“活语文学习”视角下任务群“长课堂”教学实践思考

语文学习任务群重组课程内容、重构教学单元、重建语文课堂带来新的完整的课程内容体系,成为了不同于传统教学的创新样态。“长课堂”样态下教学设计与实施成为了课堂教学转型需要重要思考的方面。指导学生运用“活”的思想和“活”的方法,进行语文学习的“活语文学习”与以任务为载体的学习任务群,再倡导“活生生”情境教学的语文课程高度契合。“活语文学习”实践探索经验可以成为任务群“长课堂”教学实践思考借鉴的途径,聚焦资源、设计、评价等方面促进语文学习的目标实现。

在生活中培养学生灵动的语文学习意识

美国著名的教育家华特·科勒涅支说过：＂语文的外延与生活的外延相等。＂因此,＂活的语文学习＂就是在活生生的现实生活情境中,让学生强化自己的生活语文意识,语文才会变成学生活生生的生命因子,才会既是艺术的,又是生活的,更是实用的。智慧的语文教师明白,要将学生的语文学习活动置于现实生活的情境之中,激发学生参与语文学习活动的强烈愿望,并获得有活力的语文知识和语文能力,这就是在生活中培养学生灵动的语文学习意识。

On the Content-based Instruction of EFL for Chinese Undergraduates

Content-based instruction has been gaining widespread popularity in the teaching of both ESL and EFL. Despite its reported and recognized advantages, however, many English teachers fail to make full use of its content and benefits of language learning. In addition, there are comparatively few studies which offer theoretical foundation for content-based teaching and constructive suggestions for its integration in the settings of EFL. This article aims to connect theory with practice and help teachers of EFL in China to maximize the potential of content-based instruction. To achieve this goal, it first presents a short literature review on project-based instruction, followed by a summary of its advantages and beneficial outcomes of using the intemet in order to implement it. It then proposes an eight-step process for the sequencing of project work and finally demonstrate a real-world project specially designed for Chinese EFL students. Both the design and the teaching activities proposed can be easily transferred to other settings..