高中英语教学：语境中词义猜测策略培养教学设计

1、语境中词义猜测策略培养教学设计 教学目标：The teaching aims are:1. to cultivate the strategy of word guessing in context;2. to foster an optimistic attitude towards examination.【说明】在教学目标中设置情感目标，主要是希望本节课可以培养学生对考试的乐观态度，降低焦虑感。如果学生能够很好地处理考试中的生词，就可以更好地适应考试，更快地进入状态。教学难点：Although guessing word meanings from context is widely a

2、cknowledged as a useful skill, there has been little research in this area and very little useful guidance for teachers or learners.教学重点：The key points are:1. to determine the part of speech of the word;2. to look at the immediate grammar (sentences containing the word);3. to study the wider context

3、 (usually the conjunction relationships);4. to guess the word and checking the guess.【说明】本课的语境中词义猜测策略主要有四个步骤：1.确定词性；2.观察包含有该词的句子；3.观察句与句、句与段的关系；4.猜测及验证。教学过程：Step 1 Determine the part of speech of the word.Task 1 Thinking and discussing:What are the parts of speech of the underlined words?Task 2 Fill

4、 in the blanks after discussing.（参考二轮复习资料）Identify the parts of speech according to the 4 choices, and pay attention to the word formation.【说明】在这个步骤中，笔者精选了18道历年高考的词义猜测题，让学生完成两个任务：第一个任务是培养学生独立探究和合作学习的能力；第二个任务需要学生观察单词本身和四个选项就猜出词性。学生基本能够正确回答。回答完毕后，笔者引导学生一起总结。Step 2 Observe the sentences containing the

5、words.Task 1 Thinking and Discussing:a. If the word is a noun, which words are used to modify it?b. If it is a verb, what noun does it go with? Is there an adverb that modifies it?c. If it is an adverb, what verb does it modify?Task 2 Circle the words that can help you identify the meanings of the u

6、nderlined words. Do you find some similarities?【说明】第二个步骤是观察句内的小语境。任务一给了学生一些提示性问题，任务二让学生划出能够帮助他们猜词的单词或短语。学生一般能观察到名词的附近一般会出现冠词、动词的附近一般有副词等。在完成这两个任务之后，笔者把一些常见的语言结构呈现给学生。Step 3 Observe the relations between the sentence containing the word and other sentences or paragraphs.Thinking and Discussing:The po

7、ssible relations between them are _.a. example or generalizationb. coordinating relationc. progressive relationd. adversative relatione. causal relation【说明】第三个步骤是观察句与句、句与段之间的关系，帮助学生归纳主要的关系类型，例如抽象和具体的关系、并列关系、递进关系、转折关系、因果关系等。Step 4 Guess the word and check the guess.Analyze the questions according to the students top mistakes.【说明】笔者在这个步骤中对错误类型进行了分析，选择了8道较难的词义猜测题，和学生一起按照前面三个步骤进行了分析。学生在这个过程中综合运用了猜词策略，在教师的分析和自己的反思中重新进行了思考回答。Step 5 Consolidation: Guessing game.Provide an example of a new word in context for your classmates to guess the meanings (by making sentences or a dialogue). You can consul