AppliedPrincipleofGamesinSeniorHighSchoolEnglishClassroomTeaching.docx

    AppliedPrincipleofGamesinSeniorHighSchoolEnglishClassroomTeaching    梁小静Abstract：Games play an important role in English classroom teaching. As for Senior High School students， monotonous teaching methods will make them lose interest in English study. Game teaching can turn the dull contents into the vivid and interesting activities. It not only can mobilize students learning enthusiasm， but also can develop students learning interest and achieve the teaching goal effectively.However， there often exists some phenomenon when using games such as unclear purpose and improper operation methods， which will affect the teaching effectiveness. This paper analyzes the basic principles when using games in Senior High Schools English teaching. It aims to provide appropriate games teaching methods for the English teachers to improve the efficiency of classroom teaching.Keywords： Senior High School ；English teaching；Game； Basic principleG632.0 ：A ：1992-7711（2016）07-0126New curriculum emphasizes that the teacher is the collaborator， guider and participants of students learning. At the same time， the teaching process is a interactive process for teachers and students communicate and develop relationships with each other .Therefore， teachers should make every effort to create nice activities for students， and stimulate students desire to explore new things so as to enrich their imagination and cultivate the studentspersonality in classroom teaching. In the teaching of the game， the teacher can train students listening， speaking， reading and writing skills in a systematic way and can develop the studentsability of observation， memory， imagination， etc. Besides， Game teaching can make students use English to express ideas， persuade others and get more information， and let them have the opportunities to express themselves through the game， which makes them become confident and easy to succeed.Proper use of English games for just only a few minutes can still have a good effect on classing teaching. Senior High School students are often active and love to play， and they are willing to accept new and interesting things. Therefore， teachers can design English games purposefully and systematically according to the needs of students and problems which may appear in English teaching. It is not only coincident with middle school students psychological characteristics， but is also good to cultivate the students interest in learning English and improve the classroom efficiency， which will be very meaningful. Interest is the best teacher. Senior High School students are eager to learn English， but they have a poor knowledge of English， lack of willpower and purpose in learning. The enjoyment feature of game can promote the students learning motivation， and make it consolidated constantly. Constructivism and second language acquisition theory advocate that creating a language learning environment that is close to the truth for learners， can activate learners cognitive thinking， and master the using principles of foreign language learning. Game using in English teaching， on the one hand， can improve teaching pertinence and operability， so as to let the students have a clear goal and task of learning. On the other hand Game teaching can activate classroom atmosphere so that the students can study in a relaxed and free language learning environment（陈斌，2013）. In order to organize activities smoothly， the organizers should do the following：I. Student-oriented principleStudent-oriented principle is that the teacher should put the students as the main body in game teaching and select practical contents to cultivate students creative ability. The new curriculum standard of Senior High School English explicitly proposed that “Teachers should pay more attention to each students emotions， stimulate their interest in learning English， and help them build the sense of achievement and self-confidence in learning. English classroom teaching should face all students， and try to make every student participants in the game activities under the teachers guidance. Therefore， Game activities should reflect the new teaching idea， and follow the principle of “insist the main body of students and the leading role of the teacher.”When directing student activity， Teachers should make it dynamic and static orderly. At the same time， teachers should make every student take part in the activity actively， and against focusing only on a few students and ignoring most of the students. Besides， attention should be paid to try to arrange the collective games， especially the games that can reflect the essence of collaboration. Game teaching method emphasizes the studentssubjectivity， and requests the student to participate together. It fully exerts the guiding role of the teachers and the main body of the students.II. Using English principleUsing English principle is that teachers should try to use simple English in English classroo。