【摘要】語(yǔ)法教學(xué)一直是英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的重點(diǎn)及難點(diǎn)。語(yǔ)法內(nèi)容大多比較抽象、晦澀難懂,而且富于變化,對(duì)學(xué)生而言是一個(gè)很大的挑戰(zhàn)。語(yǔ)篇是語(yǔ)言的載體,承載了豐富的語(yǔ)法知識(shí)。教師在教學(xué)時(shí),可以基于語(yǔ)篇開展語(yǔ)法教學(xué),引導(dǎo)學(xué)生在豐富多樣的語(yǔ)篇中提煉語(yǔ)法規(guī)則和應(yīng)用規(guī)律,幫助學(xué)生把握語(yǔ)法的形式和意義,提升語(yǔ)言能力。
【關(guān)鍵詞】語(yǔ)篇;初中英語(yǔ);語(yǔ)法教學(xué)
作者簡(jiǎn)介:朱萍娟(1979—),女,江蘇省江陰市要塞中學(xué)。
語(yǔ)法是語(yǔ)言的基本組成部分,是語(yǔ)言運(yùn)行的基本規(guī)則,也是英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)中的一個(gè)重要環(huán)節(jié)。語(yǔ)法的學(xué)習(xí)離不開具體的語(yǔ)言環(huán)境,而語(yǔ)篇?jiǎng)t可以為語(yǔ)法學(xué)習(xí)提供大量豐富、生動(dòng)的語(yǔ)境。因此,教師可以基于語(yǔ)篇開展語(yǔ)法教學(xué)。本文以譯林版初中英語(yǔ)八年級(jí)上冊(cè)Unit 8“Natural disasters”的教學(xué)為例,探討基于語(yǔ)篇的初中英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法教學(xué)策略。
一、精心選擇語(yǔ)篇,梳理語(yǔ)法規(guī)則
基于語(yǔ)篇開展語(yǔ)法教學(xué),首先要做的是選擇合適的語(yǔ)篇。語(yǔ)篇應(yīng)具有一定的文化內(nèi)涵、嚴(yán)密的邏輯和結(jié)構(gòu)、地道優(yōu)美的語(yǔ)言等基本要素。教師在教學(xué)時(shí),除了要重點(diǎn)講解教材中的語(yǔ)篇,還要根據(jù)教學(xué)目標(biāo)與要求適當(dāng)補(bǔ)充一定數(shù)量的課外語(yǔ)篇,將教學(xué)內(nèi)容進(jìn)行有機(jī)整合。
例如,“Natural disasters”這一單元教學(xué)的語(yǔ)法主要為過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)的一般肯定句、一般否定句和一般疑問(wèn)句,以及when、while、as的用法,目的是讓學(xué)生學(xué)會(huì)準(zhǔn)確描述過(guò)去發(fā)生的事情,了解自然災(zāi)害給人類生活帶來(lái)的巨大影響,從而樹立災(zāi)難意識(shí),掌握各種應(yīng)對(duì)災(zāi)難的方法,學(xué)會(huì)正確處理人與自然的關(guān)系。因此,教師在教材語(yǔ)篇“The Taiwan earthquake”的基礎(chǔ)上,又增加了三篇課外閱讀語(yǔ)篇—“Guidelines for earthquake evacuation”“What should you do if an earthquake occurs in the school”和“The inspiration of environmental changes to us”。
這些語(yǔ)篇有的從地震本身出發(fā),描述地震造成的嚴(yán)重后果以及給人類帶來(lái)的巨大傷害;有的從地震防護(hù)的角度出發(fā),為學(xué)生提供發(fā)生地震時(shí)的逃生辦法;有的從科普的角度介紹災(zāi)難形成的具體原因,闡述人類活動(dòng)與自然災(zāi)難的關(guān)系。教師將這些語(yǔ)篇有機(jī)組合到一起,組成以“地震”為主題的語(yǔ)篇群,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生閱讀不同的語(yǔ)篇,分析、探索、歸納和總結(jié)語(yǔ)法規(guī)則,了解語(yǔ)法的形式和意義,掌握語(yǔ)法結(jié)構(gòu);知悉地震產(chǎn)生的原因,了解地震造成的可怕后果,掌握地震逃生方法。為此,教師搭建了以下教學(xué)框架(見(jiàn)表1)。
教師根據(jù)教學(xué)內(nèi)容和要求,為學(xué)生精選了一部分難易程度適中、指向性明確、布局合理、結(jié)構(gòu)精巧的語(yǔ)篇,讓學(xué)生可以了解不同語(yǔ)篇中不同的語(yǔ)法表達(dá)形式,探究語(yǔ)法的結(jié)構(gòu)、性質(zhì)、意義,歸納語(yǔ)法規(guī)則,豐富語(yǔ)法知識(shí),發(fā)展語(yǔ)言能力。
二、創(chuàng)設(shè)教學(xué)情境,呈現(xiàn)語(yǔ)法知識(shí)
語(yǔ)法學(xué)習(xí)最好在情境中進(jìn)行,這樣學(xué)生才能對(duì)將要學(xué)習(xí)的語(yǔ)法知識(shí)產(chǎn)生整體感知,了解所學(xué)語(yǔ)法的表達(dá)形式、使用場(chǎng)合、基本意義及使用規(guī)則等[1]。教師可通過(guò)創(chuàng)設(shè)教學(xué)情境呈現(xiàn)語(yǔ)法知識(shí),加深學(xué)生對(duì)所學(xué)語(yǔ)法的印象。
