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【摘要】本文針對(duì)目前初中學(xué)生在英語(yǔ)考試中聽(tīng)力部分得分偏低這一現(xiàn)狀,分析了造成學(xué)生聽(tīng)力障礙的主要原因,并提出相應(yīng)解決辦法。
【關(guān)鍵詞】聽(tīng)力 現(xiàn)狀 反思 技巧
隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化的不斷推進(jìn),社會(huì)對(duì)具有外語(yǔ)的應(yīng)用能力,特別是聽(tīng)說(shuō)能力的人才需求日益攀升,故在考試中對(duì)聽(tīng)力的考查要求日趨升高。但現(xiàn)狀是初中學(xué)生目前聽(tīng)力考試成績(jī)不是很理想,并且對(duì)聽(tīng)力考試望而生畏。筆者結(jié)合教學(xué)實(shí)踐總結(jié)了學(xué)生形成聽(tīng)力障礙的主要原因,并指出了相應(yīng)的解決辦法,以及訓(xùn)練技巧。
一、 教師方面
1.無(wú)聽(tīng)力課。教師依然著重雙基,單詞、詞組、句型、固定用法、語(yǔ)法不僅是教學(xué)內(nèi)容的主角,甚至是全部。聽(tīng)力訓(xùn)練處于附屬地位。想起了有,忘了無(wú);閑時(shí)有,忙時(shí)無(wú)。學(xué)校和老師重視不夠。
解決辦法:建議學(xué)校在安排課表時(shí),就可以把英語(yǔ)的某一節(jié)輔導(dǎo)課定為聽(tīng)力課,固定下來(lái),雷打不動(dòng)。
2.無(wú)合適的教材。即缺少吻合考試的聽(tīng)力教材。聽(tīng)力訓(xùn)練題多為書(shū)上的聽(tīng)力內(nèi)容加上單元練習(xí)中的聽(tīng)力題。這些內(nèi)容一是量不夠,二是形式上與考試題型也不盡相同。目前市場(chǎng)上的聽(tīng)力訓(xùn)練書(shū)多為初三中考訓(xùn)練書(shū)目。而市場(chǎng)流行的聽(tīng)說(shuō)科技和鳳凰傳媒出品的聽(tīng)說(shuō)軟件均需學(xué)生使用電腦。在絕大多數(shù)學(xué)校,老師和家長(zhǎng)均合力嚴(yán)控學(xué)生使用電腦,因?yàn)閷W(xué)生使用電腦多為玩游戲,而非真的如社會(huì)所期望的去查資料,練聽(tīng)力等用于學(xué)習(xí)用途。此為不爭(zhēng)的事實(shí)。
解決辦法:結(jié)合校本課程的開(kāi)發(fā),備課組編制符合實(shí)際應(yīng)用的聽(tīng)力材料。
二、 學(xué)生方面
1.語(yǔ)言方面。在英語(yǔ)連貫發(fā)音的過(guò)程中,單詞的發(fā)音常常會(huì)發(fā)生一些變化,即很多單詞說(shuō)出后與其標(biāo)出的音標(biāo)有差異。發(fā)生變化的因素主要涉及音的弱讀,同化,連讀,音素的省略和失去爆破等。學(xué)生們對(duì)這些常常掌握不到位。朗讀或說(shuō)英語(yǔ)時(shí)不夠自然,漢語(yǔ)味很濃,同時(shí)還導(dǎo)致許多學(xué)生在聽(tīng)以英語(yǔ)為母語(yǔ)的人講話(huà)時(shí)常感到困難。
弱讀:如that[??t]弱讀作[??t];
同化:如Did you see him? [‘didjusi:him]中的[‘didju]也常因同化而讀成[‘di?u]。
連讀:如:They looked for it here and there.這個(gè)句子也有兩處連讀。前一處是for it合讀為/frit/,后一處是here and合讀為/hirnd/。
音素省略:①以某音結(jié)尾的單詞+同音開(kāi)始的單詞,只發(fā)一次即可!You ate-too much.②以〔t〕,〔d〕,〔k〕,〔g〕,〔p〕和〔b〕+以輔音開(kāi)始的單詞。前面的發(fā)音“點(diǎn)到為止”,舌頭達(dá)到發(fā)音中位,但不送氣! Lend-me your black-bag
不完全爆破:不完全爆破在兩個(gè)相鄰單詞之間出現(xiàn)的情況非常多。① 爆破音中的任何兩個(gè)爆破音相鄰時(shí),前一爆破音失去爆破。如a bi(g) car等。② 爆破音中的任何一個(gè)后接摩擦音/f/, /s/時(shí),前面的爆破音失去爆破。如I didn'(t) say so.③ 爆破音后接/t/, /d/, /tr/, /dr /時(shí),前面的爆破音失去爆破。如a grea(t) change等。④ 爆破音后接/m/, /n/, /l/時(shí),前面的爆破音失去爆破。如a bi(t) more expensive等。
