)有兩個(gè)外在特征:一是緊接著前一次提問(wèn);二是隨機(jī)性。追問(wèn)既有隨機(jī)性,又有偶然性,如何才能在最適宜的時(shí)機(jī)追問(wèn)就成了教師需要認(rèn)真對(duì)待的問(wèn)題。下面結(jié)合人教版新目標(biāo)《英語(yǔ)》(Go for it?。┱n堂教學(xué)實(shí)踐談初中英語(yǔ)課堂的有效追問(wèn)策略,把握有效的追問(wèn)時(shí)機(jī),實(shí)現(xiàn)通過(guò)追問(wèn)培養(yǎng)學(xué)生思維品質(zhì)的目的,進(jìn)而提高課堂教學(xué)效果。
靈活性是指思維活動(dòng)的靈活程度。其特點(diǎn)就是從不同角度、方向、方面能用多種方法解決問(wèn)題。思維靈活的人善于從不同角度思考問(wèn)題,能全面地分析問(wèn)題、思考問(wèn)題和解決問(wèn)題。課堂教學(xué)是在特定教育環(huán)境中實(shí)際發(fā)生的事情,而不都是理性上計(jì)劃了要發(fā)生的事。當(dāng)學(xué)生思考問(wèn)題觀點(diǎn)單一時(shí),教師要大膽打破預(yù)設(shè)的框架,進(jìn)行多元化的追問(wèn),撥動(dòng)學(xué)生思維的“琴弦”,拓展其思維的空間,讓其智慧的火花閃現(xiàn),幫助其表達(dá)出不同的觀點(diǎn)。在教學(xué)八年級(jí)(上)Unit 6 I'm going to study computer science.Section A關(guān)于夢(mèng)想的話題時(shí),教師進(jìn)行了以下追問(wèn):
T:Hello,S1.What's your dream?
S1:My dream is to be a boss and make a lot of money.
T:Really?That's very interesting.And your reason?
S1:I want to eat delicious food every day.
T:What else do you want to do with so much money?
S1:I want to buy everything I like.
T:What do you think of his idea,S2?
S2:I think it's great.I also want to have a lot of money,it's important in our daily life.
T:I agree,it's important,but is it the most important?What's your opinion,S3?
S3:I think so.Everyone likes money.
T:Wow!Money?Food?These three students have the same dream.But I think different people have different dreams,like Bill Gates,the richest man in the world.His dream is to help all the poor with his money.So if you have much money and delicious food,do you have any other dreams?(這樣的追問(wèn)既有舉例,又讓學(xué)生無(wú)路可退)
S2:Yes,my dream is to get a better education after high school.
S3:My dream is to be an inventor to make more useful things for human beings.
T:Great.We should have different dreams and make our contribution to society.
就在這時(shí),幾名學(xué)生提議再問(wèn)一次S1的夢(mèng)想,教師馬上追問(wèn):“Why don't you ask him by yourselves?”(師生活動(dòng)和生生活動(dòng)間的轉(zhuǎn)變)。于是,學(xué)生在此提議下追問(wèn)S1。(此時(shí),S1情感得到了升華,轉(zhuǎn)變了對(duì)錢(qián)的看法)。S1站起來(lái)說(shuō):“My dream is to be a great boss like Bill Gates,and I'll give my money to charity.”
在教學(xué)過(guò)程中,教師從不同角度追問(wèn),引導(dǎo)學(xué)生從不同角度回答問(wèn)題,改變了他們單一的思維方式,培養(yǎng)了其思維的靈活性。
邏輯性即系統(tǒng)性,是指思維活動(dòng)的有序程度,以及整合各類(lèi)不同信息的能力。當(dāng)學(xué)生面對(duì)一個(gè)話題因信息太多、太亂無(wú)頭緒而不知從何說(shuō)起的時(shí)候,教師需要利用環(huán)環(huán)相扣的問(wèn)題鏈幫助他們理清思路,引導(dǎo)他們層層思考,從而培養(yǎng)其思維的邏輯性和嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)性。
在教學(xué)八年級(jí)(上)Unit 1 Where did you go on vacation?的旅游日記寫(xiě)作時(shí),教師進(jìn)行了以下追問(wèn),幫助學(xué)生理順寫(xiě)作思路,整合各類(lèi)信息。
T:Hello,S1,how was your summer vacation?
S1:It was great.
T:Oh,I'm glad you had a wonderful vacation.Did you go anywhere for vacation?
