情境教学法在初中英语教学中的应用

论情境教学法在英语教学中的应用摘要：伴随着新一轮课程的潮流，素质教育应运而生。

情境教学法就是素质教育的产物之一。

该文章首先概述情境教学法的定义、原则，进而分析情境教学法在英语教学中的有效性，解释情境教学法的实施方法。

关键词：情境教学法 ;有效性 ;实施方法Abstract: With the trend of a new round of course reform, quality education came into being. Situational approach is one of the products of quality education. The article first outlines the definition and principles of situational teaching, and then analyzes the effectiveness of situational approach in English teaching, explaining the implementation of teaching methods.Keywords: situational language teaching; function; implementation1. Introduction1.1 The analysis of English teaching situationalOver the years, our foreign language teaching affected by traditional English teaching has been focused only on grammar and language point, neglecting the creation of special language situation and the training of students’language communicative ability. As a result ,although students master a large number of grammatical knowledge、sentences and phrase, they still fact an awkward moment that they can not use English to communicative with others in the real social life. In addition, the boring teaching of grammar and vocabulary also gradually reduce students ‘interest and initiative of English learning with the result of decreasing of foreign language teaching effect and foreign language teaching has always been in a “time-consuming 、low effect” position, which make students’ disgust in learning spread widely. It will be difficult to open a new situation if we don’t reverse the currentsituation. According to creating a true and vivid life situation in English class, we can connect class and real life .Only in this way, can we inspire students’interest of learning English and exploring the world. Thus we can constantly improve the efficiency of English learning and the teaching effect of English class.1.2 The content and feature of dissertationThe article first outlines the definition and principles of situational teaching, and then analyzes the effectiveness of situational approach in English teaching, explaining the implementation of teaching methods.Situational language teaching method is characterized by a unity of word 、action and emotion. The core is to stimulate the emotion of students, to arouse students’attitude experience and to mobilize their non-intellectual factors, thus we can get large numbers of perceptual materials and encourage students to develop psychological functions2. Basic Knowledge of Situational Language Teaching2.1 Definition of situational language teachingSituational language teaching is a teaching method that teacher creates a harmonious language environment intentionally with various teaching aids in terms of teaching content and guides students in a whole understanding and using of language by teacher’s language 、movement、expression and posture .2.2 principles of situational language teaching2.2.1 AuthenticThe principle is emphasized that the scene created by teachershould be as close to the real situation as possible .Because we can not reproduce the real situation truly and fully ,so it is onlyto be true as far as possible .This can enable students to havefamiliar feeling in the real life of the future and to grasp the point successfully in the real situation .Or it would not “practical”, let alone “study for application”.2.2.2 Pleasant、Relaxed and HappyThe principle is based on experience of cognitive activities and relationship between action efficiency and psychology stirring level. Teachers should provide learning space as much as possible, so that different students can have fun and get a sense of satisfaction and success. As a teacher, it is important to respect students and pay attention to the emotional teaching in the English teaching. In terms of teaching under the guidance of this principle, the process of thinking is as important as the result, and the purpose is to enable students to treat thinking and experience asa kind of pleasure rather than a pressure or burden.2.2.3 AutonomicThis principle requires teachers to create various situations with teacher’s and students’ subjective and objective factors, stimulating students’desire for learning and exploring and giving self-expression space of students.3 Functions of Situational Language Teaching3.1 It is helpful to arouse non-intelligence factors of students.No matte which type of teaching methods adopted, we should pay attention to arouse students’ enthusiasm and initiative. Thus, it is clear that non-intelligence factors, such as interest、attention and psychological factors, plays a very important role in language learning .Teachers in teaching should be fully mobilize students’potential non-intellectual factors .Situational teaching depends on the combination of listening and speaking to make students get profound andfully understanding of knowledge.3.2 It is helpful to build a good language environmentSituation or context, refers to a social environment of information exchange with English listening、speaking、reading and writing. Any meaningful language and communicative activities are in particular scene. This teaching methods is based on enthusiasm、initiative and creativity of students and teacher as the carrier of knowledge. So that we can achieve the goal of mutual learning. The content of situational teaching design can be chosen generally from extracurricular content in order to expend students’ knowledge. Then we can create an equal stage for