AbstractBased on the Speech Act Theory, this research studies the use of praise in primary English teaching。 In this research, I choose a primary school in Xuzhou as the investigating sample。 By the methods of questionnaire, classroom observation and interview, I investigate and analyze the use of praise in primary English teaching。72323

The present research classifies problems in the use of the praise in the following five categories: 1) there are too much praise, lacking criticism; 2) the way of praise is single; 3) praise is monotonous and lack of specific content; 4) the object of praise is not fair; 5) teachers don’t seek truth from facts when praising。 Based on the problems above, the present research proposes four strategies on how to solve the problems。 The first one is building up right view on praise。 The second is carrying out persified praise。 The third is upgrading professional quality of teachers, The forth is strengthening teaching reflection, and the last one is using praise and criticism rationally。

Key Words:  Speech Act Theory     praise     primary English teaching 

摘  要本研究以言语行为理论为基础，对表扬在小学英语教学中的应用进行了研究，研究中选取了江苏省徐州市某小学为调查样本，通过调查问卷、课堂观察、访谈等方法，对小学英语教学中表扬进行调查和分析。

研究发现小学英语教师在应用表扬时存在许多问题，主要表现为以下几个方面：表扬使用过多，缺乏批评；表扬的方式比较单一；表扬的内容较单调，缺乏具体性;扬性的指向不公平；应用表扬时，部分教师不能够实事求是。针对以上问题，本研究进一步提出了改善表扬的策略，包括树立正确的表扬评价观；实施多样化的表扬；提升教师的专业素养；合理应用表扬与批评。

毕业论文关键词：言语行为理论     表扬     小学英语教学 

Contents

ABSTRACT。。i

摘  要 ii

Chapter One Introduction。。1

 1。1 Background。1

 1。2 Key term。。1

 1。3 Significance2

 1。4 Structure of the thesis2

Chapter Two Literature Review。。3

 2。1 Speech Act Theory。。3

 2。2 Studies at abroad。。3

 2。3 Studies at home。4

Chapter Three Research Methods。。5   

 3。1 Questionnaire。5

 3。2 Interview。。5

 3。3 Classroom observation。5

Chapter Four Results and Analysis。。7

 4。1 Results。。7

   4。1。1 The frequency of praise 7

   4。1。2 The ways of praise7

   4。1。3 The content of praise。。8

   4。1。4 The object of praise。9

   4。1。5 The authenticity of praise。10

   4。1。6 The effect of praise。。10

4。2 Problems in praise and reason analysis。11

   4。2。1 Problems11

   4。2。2 Reason analysis。12

 4。3 Strategies on praise 。。12

   4。3。1 Building up right view on praise speech acts。13

   4。3。2 Carrying out persified praise speech acts。13

   4。3。3 Upgrading professional quality of teachers。13

   4。3。4 Strengthening teaching reflection。14

   4。3。5 Using praise and criticism rationally……………………14

Chapter Five Conclusion15

References。16

Appendix17

A Research on the Use of Praise in Primary English Teaching

Chapter One Introduction