Abstract

This paper explains the necessity of the operation of student-centered teaching in EFL classroom on the basis of the existing theories as well as the status quo of China's English education. In order to find out how to practice student-centered teaching in EFL classroom, the author designs a case study through conducting surveys and experiments on 82 students(Experimental Group :Class 1 Grade 4 ; Control Group : Class 2 Grade 4). On the analysis of the research result, the significance and improvement of student-centered teaching are elaborated in this paper.

Keywords: student-centered; EFL classroom; practice; case study

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 The Request of The Full-time Compulsory Education English Curriculum Standards(2011)-1

1.2 The Influence of the Constructivist Learning Theory-1

1.3 The Importance of Student-Centered Teaching-1

1.4 The Existing Problems in Operating Student-Centered Teaching-1

2. The purpose of the research-3

3. Literature Review-4

3.1 The Definition of Students-Centered Teaching Approach-4

3.2 The Theory on Teachers’ Roles and Students’ Motivation-4

3.3 The Development of Constructivism-5

4. Experimental Design-6

4.1 Subjects-6

4.2 Materials-6

4.3 Procedure-6

4.4 Methodology-6

4.5 Classroom Experiment-7

5. Results and Analysis-8

5.1 Results-8

5.1.1 Results of Questionnaire-8

5.1.2 Results of Pre-test, Mid-test, Post-test-8

5.2 Analysis-9

5.2.1 Analysis of Questionnaire-9

5.2.2 Analysis of Three Tests-9

6. Main Findings-11

7. Conclusions-12

7.1 The Awareness of Student-Centered-12

7.2 The Change of Roles-12

7.3 Motivation and Interest-13

Appendix Ⅰ-14

Appendix Ⅱ-15

Appendix Ⅲ-16

Appendix Ⅳ-17

References-18