以“Natural disasters”這一單元的教學(xué)為例。教學(xué)時(shí),教師先是通過(guò)視頻創(chuàng)設(shè)生動(dòng)的教學(xué)情境,讓學(xué)生初步了解地震這一自然災(zāi)害,再鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生用自己學(xué)過(guò)的知識(shí)將其表達(dá)出來(lái)。由于學(xué)生之前已經(jīng)掌握現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)的用法,因此很多學(xué)生都用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)來(lái)描述自己看到的景象。接著,教師因勢(shì)利導(dǎo),讓學(xué)生熟讀語(yǔ)篇,在語(yǔ)篇中尋找描述地震的句子。學(xué)生較為順利地找出“People were running in all directions while...”等語(yǔ)句。教師引導(dǎo)學(xué)生對(duì)比找到的句子,嘗試分析它們之間的共性與差異。
T:Can you tell me what kind of natural disaster this is?
S1:The earthquake.
T:What can you see in the video?
S1:I can see some houses shaking.
S2:I can see some people screaming in fear.
S3:I can see some people running in all directions.
S4:I can see some people trapped under the bricks and stones.
T:Can you find these sentences in our text?
Ss:“People were running in all directions while...”
T:Can you tell the difference between two sentences?
通過(guò)分析句子,學(xué)生在教師的引導(dǎo)下總結(jié)出兩種時(shí)態(tài)的差異(見(jiàn)表2)。教師通過(guò)創(chuàng)設(shè)教學(xué)情境,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生對(duì)比分析語(yǔ)篇中的不同時(shí)態(tài),使學(xué)生初步感知語(yǔ)法的使用場(chǎng)合、使用規(guī)則和表達(dá)形式等,為語(yǔ)法學(xué)習(xí)打下堅(jiān)實(shí)基礎(chǔ)。
三、指向深度學(xué)習(xí),構(gòu)建語(yǔ)法體系
(一)合理設(shè)計(jì)問(wèn)題,探究語(yǔ)法規(guī)則
雖然語(yǔ)法規(guī)則有規(guī)律可循,但變化很多,隨著主語(yǔ)、介詞等的不同,句子會(huì)呈現(xiàn)出不同的形態(tài),僅靠學(xué)生自己去挖掘,顯然是不夠的。教師在教學(xué)時(shí),可以合理設(shè)計(jì)問(wèn)題,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生總結(jié)語(yǔ)法規(guī)則中的一般規(guī)律和特殊規(guī)律。問(wèn)題的設(shè)置需具有方向性和遞進(jìn)性,即用教學(xué)目標(biāo)串聯(lián)問(wèn)題,并將前一個(gè)問(wèn)題作為后一個(gè)問(wèn)題的基礎(chǔ),層層推進(jìn),適當(dāng)延伸[2]。
以“Natural disasters”的教學(xué)為例。教師結(jié)合語(yǔ)篇設(shè)計(jì)了三個(gè)有效問(wèn)題。教師先通過(guò)第一個(gè)問(wèn)題,讓學(xué)生在語(yǔ)篇中尋找包含過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)的語(yǔ)句,并將其整合到一起,深入分析。接著,教師通過(guò)第二個(gè)問(wèn)題,讓學(xué)生對(duì)比這些語(yǔ)句在使用場(chǎng)合和表達(dá)形式上的相同和不同之處。最后,教師通過(guò)最后一個(gè)問(wèn)題,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生系統(tǒng)地總結(jié)語(yǔ)法知識(shí),讓學(xué)生在問(wèn)題的指引下逐步感知和理解語(yǔ)法規(guī)則,從而初步構(gòu)建語(yǔ)法知識(shí)體系。
T:Just now we have learned about the past continuous tense.Can you identify the sentences in the text that contain the past continuous tense?
S1:“I was sleeping when the earthquake started.”
