Abstract

Under the background of the reform of new curriculum, the traditional teaching model has undergone profound changes in its content and form. Teaching in small-sized class has become the trend of education and teaching innovation, and the application of it in the English teaching of primary school conforms to the psychological characteristics of pupil, and improves the quality of classroom teaching. This thesis firstly presents and analyzes the two different classroom sizes of English teaching, and then makes a brief literature review on the small-sized class of English teaching in primary school. Afterwards it introduces the large-scale class and small-sized class, which is promoted under the new curriculum. According to a comparative study between large-scale class and small-sized class of English classroom teaching, this thesis finds out the advantages and disadvantages of the two different classroom sizes. In particular, it mainly focuses on the advantages of small-sized class teaching. At last, this thesis puts forward some methods and measures to carry out small-sized class, in order to improve the teaching efficiency in large-scale class.

Keywords: English teaching in primary school; small-sized class teaching; large-scale class teaching; comparison and study

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-1

2.1 English teaching in primary school-2

2.2 Class size of English teaching in primary school-2

3. The Influence of Different Classroom Size towards English Teaching-3

3.1 The influence of large-scale class teaching-3

3.2 The influence of small-sized class teaching-3

4. The Features of English Large-scale Class Teaching in Primary School-4

4.1 Problems in English large-scale class teaching in primary school-4

4.1.1 The features of class size-4

4.1.2 The relationship between students and teachers in class-4

4.1.3 The features of teaching strategies and methods-5

4.1.4 The features of evaluation and implementation-5

4.2 Advantages of English large-scale class teaching in primary school-5

5. The Features of English Small-sized Class Teaching in Primary School-6

5.1Advantages of English small-sized class teaching in primary school-6

5.1.1 The features of large class size-7

5.1.2 The relationship between students and teachers in class-7

5.1.3 The features of teaching strategies and methods-7

5.1.4 The features of evaluation method-8

5.1.5 The features of teaching efficiency-8

5.2 Problems in English small-sized class teaching in primary school-9

6. Conclusion-10

Works Cited-12