The ultimate and permanent goal of English teaching is to enable students to acquire the ability to communicate in English. However, it is very hard for the English teachers to perform in the common physical classroom. As the information age commenced in the late 20th century, Multimedia-assisted Language Teaching systems have been developed to provide a more advanced medium for English teaching. With the development of science and technology, the development of multimedia technology urges the educational reforms. The aim of this thesis is to find disadvantages of traditional primary English teaching and then to analyze the advantages of application of multimedia to assist primary English teaching by means of using sounds, pictures, films and flashes.
It is true that multimedia has many advantages in teaching, such as saving class time, arousing students’ interests, offering more information, providing opportunities for real communication, etc. But at the same time, based on studying and analyzing large amount of teaching practices and experiences, the author points out some problems that exist in the course of multimedia-assisted English teaching and puts forward some reasonable suggestions.
Key Words
Multimedia; primary English teaching; assist; set scene; learning interests
Abstract......................................................................I
Key Words.....................................................................I
摘要..........................................................................II
关键词........................................................................II Introduction..................................................................1
I. An Introduction to Multimedia-Assisted Language Teaching...................2
II. The Theoretical Base of Applying Multimedia in Primary English Teaching...2
A. Constructivism Theory......................................................2
B. Cognitive Psychology.......................................................4
III.The Disadvantages of Traditional Primary English Teaching ................5
Classroom as a Stage of Teachers..............................................5
Classroom as a Training Center of Students....................................5
Classroom as a Stage of Knowledge Instillation................................6
Classroom as a Stage of the Same Teaching Mode................................6
IV. The Advantages of Applying Multimedia in Primary English Teaching.........6
A. The Teaching Features of Multimedia........................................7
1. Electronization and Visualization..........................................7
2. Plentiful Expression and Extensive Applicability..........................7
3. Advanced Teaching Methods..................................................8
B. Application of Multimedia to Remedy the Disadvantages of
Traditional Primary English Teaching..........................................8
1. Creating Harmonious Relationship Between Teachers and Students............8
2.Creating Harmonious Relationship Between Teaching Materials and Methods.....9
3. Creating Student-centered Teaching Mode..................................10
4. Inspiring Learners’ Motivation, and Arousing Learners’ Interest.....11
C. Other Advantages of Applying Multimedia in Primary English Teaching.......12
1. In Favor of Development of Students’ Sentiment.........................12
2.Application of Multimedia to Stress Emphasis and Breakthrough Difficulties13
3. Application of Multimedia to Increase Teaching Content..................13
V. Analyzing from Primary English Teaching Elements..........................13
A. Analyzing from Learners...................................................13
B. Analyzing from Teaching Content...........................................14
C. Analyzing from Key Points of Successful English Teaching..................14
VI. Good Strategies of Applying Multimedia ..................................15
A. Application of Multimedia to Set Scene....................................15
1. Intuitional Scene.........................................................15
2. Story Scene.............................................................16
3. Life Scene..............................................................17
B. Application of Multimedia to Organize English Class.......................18
1. Application of Multimedia Before Class....................................18
2. Application of Multimedia in the Class....................................18
3. Application of Multimedia After Class.....................................18
VII. Main Problems of Multimedia-assisted Primary English Teaching...........19
VIII. Matters Needing Attention in the Application of Multimedia.............20
Conclusion...................................................................21
Acknowledgements.............................................................22
Bibliography.................................................................23
