Using LanguageⅠ教学实录及点评

A Survey of your learning styles

教学设计

1. When you have a list of new words to learn for English, how do you do about learning them? 2. What do you think is the best way to learn grammar rules?

Do you think your English would improve most if for three months you: a) lived with native English speakers

who didn’t speak any Chinese;

b) went to an intensive English school

in China; c) stayed at home and studied from textbooks; d) stayed at home and watched English movies, listened to English radio and learned English pop songs. Task 1 Reading

1. Tick only the statements that you think resemble your situation 2. In the table circle the numbers

that match the statements you ticked Visual learners learn best when they can see or watch something. They like to read or look at pictures, and diagrams.

Auditory learners

learn best when there is an oral component to the material they are learning. They prefer to listen to explanations or instructions rather than read them. Tactile learners learn best through concrete experiences; that is, when they can touch or feel real objects, do experiments or make things.

A visual learner:

1. Write the new words down and stick it on the wall so you can see them everyday.

2.Try to memorize new words by reading an article.

3. Write the new words in a notebook. Put it in your pocket. Have a look at them whenever you are free. An auditory learner:

1.

Listen to the tape and sound them out.

2.

Listen to the text with new words.

3.

Work in pairs. One reads the new words and the other spells them.

A tactile reader:

1.

Write the new words down again and again until you know them.

2.

Play the crossword.

3.

Make a dictation by listening to the tape.

Task 2 Listening

Xiaozhou is a tactile learner.

He finds reading quite difficult, so Yufang and Annie are discussing with him the best way for him to practice reading. Before you listen, work with a partner and think of some things that could help a tactile learner practice reading. Listen to the tape. What three things do

Yufang and Annie advise Xiaozhou to do to improve his reading? Listen again and answer the questions.

1.

What kind of learner is Annie? 2.

Why does Annie listen while she reads? 3.

Does Annie always expect to listen to reading passages? Give reasons. 4.

What else is Xiaozhou having problems with? Discussion

What do you think of Annie and Yufang’s advice? Is it good advice or not? Discuss your opinions with your group. Writing Imagine you have a friend in another part of China with whom you keep in touch by email. Read the email below and then write a suitable answer.