Zhang Shiyi’s Foreign Language Education
Topic:
A Study on the Thought and Practice of Zhang Shiyi’s Foreign Language Education
Introduction:
Zhang Shiyi(1886-1969) was a famous foreign language educator in modern China.
He was the earliest and most influential expert in introducing direct teaching method.
He innovated the first foreign language situation teaching theory, developed the junior middle school English textbooks, the direct method, the combination of English conversation and other influential foreign language textbooks, trained a large number of talents of foreign language teaching.
What:
First, through the collection and interpretation of relevant literature, this paper analyzes the formation process and origin of foreign language education thought.
Second, the main content and practice of Zhang Shiyi's thought on foreign language education.
Zhang shiyi's thoughts on foreign language education mainly include college talent view, foreign language teaching theory, and teacher education view.
Thirdly, summarize the characteristics and enlightenment of Zhang Shiyi's thought and practice of foreign language education.
Through a deep analysis of Zhang Shiyi's thought and practice in foreign language education, it is concluded that the characteristics of Zhang Shiyi's thought and practice in foreign language education mainly include the following:
(1) emphasizing situational teaching and creating a good foreign language learning environment;
(2) the combination of introduction and transformation, and the pursuit of localized teaching methods;
(3) pay attention to observation and practice, and emphasize the accumulation of teaching experience in the process of teacher cultivation.
Importance:
Its implications for the reform of foreign language education in China are as follows :
(1) to clarify the purpose of foreign language teaching is an important prerequisite for cultivating high-quality foreign language talents;
(2) highlighting the combination of theory and practice in foreign language education is an important way to cultivate high-quality foreign language talents;
(3) improving the teaching methods of foreign language majors is an effective way to improve the cultivation of foreign language talents;
(4) the improvement of foreign language teachers is an important guarantee for the cultivation of high-quality foreign language talents.
参考资料来源:李家艳 张士一外语教育思想与实践研究