曾佩云
摘 要: 本文以學(xué)生作品為例,探討如何通過(guò)寫日記,融詞匯鞏固于語(yǔ)篇中,促進(jìn)英語(yǔ)寫作能力的提升,同時(shí)培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的學(xué)科素養(yǎng)。
關(guān)鍵詞: 詞匯 日記 寫作能力 學(xué)科素養(yǎng)
問(wèn)題的提出:詞匯是學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的基礎(chǔ),在英語(yǔ)教學(xué)和學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程中,許多學(xué)生感到最難的是詞匯,詞匯的落實(shí)與鞏固不到位,導(dǎo)致學(xué)生往往邊學(xué)新的邊遺忘舊的,且不能正確地運(yùn)用詞匯進(jìn)行口頭和書面表達(dá)。據(jù)雅思考試顯示,中國(guó)考生普遍閱讀能力較強(qiáng)而寫作能力較差,因此,詞匯的落實(shí)和鞏固,進(jìn)而促進(jìn)書面表達(dá),縮小理解和產(chǎn)出之間的關(guān)系是擺在我們每一個(gè)英語(yǔ)教師面前的一項(xiàng)長(zhǎng)期又艱巨的任務(wù)。
理論依據(jù):英霍夫和赫德森在“From Paragraph to Essay”一文中揭示詞匯教學(xué)的規(guī)律時(shí)說(shuō):學(xué)習(xí)詞匯的根本原則就是要足夠重視其語(yǔ)境概念,據(jù)此才能弄清詞匯的形式與意義的關(guān)系。Krashen指出,除了必要的可理解輸入外,學(xué)習(xí)者必須有機(jī)會(huì)使用所學(xué)的語(yǔ)言,這樣才有可能達(dá)到流利、類似母語(yǔ)者的水平。黃遠(yuǎn)振教授認(rèn)為:讀寫是一回事,不是兩回事,讀是理解,寫是產(chǎn)出。讀書如借債,教師要教會(huì)學(xué)生用寫的方式還債。如何幫助學(xué)生鞏固詞匯學(xué)習(xí),促進(jìn)寫作能力的提升?筆者認(rèn)為寫日記或周記為詞匯鞏固及寫作訓(xùn)練,從而提高學(xué)生寫作能力的一種十分有效的途徑。
具體措施:要求學(xué)生把每課所學(xué)的詞匯,句型盡可能融入寫作中,做到學(xué)以致用,融詞匯鞏固于語(yǔ)篇中。寫作內(nèi)容形式不限,盡量滿足最新高考大綱英語(yǔ)寫作方面對(duì)考生的要求,即“有效運(yùn)用所學(xué)語(yǔ)言知識(shí),清楚、連貫地傳遞信息,表達(dá)意思”。學(xué)生呈現(xiàn)的作品形式大致如下:
1.復(fù)述、改編或讀后續(xù)寫
挖掘教材,創(chuàng)造性地使用教材,根據(jù)教材內(nèi)容進(jìn)行復(fù)述、改編或續(xù)寫,筆者認(rèn)為這種方式在一定程度上加強(qiáng)了學(xué)生的敘事思維,但不利于學(xué)生發(fā)揮想象力。
2.編寫故事
新讀寫理論倡導(dǎo)寫作任務(wù)必須與學(xué)生生活密切相關(guān),能實(shí)現(xiàn)寫作的社會(huì)、認(rèn)知和情感功能,讓學(xué)生有足夠的話題知識(shí)和相關(guān)資源。學(xué)生編寫的故事貼近他們的學(xué)習(xí)生活社會(huì)。下面兩篇為學(xué)生學(xué)完北師大版課文后的日記,畫線部分為本課重點(diǎn)詞句。
U11 L1:House price is a problem of great concern in China.Its announced that its topic will be discussed in detail in Beijing.Its on the agenda for this afternoons meeting. We are delighted to hear that Mr.Chen,our headmaster has the distinction of beingthe first to attend the meeting in our city.Reforms of the house price that people demanded havereceived widespread support throughout the country.Mr.Chen was demanded to give an explanation for the problem so that it can be prevented from getting any worse.We arelooking forward to. (seeing) a change and our belief is that this is the only way for young people living in big cities to escape their painful pasts and make applications to have a house of their own.(校長(zhǎng)動(dòng)向及房?jī)r(jià)問(wèn)題)
U12 L1:The majority of parents have high expectation of their children,which is reasonable. Some children get used to the school life.They havebeen so busy in studying and absorbed in their books all day long.They try to absorb what they learn.When they succeed,they owe their success to their hard work.However, some other children cant focus on their study but want to wander the world.When they fail, they are used to blaming their failure on others. In my opinion,when problems arise,we should discuss them in details,not in brief. Children and parents should exchange their ideas with each otherand show respect foreach other.Of course,dont interrupt others while they are talking.(學(xué)習(xí)及生活)
成果總結(jié):英語(yǔ)學(xué)科核心素養(yǎng)包括語(yǔ)言能力,文化品格,思維品質(zhì),學(xué)習(xí)能力。Swain提出:語(yǔ)言輸出不僅能使學(xué)習(xí)者注意到語(yǔ)言缺陷,還能使其在改正語(yǔ)言問(wèn)題的同時(shí)提高語(yǔ)言水平。通過(guò)讓學(xué)生寫日記,增強(qiáng)對(duì)單詞的記憶鞏固,激發(fā)學(xué)生的寫作潛力,錘煉語(yǔ)言技能,有效提高英語(yǔ)水平。每個(gè)學(xué)生思想各異,因此,作品內(nèi)容豐富,涉及面廣:房?jī)r(jià)問(wèn)題、扎克伯格的股份捐贈(zèng)、喬任梁的抑郁、學(xué)校的學(xué)習(xí)及生活等。通過(guò)寫日記,培養(yǎng)學(xué)生批判性思維,提高個(gè)人文化素養(yǎng),引導(dǎo)學(xué)生觀察、了解和思考身邊的社會(huì)和現(xiàn)象,激發(fā)學(xué)生的社會(huì)責(zé)任感和使命感,這也是引導(dǎo)學(xué)生自我反思批判的過(guò)程。周記的檢查、批改、互評(píng)和共享過(guò)程是師生之間、生生之間的一種心靈的對(duì)話,促進(jìn)師生生之間互相學(xué)習(xí)、相互理解,不斷培養(yǎng)學(xué)生積極開放包容的優(yōu)秀文化品格。