The Application of Multimedia Technology in  English Teaching----A Case Study on Grade 8 in a Local School

Abstract

In recent years, with the development and popularity of computers, multimedia technology has been widely used in middle school English classroom as a new teaching mean。 At the same time, English plays a more and important role in our life。 The new curriculum also puts forwards higher requirements for English teaching。 Realizing how to correctly and effectively use multimedia technology becomes a crucial issue for English teachers。 This paper reviews former researches on multimedia English teaching and mainly illustrates the application of multimedia technology in English teaching。 85293

The author also did experiments in two classes in grade 8 in Xixi Middle School。 The author adopted two different teaching methods which were applied to the students of the experiment class and the controlled class: the experimental class adopted multimedia technology in English teaching, and the controlled class adopted traditional English teaching。 The research compared the listening, vocabulary, reading and comprehensive grades in three tests, the first test in September, the second test in October and the last test in November。 Based on the research, the author hopes to give some possible suggestions about multimedia English teaching and traditional English teaching。

Keywords: multimedia technology; English teaching; experiment

多媒体技术在英语教学中的应用——以当地一所学校八年级为例

摘  要

近年来，随着电脑的发展与普及，多媒体技术作为一种新的教学方法在中学英语课上被广泛应用。与此同时，新课改对英语教学提出了更高的要求，英语在我们的生活中越来越重要。因此， 对于初中英语教师来说，了解如何正确有效地应用多媒体技术至关重要。本文回顾了前任对多媒体英语教学的研究，就多媒体技术在英语教学中的应用进行了相应的论述。源Q于W优H尔J论K文M网WwW.youeRw.com 原文+QQ75201.,8766

同时，笔者还在西溪中学八年级的两个班级进行了相关教学实验。 笔者在两个班级里采用了不同的教学方法，实验班用多媒体教学，而对照班采用的是传统教学法。实验采集了两个班级在三次测试中的听力，词汇，阅读和综合成绩，三次测试时间分别是在9月份、 10月份和11月份。通过这次实验，笔者希望对多媒体英语教学法和传统英语教学法提供一些可行的建议。

毕业论文关键词：多媒体技术；英语教学；教学实验

Contents

1。 Introduction 1

1。1 Background of the Study 1

1。2 Purpose and Significance of the Study 1

1。3 Research Questions 2

1。4 Framework of the Thesis 2

2。 Literature Review 3

2。1 Definition of Multimedia 3

2。2 Theoretical Basis 3

   2。2。1 Cone of Experience Theory 3

   2。2。2 Theory on Language Learning with Audio and Visual aids 4

2。3 Characteristics of Multimedia Used in English Teaching 5

2。4 Advantages of Multimedia English Teaching and Traditional English Teaching。。。5

2。5 Related Studies。。。。。。。。。。。。。6 

   2。5。1 Related Studies Abroad 6

   2。5。2 Related Studies at Home