Generally speaking, English education and scientific research in middle schools belongs to micro-research, which is characterized by small research scope, strong ability to solve practical problems, concreteness, practicality, flexibility and singleness.

materiality

The study of English education in middle schools is generally to apply the theories and principles of English education to specific educational practical problems for detailed research. At present, most of the English teaching theories we come into contact with are imported from abroad, such as grammar translation method, structural linguistics and behavioral psychology (listening and speaking method), direct method (teaching English in English, focusing on training oral English-the product of World War II: from the United States), communicative teaching method (concept/function-current textbooks) and second language acquisition theory (context, environment). In fact, in English teaching, we use the above language teaching theory more or less intentionally or unintentionally. It's just that we didn't seriously explore these theories and use them to guide our teaching and educational research.

For example, the new junior high school textbooks now place great emphasis on cultivating students' ability to use English, that is, the ability to communicate in English. Then, how to achieve this teaching goal in classroom teaching (Grade One, Grade Two and Grade Three)? How to design communicative teaching activities in classroom teaching, or what problems appear in the actual teaching process? A teacher studied the theory of communicative teaching method and found that this method emphasizes the bilateral interaction between teachers and students-how to reflect the interaction in classroom teaching through diversified teaching activities; What kind of teaching activities can receive the expected teaching effect? Through teaching practice, he realized that the content close to students' life is the key, and the content of teaching activities suitable for students' level and reality should be carefully designed in teaching. Through thinking, practice, summary and theoretical sublimation, the article "Carefully designing teaching activities to cultivate students' English application ability" was written.

(2) Practicality

The educational research of middle school English is often aimed at the practical problems in current and local education, teaching and teaching reform. The research results are directly applied to practice and play a role in education and teaching. For example, Professor Wang Cairen, a famous English education expert in Guangxi Normal University, has made a long-term and in-depth discussion and research on how to cultivate students to communicate in English, and has launched the "English double-activity teaching method", which has been popularized in many provinces and cities in central and southern China. (Maybe many middle schools in Laibin County have also tried this teaching method. According to teachers who have used this method, this method can strengthen bilateral and two-way activities in English classroom teaching, greatly stimulate students' interest in learning English, mobilize their enthusiasm for learning English, make students truly become the masters of the classroom, give full play to teachers' leading role, achieve outstanding classroom teaching effects and significantly improve students' ability to use English.

(3) flexibility

The subjects of English education and scientific research in middle schools are very random, and any problems encountered can be studied. For example, the new syllabus emphasizes the integration of cultural education into English teaching in middle schools. Then, under the condition of limited class hours and lack of corresponding teaching AIDS and teaching facilities in township middle schools, how to carry out English culture education in order to realize the purpose of improving students' cultural literacy through English education proposed by the new English syllabus? Another example is that quality education is generally emphasized at present, so how to implement quality education in middle school English teaching, especially in classroom teaching practice? On the basis of in-depth study, understanding the spirit of the syllabus and summarizing the teaching practice of English teachers in our school, a teacher wrote the article "Basic English Education under the Concept of Quality Education", summarizing several principles that must be followed in implementing quality education in middle school English teaching, namely, subjectivity, integrity, all-round development, focusing on foundation and facing the future, and expounding the specific methods and measures for implementing quality education in teaching.