黃波峰
摘 要:語法學(xué)習(xí)是初中英語學(xué)習(xí)的“重頭戲”。為了夯實(shí)學(xué)生的語法基礎(chǔ),部分初中英語教師英語語法知識(shí)大講特講。殊不知,語境,才是讓語法學(xué)習(xí)脫離“枯”海的推手。本文將在理論聯(lián)系實(shí)際的基礎(chǔ)上,結(jié)合初中英語教學(xué)實(shí)際,淺顯論述在各種不同的語境中進(jìn)行語法教學(xué)的一些有效策略。
關(guān)鍵詞:對(duì)話語境;故事語境;生活語境;游戲語境;語法教學(xué)策略
語境之于語言就如同種子之于土壤,絕大多數(shù)語言離開了語境就毫無意義。在初中英語學(xué)習(xí)過程中,部分初中生覺得英語語法學(xué)習(xí)枯燥乏味,是因?yàn)樗麄冊(cè)趯W(xué)習(xí)語法的時(shí)候脫離了具體的語境。因此教師必須要引導(dǎo)學(xué)生把語法學(xué)習(xí)和具體的語境結(jié)合起來,要讓學(xué)生借助語境將枯燥乏味的語法學(xué)習(xí)過程變得妙趣橫生。下面筆者將緊緊圍繞初中英語教學(xué)實(shí)際,淺顯論述在各種語境中進(jìn)行語法教學(xué)的一些策略。
一、在對(duì)話語境中感悟語法
對(duì)話教學(xué)是初中英語教學(xué)中的主要內(nèi)容之一。學(xué)生在學(xué)習(xí)對(duì)話的過程中,既可以積累豐富的詞匯,也可以感悟到相關(guān)的英語語法知識(shí)。在初中英語語法教學(xué)過程中,教師要充分利用各種教學(xué)輔助手段,讓學(xué)生立足各種對(duì)話語境,富有成效地學(xué)習(xí)相關(guān)語法知識(shí)。
例如,在教學(xué)人教版《Go for it》九年級(jí)英語Unit 1 “How do you study for a test?”的時(shí)候,為了讓學(xué)生感悟語法知識(shí),教師創(chuàng)設(shè)了相應(yīng)的對(duì)話語境。本單元重點(diǎn)語法知識(shí)是動(dòng)名詞的用法,于是教師創(chuàng)設(shè)的對(duì)話語境中涉及“enjoy, be fond of”等這些動(dòng)詞或動(dòng)詞短語。學(xué)生在對(duì)話過程中感悟到:“在上述這些動(dòng)詞或動(dòng)詞短語后面必須要跟動(dòng)名詞形式”。
在教師的引導(dǎo)下,學(xué)生不知不覺地進(jìn)入了各種對(duì)話語境。學(xué)生在這些對(duì)話語境中,不僅扎實(shí)牢固的掌握了有關(guān)的詞匯,還感悟到了相關(guān)語法知識(shí)。主題鮮明的對(duì)話語境使得原本枯燥乏味的語法教學(xué)變得妙趣橫生。
二、在故事語境中習(xí)得語法
通過閱讀這些異彩紛呈的故事,不僅可以讓學(xué)生積累豐富的詞匯,還可以讓學(xué)生系統(tǒng)地習(xí)得相關(guān)語法知識(shí)。因此在初中英語語法教學(xué)過程中,教師要巧妙地利用各種故事語境,讓學(xué)生在故事語境中潛移默化地習(xí)得相關(guān)語法知識(shí)。
例如在教學(xué)人教版《Go for it》九年級(jí)英語Unit 4 “What would you do?”的時(shí)候,教師通過讓學(xué)生閱讀教材中的故事,習(xí)得了“虛擬語氣”這一語法知識(shí)。此外,教師還引導(dǎo)學(xué)生閱讀了一個(gè)非常有趣的含有虛擬語氣的趣味小故事——“The Cap?鄄maker and the Monkeys”。
Long, long, ago, there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living on making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were Long, long, ago, there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living on making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot and the man wanted to sit down for a rest. He came up to
a large tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he laid down and soon fell asleep.
“Where are my caps?” cried Smith when he woke up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the trees and each monkey had a cap on its head.
“Give me back my cap!”the man shouted at the monkeys. But the monkeys didn?蒺t understand him. They only laughed. The man got very angry, took off his own cap, threw it on the ground and cried, “If you want my caps, you may take this cap too!”
And what do you think? These monkeys did the same. Each one took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad.He quickly picked up all his caps and went on his way.
many monkeys in it.It was very hot and the man wanted to sit down for a rest. He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he laid down and soon fell asleep.
“Where are my caps?” cried Smith when he woke up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the trees and each monkey had a cap on its head.endprint
“Give me back my cap!” the man shouted at the monkeys. But the monkeys didn?蒺t understand him. They only laughed. The man got very angry, took off his own cap, threw it on the ground and cried, “If you want my caps, you may take this cap too!”