S1:I went to Qiandao Lake.
T:Qiandao Lake?What do you think of this place?
S1:It's a beautiful place.
T:Did you go with anyone?
S1:Yes.
T:Who did you go with?
S1:I went there with my parents.
T:And how did you go there?
S1:We went there by car.
T:How was the weather there?
S1:It was sunny.
T:What did you do there?
S1:I drove a motorboat.
T:Wow!Sounds great!
T:What else did you do?
S1:Er,um.(Thinking).(學(xué)生在不知說(shuō)什么的時(shí)候,教師的追問(wèn)須是學(xué)生感興趣或是有充分把握其做過(guò)的事情)
T:Did you take any photos?
S1:Yes,I did.
T:Oh,did you swim in Qiandao Lake?
S1(laugh):No,I didn't.
T:So what else did you do?S2,do you have any questions to ask him?(教師把主動(dòng)權(quán)交給學(xué)生,讓學(xué)生追問(wèn),由師生活動(dòng)轉(zhuǎn)為生生活動(dòng))?
S2:Yes.Did you taste any special food?
S1:Yes,I tasted the fish head from Qiandao Lake.
T:S3,do you want to know anything about his trip?
S3:Yes.What do you think of the dish?
S1:It's very hot,but really delicious.(students laugh)
T:Really?I will try it if possible next time.What did you like best about this place?
S1:The beautiful scenery and people there.They are really friendly.
T:Wow!You even make me want to go there.(students laugh)Did everyone have a good time?
S1:Yes,we did.
T:Good,everything was excellent.You said you took some photos there,please show us later.Do you want to go there again next time?
S1:Yeah,everything seemed nice to me during this trip.(students laugh)
一開(kāi)始,學(xué)生對(duì)于寫(xiě)旅游日記似乎無(wú)從下手,且外出旅游活動(dòng)比較多,導(dǎo)致思緒混亂,不知從何說(shuō)起。這時(shí)教師選擇其中一名學(xué)生,對(duì)其假期旅游展開(kāi)層層追問(wèn),在勾起學(xué)生思緒的同時(shí),促進(jìn)其對(duì)信息進(jìn)行整合梳理,建構(gòu)清晰的寫(xiě)作思路,有效地培養(yǎng)了思維的邏輯性。在問(wèn)旅游中的活動(dòng)時(shí),教師還運(yùn)用了多元追問(wèn)法,除了師生問(wèn)答,還組織生生問(wèn)答,這樣,更激發(fā)了其他學(xué)生的好奇心和學(xué)習(xí)興趣,讓他們感受到自己不僅是課堂上的聆聽(tīng)者,還是課堂上的主體參與者。
思維的敏捷性是指思維活動(dòng)的速度,它反映了智力的敏銳程度,是指思維在一定時(shí)間內(nèi)由內(nèi)向外發(fā)散出來(lái)的數(shù)量和對(duì)外界刺激物作出反應(yīng)的速度,是思維過(guò)程的速度問(wèn)題。
在初中英語(yǔ)課堂提問(wèn)中經(jīng)常會(huì)遇到一些學(xué)生一時(shí)半會(huì)兒想不到答案的情況,特別是在公開(kāi)課上,這樣的局面往往會(huì)導(dǎo)致整個(gè)課堂氣氛十分尷尬,這就要求教師有機(jī)智的頭腦和隨機(jī)應(yīng)變的能力,化難為簡(jiǎn)地追問(wèn)。如教師在教學(xué)與萬(wàn)圣節(jié)相關(guān)內(nèi)容時(shí)就遇到過(guò)這樣的問(wèn)題。因?yàn)樗莻€(gè)典型的西方節(jié)日,所以學(xué)生對(duì)此了解不多。當(dāng)教師問(wèn)“What do you know about it?”時(shí),全班學(xué)生鴉雀無(wú)聲,但其實(shí)他們的未知世界和已知世界之間只有一步之遙,只要稍加點(diǎn)撥,一定能幫他們邁過(guò)這個(gè)坎兒。于是,教師馬上把這個(gè)籠統(tǒng)的大問(wèn)題轉(zhuǎn)化為幾個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單、具體的小問(wèn)題:“Think of our traditional festivals like the Spring Festival,and then consider:As a festival,Q1:When is Halloween?Q2:Is it a Chinese festival?Q3:Who do you think like the festival best?Q4:What do they wear?Q5:What do they eat?Q6:What do they do?...”邊問(wèn)邊用一些圖片進(jìn)行補(bǔ)充和引導(dǎo)。當(dāng)學(xué)生看到這些具體的問(wèn)題后,話匣子一下子就打開(kāi)了,他們對(duì)照著中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日,想象著萬(wàn)圣節(jié)豐富多彩的景象,得出了很多相關(guān)的答案,如衣服想到special,食物想到 fruit,sweets和 chocolates,活動(dòng)想到party和games等。
