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2.1.2 The Definition of English ExtracurricularActivities copyright paper51.com As Extracurricular activities havebeen defined above, English extracurricular activities may be defined asEnglish activities outside the classroom by using students’ spare time. Someteachers and researchers also use the term “English out-of-class activities” andthe term“English after-class activities” refer to the same thing. http://www.paper51.com English extracurricular activity is mostlya kind of autonomous activity. The teacher guides it at first, and thenstudents make plans by themselves, organize activities they like, so that theycan participate in the after-class activities actively. Through English extracurricularactivities, learners will feel confident and have a sense of accomplishment.Some of the decision-making and the responsibility for learning will be put intheir hands, and over the long term it builds autonomy so that they can participatein the activities on their own without being dependent on their teacher’sdirection and supervision. 内容来自www.paper51.com According to my understanding,English extracurricular activity includes almost all kinds of Englishactivities besides the activities in the class time, such as English songs, Englishfilms, English corner, English words competition, English composition contest,etc. 2.1.3 The Functions and Importance of English ExtracurricularActivities 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com
“English extracurricular activities have the features of variety,fun and flexibility, which help the teachers teach students according to their aptitude,cultivate their interests and improve their skills”(Hu wenzhi, 2002).There are three functions ofthe English extracurricular activities: Firstly, it can make up thelimitations of classroom teaching; Secondly, it also can consolidate students’ basic English knowledge and to improve their ability oflistening, speaking, reading and writing; Thirdly, it is good for improving teachers’ wholequality. paper51.com Atthe same time, it can provide more opportunities for students to practice theirEnglish, cultivate students’ communicative competence, motivate them, andstimulate their participation. paper51.com 2.2 The Theoretical Basis copyright paper51.com
Inthis part, the author will give some relevant Theoretical Basis of Englishextracurricular activities. The first one is Krashen’s Input Hypothesis; thesecond one is Affective Filter Hypothesis; the third one is CognitivePsychology; the last but not least is theory of CommunicativeLanguage Teaching (CLT). copyright paper51.com |