S2:“Outside,people were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.”
S3:“Hours later, as I was trying to find my way out,I suddenly heard some noise above me.”
T:Great!Can you see any connection between them?
S1:They all have a structure of “was/were+doing”.
S2:They both have two actions happening simultaneously.
T:What are the differences between them?
S1:When the subject is“I”or“her/him/it”, followed by“was”.
S2:When the subject is“we/you/them/people”, followed by“were”.
T:Can you try to summarize the characteristics of the past continuous tense?
Ss:Yes.
(二)引導(dǎo)舉一反三,總結(jié)語(yǔ)法規(guī)則
在學(xué)生初步了解語(yǔ)法規(guī)則之后,教師可以引導(dǎo)學(xué)生運(yùn)用自己所學(xué)的知識(shí),或是在探究過(guò)程中積累的學(xué)習(xí)方法和學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)等,對(duì)相關(guān)內(nèi)容進(jìn)行發(fā)散性思考,讓學(xué)生能夠舉一反三,進(jìn)一步完善知識(shí)架構(gòu),建構(gòu)完整的語(yǔ)法知識(shí)體系。
以“Natural disasters”的教學(xué)為例。學(xué)生通過(guò)此前的探究,已經(jīng)初步總結(jié)出過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)中一般肯定句的句型結(jié)構(gòu)。于是,教師讓學(xué)生結(jié)合自己學(xué)習(xí)現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)、一般過(guò)去時(shí)等的學(xué)習(xí)方法和經(jīng)驗(yàn),探索過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)的一般否定句、一般疑問(wèn)句的句型結(jié)構(gòu)。
T:Now that we know the general affirmative sentence of the past continuous tense,can you write its general negative sentence?
S1:I was not sleeping when the earthquake started.
T:Great, who can change the subject?
S2:He was not sleeping when the earthquake started.
S3:They were not sleeping when the earthquake started.
T:What can you see?
S1:The negative sentence in the past continuous tense is to add“not”after“was/were”.
T:What about general interrogative sentences?
S1:Was she sleeping when the earthquake started?
S2:Were they sleeping when the earthquake started?
(三)深入分析語(yǔ)篇,理解語(yǔ)法規(guī)則
在語(yǔ)法學(xué)習(xí)中,形式的建構(gòu)只是第一步,學(xué)生還需要掌握語(yǔ)法的性質(zhì)、意義、功能、使用場(chǎng)合等深層次的內(nèi)容,才能真正理解規(guī)則,學(xué)會(huì)運(yùn)用規(guī)則。教師在教學(xué)時(shí),可以引導(dǎo)學(xué)生深入分析、體悟、運(yùn)用語(yǔ)法,使學(xué)生真正掌握語(yǔ)法知識(shí)。
以“Natural disasters”的教學(xué)為例。教師引導(dǎo)學(xué)生通過(guò)小組合作的方式,對(duì)語(yǔ)篇進(jìn)行深入細(xì)致的分析,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生探索過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)的使用場(chǎng)合、功能及使用規(guī)則等,讓學(xué)生真正建立對(duì)過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)的深度認(rèn)知。
T:What have you found by carefully reading the sentence“I was sleeping when the earthquake started”?
