How to Arouse Students’ Interest in English Learning英语毕业论文.doc

How to Arouse Students Interest in English LearningAbstractInterest is the most active element in studying English and it is also the effective stimulant to study. This aritical presents some opinions and methods about how to arouse the students interest in English learning. I think it will be helpful for the teachers and our students.Key words: Interest, English learning,Einstein once said: “Interest is the best teacher”.The students will not feel that learning is a burden if they are interested in studying. They will put their hearts into learning actively. Arousing the interest of the students is the key to learn English well. Learning interest can promote the students to throw themselves into English studying. It also can enrich the students knowledge, open the students mind and make up for a weakness of intelligent development. But how to arouse the learning interest? Learning interest can not produce spontaneously. All kinds of social factors are influencing the studying of the students. The teachers should arouse the students plan fully and purposefully to make the students interested in learning and transform the needs from the family, society and school into the internal ones.I.The definition and function of interest      Interest is the state of wanting to learn or know and it is also the power to hold ones concern or curiosity. Interest, as one of  the nonintellectual factors, is defined as people  and organizations concerned in some particular activity in Longman Dictionary of  Contemporary English. According to the theory of intrinsic motivation, it is an innate impulse to show ones ability and self-confidence. And in the view of the theory of ego efficiency, it is derived from the feeling of satisfaction to achieve some showings, while in the theory of expectation value; it refers to the  fascination of the tasks to be completed to the learner. We learn  from all these definitions that interest plays an important role in learning.Confucius, the great educationalist of ancient China, once pointed out: “the man who knows it is not as good as the man who likes it; the man who likes it is not as good as the man who takes delight in it”. If your learning reaches the stage that you will know it because you take interest in it, you have entered the most enjoyable stage of learning. Where the heart is willing it will find a thousand ways but where it is unwilling it will find a thousand  excuses. The main task of a teacher is in every possible way leading  the students into the most enjoyable stage of “they will know it  because they delight in it”. There is no exception to English learning. Interest is also a spirit in studying English. So the teacher should use all kinds of ways to arouse the students  interest in studying English.II. The way to arouse the students interest in studying English1. Set good  relationship between teachers and students The teacher should realize that he is not only a good teacher but also a helpful friend to the students. Teachers must pay a great attention to harmonizing the relations  between them and their students so as to arouse the students interest in studying English. Good relationship between them will provide happy and relaxed situation. Many psychology tests have proved that the students will generally get good results in their study when they are happy and relaxed, and they will get bad results when they feel nervous and depressed. A lot of practice have also shown that the students are quick in thinking and full of enthusiasm for studying when they are in high spirits. So the teacher should arouse the students interest in studying English. The teacher who cherishes his students will surely win their love  and respect. Since the students love and esteem their teacher, they will love the course he teaches. This is just like an old saying:  “Love me, love my dog”.2 .Helping students to build up confidenceIt is true that every student is eager to make progress in his studies. Once the progress has been made, he will have the sense of achievements. As a result, he is full of interest, and makes still further progress. At any time when a student fails in the examination, a teacher shouldnt criticize him hastily.The teacher should encourage the student to study diligently again and get good marks next time. When the student makes progress, Teacher should give praise to the students even if they make very small progress , use the encouraging words , such as Good , OK,  CLEVER and use  “try” , “Do your best “,” I  believe you can do better next time.”, which can encourage students and help them build self-confidence instead of “No” , “ You cant “ , then they can learn English harder and harder and get better achievement .Getting the praise from the teacher is a great joy and success to  the students, especially to the bottom students. Therefore the teacher should use every possible way to help the students to build up confidence.III. The way to arouse the students interest in the class1. Using situation method in teaching Language is the means of communicating with each other, and the final purpose of learning a  language is to obtain the ability to communicate with others fluently.In class the teacher should try to use material objects, CIA or pictures to make the students see butterflies, birds, hills, water, rives, etc. The teacher tries to widen the students view to lead them into the colorful world of language, which will summon up the students interest and give them the charming sense of beauty. Under this circumstance, the students will be carefree and joyous to listen to the teacher attentively. In this case, students can make  practice with great eagerness. By using different kinds of examples, the teacher can give various materials to his class and the possibility of enjoyment to his students.  And situation teaching method is really the effective way to arouse the students interest in studying English.2. Using the communicative teaching methodCommunicative teaching method is also the good way to arouse students interest. A language is not learned only by teaching, but by drilling. one of a famous linguist, said: “The method of learning foreign language is to practice, practice, and practice again. There is no other ways to go.” In order to arouse their interest, the teacher should use the communicative method to train the students and choose suitable materials for them to practice. In communicative teaching method, there are many typical ways to arouse the students interest. such as “pair-work”, “group-work”, “ask and answer”, “ role- play” “free talk” etc.3. Using English songs, matches and short play to arouse the students interestThese methods can create an active class atmosphere and adjust the students emotion and the most important is that they can arouse the students interest in learning. Most children enjoy singing English songs and playing games.These methods not only can arouse the students interest but also can consolidate the diphthong and consonant.IV. The way to arouse the students interest out of English classAs we know, in middle schools English teaching hours are quite limited. It is far from being enough to accomplish teaching students the language skills that are required by the state general syllabus, if your English teaching is only restricted to classroom teaching. Especially when you teach a big class, the classroom teaching often tends to be teacher-centered. Thus students are given little or limited opportunity for practicing what they  have learned in class. In this situation, on one hand, the students tend to forget the language knowledge learned in class easily. On the other hand, the students might lose their interest gradually. Therefore, by organizing English extra curriculum activities,  teachers might provide students with opportunities to practice the language in actual situation so as to foster their English.There are various kinds of English extra curriculum activities for the teacher to choose to consolidate the students English knowledge and arouse their interest. For example:1.  