It is common knowledge that interest is the driving force of every activity. In learning, interest becomes the best incitement and instructor for students. Therefore, the task of developing students’ interest in learning is of tremendous essence both for teachers and students, especially for teachers, who play a crucial role in students’ all-round growth. Nevertheless, in current China, many high school students are unwilling to learn English and this, to a large degree, is resulted from their lack of interest in English learning. With regard to this issue, high school English teachers should primarily stimulate and develop students’ interest so as to spur the enthusiasm of students in participation in English class. How to arouse students’ interest in learning English has become the life of English teaching and learning. On the basis of the analysis of features of high school students’ interest and English itself as a school subject, combined with the writer’s personal experience of nearly ten-year English learning, this paper sums up and further puts forward some factually practical and effective teaching strategies to stimulate high school students’ interest in learning English.
Key words: High school students; features of students’ interest; learning English; teaching strategies
The Strategies to Stimulate High School Students’ Interest
in Learning English
Outline
Thesis Statement: With regard to high school students’ lack of interest in English learning, it is highly necessary to work out some factually practical and effective teaching strategies to stimulate their interest and concern about English learning.
I. Introduction
A. The Present Situation of English Teaching and Learning in High Schools of China
B. The Essential Role That Interest Plays in Learning
C. Features of High School Students’ Interest
II. The Main Factors That Affect High School Students’ Interest in Language Learning
A. Psychological Characteristics
B. Individual Personality
C. Learning Attitude
D. Cognitive Styles
III. Strategies to Develop High School Students’ Interest in Learning English
A. The Strategy of Necessity
B. The Strategy of Content
C. The Strategy of Media
D. The Strategy of Interactivity
E. The Strategy of Questioning
F. The Strategy of Variability
G.. The Strategy of Success
H. The Shift of Interest
IV. Conclusion: The Relationship between Successful Teaching and Students’ Interest in Learning; the Outlook of Foreign Language Education
