浅析英语谚语在中学英语课堂中的应用

湖南科技大学毕业设计（论文）题目英语谚语在高中英语课堂教学中的应用作者学院外国语学院专业英语学号指导教师THEAPPLICATIONOFENGLISHPROVERBSINENGLISHCLASSINSENIORMIDDLESCHOOLATHESISSUBMITTEDTOSCHOOLOFFOREIGNSTUDIESHUNANUNIVERSITYOFSCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGYINPARTIALFULFILLMENTOFTHEREQUIREMENTSFORTHEDEGREEOFBACHELOROFARTSUNDERTHESUPERVISIONOF湖南科技大学毕业设计（论文）任务书外国语学院院英语一系（教研室）系（教研室）主任（签名）年月日学生姓名学号专业1设计（论文）题目及专题英语谚语在高中英语课堂教学中的应用2学生设计（论文）时间自2011年12月15日开始至2012年7月3日止3设计（论文）所用资源和参考资料1）SUNJINGLI2007THEFUNCTIONSOFENGLISHPROVERBSINENGLISHLANGUAGETEACHINGDANHUIVOCATIONALCOLLEGEOFELECTRONICS18194）马丽侠，2006，在英语课堂中应用谚语来激活教学R陕西省扶风高中5）杨利，2008，在英语教学中如何运用布鲁纳“认知发现”学习理论J当代教育论坛（09）23,784设计（论文）应完成的主要内容中学英语教学中存在许多障碍与困难，导致学生们学习英语非常吃力，甚至失去对英语学习的兴趣与动力。本论文将主要探讨英语谚语在高中英语教学中的应用。5提交设计（论文）形式（设计说明与图纸或论文等）及要求1）要求学生认真、独立完成毕业论文的写作。2）要求按照学校规定的论文格式撰写论文。3）要求及时同指导老师进行沟通，按步骤完成论文的写作和答辩工作。6发题时间2011年12月27日指导教师（签名）学生（签名）ACKNOWLEDGMENTSIWOULDLIKETOEXTENDMYSINCEREGRATITUDETOALLTHOSEWHOHELPEDMEALOTDURINGMYCOMPOSITIONOFTHETHESISANDTHEPASTFOURYEARSOFSTUDYINTHEUNIVERSITYASPECIALAPPRECIATIONSHOULDBESHOWNTOASSOCIATEPROFHECHAOLAN,MYSUPERVISOR,WHOSEGUIDANCE,PATIENCEANDENCOURAGEMENTHAVEBEENGREATLYHELPFULINTHEWRITINGOFTHETHESISMYTHANKSALSOGOTOTHESCHOOLOFFOREIGNSTUDIES,HUNANUNIVERSITYOFSCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGY,WHEREIHADGREATOPPORTUNITIESTOATTENDCLASSESANDIMPROVEMYSELFINKNOWLEDGEASWELLASMYCHARACTERFORMATIONMYGRATITUDEWILLALSOEXTENDTOMYCLASSMATESANDFRIENDSWHOHAVEHELPEDMEALLALONGTHEPASTFOURYEARSANDWHOHAVEGIVENMEGOODADVICEINMYSTUDYLASTBUTNOTTHELEAST,IDLIKETOEXPRESSMYTHANKSTOMYPARENTSTHEIRLOVEANDCONCERNFORMEGIVESMEENDLESSSTRENGTHANDCOURAGEONTHEWAYTOGRADUATIONABSTRACTTHEREAREMANYBARRIERSANDDIFFICULTIESINENGLISHTEACHINGINMIDDLESCHOOL,WHICHRESULTSTOSTUDENTSINEFFICIENTLEARNINGOFENGLISH,EVENTHEYLOSEINTERESTANDMOTIVATIONINENGLISHLEARNINGINENGLISHCLASS,TEACHERSTEACHENGLISHPROVERBSCANEFFECTIVELYSTIMULATESTUDENTSINTERESTANDMOTIVATIONTOENGLISHTHISTHESISFIRSTINTRODUCESTHEDEFINITIONANDTHEFEATURESOFENGLISHPROVERBSANDGIVESABRIEFANALYSISOFINTRINSICLEARNINGMOTIVATIONTHEEFFECTSOFENGLISHPROVERBSONENGLISHLEARNINGWILLBEDISCUSSEDNEXTFINALLY,THISTHESISWILLMAKEAVERYDETAILEDANALYSISOFTHEAPPLICATIONOFENGLISHPROVERBSINENGLISHTEACHINGINSENIORMIDDLESCHOOLENGLISHPROVERBSAREMAINLYUSEDINVOCABULARYTEACHING,SENTENCEPATTERNTEACHING,GRAMMARTEACHINGANDWRITINGTEACHINGKEYWORDSENGLISHPROVERBSENGLISHLEARNINGINTERESTMOTIVATION中文摘要中学英语教学中存在许多障碍与困难，导致学生们学习英语非常吃力，甚至失去对英语学习的兴趣与动力。在英语课堂上，老师教授英语谚语能激发学生学习英语的兴趣和学习动力。本论文首先介绍了英语谚语的定义和特性，简要分析了内部学习动机，讨论了谚语对英语学习的效果，最后，文章详细探讨了英语谚语在高中英语教学中的应用，主要是在英语词汇，句子，语法和写作中的应用。