1、英语学习模式的革命中国人学英语的困境分析o 英语难学真的很难学吗？一个矛盾的分析n 对当代中国学生来说，英语难学已是一个众所周知的事实n 对于非中国、非英语国家的学生，英语难学，并不是一个普遍的现象n 对于49年以前的中国中学生，英语也不难学o 问题究竟出在哪里？原因分析与解决方案o 低效能的教学与学习模式，是造成中国当代学生英语学习困境的根本原因n 英语学习效能低下，已是不争的事实。n 效能低下，不是一个简单的教学与学习方法的问题，而是一个学习模式的问题。n 单纯从教学法与学习方法入手，只能解决部分问题，而不能彻底全面地解决根本问题全面解决方案：学习模式的转换o 只有彻底转换教学与学习的模式
2、，才能从根本上改变效能低下的现状o 通过转换学生的英语学习模式，全面解决英语学习效能低下问题。本讲座的内容o 讲座基本框架n将以英语学习模式的转换为中心展开讨论（与介绍光盘的内容侧重点不同）o What are the patterns of learning?o The reasoning of learning o Patters of learning of Chinese students:a preliminary inquiry and a reasonable guesso Patterns transformation:the key factorso A brief intr
3、oduction of the present projectWhatarethepatternsoflearning?o Beliefs o Behavior and strategy o Habit and pattern formation Thereasoningoflearningo What they believe is true?o How have they adapted such beliefs?o What they do when they learn English?o What are the hidden strategies employed by the s
4、tudents through the behavior analysis?PattersoflearningofChinesestudents:apreliminaryinquiry(1)oIt is more a reasonable guess based on my teaching experience and my exchange of ideas with teachers and students alike than a inquiry,without statistical or empirical evidence of any kindoLanguage form:a
5、 fake emphasis.nThey think they pay more attention to the language form,etc,grammar,but they do not really know what the language forms are,and what the grammar is aboutoLanguage knowledge,a fake assumption nLanguage is not,and has never been a set of knowledgenLanguage points,not only bad English,b
6、ut also bad assumptionoLanguage input and the myth of deaf EnglishnNever enough natural input via real communicative behaviors nWe are having trouble reading and listening,not speakingnThe problem of leaning writingPattersoflearningofChinesestudents:apreliminaryinquiry(2)o Memorization:a misguided a
7、nd misused devicenIt is certainly necessary in learning a language,but the problems are o What to remember?o How to remember?o Exercises do not make perfect,practice does!nExercises,especially thought modeled after standard testing format help neither the language learning nor testingnMeaningful com
8、municative practice help students learn the language nGood language learners are not automatically good test takers,they need good training to be one,but good training means good exercisesPattersoflearningofChinesestudents:apreliminaryinquiry(3)o Strategies or no strategies?nEvery students who have
9、learnt English long enough have some kind of strategies nStudents are not usually aware strategies they employ and teachers are not aware of that fact eithernThe strategies they employ are hidden strategies o How much do we know about their strategies?nNot muchnNot enoughnBut we are sure o they are
10、not efficient o They are related to their beliefs Patternstransformation:thekeyfactorso Patterns transformationnA complex processnNot just a matter of changing learning methods,not even learning strategieso Mind strategies and skillsnA brief discussiono Mind transformationnInterest and willingnessnS
11、ense of responsibility o Strategy transformationnIdeas,behaviors and habits o skills nFrom exercises skill to communicative skills ConclusionandIntroductiono What has been presented is more about theory and ideas,what is following will be a practical approacho It is still a test or experiment,an experiment based less on theory but more on practice.nTesting and testing scores are practical needs and a reality nLearning efficiency is a practical need,and developing efficient learners is the way to improve the efficiency
