摘要
This is a study of the feasibility and effects of teaching listening and speaking with videos. The research is a part of the English Learning Program sponsored by Academic Affairs Office of Huazhong Agricultural University. The author introduced a pilot study conducted by utilizing videos to teach listening and speaking from September 2002 till now. The statistical result from the experiment suggests that this method has some advantages over teaching listening and speaking with the pre-taped materials in the text.
本文研究英语听说教学中使用影视片的作用及其可行性。此项研究是华中农业大学教务处资助项目的一部分。作者在文中讨论了本人进行的小规模实验。此教学实验从2002年9月开始,作者对所任教的班级使用影视片进行听说教学。实验结果似乎表明,使用影视片与实验班学生在某些阶段的英语课程考试中的成绩有关联。实验班在听力成绩方面有显著提高。(大学英语1级和4级考试)。至此,可以初步得出这样一个结论:在英语听说课中使用影视片进行教学,与利用《新编大学英语》中的听力材料组织教学相比较,具有明显优势。这种教学方法在英语教学,尤其是英语听说教学中有重要作用。