在學(xué)生的思維卡殼時(shí),教師一定不能因?yàn)閱?wèn)題難而自問(wèn)自答,然后用“Yes?/Right?”這些無(wú)效追問(wèn)掩飾問(wèn)題的存在。因?yàn)樵谶@個(gè)過(guò)程中,學(xué)生還是什么都不會(huì),其思維能力得不到有效的培養(yǎng),主體地位也得不到體現(xiàn),完全有悖于新課程的理念。教師應(yīng)該化難為簡(jiǎn)地追問(wèn),用一個(gè)個(gè)具體的小問(wèn)題代替籠統(tǒng)的大問(wèn)題,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生快速得出答案,其思維的敏捷性在此過(guò)程中也得到了培養(yǎng)和提高。
深刻性是指思維活動(dòng)的抽象程度和邏輯水平,涉及思維的深度、廣度和難度。在感性材料的基礎(chǔ)上去偽存真、去粗取精,由表及里、由此及彼,進(jìn)而抓住事物的本質(zhì)與內(nèi)在聯(lián)系,認(rèn)識(shí)事物的規(guī)律性。
學(xué)生在回答問(wèn)題時(shí),有時(shí)思維會(huì)遇到障礙或矛盾,不能進(jìn)一步深入地思考,導(dǎo)致回答顯得淺顯,缺乏深度。這時(shí)候,教師就要及時(shí)追問(wèn),搭設(shè)思維“支架”,幫助學(xué)生開(kāi)拓思路,活躍思維,繼續(xù)深入思考。在分析九年級(jí)Unit 2 Section B The Spirit of Christmas這篇文章中Scrooge這個(gè)人物時(shí),教師進(jìn)行了如下追問(wèn):
T:Why does Scrooge hate Christmas,S1?
S1:Because he is mean and only thinks about himself.He doesn't treat others nicely and he only cares about whether he can make more money.(文本中直接找到的答案)
T:Yeah,he is mean and only cares about whether he can make more money.But when people celebrate Christmas,what do they need to spend?Do people work on Christmas Day?(追問(wèn)深層原因)
S1:People need to spend money and they usually don't work.
T:So,why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
S1:Oh,since Christmas is a holiday and his staff have the day off,he will not be able to make money on that day.Instead,he has to spend money for the holiday.(找到根本原因,得出答案)
T:Yeah,great!That's right.
教師還設(shè)計(jì)了以下問(wèn)題進(jìn)行深度追問(wèn):
Q1:Does Scrooge have a lot of friends?Why or why not?
Q2:What kind of person is Scrooge?
Q3:How does Scrooge change after seeing the three spirits?What does he do?
Q4:What is he like now?
Q5:What do you think his life is like in the past?How about his life now?
由以上追問(wèn)可得出Scrooge從一個(gè)mean,selfish,unfriendly,cold 的人轉(zhuǎn)變成一個(gè) generous,unselfish,friendly,warm-hearted 的人,從原來(lái) unhappy,dark,hopeless,meaningless 的 生 活 變 成 happy,bright,hopeful,meaningful的生活。通過(guò)這些追問(wèn),引導(dǎo)學(xué)生在字里行間理解文本的隱含意思,挖掘語(yǔ)言層面的深層意蘊(yùn),有效地培養(yǎng)他們分析、推理、深刻理解文本的能力,從而培養(yǎng)其思維的深刻性。
批判性是指富于洞察力、辨別力、判斷力及敏銳智慧的回顧性反思。思維的批判性品質(zhì)來(lái)自對(duì)思維活動(dòng)各個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)、各個(gè)方面進(jìn)行調(diào)整、校正的自我意識(shí)。它具有分析性、策略性、全面性、獨(dú)立性和正確性等五個(gè)特點(diǎn)。在初中英語(yǔ)課堂教學(xué)中,經(jīng)常會(huì)出現(xiàn)評(píng)價(jià)性、開(kāi)放性的問(wèn)題,這類(lèi)問(wèn)題通常在文本中沒(méi)有直接答案,需要學(xué)生根據(jù)自己的經(jīng)歷、想法進(jìn)行評(píng)判并作出回答,考查了他們?cè)谒急嬷斜磉_(dá)觀點(diǎn)的能力。當(dāng)學(xué)生看問(wèn)題的方式比較片面的時(shí)候,教師可以通過(guò)適時(shí)追問(wèn)引導(dǎo)他們辯證、全面地分析問(wèn)題,發(fā)表不同的觀點(diǎn),達(dá)到百花齊放的課堂效果。在教學(xué)九年級(jí)Unit 6 When was it invented?這個(gè)單元時(shí),學(xué)生對(duì)各種發(fā)明優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)進(jìn)行了討論,教師進(jìn)行了如下追問(wèn):
T:What do you think is the most useful invention?
