教师话语及其对英语课堂教学的影响

中国英语学习者缺乏真实自然的语言习得环境,其语言习得主要依赖于教师的课堂话语。目前,教师话语还存在一些明显的不足之处,而对教师话语的研究却严重滞后,尚未引起专家、学者和语言教育工作者足够的重视。作者在对教师话语研究现状及最新发展进行综述的基础上,阐述了教师话语的理论基础、内涵及其主要特征,分析了教师话语对大学英语课堂教学所起的作用,教师话语就像一根线,把教师的教学方法、教学环节串连起来,帮助教师顺利地完成教学计划。同时引导和组织学生积极参与各种课堂言语交际活动,创造活跃的课堂气氛、激发学生的学习动机,为学习者创造交流信息、表达思想的环境和机会,通过双向交际和意义协商促进语言习得。因此,教师话语对中国课堂英语教学的启示:改变教师角色,通过课堂互动来平衡输入输出,培养学生语言交际能力;改变单一提问模式,对回答积极反馈,降低学生情感过滤;提高教师话语质量,优化学生语言输入。

Influence of Teacher Talk on EFL Class

In China,most of the English learners lack natural language environment.Their language input mainly depends on teacher's classroom speech.However,some problems exist in teacher talk.This paper introduces what has been researched of TT by the researchers and practitioners both at home and abroad.On the basis of these researches,the article tries to explore the theoretical foundations of teacher talk,its definition,main characteristics,use and important role in English classes.Finally,the writer focuses on the implications that teacher talk can bring to EFL class in China.