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A Study on the Application of Total Physical Response to Teaching Children English

Author: GongXiaoLi
Tutor: HuHanZuo
School: Central China Normal University
Course: Subject Teaching
Keywords: Systemic reaction Teaching English to Children Primary English Education
CLC: H319
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2011
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Abstract

Systemic reaction is a famous American professor of psychology James Asher in the 1960s put forward, and has been used to teach Spanish, French, German and English and other foreign languages, and have achieved great success in the world renowned . Based on Nobel laureate Roger Sperry brain side of the division of labor theory, Asher asked to learn a foreign language is the best starting point is to make language into the right brain. The theory also combines the performance of infant language acquisition and theories put forward as adults can be like children, and even quicker to learn a second language: Before you begin any of the target language to say just before the adults can listen to and perform teacher gives instruction Imperatives in order to achieve understanding of language, listening comprehension when the accumulation reaches a certain amount, the adult will understand the language of the operating rules, thereby promoting listening skills to speak and write the transformation. In the 1960s, has been proposed, Asher professor and his colleagues have conducted numerous experiments to prove the advantages of the strategy: to achieve a quick understanding of the language; no pressure to learn; maintain a high recall rate. This thesis explores the theory of systemic response strategy, the situation on the primary school English teaching in primary schools and teaching strategies in the use of systemic reactions situation, the primary school English teachers conducted interviews, surveys and the data were analyzed. The author found that: teachers in the use of a variety of teaching methods and instructional strategies, but it is quite traditional examinations pen and paper method, teachers think the biggest primary school English teaching students to master the difficulty is much simpler vocabulary, sentence less, not more talk the exchange. Comprehensive analysis of the results of questionnaires and interviews, most of the surveyed teachers in the use of the systemic reaction, but do not have depth and systems. I combine the findings suggested that, given the great advantages of systemic reaction to promote systemic reaction method is to solve the main problems of primary school English teaching inevitable requirement. Finally, through a Grade 24 students in the control group and the experimental group, experimental group, the author analyzes the experimental data to prove the advantages of systemic reactions teaching strategy: to achieve a quick understanding of the language; no pressure learning; particular, can help students to maintain a high recall rate. In conclusion, the author suggested that systemic response strategy as an effective strategy should be vigorously promoted, so the need for teachers to strengthen vocational training. In addition, the government should take measures to create better conditions for primary school English teaching, for example, reducing class sizes, providing greater classroom.

A Study on the Application of Total Physical Response to Teaching Children English

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