How to Cultivate Junior Students’ Studying Habits Dazhou City Senior High School

Abstract：English is the world language， more and more people are learning and using it.How to learn it？Everyone has their own methods. But I think English learners should have good studying habits.So in English teaching，teachers should pay more attention to students’ studying habits.After having good studying habits，students would learn English with more ease and interest.This paper presents some ways to learn English。

Keywords：English learning；English teaching；ways to learn；studying habits

It is showed that the students who have good studying habits can think， understand and digest some questions consciously.They can also get ready for new lessons with the question they can’t understand.In English classes，these students can think in English actively，understand and memorize target language easily.They respond what the teacher says carefully in class and try to answer any questions that the teacher asks.They take active part in team activities and speak，think and ask boldly.So they do well in English and learn it well easily.On the contrary，the students who always keep silent and feel shy while speaking lose many chances of learning English. They don’t ask any questions in class Usually， after learning English for a few months， students should know what to learn about English and how to learn English，however， many students have no idea.So I think it’s necessary for teachers to cultivate students studying habits.

一、Make Plans to Study

If we want to learn well， first we need to make an effective plan to guide our study so that we can arrange our time reasonably.

二、Study New Lessons Before teachers Start Them

Pre-studying is the basis of learning new lessons and getting good grades.When we are going to learn a new unit，we need to study the new words，dialogues，texts，the language goals，grammar focus before the teacher starts it.If we didn’t do well while pre-studying，we wouldn’t know what to pay more attention to while listening to the teacher.On the contrary，if we pre-studying the new lessons，things would be better.Not only can we train our ability of teaching ourselves，the ability of thinking questions alone，but also we can stimulate our interest of learning English and learner autonomy.In addition，pre-studying helps students find what they don’t understand as soon as possible，so that they can listen to the teacher carefully in class with the questions they don’t understand.After learning to how to learn English，they shouldn’t only pre-study new words or texts，they should know how to choose reference books to help them with their study.

三、Listen to the Teacher Carefully in Class

Students should get ready for the class before the teacher comes into the classroom.Class is a very important place and also it is the main place for students to understand and master knowledge.In class， students should listen to the teacher carefully and try to respond what the teacher says and take active part in pair work or group work.Teachers should let their students try their best to use their hearts，eyes，mouths and hands in class and memorize what they say as soon as possible.Class is a key link to master knowledge.Students should concentrate on their study in class.

四、Take Notes While Studying

Taking notes is called “Necessary Pain” By Samuel Johnson （the last great enlightener in the later eighteenth century）.It means taking notes is painful but necessary，because notes are permanent records.When students review what they have learned，they need to open the notebooks to read the notes.Notes also help overcome the limitations of students’mind.

五、Review What You Have Learned in Time

Nowadays teachers face many teaching problems.First of all is how teachers instruct students to memorize materials as much as they could.It is not only the demand for English teaching but for the all-round development of students themselves as well Reviewing in time after class can deepen and strengthen our memory and understanding on new lessons，so that we can use the new knowledge flexibly.So scientific and efficient learning can’t lack of this link.

六、Practice Again and Again

We learn a language by using it again and again，not by being taught.The ability of communication depends on how much you communicate with others.Teachers should encourage their own students to catch every chance to practice their spoken English and improve their speaking skills.Only is the language used over and over，it can be mastered.Because“Practice makes perfect.”

七、Learn to Use Dictionaries

For each language learner，dictionaries are very useful studying tools.They are students’good friends and good teachers. We should make good use of them.

Conclusion

English Teaching is a complicated process which needs interactivity and negotiation between the teacher and the students.In a word，good English learners are self-aware，inquisitive，tolerant of differences between their own tongue and English，self-critical，realistic，willing to experiment，actively involved，organized.There is nothing to stop interested，dedicated and conscientious teachers taking control of their own work and live.What is needed is mutual encouragement，solidarity，and practical organization.