Abstract
It is said that the teaching of English reading in middle school should lay particular emphasis on reading comprehension, so the teachers and students in middle school focus on the teaching of English reading. The learning theory of constructivism provides a theoretical foundation for the design of the foreign language-learning environment and teaching activity. According to that theory, the multimedia, as an ideal means of teaching, can promote the students’ cognitive ability. This thesis introduces the learning theory of constructivism firstly, and then explains the features and purpose of the English reading in middle school. It discusses how to use multimedia courseware in English reading class in middle school in order to improve the students’ reading comprehension in terms of the leading-in of the new text, the presentation of the reading material, the training of the students’ creative ability, and the creation of good circumstance, and at the same time summarize the significance of the application of the multimedia and the new acquirements to the teachers.
Key words: constructivism; multimedia courseware;
English reading class; reading ability
摘 要
《中學英語大綱》中規定：中學英語教學要“側重培養閱讀能力”。因此，英語閱讀教學越來越被廣大中學師生所重視。而建構主義學習理論爲外語學習環境及教學活動的設計提供了理論基礎，根據該理論，多媒體作爲1種理想的教學手段，能有效促進學生的認知發展。本文從建構主義理論對學習的基本觀點出發，結合中學英語閱讀課堂的特點與目標，從新課的引入、閱讀材料的呈現，課堂上學生創新能力的培養、良好互動環境的創建等方面論述中學英語閱讀課堂上如何運用多媒體課件輔助教學，以達到閱讀教學目的'，從而總結出多媒體課件運用如此的意義以及此種教學對教學提出的要求。
關鍵詞：建構主義；多媒體課件；英語閱讀課堂；閱讀能力
