Abstract

With English teaching being launched in primary school, lots of scientific and effective teaching methods are introduced to classroom teaching. Situational teaching methodology is a new and efficient teaching method. Situational teaching methodology creates the scene of language learning and regards the scene as the center. For students are not good at understanding but adept in keeping perceptual knowledge in mind, situational teaching methodology is quite suitable to pupils especially the junior class to study language. Teachers should try to establish various kinds of environment and make students experience them and understand different contexts and information expressed in language atmosphere. It will stimulate their desire to express thoughts and promote the ability of learning language in situational environment.

Key words: primary school English; situational teaching methodology; students’ ability

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-2

3. Significance of Situational Teaching Methodology in Primary School-3

3.1 Developing and raising students’ interest-3

3.2 Cultivating students’ communicative ability-4

3.3 Helping students to master knowledge-4

3.4 Improving problem-solving ability-5

4. Application of Situational Teaching Methodology in Primary School-6

4.1 Setting up the language scene of listening and speaking-6

4.2 Creating a feasible setting-8

4.3 Expanding afterschool activities-9

4.4 Creating visual scenes-9

5. Suggestions for the Application of Situational Teaching Methodology in Primary School-10

5.1 Paying attention to teacher-student interaction-10

5.2 Stimulating students’ problematical awareness-11

5.3 Guiding students to discuss properly-11

5.4 Assessing timely-12

6.Conclusion-13

Works Cited-14