解決辦法:多模仿、教師多指導(dǎo)
2.讀書(shū)習(xí)慣不好。很多學(xué)生讀書(shū)時(shí)喜歡拖長(zhǎng)聲,長(zhǎng)期以往,就造成說(shuō)話(huà)也拖沓,這是造成多數(shù)學(xué)生認(rèn)為聽(tīng)力磁帶說(shuō)得快。其實(shí),不是磁帶快,而是他們讀書(shū)慢。
解決辦法:教師在領(lǐng)讀時(shí),可以由詞到詞組,到句子,到意群;由慢到快,由生澀到純熟。“逼”著學(xué)生快。
三、 訓(xùn)練技巧
(1)求異存同
試著從時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、人物等諸方面找出選擇之間的異同,得出“同”,即共有信息。共有信息在所聽(tīng)句子中也會(huì)出現(xiàn),于是在聽(tīng)之前就已知部分信息了。求出“異”,那就是需要分辨的地方。換句話(huà)說(shuō),也就是要聽(tīng)出與“異”相關(guān)的信息,那就能做這道題了。這樣就能有的放矢。“異”即為“的”。Rob Ellis(1997:349)轉(zhuǎn)述過(guò)Gass(1998)所描繪的人腦認(rèn)知機(jī)制習(xí)得語(yǔ)言的流程圖,認(rèn)為信息輸入大腦以后是經(jīng)過(guò)noticed input(引起注意的信息) comprehended input(理解的信息)intake(吸收的信息) implicit knowledge和explicit knowledge(隱性知識(shí)和顯性知識(shí))等過(guò)程。“的”的獲得就解決了第一步noticed input。從而使學(xué)生的注意變成了有效注意,也就排除了無(wú)效信息的干擾。
如:選擇與你所聽(tīng)到的句子意思最接近的選項(xiàng)。
1.A.I suppose youll catch the train.
B.I think youll change trains there.
C.I dont think youll catch the train.
同:人---我 事---與火車(chē)有關(guān)
異:A:能趕上 B:換乘 C:趕不上
2.A.You cant eat anything after you see the doctor.
B.You can eat something after you see the doctor.
C.You can eat something if you dont see the doctor.
同:人---你 事---吃東西,見(jiàn)醫(yī)生
異:A:見(jiàn)后不能吃 B:見(jiàn)后能吃 C:不見(jiàn)能吃
3.A.That camera is cheap enough for me to buy.endprint
B.That camera is too expensive for me to buy.
C.The camera isnt good enough for me to buy.
同:人---我 事:買(mǎi)相機(jī)
異:A.夠便宜,買(mǎi) B:太貴,不買(mǎi) C:不夠好,不買(mǎi)
4.A.None of the sharks are alike.
B.All of the sharks are the same.
C.Some of the sharks are alike.
同:物---鯊魚(yú) 事---相像
異:A.都不相像 B.全一樣 C.有些相像
5.A.The Changjiang River is the longest river in China.
B.The Changjiang River is among the longest rivers in China.
C.The Changjiang River is as long as the other rivers in China.
同:物---長(zhǎng)江 事---長(zhǎng) 范圍---中國(guó)
異:A:最長(zhǎng) B:在最長(zhǎng)的河流之中 C:和其它的一樣長(zhǎng)
(2)合理推測(cè)
根據(jù)生活實(shí)際或已有知識(shí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)進(jìn)行合理推測(cè)。
例一:上面第4小題
4.A.None of the sharks are alike.
