简介:Inwritingclasses,studentsoftenfeelpuzzledabouthowtogenerategoodideasontheessaytopicwhileteachersusuallyspendmostoftheclassroomhourstalkingaboutthewritingskillssuchasorganiza-tion,style,etc.Undersuchacircumstance,stu-dentswillbeimmersedinnotetakingandwillnothaveanopportunitytoexpressthemselves.Thispaperexploresapre-writingactivity—brainstorming—asawaytosolvesuchaproblem.Comparedwiththetra-ditionalteachingmethod,brainstorminghasthefol-lowingadvantages:(1)Ithelpsgenerategoodideasconcerningtheessaytopic.(2)Itismorestimulatingthanponderingovertheessaytopicalone.(3)Itmakesthewritingclasslivelierandmoreenjoyable.(4)Ithelpsincreasethereader-awarenessofthestu-dentsintheirwritingprocess.Suggestionsforadoptingbrainstormingactivitiesinwritingclassesarealsopre-sentedintheessay.
简介:在高职英语口语教学中,如何采取有效的方法调动学生的积极性和主观能动性,一直被视为一大难题.将Brainstorming运用于英语口语课堂的任务型教学中是一种新的尝试.Brainstorming以联想生成为理论基础,它能有效地激发学生已有的语言图式,增大语言输出,完成交际任务,从而提高学生的交际能力.