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1、 校 n 英语 /商等教霣 Reform of the Teacher centered Education 长江大学外国语学院 /李小艳 【 Abstract】 Education will be truly effective only when it is specifically designed to meet the individual needs and interests of each student. As a teacher, I am veiy clear that the traditional student-centered way of teaching ne

2、eds reforming. A teacher- centered class is a typical traditional passive class. No doubt it is a natural product of the deep-rooted examination-oriented education. 【 Key Words】 teacher-centered education, student-centered, reform Education will be truly effective only when it is specifically design

3、ed to meet the individual needs and interests of each student. When information is presented to students, it goes into the working memory of their brain. But the information quickly fades away unless something is done to trigger its move into the brains long-term memory where it is stored and recall

4、ed later. I think the teacher-centered class can no longer foster those kinds of so called talents who can fulfill the needs of this fast developing society. It will only make students passive listeners. In order to change the teacher-centered teaching model into the student-centered one, Schlechty

5、(1994) pointed out that teachers should keep students needs, interests, and learning styles in mind, apply several kinds of teaching techniques, organize different classroom activities and encourage, praise and appreciate both students success and learning process all the time. If teachers place mor

6、e responsibility in the hands of students, serve as presenter or facilitator of knowledge instead of source of all knowledge (Wolk, p. 19), they can greatly motivate students to learn the language in a very active, cooperative and effective way. After all, people learn by doing, not only by watching

7、 and listening. Learning is personal. Learning is an individual experience that must be internalized and integrated by each student. When teachers present to the class, each student must adapt and apply the lesson to his or her own knowledge. This is the reason for pairing, small groups, and interac

8、tive activities. We know that a student-centered class is a kind of new active class, resulting from the quality-oriented education system. Students have quite different opinions about the objective of their study.Some of them hold that a diploma is certainly something they are working for in colleg

9、e. They believe that the diploma will enlarge the opportunities in their job-hunting.So their college life is almost focused completely on book learning. This is a very common phenomenon. Nottingham (2009) states that although active learning has been defined in many ways, it essentially consists of

10、 instructional methods that emphasize student engagement in the learning process. A student-centered class has more advantages than a teacher-centered class. Firstly, the students are more likely to concentrate their minds. Secondly, the students will cooperate better with their teacher, and the tea

11、cher can get the feedback through their students questions and improve his teaching accordingly. Thirdly, the students will be more active and creative. They can discuss or debate with each other; therefore they may get a deeper understanding, or sometimes even present creative ideas which will arou

12、se the inspiration of the teacher. Parents imposed their unfulfilled dreams on their own children. What students needed to do in the past was like sponge absorbing water without distinction. Now, we find that teaching method can no longer cultivate the creative heads needed. Student-centered educati

13、on can easily inspire every student to cultivate their potential ability. Many examples justify this view. As Andrews (2010) finds: Learning is constmcted. Each learner builds and adds to their understanding according to his or her own knowledge, thoughts, ideas, experiences, values, and beliefs. If

14、 new information does not connect or relate to the knowledge they have acquired, the brain will not accept it. Otherwise, no matter how hard the teacher tries, the student will not follow the instmctions of what should be acquired from their teacher. In conclusion, individual needs and interests of

15、students are a necessary consideration. But we cannot go to the extreme that just meeting the needs and interests is the only consideration. It is reasonable to give students more choices. By doing so, education may be tmly effective. The instmctional activities offer evidence of learning, allow for

16、 expression of each students thoughts, offer insights into project choices and serve as a communication tool between student and teacher. Without considering individual needs and interests, education is nearly unlikely to be truly effective. Generally speaking, the interests of students detemiine th

17、e attitude while studying. Therefore, I hope the reform of the long existing teacher-centered learning will be carried out rapidly and efficiently taking into consideration the need not only of the students, but also the development of the cuiTent society in order that both parties will have great p

18、rospects. Reference ： 1 Andrews, B. H.(2010). Art Education, 63, 40-46. 2 Nottingham, S., et. al.(2009). The effectiveness of active and traditional teaching techniques in the orthopedic assessment laboratoiy. Journal of College Science Teaching, 39, 34-42. 3 Schlechty, P.(l994).Increasing student engagement. Missouri Leadership Academy. 4 Wolk, R.(2010).Education: The case for making it personal. Educational Leadership, 67, 16-21. 38