Using English Teaching Materials Effectively In Junior High School论文

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【Abstract】 This passager mainly discusses the definition of teaching materials, the importance of teaching materials and effective ways of using teaching materials.
  【Key Words】 teaching materials effective ways
  2095-3089(2013)22-00-02
  It’s commonly accepted that language teaching has five important components, that is, students, a teacher, teaching materials, teaching methods, and evaluation. What are teaching materials? Why are teaching materials important in language teaching? Can we teach English without a textbook? How can we use English teaching materials effectively in Junior high school?
  ⅠThe definition of teaching material
  In the field of education, teaching materials, broadly, the term refers to a spectrum of educational materials that teachers use in the classroom to support specific learning. For example, textbooks, books of problems and exercises, samples of student writing, videos, flashcards, games, and so on. These items are designed to serve as a major tool for assisting in the teaching of a subject or a course.
  Ⅱ The importance of teaching materials
  Allwright (1990) argues that materials should teach students to learn, that they should be resource books for ideas and activities for teaching and learning, and that they should give teachers rationales for what they do.1 From Allwright’s point of view, textbooks are too inflexible to be used directly as teaching materials. O'Neill (1990), in contrast, argues that materials may be suitable for students’ needs, even if they are not designed specifically for them, that textbooks make it possible for students to review and prepare their lessons, that textbooks are efficient in terms of time and money, and that textbooks can and should allow for adaptation and improvement.2 Allwright emphasizes that materials control learning and teaching. O'Neill emphasizes that they help learning and teaching. It is true that in many cases teachers and students rely heily on textbooks, and textbooks determine the components and methods of learning, that is, they control the content, methods, and procedures of learning. Students learn what is presented in the textbook, and the way the textbook presents material is the way students learn it. The educational philosophy of the textbook will influence the class and the learning process. Therefore, in many cases, teaching materials are the center of instruction and one of the most important influences on what goes on in the classroom.