As the disseminator of human culture, teachers are the most practical executors of education. All theoretical methods and environments must be mastered by teachers to generate strength. All educational policies can only be realized through teachers' time. Teachers are the main brains of implementing education and are ultimately in a guiding position. It plays a role as a bridge and link in the inheritance and development of human culture. In the Tang Dynasty, Han Yu said that "a teacher is a teacher, so he preaches, teaches and dispels doubts", which is a more accurate summary of the roles, behaviors, obligations and rights of ancient teachers in China.
Since 1990s, nearly10 million primary school students and children have started to learn English in China. English teaching in primary schools is not only an introduction and enlightenment education, but also a basic project of lifelong education. The knowledge and ability they gain at this stage will affect their life. How to make teachers a competent team?
1. We must pay attention to the improvement of our own quality.
Quality is a comprehensive concept and a whole structure. Professor Chen of Northwest Normal University believes that "people's quality should include two aspects, one is knowledge, and the other is personality and character, which interact and complement each other".
(1) Cultivate noble teachers' morality.
As a primary school English teacher, one should first have professionalism, good professional ethics and psychological quality. "In the process of education, the influence of teachers' psychological quality on students' minds is irreplaceable by any other educational means. It not only shows the success or failure of education and teaching, but also exerts a subtle influence on students' personality as a huge educational force. "Therefore, English teachers in primary schools should love English teaching, have a high sense of responsibility for teaching, love their students and treat them as equals, so as to win the respect and love of students. Only when students "love their teachers and believe in their ways" can they have a good class. If you think that you are overqualified to teach primary school teachers after graduating from English undergraduate or junior college, you will be perfunctory in your work and arrogant or indifferent to students, which will lead to students being tired of learning after planning. At the same time, the characteristics of primary school English classroom teaching also require teachers to be introverted, lively, enthusiastic and humorous. Only in this way can we meet the needs of teaching and be deeply loved by students.
(2) Basic language quality
Primary school English teachers should receive special training, reach junior college graduation level, have systematic and solid basic knowledge of language, and have high listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities and comprehensive application abilities. "Be able to skillfully organize English classroom teaching. For primary school English teachers, oral English is natural and fluent, and correct pronunciation and intonation is particularly important. Children have strong imitation ability. In the critical period when teachers form correct pronunciation and intonation in primary school, teachers' pronunciation and intonation will directly affect students' pronunciation. " At present, many primary school English teachers have the problems of inaccurate pronunciation and nonstandard blackboard writing. Every teacher must strengthen professional training, especially listening and speaking. Insist on listening to authentic English recordings and broadcasts, imitate and speak more, take the initiative to find opportunities to talk with British people and practice fluent and authentic English.
(3) Have a certain level of basic teaching skills such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, singing, drawing and acting.
In English teaching, listening, speaking, reading and writing are both the purpose and the means of English teaching. The focus of English teaching in primary schools is to cultivate students' communicative ability in English, and the primary stage focuses on the cultivation of listening and speaking ability. To cultivate students' listening, speaking, reading, writing and communication management abilities, teachers should have excellent basic skills. In addition, in order to enable students to learn and use in the real language environment and achieve the teaching objectives, primary school English teachers must also master the following teaching skills: ① Singing: teaching and singing all English songs in the textbook in combination with the learning process, and writing the songs that students like; 2 can draw: use stick figures in teaching; Good performance: express meaning and emotion with body language, rich expression and coordinated movements.
(4) Have a certain knowledge of cultural background.
Language is the carrier of culture, and language is closely related to culture. English teachers in primary schools should understand the culture and social customs of English-speaking countries, so as to use language properly in teaching and help students understand the differences between their own culture and foreign culture.
2. Establish new ideas, follow new teaching principles and adopt new teaching forms and methods. China's traditional teaching concept is "teacher, preacher and questioner". The teaching method adopted by teachers is the traditional knowledge transfer method. The teacher speaks and the students listen; The teacher said, the students remember. This teaching concept and method should be changed. The Guiding Opinions of the Ministry of Education on Actively Promoting the Offering of English Courses in Primary Schools clearly points out that English teaching in primary schools should attach importance to and cultivate students' interest in learning English, cultivate a certain sense of language and a good foundation of pronunciation and intonation, and guide students to make simple communication in English; Prevent and correct the practice of teaching language knowledge such as pronunciation and grammar, and pay attention to cultivating students' ability and interest in communicating in English. We should accept new English teaching concepts, adopt new teaching models and methods and follow new teaching principles. In particular, the following principles and methods:
(1) Interest priority principle.
Cultivating students' interest in learning is the main goal of English teaching in primary schools. Intrinsic motivation driven by interest. Pupils' desire for English is only caused by English activities themselves and the purpose and task of English learning. Teachers should adhere to the happy teaching method according to the characteristics of primary school students' strong curiosity and thirst for knowledge, so that students can learn English in activities such as singing, drawing, guessing, performing and playing games, so as to stimulate their interest in learning and arouse their enthusiasm for learning. Teachers should create a harmonious relationship between teachers and students. In the process of learning, we should convey our love, expectation and encouragement to students through language, movements and expressions to stimulate their enthusiasm for learning. Teachers should pay attention to cultivating students' sense of accomplishment. A sense of accomplishment is the motivation for students to succeed. Successful changes often encourage children to study hard. Teachers should praise and encourage students even if they have made little achievements or slight progress in their study. A red flower, a small flag and a "good!" " "Great!" You can satisfy students' desire for success.
(2) Principles of learning and using English in activities.
"English teaching in primary schools should create an activity-based teaching model." "Classroom teaching is active and activities are communicative." These two principles emphasize that English learning should pay attention to the cultivation of listening and speaking ability and carry out meaningful practical activities with students as the theme. Through listening, doing, speaking, singing, playing and acting, students are encouraged to actively participate and express boldly, and they are used in activities, focusing on improving students' ability to search for languages and listen, speak, sing and act in English initially.
(3) The combination of "acquisition" and "learning" creates a real foreign language environment.
The so-called "acquisition", popularly speaking, is the natural acquisition of language ability in the learning environment. "Learning" refers to the acquisition of language ability through teachers' teaching and self-study. English teachers in primary schools should focus on topics close to the lives of primary school students, such as numbers, colors, weather, food, toys, animals and plants, families, schools and classmates, and "create as rich a foreign language environment as possible." Teachers should make use of this environment to teach children to master foreign language skills through various means (including classroom, extracurricular activities and various media). Learn a foreign language on the basis of acquisition. "
3. Learn the basic theories of modern education and attach importance to teaching research.
English teaching practice can be fruitful only under the guidance of theory. English teaching in primary schools is closely related to linguistics, pedagogy, psychology and philosophy. English teachers should learn and master the basic theories of these subjects.
There are various schools in the history of foreign language teaching, such as grammar translation method, direct method, listening and speaking method, situational method and communicative method, as well as natural method, suggestion method and total physical response. These teaching methods have their theoretical basis and background. English teachers must understand the strengths and weaknesses of these teaching groups, learn their strengths and use them for their own purposes.