Research on how to cultivate good English learning habits of primary school students

"English Curriculum Standard" clearly points out that the task of English curriculum in the basic education stage is to stimulate and cultivate students' interest in learning English, so that students can establish self-confidence, form good study habits and effective learning strategies, and develop autonomous learning ability and cooperative spirit ... It can be seen that cultivating students' study habits is an important content of English teaching in primary schools.

Study habits are the key to students' academic success or failure. Personally, there are two main factors for academic success: one is intelligence, that is, talent and intelligence, that is, people's IQ; Second, non-intellectual factors mainly refer to interest, motivation, emotion, will, temperament, personality and so on. This is emotional intelligence, that is, the degree of effort acquired. Talent is important, but often some students are smart, but their academic performance is not excellent; On the contrary, some students have average intelligence but good academic performance. The reason is that non-intelligence factors play a decisive role, and these non-intelligence factors that dominate learning are actually study habits. Studies have proved that 98% of people have similar IQs. A person with good study habits, hard work, tenacious struggle and perseverance will turn passivity into initiative and achieve excellent results.

Since the new round of primary school English curriculum reform, many English teachers have also attached great importance to the cultivation of primary school students' classroom learning habits. For example, the teacher asked students to listen carefully before imitating the demonstration pronunciation. Listening carefully to others speak English requires students to speak English boldly and write correctly and neatly. Some students study English seriously under the guidance of teachers in class, but their English scores are always unsatisfactory. Through the investigation, it is found that although they listen carefully in class, they seldom learn English, play too much, watch TV too much after school, do not preview before class and do not review after class. The homework assigned by the teacher is always finished in a hurry before going to bed. If they don't understand, they will stay until the next day after school to copy their classmates or not do it at all ... Therefore, it is far from enough for primary school students to cultivate good English learning habits only by relying on teachers in the classroom. Pupils are young and weak in self-discipline, so they need the supervision of their parents. Parents are the first teachers of the children. The special relationship between parents and children, the special position of parents in the family and the special environment of the family determine that family education plays an unusually important role. Family education is the foundation and supplement of school education. Only when families cooperate with schools can children develop good English learning habits.

"Pupils' English learning habits" is the initial stage of students' learning. Like other courses, we should develop a variety of study habits, such as observing classroom discipline, listening attentively in class, previewing before class, reviewing after class, collecting information and so on. But English, as a tool subject, has its own characteristics. From the perspective of learning and mastering a language, the key is to cultivate the good habits of primary school students in English listening, speaking, reading and writing. And according to the age characteristics of primary school students, listening and speaking can promote reading and writing.

Strategies for Cultivating Pupils' Good English Learning Habits in the Family

(1) Guide children to go home and listen to tapes, and urge them to watch English TV programs, English videos, VCD, etc.

The first "forgetting curve" drawn by German psychologist Ebbinghaus shows that people's initial forgetting curve is "sharply declining" for the materials they have learned, but it gradually slows down with the progress of time, that is to say, forgetting is "fast first and then slow down", which reminds people to grasp "review in time". Psychologists also tell people that if we adopt "partial memory" for irrelevant materials, such as words, phrases and sentences in a foreign language, it is best to remember one part first and then another. Therefore, parents had better urge their children to play a recording after coming home from school. Take the primary school English textbook published by People's Education Press as an example. You can put the dialogue part first and repeat it several times, so that the children can listen and say it again and again. Then put the key words or sentences several times, and then put the "say, say and sing" part, and review the textbooks just learned in time so that children can listen, say and sing. It is not long but interesting. This is much better than reviewing them two days before class, or ignoring them once the recording is played. Of course, after getting up early and before going to bed, playing a recording when children are washing will have gratifying results if they persist for a long time. Taking advantage of children's love of watching TV programs, parents can help their children choose English programs suitable for primary school students. If conditions permit, they can buy English videos, VCDs, etc. Let children form the habit of listening to English and watching English programs.

(2) Be a faithful listener of children and let them form the habit of speaking English.

Most English beginners have a strong desire to express themselves. In class, experienced teachers will try their best to provide students with exhibition space in different ways, but after all, the time in each class is limited. Parents should give their children a chance to speak after returning home and let them read what they learned that day; Even children with good English can recite or perform the text. Parents who don't know English can also provide a stage for your children to show their language skills. You can ask your children to teach you some English words or some simple English. At this time, you should seriously talk to your child. This not only satisfies the child's desire for expression, but also relieves the child's psychological burden, so that the child can develop the habit of loving reading and speaking English.

