关注文化，提升素养.doc

关注文化，提升素养
《义务教育英语课程标准(2011年版)》明确要求在英语教学中,教师应“加强国际理解教育,推动跨文化交流,增进学生对不同国家、不同文化的认识和理解”。语言是文化的载体,更是文化的组成部分。因此,在新版牛津小学Thank you.
通过如此简单而温馨的共进晚餐,自然地让学生了解了西方文化,同时感受中外友人相处的温情。在情境中适当地教读个别单词,使学生因Culture生长在Story的语境之上而避免单独记忆Culture,从而形成记忆框架而减轻记忆负担,又因为符合文化语义的“情境性”而激发学生对文化中词汇学习的热情和提升学生的人文素养。
二、于中西对比中领悟文化
英语学科中文化教育的有效方法是“浸入法”,于无声处教文化,当然,我们在培养学生对外国文化了解的同时,更要加深对祖国文化的理解。比如赠送礼物,外国人一般会当着送礼物人的面打开礼物,并表示感谢 (People in the West usually open their presents as soon as they receive them)。而中国人一般不当着送礼物人的面打开礼物,但同样对送礼物的人表示感谢。两者没有优劣之分,只是习惯不同而已。
再比如在教学6A Unit 8 Chinese New Year这一课的Culture time部分时,我做了这样的设计:
T: Thanksgiving is a very important holiday in the US. Why is Thanksgiving important in the US?
Read the short passage and find the information.
T: Now do you know why it is important in the US?
S: Because the Americans got help from Indians many years ago. They wanted to give thanks to the Indians. Then they had the first Thanksgiving Day. (帮助学生给出答案)
T: I think the most important thing of Thanksgiving is to give thanks. So who should we thank ?
S: Parents/friends/teachers …
T: Can you say any festivals in China?
S: Mid-autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Spring Festival…
T: From the holidays, what feelings do we have ?
S: Happy, excited, thankful , love…
現今的年轻人过于看重洋节,但是对于中国的传统节日的认识却比较淡漠。因此,作为教师,在教学中,应适时进行引导