关键词英语谚语；英语学习；兴趣；动机CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGMENTSIABSTRACTII中文摘要IIIINTRODUCTION1IABRIEFINTRODUCTIONOFENGLISHPROVERBS211THEDEFINITIONOFENGLISHPROVERBS212THEFEATURESOFENGLISHPROVERBS3121SIMPLEINFORMBUTPROFOUNDINMEANING3122SYMMETRICALSENTENCEPATTERN3123RICHANDVARIEDRHETORIC4IIRELEVANTTHEORYINTRINSICLEARNINGMOTIVATIONTHEORY5IIITHEEFFECTSOFUSINGENGLISHPROVERBSONENGLISHTEACHING731ACTIVATINGTHEENGLISHCLASS7311CREATINGARELAXINGENVIRONMENTOFLEARNING8312AROUSINGSTUDENTSINTERESTANDDESIREFORLEARNING832SPREADINGIDEOLOGICALEDUCATIONTOSTUDENTS933HELPINGSTUDENTSMASTERTHEKNOWLEDGEOFENGLISHEFFECTIVELY934IMPROVINGSTUDENTSCONSCIOUSNESSOFENGLISHCULTURE10IVTHEAPPLICATIONOFENGLISHPROVERBSINENGLISHCLASS1141USINGENGLISHPROVERBSTOTEACHVOCABULARY1142USINGENGLISHPROVERBSTOTEACHSENTENCEPATTERN1143USINGENGLISHPROVERBSTOTEACHGRAMMAR1244USINGENGLISHPROVERBSTOTEACHWRITING13CONCLUSION14BIBLIOGRAPHY15INTRODUCTIONENGLISHTEACHINGISNOTAPIECEOFEASYWORKESPECIALLY,MANYSENIORHIGHSCHOOLSTUDENTSARELOSINGTHEIRINTERESTANDSHOWINGNEGATIVEATTITUDETOWARDSENGLISHLEARNINGTEACHERSAREALWAYSCOMPLAININGTHATITISHARDTOIMPROVESTUDENTSSCORESANDTHESTUDENTSARETOOLAZYTOLEARNTHEWORDS,RECITETHEDIALOGUESANDFINISHTHEEXERCISESTOSOMEDEGREE,THEEFFECTIVEWAYTOMAKETHEENGLISHTEACHINGANDLEARNINGGOSMOOTHLYISTOIMPROVESTUDENTSINTERESTINENGLISHLEARNINGEINSTEINONCESAID“INTERESTISTHEBESTTEACHER”INTERESTISAKINDOFDIRECTMOTIVATIONTOPUSHSTUDENTSSTUDIESTHATMEANSINTERESTPLAYSANIMPORTANTPARTINENGLISHLEARNINGTHEFAMOUSPSYCHOLOGISTBRUNERONCESAID“THEBESTCATALYZEROFLEARNINGISTHEINTERESTFORTHELEARNINGMATERIALS”CHENRUIALSOSAIDTHATITWILLKILLSTUDENTSSPIRITOFPURSUINGTHETRUTHIFTHEYAREFORCEDTOLEARNENGLISHWITHOUTMOTIVATION杨利2008SOTEACHERS,ASWELLASSTUDENTSSHOULDUTILIZESOMEGOODMATERIALSASTEACHINGMATERIALSTOMOTIVATESTUDENTSINTERESTENGLISHPROVERBS,THEREFLECTIONANDESSENCEOFENGLISHCULTURE,AREPERFECTMATERIALSFORSTUDENTSTOLEARNENGLISHONTHEONEHAND,PROVERBSSPREADENGLISHCULTURE,WITHWHICHSTUDENTSCANUNDERSTANDENGLISHBETTERONTHEOTHERHAND,PROVERBSARETHEESSENCEOFWISDOM,THUSSTUDENTSMORALQUALITIESCANBESHAPEDBYACQUIRINGTHEMWHATSMORE,PROVERBSAREFULLOFRICHSENTENCEPATTERNSANDVOCABULARIESWHICHAREWORTHLEARNINGTHETHESISCONSISTSOFFOURCHAPTERSAFTERTHEINTRODUCTION,CHAPTERONEGIVESABRIEFINTRODUCTIONOFENGLISHPROVERBSANDCHAPTERTWOINTRODUCESTHERELEVANTTHEORYCHAPTERTHREEDESCRIBESTHEEFFECTSOFUSINGPROVERBSINCLASSANDCHAPTERFOURPUTSFORWARDTHEWAYSOFAPPLYINGPROVERBSINSENIORMIDDLESCHOOLTEACHINGTHENITCOMESTOTHELASTPART,CONCLUSIONIABRIEFINTRODUCTIONOFENGLISHPROVERBSPROVERBS,ACOLORFULANDVIVIDLANGUAGEREFLECTION,REFLECTIMPORTANTTYPIC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