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  • Analysis of the Importance of a Teacherin Foreign Language Teaching and Learning

    2016年9月12日 09:04 作者:成都理工大学外国语学院/叶丹 自流井区荣

    成都理工大学外国语学院/叶丹自流井区荣边镇中心小学校/文灵

    【Abstract】A learner is not a passive recipient, but a key factor

    influencing the learning process and results. However, a teacher

    is still vitally important in foreign language teaching and learning

    process.

    【Key words】Teacher’s Importance; Foreign Language

    Teaching/Learning

    Previously, much of the discussion about language learning

    focused on the teaching techniques and materials. It had a focus

    on the teacher. It seemed to be an unexpressed view that the

    leaner was a container into which language knowledge could be

    poured. Later, change in linguistic pedagogy has occurred since

    the 20th century. And the learner is viewed as an active participant

    in the learning process and should take partial responsibility for

    his own learning results. It has had a focus on the learner. In fact

    the learner is definitely a key factor which has a great influence

    on learning process and results. However, it does not mean the

    learner is the only key factor. Teachers are also vitally important

    in foreign language teaching and learning process.

    Language teaching is concerned about a huge number of

    different factors and all those are far-reaching fields involving

    an ocean of items. Teaching (methods/ approaches/ designs/

    procedures), learning (learning/ process/ learning strategies/

    differences among learners/ learning styles/ affective factors),

    learning materials (listening/ speaking/ reading/ writing/

    translating), language ability (linguistic competence/ pragmatic

    competence/ strategic competence/ discourse competence/

    fluency), environments (society/ government/ school/ family/

    classroom) and policies (educating/ teaching), all with the

    concerned knowledge are mastered and applied by teachers (not

    by learners) to make a successful class.

    Besides, it is the teacher who figures out the learner factors

    or strategies, puts into teaching practice and triggers the success

    on learners. LAD (Language Acquisition Device), age, aptitude,

    motivation,attitude, personality, cognitive styles, hemisphere

    specialization,learning strategies, interest,sex,prior

    experience,memory and awareness, all these numerous and

    complicated stuff are the powerfully influential factors which are

    closely related to the learners but which are also dealt with by

    teachers in a correct sense. In other words, realizing an authentic

    learner-centered model successfully needs a teacher’s sense, skills

    and strategies. Looking beyond learner strategies, a broader area of

    learner autonomy including various self-learning and self-direction

    aspects cannot yet be isolated from the help of the teacher.

    A Chinese old says a teacher, one who could propagate the

    doctrine,impart professional knowledge,and resolve doubts.

    A teacher holds diverse roles within the educational environment.

    A teacher is best known for educating the learners. Beyond that,

    teachers serve many other roles in the classroom. Teachers set the

    tone of their classrooms, build a warm environment, mentor and

    nurture students, and deal with varieties of troubles. A teacher is

    an instructor, disciplinarian, motivator and organizer. Outside the

    classroom, a teacher should also work to facilitate the continuing

    development of learners acting as a counselor, a soul keeper

    and a supervisor. Teachers have an indispensable impact on the

    growth of learners, from the world views to life value; from

    the personality to moral characters etc. Teachers’ influences

    supplement these from parents.

    Nowadays, foreign language teaching’s main goals remain

    for CALP (cognitive/academic language proficiency related to

    general cognitive skills and academic achievement) and BICS

    (basic interpersonal communication skills consisting of accent,

    oral fluency and sociolinguistic competence) (Cummins, 1980). It

    is a teacher that understands the goals best and helps the learners

    establish the concept of foreign language learning and master the

    learning strategies.

    What should be clarified is that advocating the importance of

    teacher in foreign language learning and teaching is not to reject

    the importance of the learner to language learning. To achieve the

    goals needs both teachers and learners. In the past, it was totally

    teacher-centered, and it is found that is wrong. At present if it

    were exclusively learner-centered, it could be wrong too. Learner

    and teacher are two neutrons in an atom. A teacher is vitally

    important in foreign language teaching and learning process too.

    Hence enough attention should be paid to teacher’s own needs

    and development. Teachers deserve consideration the same as the

    learners deserve. Caring teacher should also be in the category of

    humanism.

    References:

    [1]Diane Larsen-Freeman and Michael H.Long.An Introduction to

    Second Language Acquisition Research.Beijing:Foreign Language

    Teaching and Research Press,2000.

    [2]Keith Johnson.An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning

    and Teaching.Beijing:Foreign Language Teaching and Research

    Press,2003.

    [3]Norbert Schmitt,ed.An Introduction to Applied Linguistics.

    Beijing:Beijing world publishing corporation &Great

    Britain:Edward Arnold(Publishers)Limited,2008.

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    校园英语 / 高等教育

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