An Analysis of the Factors Affecting Teaching Efficiency in English Class

Yao Song

【Abstract】With the acceleration of globalization， English has been playing a more and more important role. And the requirement for teaching efficiency in English class is becoming higher and higher. Therefore， whats the factors that affecting teaching efficiency in English class arouses educators attention. This paper analyzes several factors that greatly affecting teaching efficiency in English class from the perspective of college English learners.

【Key words】English class； teaching efficiency； influential factors

1. Introduction

Oxford R in 1990 said “Teaching is not easy as one imagines. Being a teacher， he needs the enthusiasm to work and exquisite specialized knowledge as well. Furthermore， he should take English learners emotion into consideration.” Those were the needs of English teaching and learning in 20th century. But today， it appears more requirements in English class according to more situations： some English learners are out of mind so they can not catch up with teachers teaching rhythm； teachers have given a mass of important knowledge in class but what English learners can acquire is little or even none； English learners cant feel the fun of English language and knowledge， although English teachers have made effort； English teachers feel that their ability is falling short of their wishes. At the same time， English learners feel stressful. So how to improve these problems to make English class more efficient？

2. Factors Affecting English Teaching Efficiency

2.1 Questionnaire

From my perspective， there are certain factors affecting teaching efficiency in English class in university education. And I have done a questionnaire entitled Factors Affecting Teaching Efficiency in English Class on English learners own free will. 60English learners are surveyed.

From the questionnaire above， we can see the influential factors affecting English class efficiency are learning interests， teachers attitude， teaching methods and English learners basic English knowledge and autonomous learning ability respectively， making up 93%， 70%， 60% and 27%.

2.2 Influential Factors

2.2.1 Learners Interest

Many English learners usually show their interests in learning at the outset but lose them afterwards for the reasons like the quick increase in knowledge quantity， the inability to get high grades or higher requirements from their teachers.

For English teachers， they are always complaining that it is hard to improve the scores of English learners and the English learners are too lazy to memorize the words， recite the dialogues and finish the exercises. They are always too willing or too radical to push these learners， these actions， instead will make the problem more serious.

2.2.2 Teachers Teaching Attitude

Teacher occupies a pivotal position in educational edifice as they are main agent for the implementation of all plans and policies of school education. The role of an English teacher is of great significance as they give knowledge and moral education to students. “One of the key factors of good teaching is teachers attitude towards teaching as it motivates teachers to work effectively.”Teachers positive emotional agent is beneficial to inspire learners enthusiasm， enhance learners motivation.

2.2.3 Teachers Teaching Methods

A teaching method is a way of teaching a language which is based on systematic principles and procedures； that is an application of views on how a language is best taught and learned. There are seven language teaching methodologies—the grammar-translation method， the direct methods， audio-lingualism， the situational language teaching， communicative language teaching， humanistic approaches and task-based teaching. Also there are some assistant tools and materials to take advantage of， such as blackboard， PPT， English movies， English songs and so on.

2.2.4 English Learner's Basic Knowledge and Autonomous Learning Ability

English learners should have some basic knowledge such as phonology， grammar， vocabulary， writing system， dialects， accents， and varieties. Also， some English learners are limited by the effect of their native language and their English control is weak.

English autonomous learning ability focuses on the English learners subjectivity and initiative in order to make English learners know how to study and achieve life-long learning and development. Cultivating learners autonomous learning ability is not only good for improving the teaching efficiency in English class but also lays the foundation for the learners lifelong learning and development.

3. Conclusion

English teaching is a tough and fascinating job. The factors proposed in this essay cannot be naturally counted as perfect， and they are likely to leave much to be desired. The essay is written only in the hope that it will be of some help to English teachers and English learners and help them make a better achievement in English classes teaching and learning.

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