(3) Guide children to connect with reality and learn the habit of "learning by doing"

Human speech language and body language complement each other. Doing actions can help children understand and express language, and also help them remember. The English textbooks for nine-year compulsory education used in primary schools now fully consider the novelty and activeness of children. The arrangement of listening, speaking, writing, singing, doing, drawing and playing in the book is lively, illustrated and interesting, which is close to children's life. Parents can look through this textbook, choose some suitable pictures with English words, ask someone to enlarge them and let their children stick them on the wall of the room or in the corner of the room where they live. Or let the children write their own English words or sentences and stick them on home appliances, furniture and daily necessities. According to the child's learning level, the label can be text, such as "bed" on the bed. If the degree is good, the label content can be written in the form of phrases or sentences. Similarly, at the bedside, children can write "This is my bed". This is my bed. ) ","I like sleeping! I like sleeping! ) "and so on. At the same time, it is suggested that children beautify labels, which will make children feel that writing English is no longer a boring thing, but a form of game, and they will unconsciously develop correct writing habits in the process of doing it. Parents should also encourage children to "discover" new people and things in the text, boldly create actions and dialogues, and let children learn by doing, discovering and laughing. This kind of study is very conducive to developing children's imagination and creativity and perfecting children's personality.

(4) Pay attention to timeliness

It is necessary to cultivate children's concept of time from an early age, and adopt various methods to encourage children to develop and make up a good habit of "dedicating time to themselves and keeping time for themselves", that is, concentrating on study, not eating and not playing with toys; Having fun while playing, parents can also try to find time to play with them to show encouragement. The study efficiency was improved and the task was completed ahead of schedule. The time saved belongs to the children themselves. Have fun and play. Parents should never add homework.

safeguard measure

parents

(1) There are many requirements for cultivating children's scientific learning methods and good study habits, and the most important thing is "training". Because habit is a dynamic stereotype, it can only be formed after long-term repeated training. If the child can "speak English loudly" once or twice under your reminder, he can only say that "he has the" behavior "of speaking English loudly, not that he has become a" habit ". For this, it takes time for us to be patient and insist repeatedly that "habit becomes nature". At the same time, it needs constant encouragement, also called "strengthening". Correct behavior is encouraged and strengthened in time, which can make him want to "do it again" and "do it next time" and form good habits. Of course, it is also important for parents to cooperate with the school, unify their requirements for their children and give timely guidance and help. In addition, in the process of children's learning, parents can spend time with their children and be careful. For example, you can remember two sentences or seven or eight words in ten minutes. If you can grasp it every day, it is worthwhile to help children understand the "value of ten minutes" in detail, so as to form a good habit of cherishing time.

(2) Self-quality needs to be constantly improved. After entering the 2 1 century, international communication has become more and more frequent, and English has become one of the communication languages in the world. Parents in the new era can not only improve their own quality, but also provide some help for their children's English learning.

(3) provide time, space and material security for children. Nowadays, families can generally guarantee their children's study time. It is best to give them a bedroom of their own, put English pictures on the wall, and put a tape recorder or repeater for English learning indoors to create an English learning atmosphere for children. This is also good for students to develop study habits.

Teachers' side

(1) The formation of good English learning habits of primary school students is not a one-step process, but a long and complicated process. This requires teachers to strengthen guidance repeatedly in the classroom and conduct inspection and supervision in time. After a period of classroom practice, children's good study habits are initially formed in the classroom, paving the way for parents to guide their children to develop good English study habits.

(2) Establish parent schools to provide regular training for parents of primary school students. The content of the training includes not only English knowledge, but also what good English study habits primary school students should develop and how parents can help their children develop these good English study habits.

In terms of students,

(1) Make a plan

Let students try to choose their own study habits according to their own actual situation, and make plans to cultivate good English study habits. For example, analyze your current study habits of listening, speaking, reading and writing, and see which habits have been developed at this stage, which have not yet been achieved, and which arrangements have been made to continue to work hard in the next stage.

(2) Perseverance

Habit is a dynamic stereotype, which is the result of long-term accumulation and strengthening of conditioned reflex. Students' good study habits can only be formed through long-term repeated training. Therefore, children must have such an idea in their hearts, and the formation of study habits will never happen overnight. Once the study habit is formed, we must have a strong will and persevere. Especially "speaking", because of the lack of real communication scenes, it is easy to give up halfway, so it is especially necessary for children to have perseverance.