英语教学法考试题目

英语教学法考试题目及答案

1.In the past century, language teaching and learning practice has been influenced by three different views on language. What are they? What is their main idea of language?

1)Structural view: Language is a linguistic system made up of various subsystems: phonology, morphology, lexicology and syntacx. To learn a language is to learn its vocabulary and structural rules.

2)Functional view: Language is a linguistic system as well as a means for doing things. Learners learn a language in order to be able to do things with it (use it). To perform functions, learners need to know how to combine the grammatical rules and the vocabulary to express notions that perform the functions

3) Interactional view: Language is a communicative tool to build up and maintain social relations between people. Learners need to know the rules of a language and where, when and how it is appropriate to use them.

1．List different views on language learning.

Behaviorist theory Cognitive theory Constructivist theory Socio-constructivist theory 2．What are the qualities of a good language teacher?

ethic devotion, professional quality and personal styles.

How can one become a good language teacher?

Wallace?s Reflective model

Stage 1: language development Stage 2: learning, practice, reflection goal:development of professional

1). learn from others' experience

2). learn received knowledge

3). learn from one's own experience

pseudo practice and The real classroom teaching

3．What is communicative competence?

Communicative competence include both the knowledge about the language and the knowledge about how to use the language appropriately in communicative situations .Five components of communicative competence:Linguistic competence, Pragmatic competence , Discourse competence, Strategic competence, Fluency

4．What is CLT? Comment on CLT.

Communicative Language Teaching is an approach to teaching of foreign language that emphasize interaction as both the means and ultimate goal of learning a language. It is also referred to as "communicative approach to the teaching of foreign" or simply the "communicative approach".

5．What is TBLT? Comment on TBLT.

Task-based Language Teaching，TBLT is a further development of CLT. It shares the same belief in the use of language in real life, but stresses the importance to combine form-focused teaching with communication-focused teaching。

Task is meant the hundred and one things people do in everyday life,at work.at play and in between.4 component:a purpose,a context,a process,a product.

6．What are the limitations of CLT & TBLT under the Chinese foreign language setting? Problems with CLT :

1.The very first and forceful argument is whether it is culturally appropriate

2.The second problem of CLT relate to the design the syllabus for teaching purpose in the classroom.

3.The third problem is that whether such an approach is suitable for all age level of learners or all competence level of learners.

Constraints of TBLT

The first is it may not be effective for presenting new language items

The second constraint is Time as teachers have to prepare task-based activities very carefully.

The third is the culture of learning

The forth is Level of difficulty

7．The main components of the English teaching objectives in the National English Curriculum. The overall language ability required in the 2001 National English Curriculum includes the following aspects language knowledge, language skills, learning strategies, affects and cultural understanding.

8．What is a lessen plan? Why is it important?

A lesson plan is a framework of a lesson in which teachers make advance decisions about what they hope to achieve and how they would like to achieve it

Proper lesson plan is essential for both novice and experienced teachers. Language teachers benefit from lesson planning in a number of ways.

1. Makes teachers aware of the aims and language contents of the lesson, so as to plan the activities and choose the techniques accordingly;

2.Helps teachers distinguish the various stages of a lesson and see the relationship between them so that the activities of different difficulty levels can be arranged properly and the lesson can move smoothly from one stage to another;

3.Gives teachers the opportunity to anticipate potential problems so that they can be prepared;

4.4. Gives teachers, esp. novice ones, confidence in class;

5. Raises teachers? awareness of the teaching aids needed;

11.List the principles for good lesson planning.

1.Aim:

2.Variety:

3.Flexibility

4.Learnability

5. Linkage

9．What is bottom-up model and top-down model? How to apply them to language learning? Bottom-up model Reading follows a linear process from the recognition of letters to words, to phrases, to sentences, to paragraphs, and then to the meaning of the whole text. 2. Top-down model One?s background knowledge plays a mo re important role than new words and structures in reading comprehension. Reading is …a psycholinguistic guessing game?10．L ist the principles for teaching speaking.

1)Balancing accuracy-based with fluency-based practices 2)Contextualizing practice 3)Personalizing practice 4)Building up confidence 3)Maximizing meaningful interactions 5)Helping ss develop speaking strategies 6)Making the best use of classroom learning environment to provide sufficient language input and practice for students (159)

11．L ist the principles and models for teaching reading.

Principles for teaching reading (184) 1. The selected texts and attached tasks should be

accessible to the ss. 2. Tasks should be clearly given in advance. 3. Tasks should be designed to encourage selective and int elligent reading for the main meaning rather than ss? understanding of trivial details. 4. Tasks should help develop ss? reading skills rather than test their reading comprehension. 5. The teacher should help ss develop reading strategies and reading ability in general. 6. The teacher should provide enough guidance and assistance at the beginning but gradually withdraw guidance as ss progress.

Models for teaching reading 1. Bottom-up model 2. Top-down model 3. Interactive model 12．What is the communicative approach to writing? What is the process approach to writing? Try to comment on them.

Ss are motivated by authentic writing tasks that have some communicative elements. With different audiences and different purposes, the writing piece could vary greatly. Writing activities can be “writing for learning”, “writing for communication” and somewhere between.

T he …process approach?（过程研究法is defined as 'an approach to the teaching of writing which stresses the creativity of the individual writer, and which pays attention to the development of good writing practices rather than the imitation of models'.

16.What is the simple integration and what is the complex integration?

Simple integration: integration within the same medium (either oral or written), from receptive to productive skills

Complex integration: constructing a series of activities that use a variety of skills

Why integrate the four skills?

When we communicate, we often use more than a single language skill. What skills do we need in our daily communication? Integrating the skills means that we are working at the level of realistic communication, which is the aim of communicative approach and an integral part of essential conditions for language learning.

13．W hat are the limitations of integrating the skills?

Benefit: help the development of ss? communicative competence;

Limitations: 1. no separate focus on individual aspects of vocabulary, grammar and skills 2. Integration can be demanding of the teacher. 3. The problem of designing suitable materials that take into account ss? different skill levels.

14．D esign a 45-minute teaching plan for any type of lesson, such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing.