
【摘要】本文就語(yǔ)言學(xué)家Brumfit提出的Communicate-Present Language-Drill Practice-Communicate模式對(duì)虛擬語(yǔ)氣教學(xué)進(jìn)行了實(shí)例解析,反思了目前高職英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法教學(xué)的現(xiàn)狀,需改變傳統(tǒng)的“機(jī)械操練式教學(xué)”,提出合理使用交際法進(jìn)行語(yǔ)法教學(xué),培養(yǎng)學(xué)生正確運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言的能力。
【關(guān)鍵詞】交際法 虛擬語(yǔ)氣 高職英語(yǔ) 語(yǔ)法教學(xué)
一、引言
虛擬語(yǔ)氣這一語(yǔ)法內(nèi)容對(duì)于很多學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)是一大難點(diǎn)。由于語(yǔ)法規(guī)則比較復(fù)雜,學(xué)生需要記憶的條條框框較多,需要針對(duì)不同的語(yǔ)言環(huán)境做出靈活應(yīng)變的東西也比較多,所以如何指導(dǎo)學(xué)生理解虛擬語(yǔ)氣的特征,全面有效的幫助學(xué)生總結(jié)規(guī)則,并通過(guò)適當(dāng)?shù)木毩?xí)指導(dǎo)學(xué)生加以應(yīng)用,最終達(dá)到鞏固掌握知識(shí)的目的,是值得教師研究的問(wèn)題。
著名的語(yǔ)言學(xué)家Brumfit提出的Communicate-Present Language-Drill Practice-Communicate模式,即交際-呈現(xiàn)語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)-句型操練-再交際的模式。運(yùn)用這一模式教學(xué),不是把語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)孤立地呈現(xiàn),而是運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)進(jìn)行相關(guān)的交際活動(dòng)。引導(dǎo)學(xué)生用交際的方式向授課內(nèi)容過(guò)渡,對(duì)語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)進(jìn)行講解,并進(jìn)行相應(yīng)的句型操練。學(xué)生掌握了該語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)后,教師創(chuàng)設(shè)情境,再進(jìn)行交際訓(xùn)練。這個(gè)模式通過(guò)多次的強(qiáng)化之后,達(dá)到了提高語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用能力的目的。
二、虛擬語(yǔ)氣教學(xué)實(shí)例
根據(jù)Brumfit的教學(xué)模式,筆者對(duì)虛擬語(yǔ)氣教學(xué)進(jìn)行了嘗試和探索。
1. Communicate交際環(huán)節(jié)
T: Do you know who the man in the picture is?
S: Yes. He is Superman.
T: Exactly. What can Superman do?
S: He can fly. He can save a lot of people even the whole world.
T: Right. What would you do if you were Superman?
S: If I were Superman, I would help those people who were in trouble.
首先,展示“超人”圖片,引出話題“超人能做什么?”“如果你是超人,你能做什么?”通過(guò)交際情境的問(wèn)答,讓學(xué)生了解虛擬語(yǔ)氣是一種非真實(shí)情況,表示一種假想的情況或主觀愿望。
2. Present Language呈現(xiàn)環(huán)節(jié)
這時(shí),教師通過(guò)設(shè)置不同的情景呈現(xiàn)If虛擬條件句的三種情況,讓學(xué)生注意語(yǔ)法規(guī)則,發(fā)現(xiàn)與不同時(shí)間事實(shí)相反的虛擬條件句特點(diǎn)。
Now we are having an English class, I find some of you are whispering secretly, if you paid more attention to your study, you could make great progress.(與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反)
Yesterday we had an English test, if you had been more careful, you would have got a high mark.(與過(guò)去事實(shí)相反)
The next day we will have a day off and go to climb the mountain, if you were to buy a pair of sport shoes, you could feel more comfortable while climbing.(與將來(lái)事實(shí)相反)
引導(dǎo)學(xué)生把觀察到的語(yǔ)言現(xiàn)象歸納規(guī)律,使知識(shí)系統(tǒng)化,便于理解掌握。
時(shí)間 從句 主句
與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反 助動(dòng)詞 be用 were
實(shí)義動(dòng)詞 do 用 did would/should/could /might +do sth.
與過(guò)去事實(shí)相反 had done would/should/could
/might+ have done sth.
與將來(lái)事實(shí)相反 did / were
should do
were to do would/should/could /might+ do sth.
3. Drill Practice操練環(huán)節(jié)
學(xué)生對(duì)虛擬語(yǔ)氣結(jié)構(gòu)理解之后繼續(xù)進(jìn)行以下操練:
Teacher:What would you do if you won the lottery?
Student1: I would travel around the world if I won the lottery.
Student2: I would give 50% money to the Hope Project if I won the lottery.
Teacher: What could you have done if it hadnt rained so hard yesterday?
Student3: I could have played football if it hadnt rained so hard yesterday.
Student4: I could have had the basketball match if it hadnt rained so hard yesterday.endprint
Teacher: What should you do if he were to call you tomorrow?
Student5: I should tell him what happened if he were to call me tomorrow.
Student6: I should invited him if he were to call me tomorrow.
通過(guò)反復(fù)操練,讓學(xué)生對(duì)虛擬條件句的三種基本情況熟能生巧并能夠融會(huì)貫通。
4. Communicate再交際環(huán)節(jié)
學(xué)生基本掌握了虛擬條件句后,可以創(chuàng)設(shè)一定的語(yǔ)言環(huán)境進(jìn)行新的語(yǔ)法結(jié)構(gòu)交際訓(xùn)練。例如:我收到了好友的一條短信,好友從外地來(lái)錫,請(qǐng)我四點(diǎn)半到機(jī)場(chǎng)接她。可是現(xiàn)在離四點(diǎn)半只有半小時(shí)了,走出去打車(chē)肯定來(lái)不及了,這時(shí)我們可以用哪些話來(lái)表達(dá)焦慮呢?
Teacher: I wish I could fly as a bird.
Student1: I wish you could run as fast as possible.
Teacher: My friend suggested that I (should) drive there.
Student2: My suggestion was that you (should) drive there.
Teacher: Its high time that I should leave.
Student3: Its high time that you left quickly.
Teacher: If only I had a car!
Student4: Its necessary that you (should) have a car.
本環(huán)節(jié)并不是簡(jiǎn)單的重復(fù),而是對(duì)交際活動(dòng)的強(qiáng)化和拓展延伸,可以通過(guò)師生活動(dòng)、生生活動(dòng),積極討論,參與課堂,教師適當(dāng)?shù)狞c(diǎn)撥拓寬語(yǔ)法知識(shí),使學(xué)生能把這些語(yǔ)法知識(shí)轉(zhuǎn)化成自己的語(yǔ)言能力。
三、啟示
從虛擬語(yǔ)氣教學(xué)實(shí)例反思高職英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法教學(xué)的現(xiàn)狀,教師極需改變傳統(tǒng)的“機(jī)械操練式教學(xué)”。合理使用交際法進(jìn)行語(yǔ)法教學(xué),創(chuàng)設(shè)一定的生活或故事情境,激發(fā)學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)興趣,充分調(diào)動(dòng)學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)積極性,促使他們?cè)趯W(xué)習(xí)和探究中由淺入深、從低到高地掌握所授知識(shí),培養(yǎng)學(xué)生正確運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言的能力。
語(yǔ)法教學(xué)應(yīng)思考如何源于生活,真實(shí)性賦予語(yǔ)言生命,回歸語(yǔ)用,關(guān)聯(lián)性有助于語(yǔ)言內(nèi)化。通過(guò)聽(tīng)說(shuō)活動(dòng),多樣性提高語(yǔ)言能力,關(guān)注學(xué)生,主體性賦予課堂活力。在高職英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法教學(xué)過(guò)程中,教師應(yīng)遵循以學(xué)生為中心,有效地運(yùn)用交際法策略,使語(yǔ)法教學(xué)不是費(fèi)時(shí)低效,而是生動(dòng)有趣、省時(shí)高效。
在教學(xué)實(shí)踐中,有不少老師意識(shí)到了語(yǔ)法教學(xué)的重要性。為改變傳統(tǒng)語(yǔ)法教學(xué)沉悶的“填鴨式”,教師應(yīng)當(dāng)學(xué)會(huì)運(yùn)用交際法策略,自主創(chuàng)設(shè)情境,并把握好趣味性、真實(shí)性、交際性的原則。在交際法策略中學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)法,學(xué)生能夠獲得語(yǔ)言輸入,并通過(guò)在交際中運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言,在語(yǔ)言輸出中完成語(yǔ)法形式與功能的轉(zhuǎn)換。
從虛擬語(yǔ)氣教學(xué)實(shí)例看出教師以生為本,充分運(yùn)用交際法教學(xué)策略,能夠培養(yǎng)學(xué)生正確的語(yǔ)言交際能力。教師應(yīng)多研究教材、多研究學(xué)生,與學(xué)生多溝通交流,了解學(xué)生的興趣個(gè)性,優(yōu)化教學(xué)策略,讓學(xué)生輕松愉快地理解語(yǔ)法、體驗(yàn)語(yǔ)法、運(yùn)用語(yǔ)法。
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*本文系無(wú)錫市教師教研專項(xiàng)課題《五年制高職英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法教學(xué)項(xiàng)目案例研究》(2013WXJYJ11)的階段性研究成果。
作者簡(jiǎn)介:朱云(1976-),女,江蘇無(wú)錫人,碩士,副教授,從事英語(yǔ)教學(xué)理論與實(shí)踐研究。endprint