language communication by different students. In the teaching process, many problems are not only one answer; it is good to allow every student to discuss their views and opinions, mobilizing interest of students. Students learn and master the textbook knowledge in a kind of relaxed and happy atmosphere; meanwhile, it is also activate the atmosphere of class, reaching the purpose of study application.3.3 It is of benefit to arouse the interest of students and activate class atmosphere.We can not only feel a kind of warm interaction between teacher and students after developing multimedia, but also the positive atmosphere. in class. It can bring students out from boring vocabulary and grammar according to carry out the situational teaching ,which make students immediately feel that English learning is very interesting .Therefore, not only top students have mew experience, even if the original anaerobic students also get new understanding. To sum up ,in English teaching ,multi-media English teaching plays an important role. It can create a good language environment and make student to obtain large perceptual materials, to improve students’English learning ability, to fully arouse students’study enthusiasm and to improve learning equalitywith the result of multiplier effect. English teachers in teaching should be fully aware of the importance of this point, and try their best to apply this method in practice .Thus students can communicate with others in English in order to complete their wok and meet the demand of social development with English.4 Types of Situational Language Teaching4.1 Using multimedia to show objectsObjects is the most direct 、economical and effective means, which can built vivid scene. In English teaching, using the material object for teaching can adjust class atmosphere and deepen knowledge impression of students. Multimedia can show object for students completely and truly.4.2 Designing game activities to improve learning efficiencyIn order to build relaxed teaching atmosphere, teacher cab often introduce different forms of games into class. So that students can learn knowledge in the process of games and students’emotion will remain high. And multimedia can direct the requirements and steps of the game fast and efficiently. This can make the game smoothly and save time. In addition to developing the games in textbook, teacher can use internet to search for interesting games and constantly respect knowledge through games. This will not only encourage the enthusiasm of students, but also greatly improve the learning efficiency.4.3 Using multimedia video resourcesMultimedia courseware can vividly show the time sequence、spatial structure and operation movements of objective things. It can combine text、symbols、animation、sound and image to create realistic audio-visual effects. These lively images of screen、 pure oral English and appropriate materials will both attract the alteration of students ,,stimulating their various senses participation and make their observations, thoughtsand language expression into best condition. Video can break through the limit of traditional teaching in boundaries of time、age and geography, so as to improve the teaching effect.4.4 Showing role play with multimediaSituational dialogues between teachers and students is to perform truly by creating language scene, in order to improve the frequency of language application and make students to master the meaning between content and role. Multimedia network can provide voice background and other aids to help students perform the role more successful.5 Application of Situational Language Teaching5.1 The preparation before classSituational approach is playing learners into a real language environment and let learners fully experience the vivid process of language using .Therefore; it requires learners to have a certain foreign language skills. In order to make the scene stimulation effective, teacher can suggest the student with poor learning ability to write an outline in advance. The preparation before class is the guarantee for the effective implantation of situational approach. Not only the students should prepare before class, but also the instructor should formulate a standard and try to make scene close to real life, in order to control every minute of class.5.2 The application in classIn each unit of instruction, teacher must set teaching topic to promote student to understand the content. But the most important thing is to control the application of situational approach, neither too strict nor laissez-faire. It can not receive good teaching effect if not properly controlled. For example; we can stimulate the interest of students through story or true scene.5.3 Summary after classTeacher make a summary and point out the specific advantages and disadvantages in students’ performance, let students know their own strengths and weakness, teachers can also adjust teaching progress methods.6 ConclusionsIn short, situational approach is based on the psychological activities revealed by modern psychology and pay attention to the emotional life of students, not only break the frame of intellectualism, but also adopt the advantages of traditional teaching methods, which combine intuitive、inspiration、mage and emotion. Situational teaching plays an important role in English teaching which on behalf of the direction of modern English development. 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