S1:I think the computer is the most useful invention.
T:Why?(追問(wèn)原因,引起思考)
S1:Because we can get a lot of useful information from the Internet.We can also study on the computer.Computers are really useful in our life.
T:Mm,do you agree with him,S2?Is there anything bad about the computer?(再次追問(wèn),提示從反面思考)
S2:I think the computer is the most annoying invention.
T:Really?It sounds a little strange.Why do you think so?(追問(wèn)理由,引起思考)
S2:Because some students lose themselves in computer games.And some bad information on it has a bad influence on teenagers and they even learn some bad things.So I think it's really annoying.
T:(點(diǎn)頭作明白狀)Oh,I see.Everything has two sides.We can learn a lot from the computer.However,it's annoying sometimes.So we should put everything to good use.Then,what do you think of mobile phones,S3?
S3:On the one hand,mobile phones are helpful in our life.We can make phone calls,search for useful information,listen to music and watch films on it.But on the other hand,some students don't use computers in a right way.They spend much time chatting on QQ or WeChat which is really bad for their study.(S3辯證地表達(dá)觀點(diǎn))
在這個(gè)追問(wèn)過(guò)程中,教師引導(dǎo)學(xué)生從反面進(jìn)行思考,鼓勵(lì)他們充分表達(dá)自己的觀點(diǎn),在表達(dá)自我看法的同時(shí)學(xué)會(huì)批判、質(zhì)疑,其辯證思維能力在此過(guò)程中得到了培養(yǎng)和提高,提升了思維活動(dòng)的層次。在日常教學(xué)過(guò)程中,教師應(yīng)該引導(dǎo)學(xué)生不迷信書(shū)本,不盲從教師,培養(yǎng)他們辨別、判斷的能力,使其富有批判精神,提出創(chuàng)新性見(jiàn)解。
創(chuàng)造性源于主體對(duì)知識(shí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)或思維材料高度概括后進(jìn)行集中而系統(tǒng)的遷移,進(jìn)行新穎的組合分析,找出新異的層次和交結(jié)點(diǎn),從而創(chuàng)造性地解決問(wèn)題。
學(xué)習(xí)結(jié)束之后一般是拓展環(huán)節(jié)。拓展環(huán)節(jié)是引導(dǎo)學(xué)生將所學(xué)語(yǔ)言知識(shí)進(jìn)行鞏固、加深理解和記憶的過(guò)程,同時(shí)也是學(xué)生將知識(shí)轉(zhuǎn)化為運(yùn)用能力的有效途徑。教師若在拓展環(huán)節(jié)進(jìn)行有效追問(wèn),將學(xué)生的思維和語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用進(jìn)行有效的延伸,定能有效提高學(xué)生的語(yǔ)用能力和創(chuàng)造性思維。在教學(xué)八年級(jí)(下)Unit 2 I'll help to clean up the city parks Section B 1a—1e時(shí),教師在課堂結(jié)束前與學(xué)生的對(duì)話如下:
T:Today we've talked about Jimmy,the Bike Boy.Why do we call him a Bike Boy?
Ss:...
T:As we know,he has run out of his money for old bikes,so what do you think of him?
S1:He is a good boy.
S2:He is a generous boy.
S3:He is a warm-hearted boy.
S4:He is a boy we all should learn from.
T:If you were his parents,how would you feel about him?
S1:I must be happy.
S2:I must take pride in him.
T:If you were Jimmy,will you stop the volunteer work?Why?(用兩個(gè)if句型進(jìn)行追問(wèn),引出學(xué)生的各種答案,促使他們深入發(fā)散性思考)
S1:No,I will continue it,because it's a good thing.
