In the era of digital intelligence, artificial intelligence has brought impact to foreign language learning. Today, why should we study foreign languages seriously? How to learn a foreign language well? How to develop good habits of learning foreign languages? ...On the 16th, in the fifth lecture of "2024 Special Teachers' Classes Have Begun", Tang Qing, Director of the Middle School Teacher Department of Shanghai Teacher Education College (Teaching Research Office of Shanghai Education Commission) and English Special Teacher, shared the breadth and precision of English learning. In her view, learning a foreign language requires diligent practice, and only by diligence can you go further. Every learner must plan his or her own study, learn foreign languages well, master the skills of learning in foreign languages, broaden himself and broaden his horizons.
"2024 Special Teachers' Classes Start" is sponsored by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Liberation Daily, and Shanghai Library, and is hosted by the Shanghai Special Teachers and Principals Association, and the News Center of the Shanghai Education and Health Commission of the Communist Party of China (Shanghai Education TV), focusing on students and parents. , the focus and hot issues of teachers in education and growth are unfolded, and are delivered by special teachers and special principals, providing professional and authoritative public welfare guidance for the healthy, comprehensive and happy growth of students.
[Why we need to learn foreign languages well in the AI era]
Some students wonder: Why do we still need to learn a foreign language when there are various translation software now? "Learning and using English helps students understand different cultures, compare cultural similarities and differences, absorb cultural essence, and gradually form awareness and abilities of cross-cultural communication and exchange. Learn to view the world objectively and rationally, establish an international perspective, and cultivate feelings for home and country, Strengthen cultural self-confidence and form a correct world outlook, outlook on life and values, laying a foundation for students to learn for life and adapt to future social development," Tang Qing said.
In recent years, China has continuously promoted high-level opening up to the outside world. In her opinion, English courses should focus on cultivating students' core competencies, including language ability, cultural awareness, thinking quality and learning ability. Language ability is the basic element of core literacy, cultural awareness reflects the value orientation of core literacy, thinking quality reflects the mental characteristics of core literacy, and learning ability is a key element in the development of core literacy. The four aspects of core competencies penetrate each other, integrate and interact, and develop collaboratively.
Multilingual foreign language teaching at the basic education stage in Shanghai started in the 1960s. Shanghai continues to optimize English teaching, strengthen early training of key language talents, and cultivate more multilingual talents for the country.
[How to learn foreign languages well]
How to learn a foreign language well? Tang Qing believes that it is necessary to take good reading classes, vocabulary classes, thinking training classes, audio-visual and listening classes and writing classes to cultivate knowledge and cultivate abilities.
"High-quality reading is for more effective communication and expression. It is necessary to establish awareness of interdisciplinary learning, integrate core competencies from other disciplines, and fully mobilize potential for reading." She reminded that when reading, you must learn to combine with a variety of learning resources and use Enrich input with extracurricular and extracurricular resources and enhance theory For example, when reading an excerpt of a novel in class, you can read the entire book outside class. If the novel has a corresponding movie or drama version, you can also choose to watch it on the weekend. You can also read the analysis of the novel, the introduction of the author, etc., to make the reading real. To enrich your life, make reading a lifelong habit.
In daily learning, students must be good at improving their vocabulary and semantic network so that they can learn more solidly and proactively, understand the author's intention, and write better articles. To truly transfer and apply it, you need to experience more life and learn to communicate effectively in a more authentic and appropriate manner.
In addition, the development of thinking quality helps to improve the ability to analyze and solve problems, observe and understand the world from a cross-cultural perspective, and make correct value judgments on things. Audio-visual and listening classes practice the ability to "do things with language". Students can use the implementation of real tasks to develop their language skills, thinking skills, and communication and cooperation skills in the process of using the English they have learned to do things.
"Good composition is both practiced and corrected." Tang Qing suggested that there are many ways to assist writing in daily life, such as: excerpting, copying, looking at pictures and writing, reading diaries, translation, etc. These exercises can help everyone write Use correct sentences to write logical paragraphs and thoughtful articles. Learn to use evaluation tools to revise compositions, including adjusting the structure of compositions, modifying grammar and vocabulary, and enhancing language consistency, coherence, clarity, and overall effectiveness. A good essay must have its own unique perspective, be based on a broad range of knowledge, use relevant evidence to support its own opinions, and use appropriate tone or vocabulary according to different writing tasks.
[How to develop good habits of foreign language learning]
In Tang Qing's view, learning a foreign language well requires starting from many aspects such as reading and dictation, review and homework.
When reading and dictating, you need to concentrate to ensure the effectiveness of extremely small word stimulation, repeatedly check the learning content, open the brain's memory circuit, improve memory ability, experience and accumulate a large number of perceptual foreign language materials, and at the same time test grammatical knowledge and Standards of written expression. Especially when taking dictation, you usually memorize while listening, then organize the content through recall, use language knowledge to confirm the correctness of spelling, capitalization, phrases, sentence structure, tense, voice, etc., and complete missing information through self-questioning. In fact, the ability of "dictation" can also be used in listening to lectures. I need to take notes during the lecture. What should I take notes on? How to remember? I took notes, how do I use them? These are also worthy of practice and reflection. She also advised students to take review and homework seriously. The form of homework is not only written exercises, oral homework is also very important. For example, reciting the text is to prepare for the next day's study. Looking up interesting materials can accumulate discussion materials for subsequent studies.
"I hope students can master the method of learning languages, compare the similarities and differences between the two languages through Chinese-English translation, deepen their understanding and emotion of the motherland language, and establish a sense of responsibility to learn Chinese and English well and serve the motherland. In the comprehensive English practice activities , gradually master and apply the rules of language learning, be friendly to others, and develop an attitude of tolerance for others, as well as the ability to communicate and interact," Tang Qing said.