就是记不住单词!

1、2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline12003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline22003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline32003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline42003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline5lWhat do people say about learning English?lHow did you study English?lHow should you study English at BeiwaiOnline?2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline6l就是记不住单词就是记不住单词!

2、 !l只会认，不会说！只会认，不会说！l不敢张口！不敢张口！l没有环境练习口语！跟谁练呀？没有环境练习口语！跟谁练呀？l哪有时间练？哪有时间练？l学了后面忘了前面，没救了！学了后面忘了前面，没救了！Do you also suffer from these problems?2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline7lTell yourself your most terrible sufferings in learning English.2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline82003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline92003 Wang Ton

3、g BeiwaiOnline102003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline11lWhat is knowledge?Knowledge: familiarity, awareness after study YOU KNOW ITlWhat is skill?Skill: proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or experienceYOU DO IT2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline122003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOn

4、line132003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline14lSome subjects can be learnt as knowledge biology, geography, literature, etc.lEnglish can never be learnt purely as knowledge! Just like learning music, we need to do it!lWe learn English not purely for knowing some words; we want to use English as a tool to get w

5、ork done!2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline15Knowing somethingKnowing how to do somethingCan actually do something2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline162003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline17lReduce English learning to reading comprehension 读懂认识就是学好英语读懂认识就是学好英语lReduce English learning to building vocabulary学英语就是记单词学英语就是记单词lM

6、ake English learning more and more difficult 英语越学越难英语越学越难lCan never produce it as output 全国哑巴英语全国哑巴英语lMake it a torture for learners 成为一种折磨成为一种折磨2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline182003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline192003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline202003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline21 Why do you think Jack could not ride a

7、 bike although he is an expert on the knowledge of riding a bike?2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline22Learn by Doing2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline23EVERY DAYlhigh-quality input = high-quality output2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline24l4 basic skills in English learninglInputlistening, readinglOutputspeaking, writing

8、/ translating2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline25lA reading exercise from Unit 3 on “Education” from English in Current Affairs (p. 150) “I am ashamed of having a student like you.” “You are retarded.” “You will never amount to anything.” “Get out.” Hardly the sort of encouragement to nourish young minds.

9、But all too often such abuse is heaped upon the shoulders of children in our schools by teachers who fail to consider the full effect their words may have. Now, however, the head of one middle school in Jiangsu has taken a stand against the practice. . . .lInput: readinglOutput: oral summary; speaki

10、ng about your high school days; writing about the abuse you experienced with the key vocabulary in this text; giving comments in a speech: should teachers use harsh words on students2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline26lDid I transform listening & reading exercises into speaking & writing activities

11、 yesterday?lDid I meet the requirement of input = output yesterday?2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline27YOU yourself create opportunities for input = outputNo one can do it for you, even your teachers!lBelow complaints do not hold:l老师没有让我们练习口语。老师没有让我们练习口语。l这本书太简单，所有的单词我都会。这本书太简单，所有的单词我都会。l这本书只适合练习阅读，不是一本口语教

12、材。这本书只适合练习阅读，不是一本口语教材。l我们没有机会用口语。我们没有机会用口语。l我们的老师水平太低。我们的老师水平太低。2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline28lDo you agree that lAfter years of study, some people still speak middle-school-level English?lWhy is that?lThey REFUSE to use what they have learned!2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline29lA child always takes every

13、chance to practice new words/phrases he picks up.lAs a parent, I create chances for my son to produce complex sentences. lExample:今天我们去不去幼儿园？今天我们去不去幼儿园？不去？不去？为什么？为什么？嗯。嗯。是因为。是因为。是因为。是因为。是因为今天感冒了。是因为今天感冒了。你再说说今天问什么不去幼儿园？你再说说今天问什么不去幼儿园？是因为。今天。怎么了？是因为。今天。怎么了？是因为今天感冒了。是因为今天感冒了。你再说一遍。你再说一遍。是因为今天感冒了。是因为今天

14、感冒了。2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline302003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline312003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline322003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline332003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline34 2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline352003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline36lListeninglReadinglSpeakinglWriting2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline37lIntensive listeningListen f

15、or every wordListen for regular pronunciation rulesListen for idiomatic expressionsExamples: VOA / BBC special programs, tapes for textbooks, good listening programs like “step by step”, “listen to this”, “family album USA”lExtensive listeningListen for main ideaListen to various subject mattersExam

16、ples: VOA / BBC programs, broadband TV programs (), various material2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline38lIntensive reading skillsRead for detailed informationRead for writing techniquesBuilding vocabulary lExtensive reading skillsFast reading skillsRead various subjects: newspaper articles, sh

17、ort stories, novels, poetry, drama, proseRead 50 pages per week2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline39lIf you are in BA program, do not speak / write in English of high-school level.lRemember: high-quality input = high-quality outputlMake the best use of the key words & sentence patterns in your output200

18、3 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline40l“I am ashamed of having a student like you.” “You are retarded.” “You will never amount to anything.” “Get out.” Hardly the sort of encouragement to nourish young minds. But all too often such abuse is heaped upon the shoulders of children in our schools by teachers who fa

19、il to consider the full effect their words may have. Now, however, the head of one middle school in Jiangsu has taken a stand against the practice. . . .lWhat might be the new words / sentence patterns to you?lHow would you learn them?2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline41l“I am ashamed of having a student l

20、ike you.” “You are retarded.” “You will never amount to anything.” “Get out.” Hardly the sort of encouragement to nourish young minds. But all too often such abuse is heaped upon the shoulders of children in our schools by teachers who fail to consider the full effect their words may have. Now, howe

21、ver, the head of one middle school in Jiangsu has taken a stand against the practice. . . .lLearn / remember new words / phrases in a contextlUse them as often as possible in your oral / written output (at least 5 times in your own words)lBe open-minded & open-eyed. You are learning another peoples language. You are not allowed to invent too much!2003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline422003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline432003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline442003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline462003 Wang Tong BeiwaiOnline47