S2:No,because I'm sure I can come up with good ideas to solve the problem.I'm confident of myself.
面對(duì)學(xué)生精彩的發(fā)言,教師也不由得鼓掌表?yè)P(yáng)。此時(shí)的英語(yǔ)課堂已不僅僅是語(yǔ)言知識(shí)的學(xué)習(xí),還是文本價(jià)值提升的體現(xiàn),這正是語(yǔ)言教學(xué)的至高境界,即“在語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)中學(xué)會(huì)做人”。智慧的課堂與巧妙的追問(wèn)是分不開(kāi)的。追問(wèn)中,個(gè)性化的思維問(wèn)題能有效地遷移到學(xué)生身上,并深層次地挖掘文本內(nèi)涵,從而拓展、延伸文本的空間,培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的創(chuàng)造性思維。
為了保證初中英語(yǔ)課堂追問(wèn)的有效性,教師須注意以下幾點(diǎn):
放箭要對(duì)準(zhǔn)靶子,說(shuō)話要切中要害,追問(wèn)也應(yīng)如此。在追問(wèn)中,一定要做到目標(biāo)明確,萬(wàn)不可含糊其詞,否則有限的課堂教學(xué)時(shí)間會(huì)因無(wú)明確目標(biāo)的追問(wèn)而造成不必要的浪費(fèi)。
追問(wèn)也要注意難易適度。太容易,等于白問(wèn);太難,等于不問(wèn)。追問(wèn)一定要符合學(xué)生的實(shí)際水平,否則不利于他們能力和思維的提高,結(jié)果不是導(dǎo)致其停滯不前,就是導(dǎo)致其失去學(xué)習(xí)的興趣和信心。
方法常常決定做事的成敗。要使課堂教學(xué)中的追問(wèn)成功,就得講究方法,步步前進(jìn),層層深入,這樣才能幫助學(xué)生由淺入深地把握好要學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容。
追問(wèn)是動(dòng)態(tài)的,這是由動(dòng)態(tài)的課堂所決定的。因此,在課堂教學(xué)過(guò)程中把握好追問(wèn)的時(shí)機(jī)很重要。追問(wèn)應(yīng)當(dāng)是在教師拋出問(wèn)題后,學(xué)生有所思考,又把握不準(zhǔn)的時(shí)候;或者學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)了疑問(wèn),需尋求幫助解答的時(shí)候。
追問(wèn)要兼顧全體學(xué)生。根據(jù)不同情況可以對(duì)一名學(xué)生進(jìn)行縱向單人追問(wèn),也可以對(duì)多名學(xué)生進(jìn)行橫向多人追問(wèn)??v向單人追問(wèn)可以幫助學(xué)生個(gè)體理清思路,敦促其深入思考,但是也容易給被提問(wèn)的學(xué)生造成過(guò)大的壓力,而其他學(xué)生則容易游離課堂之外,導(dǎo)致課堂參與面過(guò)窄。所以,單人追問(wèn)應(yīng)與多人追問(wèn)有機(jī)結(jié)合,教師應(yīng)鼓勵(lì)所有學(xué)生分享自己的觀點(diǎn),使其養(yǎng)成互相傾聽(tīng)、評(píng)判的思維習(xí)慣,打造師生、生生良性互動(dòng)的學(xué)習(xí)共同體(何曉東、蘭良平2019)。
葉圣陶說(shuō)過(guò):“教師之為教,不為全盤(pán)授予,而是在相機(jī)誘導(dǎo)?!痹诔踔杏⒄Z(yǔ)課堂教學(xué)中,有效的課堂追問(wèn)是培養(yǎng)學(xué)生思維品質(zhì)的重要手段,是實(shí)現(xiàn)有效課堂教學(xué)的“催化劑”。教師應(yīng)具有課堂追問(wèn)意識(shí),更應(yīng)具有追問(wèn)的精神,敢于追問(wèn)和善于追問(wèn)都是教師教學(xué)智慧和教學(xué)藝術(shù)的表現(xiàn)。教師要以學(xué)生發(fā)展為本,充分發(fā)揮課堂調(diào)控能力,學(xué)會(huì)傾聽(tīng),敏銳地捕捉生成信息,隨機(jī)應(yīng)變,及時(shí)調(diào)整教學(xué)策略,以智慧開(kāi)啟智慧,使課堂真正成為師生共創(chuàng)的舞臺(tái)。