B.All of the sharks are the same.
C.Some of the sharks are alike.
分析:A與B均不符合事實(shí),只有選C,正確答案就是C
例二:上面第5小題
5.A.The Changjiang River is the longest river in China.
B.The Changjiang River is among the longest rivers in China.
C.The Changjiang River is as long as the other rivers in China.
分析:A為事實(shí),正確答案就是A
例三:2014年江蘇省人機(jī)對(duì)話(huà)考試
聽(tīng)一段對(duì)話(huà),回答第11-12小題
( )11.Which is Wangmeis favourite festival?
A.Chinese New Year
B.Mid-Autumn festival
C.Dragon Boat Festival.
( ) 12.Why does she like it?
A.Because she can eat mooncakes.
B.Because she can get a lot of presents.
C.Because she can eat some rice dumplings.
分析:選項(xiàng)中6A對(duì)應(yīng)7B,6B對(duì)應(yīng)7A,6C對(duì)應(yīng)7C
推測(cè):確定其一,兩題均得
錄音:
M:Hello,Wang Mei!
W:Hello, Luo Sang!
M: Which is your favourite festival?
W: I like Chinese New Year best.
M: Why do you like it?
W: Because I can get a lot of present from my parents and friends.
例四:聽(tīng)一段材料,回答第13-15小題
( )13.What does Marys father do?
A. A worker B.A doctor C.A farmer
( ) 14.How many cows does Marys father have?
A.over 45 B.less than 45 C.only 45
( ) 15.What can buy for Marys father?
A.Oranges and apples
B.Apples and pears.
C.Apples and bananas
分析:14題問(wèn)瑪麗的爸爸有多少奶牛。15題問(wèn)我們可以向瑪麗的爸爸買(mǎi)什么?題支為蘋(píng)果、桔子、香蕉中的哪兩種。
推測(cè):瑪麗的爸爸是農(nóng)民。故13題應(yīng)該選C,正確答案的確就是C。
(3)連貫反揣
聽(tīng)短文為聽(tīng)一篇短文,做五道題。即五道題是從同一篇短文中而來(lái),所以可以反其道而行之,連貫五道題,反過(guò)來(lái)揣測(cè)短文意思。
例如:聽(tīng)一段材料,回答第16-20小題。
( )16.How old is Mimi?
A.2 years old B.3 years old C.4 years old
( ) 17.What colour are Mimis eyes?
A.black B.blue C.green
( )18.What is Mimis favourite food?endprint
A.fish B.meat C.bread
( )19.Where does Mimi like to sleep?
A.in the garden B.in a basket C.under the tree
( )20.Why does Mimi never worry?
A.Because it is very silly.
B.Because we take good care of it.
C.Because it often plays with balls and pieces of string.
連貫可知:Mimi極有可能是一只貓。
反揣可知:根據(jù)貓的特性可知貓的眼睛是綠色,貓最喜歡的食物是魚(yú),故17題選C,18題選A。20題A、B兩個(gè)題支與從不擔(dān)心沒(méi)有太多關(guān)系,故選B。
事實(shí)上正確答案就是:17.C 18.A 20.B
錄音:聽(tīng)第二篇短文,回答16-20題。
I have a cat.Its name is Mimi and it is three years old.It has short, grey fur and white paws.Its eyes are green.It weighs about two kilograms.
Usually, it eats cat food from a tin, but her favourite food is fish.It also likes milk if it is not too cold.It likes sleeping in a basket.When it is not sleeping, It often plays with balls and pieces of string.
I feed Mimi every day and give it clean water.Sometimes, I brush its fur and it enjoys it very much.It never worries because we take good care of it.Mimi is my good friend.I like very much.
結(jié)語(yǔ)
學(xué)生只要多讀多聽(tīng)多思,熟練技巧,提高聽(tīng)力水平和成績(jī)還是有徑可循的。
參考文獻(xiàn):
[1]孟憲忠.英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言學(xué)[M].華東師范大學(xué)出版社,1988.
[2]Rod Ellis.Second Language Acquisition[M].Oxford: Oxford University press,1977.endprint