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在语言培训与学习过程中,如何因人而宜实施因势利导,因循渐进的教学方案。语言学习过程中的分布法一文揭示了在全封闭、浸泡式的语言培训模式中,平和英语如何通过系列有效步骤,让学员 拥有了自信,拥有了能在现实世界里轻松自如地使用英语交流的能力 的独到过程。

全封闭纯英语四阶法

    平和英语独特的教案设立和教学过程的个性化制定,为学员提供了许多语言学习的机会,但它的目标,远不仅是语言学习本身。语言是交流的工具,和其它工具一样,要想熟练有效地使用它,需要不断地练习,而不仅仅只是学习。通常,语言学校把练习实践这一步的主动权交给学生,在现实生活中用与不用都取决于学生。这就等同于要求学生直接跳级到现实世界,看看他们能有什么表现。然而,大多数人或是表现很差,或是压根就不敢尝试。平和英语提供了一系列的步骤,以便学生能有所准备,在踏入现实世界时能有所作为。这些步骤通过逐渐改变语言环境,使他们能安全地从课堂走向现实世界。而这些行之有效的步骤是如何在教学过程中实施呢?

 第一阶段:在课堂中涉水浸泡

    课堂,这是学习如何使用一门语言的最安全的环境。根据学生们的各自英语综合能力确定其英语级别后(由最初的分级评估及 后来的 老师推荐决定),被分到相应的小班级(不超过 15 个学生)。当然,如果有可能,年龄及兴趣点也是分班时考虑的综合因素之一。

    在我们目前的教学模式中,一个班级的学生将与同一位主课老师在两周的学习时间内共同度过至少 28 个小时,这个时间长度使得学生之间、学生与老师之间能够彼此熟悉,相处自在,这点非常重要,因为这样的环境使学生能很自如地使用目标语言。在这些班级里面,老师们给学生提供帮助,以便他们能够更大程度地了解如何使用目标语言。

第二阶段:稍稍离开安全护网

    可以说,主课是语言学习的安全护网,第二阶段是让学员稍离护网,进入自由选修课,并以 Workshop (互动课) 方式进行适当扩展。选修课的形式仍然是学生们熟悉的课堂模式,但是选修课的老师是由另外的老师来担任,选修课的同学也不是主课里的同班同学。由于选修课的学生由语言能力不完全相等的学生组成,也就意味着学生们处在一个并不太安逸的环境中,此外,他们还处在一个教学目标和方法与主课截然不同的课堂上。如果说主课侧重于教导学生更多地去了解这门语言,那么选修课和 Workshop 则侧重于给学生提供更多的机会用语言这门工具去了解他们所处的世界。选修课的学习目的是在于通过语言交流来获取知识,而不在于语言学习本身。

第三阶段:模拟现实语言环境

    从安全的课堂教学环境,到比较接近现实世界的英语活动,是语言学习的第三阶段。晚间活动所营造的语言环境是一个任意的、自由的环境,没有刻意地安排某种特别的情景,不论对方是中国人还是外国人,它要求学生之间、学生与老师之间要用英语这门工具,对不同的主题、不同想法进行自由的沟通和互动。

   虽然比起现实世界,这仍然是一个相对安全的环境,学员参加晚间活动、选择不同主题,都为了一个目的:提高英语口语运用能力。然而,最重要的是,学员在不断练习的同时,也增强了面对现实世界的信心与勇气。

第四阶段:走向真实语言世界

   如果学生们将平和英语提供给他们的条件都很好的运用了,那么当他们迈出最后一步,走进现实世界时,他们会发现自己不知不觉中已经克服了胆怯,拥有了自信,能在现实世界里轻松自如地使用英语交流的能力。

Introduction to the teaching philosophy of GLV

By Claudia Swan

Gateway Language Village was set-up to provide a total English language experience. This refers to the entire language program, both in the classroom and when interacting with classmates, teachers, Communication Activators, visitors, administrators, etc. The goal is to create an English language environment for all students.

For beginner level students, this may seem like an impossible task. We here at GLV do not believe it is. However, to succeed it is necessary to approach the language learning experience in a certain way.

In order to speak English fluently, it is necessary to think in English. Following the traditional learning method of translation from Chinese to English, the result is continued thinking in Chinese. Progress may seem swift initially, but eventually the students will reach a point where further progress requires shifting into English thinking. Such a shift is a difficult process.

Following the more traditional translation approach, students may feel that they are learning a lot of English because they are learning to translate and say many English words. However, as time goes by in the learning process, the effort of translating everything in order to "learn" it becomes more and more difficult. Eventually, progress virtually stops unless students can begin to think in English.

In contrast, here at GLV we are working on helping students learn to think in English from the beginner level. Therefore, all classes are taught in English. In the classroom the teacher will use a variety of communication devices other than translation to help the students understand. These may include responding to commands through actions, the use of pictures, miming, drawing, or facial expressions.

Initially, students may feel that they are making very little progress. In fact, beginner students will probably speak very little as they are gaining knowledge. However, after several weeks, beginner students will become pleasantly surprised to find that they are understanding more and more and beginning to feel more confident about speaking.

Outside the classroom, beginner students are encouraged to interact with the other students, even if it is only trying to listen, in order to support the English only environment. Beginner students are also encouraged to try to practice what they have learned in class with their schoolmates.

One final note. In addition to the daytime program, a special Beginner Corner has been arranged for Monday through Friday evenings. These Corners, like English Corners, have the purpose of expanding the beginner students experience in English. Although the Beginner Corner is more structured than an English Corner, it should not be seen as yet another English class. Students in the Beginner Corner may be exposed to a variety of topics planned by a variety of teachers. However, as an experience in English, students are not expected to retain everything from the Corner.

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