(完整word版)英语教学法教程考研笔记

Unit 1 language and language teaching

1.

What makes a good language teacher?

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Ethic devotion

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Professional qualities

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Personal styles

2.

Views on language learning and learning in general:

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Process-oriented

theories:

concerned

with

how

the

mind

organizes

new

information such as habit formation, induction, making inference, hypothesis

testing and generalization.

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Condition- oriented theories: emphasize the nature of the human and physical

context in which the language learning take place, such as the number of the

students and the kind of input learners receive, and the atmosphere.

3.

How can one become a language teacher?

It involves more factors and longer learning time, and may never be finished.

other's experience

language

development

received

knowledge

own experience

Practice

Stage 2

Reflectio

Professional

competence

Stage 1

Goal

Stage 1: all English teachers are supposed to have a sound command of English.

Stage 2: learning, practice and reflection.

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Learning:

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Learning from others’ experience (empirical knowledge gained

through reading and observation)

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Learning

the

received

knowledge

(language

learning

theories,

educational psychology, language teaching methodology, etc.)

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Practice

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Pre-service practice (pseudo practice)

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Real classroom practice

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Reflection: take on reflection seriously and keep reflection

Goal: (do not have an end) one can never become a perfect teacher. There is always

room for improvement.