And what do you think? These monkeys did the same. Each one took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He quickly picked up all his caps and went on his way.
在有趣的故事語境中,學(xué)生不僅扎實(shí)牢固地掌握了各種詞匯,還習(xí)得了相關(guān)語法知識(shí)。如此一來,異彩紛呈的故事語境使得原本枯燥乏味的語法教學(xué)變得趣味無窮。
三、在生活語境中運(yùn)用語法
學(xué)習(xí)語言的最終目的是在生活中能夠運(yùn)用語言進(jìn)行隨心所欲地交流。人們要想在各種生活語境中進(jìn)行隨心所欲地交流,除了要積累豐富的詞匯之外,還必須要掌握相關(guān)的語法知識(shí)。在初中英語語法教學(xué)過程中,教師可以通過創(chuàng)設(shè)各種形象逼真的生活語境,讓學(xué)生在這些近乎真實(shí)的生活語境中進(jìn)行自如地交流,進(jìn)而讓學(xué)生在交流過程中靈活地運(yùn)用相關(guān)語法知識(shí)。
例如在人教版《Go for it》九年級(jí)英語Unit 5 “It must belong to Carla”這一單元的時(shí)候,教師根據(jù)本單元的重點(diǎn)語法知識(shí)點(diǎn)“情態(tài)動(dòng)詞的基本用法”創(chuàng)設(shè)了各種生活語境。在表示人的能力的時(shí)候,要用到情態(tài)動(dòng)詞“can”。 “Can you ice?鄄skate?”在這個(gè)句子中情態(tài)動(dòng)詞“can”表示的是“技能”;“Can you lift this heavy box?”在這個(gè)句子中情態(tài)動(dòng)詞“can”又表示的是“體力”。
教師在深入細(xì)致地挖掘教材教學(xué)內(nèi)容的基礎(chǔ)上,緊密聯(lián)系學(xué)生多姿多彩的生活實(shí)際,創(chuàng)設(shè)了各種各樣形象逼真的生活語境,為學(xué)生靈活運(yùn)用習(xí)得的英語語法知識(shí)搭建了廣闊的平臺(tái)。如此一來,形象逼真的生活語境使得原本枯燥乏味的語法教學(xué)變得趣意盎然。
四、在游戲語境中鞏固語法
游戲語境就是人們?cè)谟螒蜻^程中進(jìn)行交流的語言環(huán)境。在初中英語語法教學(xué)過程中,教師要在緊緊圍繞課堂教學(xué)目標(biāo)的基礎(chǔ)上,結(jié)合學(xué)生的興趣愛好和心智發(fā)展水平等,設(shè)計(jì)各種各樣的游戲語境,讓學(xué)生在興高采烈地參與這些游戲活動(dòng)的過程中悄無聲息地鞏固語法知識(shí)。
例如在教學(xué)“現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)”這一語法知識(shí)的時(shí)候,教師設(shè)計(jì)了這樣一個(gè)游戲——戲弄(spoof)。教師在課前準(zhǔn)備了數(shù)張印有現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)句子的紙,這些句子有些是正確的,有些是錯(cuò)誤的。在課堂上,教師為每個(gè)小組分發(fā)了一張紙,并要求每個(gè)小組的學(xué)生把這些句子裁成單獨(dú)的紙條。然后,讓每個(gè)小組的學(xué)生利用這些紙條進(jìn)行記憶、競猜、判斷等游戲活動(dòng)。
在教師精心設(shè)計(jì)的游戲語境中,學(xué)生參與游戲的積極性空前高漲,相關(guān)的英語語法知識(shí)也在游戲語境中得到了鞏固。因此精彩紛呈的游戲語境使得原本枯燥乏味的語法教學(xué)變得其樂無窮。
綜上所述,在初中英語語法教學(xué)過程中,教師要將語境作為語法教學(xué)的舞臺(tái)。教師要結(jié)合教材對(duì)話內(nèi)容,以對(duì)話語境作為語法教學(xué)的舞臺(tái),引領(lǐng)學(xué)生感悟相關(guān)的語法知識(shí);教師要結(jié)合教材故事內(nèi)容,以故事語境作為語法教學(xué)的舞臺(tái),引導(dǎo)學(xué)生習(xí)得相關(guān)語法知識(shí);教師要結(jié)合具體的生活實(shí)際,以生活語境作為語法教學(xué)的舞臺(tái),指導(dǎo)學(xué)生運(yùn)用相關(guān)的語法知識(shí);教師要結(jié)合有趣的游戲活動(dòng),以游戲語境作為語法教學(xué)的舞臺(tái),指引學(xué)生鞏固相關(guān)語法知識(shí)??偠灾?,教師要讓有趣的語境助推語法學(xué)習(xí)脫離“枯”海。
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(作者單位:浙江省諸暨市開放雙語實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校)endprint