English Teaching Methodology Introduction

I. The name of this course. 1)Methodology of English Teaching 1)Methodology of English Teaching 2)Methodology of English teaching at middle school/secondary school 2)Methodology of English teaching at middle school/secondary school 3)Teaching English as a Foreign Language / TEFL & TESL 3)Teaching English as a Foreign Language / TEFL & TESL 4) A Course in English Language Teaching 4) A Course in English Language Teaching

II. The nature of language teaching 1. What's methodology? 1. What's methodology? English teaching methodology is a set of methods used for study or action in English teaching. It is the science to research the Teaching rules at middle school, which will guide our teaching to develop the students' communicative competence. English teaching methodology is a set of methods used for study or action in English teaching. It is the science to research the Teaching rules at middle school, which will guide our teaching to develop the students' communicative competence.

2.The nature of language teaching 2. The definition of teaching. 2. The definition of teaching. Teaching is an attempt to help someone acquire, or change some skills, attitude,knowledge, ideal, or appreciation. In other words, the teacher's task is to create or influence desirable changes in behavior, or in tendencies toward behavior, in his students. Teaching is an attempt to help someone acquire, or change some skills, attitude,knowledge, ideal, or appreciation. In other words, the teacher's task is to create or influence desirable changes in behavior, or in tendencies toward behavior, in his students.

2.The nature of language teaching 3. The purpose of English teaching 3. The purpose of English teaching a. To improve their four skills. b. To cultivate their communicative competence. c. To show them the way to study themselves.

III. The significance of learning this course. 1. Teaching is a highly demanded art. 1. Teaching is a highly demanded art. (4 skills & sing, play, draw and make) (4 skills & sing, play, draw and make) 2. Teacher's qualifications 2. Teacher's qualifications a. subject matter competence b. professional competence c. personal attitude.

III. The significance of learning this course. 3. The aims of this course. 3. The aims of this course. a) to provide you with the rationale of English teaching at middle school, which will be proved necessary and advantageous to the reform of English teaching. b) to help you to clear the importance as well as the aims of English teaching at middle school in present China.

III. The significance of learning this course. c) to provide you with chances to familiarize with the graded contents of the textbooks in the junior section, analysis of the textbook and to learn the syllabus for middle school English. d) to introduce some commonly used techniques and methods adopted in teaching pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and the cultivation of the students' 4 skills.

III. The significance of learning this course. e) to help you so solve some problems concerning the classroom instruction. f) to make some preparations for the coming teaching practice.

IV. How to present this course. 1. lectures 1. lectures 2. readings 2. readings 3. discussions 3. discussions 4. watch video demonstrations 4. watch video demonstrations 5. mini-teaching 5. mini-teaching 6. practice writing teaching plan and peer teaching. 6. practice writing teaching plan and peer teaching.

V. The relationship between methodology of English and the other subjects. linguistics, linguistics, psychology, psychology, pedagogy, pedagogy, philosophy, philosophy,

QUETIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1.What qualifications, in your opinion, should a teacher of English possess? 2.Do you think you will perform well in your future teaching? What qualifications have you obtained now? What will you do if you haven't got the required qualifications? 3.Who was your admirable teacher of English at junior school? What do you think of him/her?

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