游戏在英语教学中的应用—.doc

Using Games in English TeachingAbstractAccompanied with the carrying out of the new English Curriculum Standard there are a lot of new problems arising from the field of English teaching in the primary schools. English, as a second language in China, is a major subject from primary schools to university. It’s an essential stage for children in primary schools to acquire pronunciation and memorize basic vocabularies. English learning takes them to a broader world and this will mean special to the children both in ways and in mind. They are interested in the “strange” thing, but they also feel a little fear about it. This ambivalent feeling may be easy settled if the teacher has various teaching methods.As the saying goes: Interest is the best teacher. When students are interested something, he will be happy to learn. Pupils are lively,active.Theycan’t stay at the classroom for long .So teachers should create a relaxed, happy, harmonious, equal classroom learning atmosphere.According to the development of children’s personality, the children in Primary school are interested in amusing games.So,we should use some effective games in the classes. Modern pedagogy takes games as one of the important teaching means which can pass on knowledge, develop skills and ability in languages teaching, games have been paid more and more attention to. In this thesis, I want to discuss this good way to arouse children’s interest in English learningKey words：children English teaching using gamesContentsIntroduction………………………………………………1Ⅰ、Literature review…….……………………………………………21.1 The history and present situations of game teaching in foreign countries …………………………………………………………………21.2 The history and present situations of game teaching in China ..……………………………………………………………………2Ⅱ、 Definition of games……………………………………3Ⅲ、 Functions and golas of games………………………3Ⅳ、 Types of games …………………………………………………5Conclusion…………………………………………………7References ……………………………………………………………8IntroductionWith the development of society and frequency of international communication, English has become one of the basic skills of people in the 21st century. Since the year of 2001, English has become a required lesson in primary school from Grade 3 in China. Some people say that the fundamental goal for introducing English to primary school children is to help them develop English language skills and knowledge so that they are able to use English to communicate with others. We will say that this is only partly true. What should not be neglected at the same time is children’s motivation and interests in learning in primary school. By offering a foreign language at school, we are aiming to educate “the whole child” rather than only teach them the language. Therefore, the first priority to teaching English in primary school is to cultivate their interest in learning, motivate them to work hard, help them establish good learning habits and develop useful learning strategies so that they are ready to continue their learning when they move into secondary schools. Therefore, motivation and interest in learning are fundamental to ensure success in learning a foreign language for children. How to make English lesson vivid and how to attract children’s interest in it? Playing games in English teaching is one of the effective ways to motivate children to work hard and cultivate their interests in learning English. As we all know, children enjoy playing games in their native language and this is a familiar experience for children to be introduced to studies in a foreign language in primary school. Games are motivating and fun and can help develop positive attitudes towards the foreign language and language learning, and create a desire to continue learning. With the recent development of English teaching, the roles of games in class have been discussed in different aspects. And more and more teachers use games in their teaching as they come to realize that playing games in English teaching is very important. However, some teachers still think that language games are a waste of time and prefer not to use them in classroom and games sometimes have been considered only for fun. In fact, games can provide more than that for younger learners. Among several strategies used to improve students’ proficiency such as visual aids, CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning), drama, role-play and so on, games are another useful strategy to promote students’ language proficiency. In game children smell, listen, see, sing, draw and dance, and so on. Actively taking part in game makes them enjoy studying and succeeding. In game, children’s intelligence, cognition and communication are developed.Ⅰ、Literature review1.1 The history and present situations of game teaching in foreign countriesIn order to make children interested in learning English and be able to communicate with others, from ancient Greek, western education, especially children’s education in western countries, has been full of the exposition o。