以学科为依托的外语教学几个重要特征.ppt

Definition Interdisciplinary English: Environmental Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Business and Marketing, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Biology, Diet and Nutrition。 Definition Summertown Press Technical English: Vocabulary and Grammar 50 units Themes: 22 disciplines or fields. 以内容为依托的外语教学虽然在世界上比较流行，也取得了相当的成功。但是在中国高校阻力还是很大的。一种观点认为，目前大学英语和英语专业教学中采用的主题教学法也是一种以内容为依托的教学，因此没有必要再改。 本发言主要从本届大会讨论的主题出发，阐明真正的以内容为依托的外语教学应该是基于学科的。发言从教学目的，教学内容，语言情况，课堂活动，语言输入和语言输出等几个方面和目前的大学英语教学采用的所谓的以主题依托的教学法进行逐一比较和对比。通过分析，发言得出结论：以学科内容为依托的外语教学应该是我国外语教学的发展方向。 ? Definition Systematic? Specific ? General like popular science? What’s different from bilingual courses/ESP courses? Vary from discipline to discipline The criterion is that students without specific academic background can understand its content. The language teachers can teach the course language vs. subject: The purpose is to learn Language through content rather than gain knowledge in English. Definition Kasper, Loretta F. 1997, The impact of content – based instructional programs on the academic progress of ESL students , English for Specific Purpose 16（4）309-320, Kasper, Loretta F.1998, Interdisciplinary English , New York: MeGraw Hill Non-native speakers: multiple-content course Definition Leaver Stryker（1989） CBI has 4 features “1) is based on subject matter, 2) utilizes authentic materials, 3) promotes the learning of new information, and 4) considers specific students‘ needs” I add 5) provides a large amount of input and output Stoller（1997）: CBI is characterized by 6 Ts （theme, text, topic, thread, task, transition） Definition My 6 features: it is characterized by A,B,C,D,E,F Aim, (the goal of the course) Books, (materials) Content Display, (classroom activities) Exposure, (input) Flux (output) Aim  To equip students with language proficiency esp. academic proficiency through content To enable them to succeed in their academic disciplinary courses (English-medium instruc