English gamesEnglish games can help students learn English with pleasure, and arouse their interest in learning English, so teachers use them in the class and out of class.English games might include: word guessing, word spelling, sentence combination, role-play, searching for things and memory games, etc.2. Listening practiseListen to radios or watch the English news on TV every day. Little by little, your students will open eyes and improve a lot in English.It can alsohelp to arouse their interest in learning English.3. English corner and evening partyEnglish corner and evening party is a lively and fascinating activity. Ithelps to develop students skill in using English synthetically, and especially improves students abilities of oral reading and oral English. The most obvious advantage is that it involves all students and arouses the students interest. The English corner and evening party can include: singing songs, reading or reciting English poems, telling stories, role playing, or acting short plays, etc.VI. ConclusionIn fact, English teaching on the basis of interest is most efficient. Because interest can cultivate the students great initiative in acquiring knowledge and their independence in studying English.  Teachers should pay much attention to the interest in the process of teaching. And the research how to arouse the students interest in studying English becomes more and more important. teachers should put the theory into practice to achieve the final goal of arousing the students interest efficiently.   Notes1.吴道存   How to teach English well effectively_Experts on English teaching 人民教育版社 1993  page402. Wu Jinye   How to utilize the art of making teaching contain interest河南教育学院学报 1994年第一期  Page1033. 周刚,张大铸  英语教学新概念  大连理工出版社 1994吴道存. English teaching，人民教育出版社，1993.李莛芗.英语教学法，北京高等教育出版社，1983.李安庆.英语教学心理学，人民教育心理学，2001.黄莆全.现代教学论，教育出版社，1998.4.Language Teaching, Cambridge Language Teaching Language, 1986. 5. Luo Qian  Arouse Students Interests in Studying English, 2006英语谚语警句100句精选Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。1. Look before you leap./Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。/再想而后行。2. Great minds think alike; (heroes have similar views.) 英雄所见略同。 3. We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。4. What you sow, you must mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。5. A beggar can never be bankrupt.天无绝人之路。6.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。7. No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。8. No cross, no crown. 不经历风雨,怎么见彩虹。9. The more haste, the less speed. /Haste makes waste.欲速则不达。10. Victory belongs to the most persevering. 坚持就是胜利！11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。12. Put ones foot in ones mouth. 说话不得体。13. It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收/悔恨已晚/木已成舟,回天乏力。14. Content is better than riches. 知足常乐。15. No gains without pains. 没有辛苦就没有收获。16. The more a man knows, the more he is inclined to be modest. 大智若愚。17. All roads lead to Rome .条条大路通罗马。18. A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪兆丰年。19. Never say die! 永不言败！20. The best mirror is a friends eye. 朋友的眼睛是最好的镜子。 21. Faith will move mountain. 精诚所至，金石为开。 22. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有了太阳。 23. Great wits have short memories.贵人多忘事。 24. Do well and have well. 善有善报。25. A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。26. Four eyes see more than two. 人多识广/集思广益。27. Diligence is the parent of success. 勤劳是成功的根本。28. Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。29. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。 30. While there is life, there is hope. /Debt is better than death. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。/有生命就有希望。31. Where there is a will, there is a way. 功夫不负有心人。/有志者事竟成。32. Where there is great love, there are always miracles. 哪里有真爱存在，哪里就有奇迹。33. Where there is smoke, there is fire. 无风不起浪。34. One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。35. A stitch in time saves nine. 及时缝一针能省九针。/小洞不补，大洞吃苦。36. Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊补牢，为时不晚。37. Dont claim to know what you dont know. 不要不懂装懂。38. Do in Rome as Roman do. 入乡随俗。39. Rome was not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。40. Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. 磨刀不误砍柴工。 41. Things of a kind come together, people a mind fall into a group. 物以类聚,人以群分。 42. One mans meat is another mans poison. 萝卜白菜,各有所爱。43. like author like book.文如其人。46. Like for like. 惺惺相惜。47. Like teacher like pupil. 有其师必有其徒。48. Gods that run many hares kill none.贪多必失。49. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。50. Actions speak louder than words. 行胜于言。51. You cannot eat your cake and have it. 鱼与熊掌，不可兼得。52. One loses by pride and gains by modesty. 满招损,谦受益。53. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。54. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 每日一苹果远离医生。55. Time past cannot be called back again. 时光不倒流。56. A drop of water cannot make a sea, and a tree cannot make a wood. 滴水不成海，独木不成林。57. If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。58.The tree is known by its fruit. 观其行知其人。59. All work no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍,聪明的孩子也变傻。60. The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。61. Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person. 恶有恶报。62. Todays work should never be left over till tomorrow. 今日事今日毕。63. Nothing so bad but might have been worse. 塞翁失马,焉知非福。 64. God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。65. Complacency is the enemy of study. 学习的敌人是自己的满足。66. A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。67. A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。68. A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。69. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书，相伴一生。70. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。71. A leopard cannot change its spots.积习难改。72. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。73. All good things come to an end. 天下没有不散的筵席。74. Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。75A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不耻下问才能有学问。76. A man can do no more than he can. 凡事都应量力而行。77. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。78. Diamond cuts diamond. 强中自有强中手。79. Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。80. Do it now. 机不可失，时不再来。81. It is the unforeseen that always happens. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。82. Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。83. Do well and have well. 善有善报。84. Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。85. Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。86. Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在。87. Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。88. Every man has his weak side. 人人都有弱点。89. Every potter praises hit pot. 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。90. Experience must be bought. 吃一堑，长一智。91. Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不