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How to stimulate the pupil' s
nterest
in
Engl ish
learning
文／聂华
高教论坛羹洌堕鸶
2
Abstract: In recent 20
years, English teaching steps into a new stage in
our country. More
and more children
begin
to
study
English.
So
there
is
an
urgent
need
to
implement
interest-activated
in
English
teaching accordance
with the present situation of our
country. The article holds that
is very
important to improve the interest of
pupils.
Key
words:
interest
confidence
stimulate
Summary:
I . Introduction
II. To summarize interest
A. The
definitions of interest.
B. The interest has distinction.
III. To
improves the Interest of Pupils in learning
English.
A.
Confidence, develop the enthusiasm and interest of
student.
B.
We should use various teach methods to stimulate
interesL
IV
. Teacher plays an
important part in the function of improving
interest of students.
A. A good teacher plants
the love of learning in students.
B. Have a good relationship
between teacher and student.
C. What should the teacher
d
。
V . Conclusion
I . Introduction
It is well
known that the English language has become a
universal
language and is far more
widespread than any other one . It is the language
used for international communication
trade and commerce which makes it
as a
very important and indispensable tool in this age
of
recent 20 years. English teaching
step into a new stage in our country. More
and more children become to study
English. As a result of this actuality,
English Language Teaching attending
primary school can also mean first in
the sense of basic or fundamental.
Consequently,
it is necessary
t
。
research a
advanced teaching methods that adopt pupils in
China .The
linguist generally accepted
that children between four to seven years old is
the best time to learn English. During
this early stage,they are full of
curiosity,
have
sharp hearing,
tend to
imitate,
love saying and
mov-
ing .eager to emulate.
they can easily take active imerest in
learning
ore, to develop the interest
in learning this new language
seemed to
be very important.
H. To summarize interest
We can go on from here with the words
of Einstein :
best teacher.
To explain in psychological terms ,
Interest is the individual give activities
,objects a positive attitude or a
tendency selection attitude and emotion.(Zhu
Peili1994.5) Everyone should pay
attention priority to things which he/she
has interesting and explore actively.
Then demonstrate fascinating. For
example, if a person interested in
dancing. he would seek opportunities to
participate in dance actively and feel
happy, relaxed and fun, show a posi-
tive and voluntarily when doing that.
Interest is not only to concern the
superficial of things. it is contact
with emotional and awareness of people.
When you have no cognition of one
thing. you will not have feelings, and
therefore. will not be interested in
it. On the contrary. understanding more
profound, emotion richer, the interest
is also deeper. The interest for a
person's individuality development, has
the huge function to a person's life
and the activity. Chain-born American
Professor Ding Zhao Hong once
said: Any
scientific research needs the interast
importantly. It may make the
human to
concentrate the ener~ to obtain the knowledge. and
complete the
current activity
creatively, development the intellect, enrich the
knowledge,
and open the vision.
The
interest has distinction .People in different
environment, social
class, or have the
different position
cultural
level. their interest and hobby
is
dissimilar. (Zhu Peil11994.5). Age can have a
direct influence to human's
interest.
The elementary school is a precise time which is
the formation of
emotion. This stage
children'
s learning
activity has the emotionalism
tendency
to a great extent when the children have the
strong interest to
study. Not only can
have the emotion migration, but also can cause the
attention centralized and lasted. Study
and contact ability improve rapidly.
Therefore, when we explore the
interesting education, we must stimulate
and raise the interest of learning
English. According to onal
psychologists, interest of learning is
the most direct element to influence the
students or even their learning
efficiency (Yang Wizen, 1996). The elemen-
tary students once have the strong
interest of a subject; along with it can
stimulate the desire of seeking
knowledge. thus aware to study. English
teaching has its particularity of
various subjects teaching in the elementary
school .Then as
an English teacher, how should we
contact their psycholo~? -
cal
characteristic to stimulate their interest
III To improve
the interest of pupils in learning English
A. Confidence.
develop the enthusiasm and interest of student.
When a child
begins to learn English, they are full of
curiosity. If
teachers can mastery this
feature. to be correct guidance, and this is won-
derful to build the confidence of young
students .Then obtain good
results
.When studying, the imponance is to make students
know why we
should learn English. And
every student actively. Just as the
famous English teaching experts Mews
said
to learn, rather than the teacher
to teaching.
As an English
teacher
them,
more
importantly .For example, teachers would
encourage students have the
conversation to their friends. parents, tearhers
and other students in English. We'Il
create cal English atmo-
125sphere for
students to speak English. They will conquer their
fear of learning.
Then huild the
confidence. Cradually. they ' re not afraid to
speak and use
their English; the
interest of learning English should be developed.
various teach
methods. to stimulate .
1.
Using real
obj ect,
initiate interest.
In early stage
of language training should use real obj ect
in our daily
life adequately. Leam their name,
descrihes their shape. color. nature. the
use and so on. Enahle the student to
g/asp English language and skiLL in a
relaxed atmosphere. Because these
objects close to student's Iife. the stu-
dents have interested in that
specially. When teaching the name of the
stationery . let the student put out
the hox the teacher put
out a pen and
say :
pens
teacher. It is
easy to rememher this word. For another example.
put the
pencil hox in the hag,kinds of
color pencil,bcx)ks, knife and so on. Then train
sentence like that: l.
What is in the
bag?
is / are-
in it.
3.
Is
there a pencil--box in the hag?
4. Are there any pencils in
the hox?
What color are they?
These objects are
colorfully and vividly. They will
conrentrate their attention on what
they are studying. These words are
engraved upon their memory .
2. Use
performance to arise interest.
Guiding students on the hasis of texL
to performance the course. S. M.
Silvers says
He also claims that'many
teachers often overlook the fact that in a relaxed
atmosphere, real learning takes place,
and students use the Ianguage they
have. been exposed to and have
practiced earlier (1982:29). Primary English
teaching materials designed many
article, which are very close to our lives.
For instance, Creeting.
you .
And you?
And
introduce their family. my family lives in xxx .
My father is a businessman.
his name is
xxx
Such content could use this methods .To
creAte some interesting scenes
is very
important in teaching .When teaching the dialogue
restaurant
and
se.t out on the . Podium just hecame restauranL
counter. Teachers '
waiters play
students play customers.
If customers want to drink .they would
say :
hottles of orange/ pear
juice(
milk) ?
Waiter show this kind of food and
answer :
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