Abstract

Vocabulary teaching is an important part of English teaching. The New English Curriculum Reform of middle school has brought new challenges to students and teachers. This thesis firstly analyzes that the traditional English vocabulary teaching effect. Some problems exist in English vocabulary teaching in class. Then, on the basis of constructive theory, this thesis provides some more effective and practical models for English vocabulary teaching. At last, in order to help students to understand, remember and use English words, we can cultivate students’ learning initiative and improve the teaching efficiency of English vocabulary.

Keywords: context; junior middle school; English vocabulary teaching;  

           constructivism;  student-centered classroom

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-2

2.1 Foreign research on English vocabulary teaching-2

2.2 Domestic research on English Vocabulary teaching-2

3. The Weaknesses of Traditional Vocabulary Teaching-3

3.1 The rote-learning technique-4

3.2 The specious technique-4

3.3 The dumb English technique-5

3.4 The isolate technique-5

4. Vocabulary Teaching Based on the Guidance of Constructivism-6

4.1 The constructivism teaching-6

4.2 Several principles of constructivism-6

4.2.1 The student-centered classroom-6

4.2.2 The contextual learning-7

4.2.3 The cooperative learning-7

4.3 The necessity of English vocabulary teaching based on constructivism-7

4.4 The importance of vocabulary teaching based on constructivism-8

5. The Application of Vocabulary Teaching Based on Constructivism-9

5.1 Associative memorization technique-9

5.2 The story with words-10

5.3 The contextual memorization -11

5.4 The learning community's communication..11

5.5 The effectiveness of vocabulary teaching based on constructivism-12

6. Conclusion-12

Works Cited-14