摘?要:大學英語是非外語專業本科生的必修課程之一,對培養學生的英語思維能力、語言表達能力等多方面的能力具有不可替代的作用。通過分析對分課堂的教學特點,闡明了這種新型教學模式在教學中的作用,進而提高教學質量。
關鍵詞:大學英語;對分課堂;教學改革
中圖分類號:G624
大學英語是大學本科非英語專業學生學習的一個重要組成部分,占據著重要位置。在實際教學中,許多學生的英語水平得不到提高,對于詞匯、短語、時態等概念較多,語法變化多樣,導致學生產生厭學情緒,究其原因,是學生對學習英語的興趣不強,學習積極性不高,缺乏主觀積極性,對于很多知識的認識沒有得到充分理解并加以練習。
在英語寫作方面,由于詞匯量較小,且對于時態、語法或習語等方面的積累不夠充分,容易出現較多的漏洞。另一方面,課堂上的時間有限,留給學生充分思考的過程較短。為此,如何改進傳統的教學模式以提高現有英語教學效果成為教育界關注的一個熱點。2014年由復旦大學的張學新教授提出了“對分課堂”的概念,即課堂學習的方式為一半由教師講授,另一半為學生自己討論學習。這種教學模式具體可看做上半場由教師教授,后半場學生自由討論并展示所學成果[1-5]。本文將通過以下兩個具體例子,說明對分課堂教學模式對大學英語中的寫作課程教學的重要性。
示例1:
How?to?solve?the?problem?of?heavy?traffic
(1)為解決交通難,有人建議多造馬路。(2)有人則建議限制自行車和小汽車。(3)我的看法[6-8]。
這是一篇比較型的議論文,考察學生運用對比的方式來闡述自己的觀點。對此,我們在講授此類作文時,要讓學生在討論時注意兩方面的優缺點,同時要確立自己的觀點,并在寫作中有所側重。在具體寫作時,對支持的一面,要盡可能多的闡述其優點,盡量少的描述缺點;對不支持的一面,要盡可能少的寫這一方面的優點,甚至一筆帶過或忽略,而對其缺陷則要大寫特寫。只有這樣,才能將作者的觀點表達清楚。先通過這樣的介紹,讓學生對這種作文的寫作有一個大體的思路。進一步,把一些可能會用到的詞匯、短語介紹給學生。其次,在讓學生分組進行討論,使學生加深對此類作文寫法的思路和方法,同時也讓學生自己尋找適合該題目作文的詞句等。最后讓學生自己練習完成寫作,并給于批改點評。
在具體寫作前,教師可以引導學生分別就兩方面進行分析對比,并進行不同的探討,最后得出結論。因此,可以給出如下的寫作范本。依此,讓學生寫出自己的作文。
How?to?solve?the?problem?of?heavy?traffic
Nowadays,heavy?traffic?has?becomea?series?problem?in?many?big?cities.As?it?can?cause?serious?trouble?to?peoples?daily?life?and?economic?development,governments?have?started?to?call?upon?experts?for?advice?to?tackle?the?problem.
Some?of?them?suggest?that?the?government?should?help?build?more?streets?and?roads.They?believe?this?measure?can?solve?traffic?congestion?by?increasing?traffic?flow?while?reducing?traffic?density.But?as?people?crowd?into?big?cities?over?the?progress?of?urbanization,the?number?of?vehicles?constantly?rise?and?hence?whatever?scale?of?road?networks?constructed?for?them?are?filled.In?cities?where?industry?is?booming,land?is?precious?and?cannot?be?unlimitedly?used?for?increasing?flow?of?vehicles.So?some?others?argue?that?the?number?of?private?transport?such?as?bicycles?and?cars?should?be?restricted?and?public?transport?such?as?buses,subways?be?encouraged?as?it?can?facilitate?more?passengers.But?the?decrease?in?the?number?of?private?transport?might?lead?to?another?new?set?of?problems,such?as?inconvenience?to?those?who?cannot?easily?access?public?transport.
Since?both?suggestions?are?not?cure?to?heavy?traffic?if?enacted?separately,I?would?suggest?that?the?two?solutions?combined?may?produce?a?better?effect.
示例2:
If?there?were?no?advertisements
(1)有人認為廣告完全沒有必要。(2)有人認為我們社會離不開廣告。(3)我的觀點[6-8]。
這是一篇批判型議論文,通過對其中一個看法進行批判與反駁,進而引出與之對立的觀點的優勢,并進一步闡述自己的觀點和看法。一般來說,在有爭議的命題上,我們要設法找到其缺點和錯誤之處并對其進行批評,之后給出自己的見解。在進行具體的寫作前,可將一些缺點和錯誤相對應的詞匯,如false,deceptive,fail?to介紹給學生,使學生能夠了解此類詞語,再通過學生分組間的討論,并自行完成作文內容。最后,對學生們的作文進行點評。在作文點評時,可以給出如下的寫作范本。
If?there?were?no?advertisements
Nowadays,our?daily?lives?are?penetrated?by?various?advertisements.Information?such?as?job?recruitments,houses?for?rent,Christmas?sales,places?for?summer?vacation,expositions,and?concerts?are?advertised?on?newspaper,TV?screen,roadside?billboards?or?posters?on?streets.Huge?sums?are?spent?on?advertisements.
Some?people?wonder?whether?it?is?necessary?to?spend?huge?fees?on?advertisements?while?they?can?be?saved?to?improve?product?quality,working?environment,workers?salaries,or?performance?fees.They?point?it?out?that?advertisement?language?is?exaggerative?and?pictures?of?products?are?shiny?to?attract?potential?consumers,many?of?whom?fall?victims?to?the?false?and?deceptive?advertisements.They?suggest?that?since?advertising?fee?is?huge?and?the?customers?interest?may?be?harmed,we?should?stop?advertising.It?may?sound?reasonable,but?they?fail?to?notice?the?benefits?advertising?bring?to?us.Since?the?aim?of?advertisers?is?to?compete?for?consumers?money,advertising?provide?consumers?with?a?great?chance?to?compare?products?and?purchase?the?best?at?the?cheapest?price.In?addition,since?immediate?and?detailed?information?as?to?job?vacancies,or?big?sales?of?certain?products?is?assessable?through?advertisements,life?becomes?more?convenient?for?people.The?last?but?not?the?least,the?low?subscription?fees?to?daily?newspapers?and?TV?programs?is?largely?due?to?the?money?spent?on?advertising.
My?opinion?on?advertising?is?that?the?services?provided?by?advertising?to?our?society?outperforms?the?harms?it?brings?to?us?and?those?harms?to?our?consumers?interests?can?be?reduced?if?proper?regulations?are?enforced.
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作者簡介:張科科(1983-),女,漢族,山西陽泉人,博士,重慶師范大學外國語學院助教,主要從事語言測試領域的研究。