The Application of English Picture Book Reading in Primary School English Teaching
Abstract In recent years, many primary English teachers started using picture-books in their English class, this new teaching method becomes very popular among the children in primary school. English picture books tell stories by showing children a series of coherent pictures and texts. It gives students a real context to sense not only how the words and sentences are used but also helps students to build up a cross-cultural awareness. However, how to integrate picture book reading into English class efficiently is still a big problem needs to be solved.58221
The thesis aims to explore the application of English picture book in primary English teaching, mainly discussed the following issues: the role English picture book plays in an English class and its function, the effective integration of English picture books and the text books, challenges in the application of English picture books and suggestions.
The methodologies adopted in this study include literature review, classroom observation and interview. 90 students and 5 teachers are chosen as subjects in the experiments. During the experiment, the author recorded the teaching procedure of a picture book reading class and collected teachers’ ideas about the effective integration of English picture books and the difficulties by interview. Based on the analysis of results of the classroom observation and interview, the thesis came to the conclusions:
English picture books accord with primary students’ cognitive characteristics that could be applied in English reading to improve students’ reading efficiency. As teaching aid English picture books fit into primary school’ English teaching, and with proper teaching strategies and skills, picture books can integrate with textbook to achieve maximum teaching effects.
But the application of English picture book in English teaching is not that easy, teachers find that the preparation of picture book reading class usually takes considerable time. And they usually don’t have enough time to finish all the teaching process. Besides, the resources of English picture books are not easy to be found.
For these difficulties, teacher’s group work and inter-regional cooperation may help. Teachers can work together to prepare one picture book reading lesson and share their picture book resources. And they can also help students do some pre-course preparation and delete some teaching activities.
Keywords: Primary students; English learning; English picture books
摘 要近年来，绘本阅读逐渐从我国母语教学领域过渡到了英语教学领域，并受到了越来越多教生的喜爱。英文绘本作为一种图文结合的英文阅读材料，向学生展示了丰富的文字与图像内容；教师利用绘本材料，用讲故事的方式完成教学目标的过程能在一定程度上激发学生的热情与积极性，提高学生的参与度，并增强学生对中西文化的掌握和理解，形成跨文化意识；通过感受教师在说故事时候的情感表达，学生也会变得愿与他人分享自己的故事，乐于用英语表达自己的想法，将英语学习与真实的生活经验相结合。然而，如何让老师有效的利用绘本进行课堂教学，提高课堂教学效果，促进学生英语学习，是目前小学英语教学中一个非常值得研究的课题。
本研究旨在探索英语绘本在英语课堂中的地位与作用，教材与英语绘本的有效结合以及适用于绘本阅读教学的有关建议与策略。通过采用文献回顾，课堂教学观察和访谈等研究方法得出结论并提出一些建议。
本次研究的实验对象为5位在职小学英语教师和90名学生。在教学实验中，笔者通过记录教师课堂活动，学生表现情况以及教师对课堂的反思进行相关数据的收集和处理。综合分析后得出以下结论： 绘本阅读在小学英语教学中的应用:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_50613.html