S1:This sentence explains two things.
T:What about those two things?
S1:One is that the author was sleeping, and the other is that the earthquake has started.
T:What is the relationship between these two things?
S2:They happened simultaneously.
T:Let's take a look at the other two sentences again, is it the same?
S2:Yes.
T:What are the differences between them?
S2:They respectively use “when”“while”and“as”.
T:Now we know“when”“while”and“as”can be used as conjunctions of time.They all mean“during the time”.
T:What's the difference between them?Let's divide into groups and discuss it!
過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)經(jīng)常與時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)when、while、as連用,雖然都能表達(dá)在過(guò)去某個(gè)時(shí)間內(nèi)同時(shí)發(fā)生的動(dòng)作和行為,但是意義和用法都有不小的區(qū)別。教師指導(dǎo)學(xué)生分小組合作,深入分析語(yǔ)篇,從語(yǔ)篇的含義入手,讓學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)句子中主語(yǔ)與when、while、as引導(dǎo)下的狀語(yǔ)從句之間的關(guān)系,從而使學(xué)生真正理解語(yǔ)法規(guī)則,學(xué)會(huì)正確使用語(yǔ)法規(guī)則。
四、開展實(shí)踐活動(dòng),實(shí)踐語(yǔ)法規(guī)則
實(shí)踐出真知,學(xué)生只有通過(guò)實(shí)際運(yùn)用,才能真正掌握語(yǔ)法[3]。在基于語(yǔ)篇開展語(yǔ)法教學(xué)時(shí),教師要合理組織實(shí)踐活動(dòng),幫助學(xué)生理解語(yǔ)法的表現(xiàn)形式和使用規(guī)則,鍛煉學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言能力。
以“Natural disasters”的教學(xué)為例。教師讓學(xué)生結(jié)合教材中的語(yǔ)篇,運(yùn)用過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)進(jìn)行仿寫,記錄前一天的經(jīng)歷。為了讓學(xué)生的寫作更為流暢,教師給予學(xué)生適時(shí)的指導(dǎo),幫助學(xué)生更好地完成寫作。
T:Can you use the past continuous yet?Let's do an exercise.Recall yesterday's experience and write it down in the past continuous tense.
S:What should we do?
T:You must use“when”“while”“as”correctly.What do you want to do?
S:I want to write these sentences first and then expand them.
T:Good idea, let me see what you've written.
S:I was sleeping when the alarm clock rang yesterday morning.
T:What happened next?
S:When my mom came in and called me, I was brushing my teeth.
T:Under what circumstances can we use the“while”sentence structure?
S:While having breakfast, I suddenly remembered going to the library.
T:At that time, were you thinking of going out quickly.
S:Yes,but just as I was opening the door, I heard the phone ringing.
T:Great, as long as it continues to extend, it's a very interesting story.
在學(xué)生對(duì)過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)及when、while、as引導(dǎo)下的狀語(yǔ)從句的意義和用法有深刻的了解之后,教師組織學(xué)生開展寫作訓(xùn)練,讓學(xué)生在實(shí)踐中內(nèi)化所學(xué)知識(shí),提升學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用能力。
結(jié)語(yǔ)
總之,語(yǔ)法在英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)中占有非常重要的地位。教師在教學(xué)時(shí),要善于為學(xué)生挑選符合主題的語(yǔ)篇,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生通過(guò)觀察、對(duì)比、分析、綜合,掌握語(yǔ)法規(guī)則,幫助學(xué)生打通語(yǔ)法形式、意義和應(yīng)用之間的壁壘,切實(shí)提升學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用能力。
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