Abstract:As the saying goes, “Education must be fun.” Interest is the key to learn a language well. The students’ language level, to a certain extent, is controlled by the degree of interest in the study of English. And now, China is in the process of educational reform. The New English Course Standard has been published. It advances Task-based Teaching. This paper discusses why and how to use games for Task-based Teaching based on the educational reform.
Keywords: Task-based Teaching; Games
中文摘要:英语有一句谚语:“Education must be fun.”(教育必须是有趣的。) 可见,兴趣是学好一门语言的关键。学生语言能力的高低在很大程度上受制于英语学习兴趣的程度。而《新课程标准》提倡任务型教学途径,强调以学生的发展为宗旨,并强调培养学生高尚的品质、健全的人格,创造性思维能力和社会交往能力,以及创设丰富多彩的教学活动激发学生的学习兴趣,使他们对英语产生强烈的学习愿望。对于初中学生来说,游戏无异于是一个激发他们学习英语兴趣的好方法。本文就为什么在初中英语课堂中把游戏应用于任务型教学进行了探讨。
关键词:游戏,任务型教学