An Analytical Study on Application of the Mind Mapping on English Writing Teaching in Junior High School

Abstract(276)   Writing plays an important role in language learning and it is also the intuitive and accurate way to testify the language competence of the learner。 But in China nowadays, the current situation of English writing is not optimistic because many middle school students are still not equipped with the English writing abilities that they are supposed to have, and the discrepancy between different students seems to be greater。 In recent years, this phenomenon has arisen the attention of many educational researchers and English teachers。 They are trying their best to find more new creative, effective and adaptable techniques in writing teaching。 And this thesis aims to find out whether mind mapping is a beneficial to English writing learning for middle school students and English teachers should how to use this technique in class properly and efficiently。 According to the results of two questionnaires and the interview, most students and teachers are in favor of the application of mind mapping in English writing。 Besides, it is obviously indicated from the data of two writing tests, that many students’ writing abilities have been improved after they use mind mapping in their writing learning, which proves the effectiveness of mind mapping in English writing。 And it is also suggested that much more importance should be attached to the process of teaching as well as the results of teaching。 Then, some reflection to the weakness of this experiment and some suggestions about English writing are given at the end of this thesis。 It is hoped that this thesis could provide English teachers with some adaptable ideas about writing teaching。85395

Key words: mind mapping; English writing; junior middle school students

关于思维导图在初中英语课堂中应用的分析性研究

摘  要(459)

写作是语言学习的重要部分之一，它也是检测语言学习者语言掌握情况较为直观与准确的方式。但在目前的中国，很多中学生的写作都不尽如人意，不同学生之间的写作能力差异也越来越大。目前，这个现象已经引起了许多教育研究者与教师的注意。更多有创新性的，高效实用的，可行的的写作教学模式营运而生。而在本文中，笔者旨在探究思维导图的运用是否能提高中国初中生对英语写作的兴趣与能力，以及教师该如何在英语写作课堂上恰当地使用思维导图。根据两次问卷调查与采访的结果显示，学生和教师都对思维导图在初中英语写作课堂中的应用持肯定态度。除此之外，根据两次写作能力测试结果显示，多数学生都在使用思维导图辅助学习后，写作能力有所提高,由此可见思维导图在英语写作中是起积极促进作用的。同时，笔者也希望教师以后除了关注教学成果之外，也可以更加关注学生的学习过程。然后，笔者针对实验设计存在的不足之处进行了反思，也针对写作教学提出了几条建议。最后，也希望本论文能够对英语教师们有所启发，在英语教学工作上为教师们提供一些可行的想法。

毕业论文关键词：思维导图 英语写作 初中生

Contents(190)

1。 Introduction 1

1。1 The background of the English writing 1

1。2 The purpose and the significance of the thesis 1

2。 Literature Review 2

2。1。 An introduction to the theories on writing 2

2。1。1 Some definitions on writing 2

2。1。2 The difficulties students are facing in their learning to write