英语毕业论文-游戏在英语教学中的应用

河北大学成人高等教育毕业论文UsingGamesinEnglishTeaching学生姓名：王紫指导教师：段庆春专业年级：2011级英语（本科）完稿时间：2013.10.5河北大学继续教育学院诚信承诺书我谨在此承诺：本人所写的毕业论文《UsingGamesinEnglishTeaching》由本人独立完成，保证不存在任何剽窃、抄袭他人学术成果的现象。凡涉及其他作者的观点和材料，均作了注释，如出现抄袭及侵犯他人知识产权的行为，由本人承担由此产生的一切后果。承诺人：王紫2013年9月29日UsingGamesinEnglishTeachingAbstractAccompaniedwiththecarryingoutofthenewEnglishCurriculumStandardtherearealotofnewproblemsarisingfromthefieldofEnglishteachingintheprimaryschools.English,asasecondlanguageinChina,isamajorsubjectfromprimaryschoolstouniversity.It’sanessentialstageforchildreninprimaryschoolstoacquirepronunciationandmemorizebasicvocabularies.Englishlearningtakesthemtoabroaderworldandthiswillmeanspecialtothechildrenbothinwaysandinmind.Theyareinterestedinthe“strange”thing,buttheyalsofeelalittlefearaboutit.Thisambivalentfeelingmaybeeasysettlediftheteacherhasvariousteachingmethods.Asthesayinggoes:Interestisthebestteacher.Whenstudentsareinterestedsomething,hewillbehappytolearn.Pupilsarelively,active.Theycan’tstayattheclassroomforlong.Soteachersshouldcreatearelaxed,happy,harmonious,equalclassroomlearningatmosphere.Accordingtothedevelopmentofchildren’spersonality,thechildreninPrimaryschoolareinterestedinamusinggames.So,weshouldusesomeeffectivegamesintheclasses.Modernpedagogytakesgamesasoneoftheimportantteachingmeanswhichcanpassonknowledge,developskillsandabilityinlanguagesteaching,gameshavebeenpaidmoreandmoreattentionto.Inthisthesis,Iwanttodiscussthisgoodwaytoarousechildren’sinterestinEnglishlearningKeywords：childrenEnglishteachingusinggames装订线ContentsIntroduction………………………………………………1Ⅰ、Literaturereview…….……………………………………………21.1Thehistoryandpresentsituationsofgameteachinginforeigncountries…………………………………………………………………21.2ThehistoryandpresentsituationsofgameteachinginChina..……………………………………………………………………2Ⅱ、Definitionofgames……………………………………3Ⅲ、Functionsandgolasofgames………………………3Ⅳ、Typesofgames…………………………………………………5Conclusion…………………………………………………7References……………………………………………………………8IntroductionWiththedevelopmentofsocietyandfrequencyofinternationalcommunication,Englishhasbecomeoneofthebasicskillsofpeopleinthe21stcentury.Sincetheyearof2001,EnglishhasbecomearequiredlessoninprimaryschoolfromGrade3inChina.SomepeoplesaythatthefundamentalgoalforintroducingEnglishtoprimaryschoolchildrenistohelpthemdevelopEnglishlanguageskillsandknowledgesothattheyareabletouseEnglishtocommunicatewithothers.Wewillsaythatthisisonlypartlytrue.Whatshouldnotbeneglectedatthesametimeischildren’smotivationandinterestsinlearninginprimaryschool.Byofferingaforeignlanguageatschool,weareaimingtoeducate“thewholechild”ratherthanonlyteachthemthelanguage.Therefore,thefirstprioritytoteachingEnglishinprimaryschoolistocultivatetheirinterestinlearning,motivatethemtoworkhard,helpthemestablishgoodlearninghabitsanddevelopusefullearningstrategiessothattheyarereadytocontinuetheirlearningwhentheymoveintosecondaryschools.Therefore,motivationandinterestinlearningarefundamentaltoensuresuccessinlearningaforeignlanguageforchildren.HowtomakeEnglishlessonvividandhowtoattractchildren’sinterestinit?PlayinggamesinEnglishteachingisoneoftheeffectivewaystomotivatechildrentoworkhardandcultivatetheirinterestsinlearningEnglish.Asweallknow,childrenenjoyplayinggamesintheirnativelanguageandthisisafamiliarexperienceforchildrentobeintroducedtostudiesinaforeignlanguageinprimaryschool.Gamesaremotivatingandfunandcanhelpdeveloppositiveattitudestowardstheforeignlanguageandlanguagelearning,andcreateadesiretocontinuelearning.WiththerecentdevelopmentofEnglishteaching,therolesofgamesinclasshavebeendiscussedindifferentaspects.AndmoreandmoreteachersusegamesintheirteachingastheycometorealizethatplayinggamesinEnglishteachingisveryimportant.However,someteachersstillthinkthatlanguagegamesareawasteoftimeandprefernottousetheminclassroomandgamessometimeshavebeenconsideredonlyforfun.Infact,gamescanprovidemorethanthatforyoungerlearners.Amongseveralstrategiesusedtoimprovestudents’proficiencysuchasvisualaids,CALL(ComputerAssistedLanguageLearning),drama,role-playandsoon,gamesareanotherusefulstrategytopromotestudents’languageproficiency.Ingamechildrensmell,listen,see,sing,drawanddance,andsoon.Activelytakingpartingamemakesthemenjoystudyingandsucceeding.Ingame,children’sintelligence,cognitionandcommunicationaredeveloped.Ⅰ、Literaturereview1.1ThehistoryandpresentsituationsofgameteachinginforeigncountriesInordertomakechildreninterestedinlearningEnglishandbeabletocommunicatewithothers,fromancientGreek,westerneducation,especiallychildren’seducationinwesterncountries,hasbeenfulloftheexpositionoftherelationshipbetweengamesandteaching.OneofthemwasPlatowhopaidmoreattentiontotheroleofgamesforchildren’seducation.Hethoughtgamesshouldnotonlybeplayedbutalsocombinedwitheducationinethics.Inthe17thcentury,CzechComeniusadvisedteacherstousechildren’ssensesratherthanmemorizationininstruction.Atthesamecentury,EnglishphilosopherandeducatorJohnLocke(1632-1704)thoughtteachingshouldbesuitableforchildren’sageinordertomakelearninginteresting.Inthe18thcentury,theFrenchphilosopherRousseaustatedthatchildrenshouldbefr