外教比中教有著十個不可替代的作用

英語作為一種全球性的語言，在國際交往中的地位舉世公認，我國非常重視英語教育，從小學開始就把英語作為一門主課，一直到高考，英語都是最重要的一門科目，不管文科理科的學生，都不能忽視英語對自己人生的影響。甚至參加工作后，評職晉級也少不了對英語的要求。因此，英語在中國的地位舉足輕重，無以復加。

盡管英語有如此重要的地位，但我國幾十年的英語教育效果并不明顯，尤其是使人詬病的“啞巴英語”長期困擾著英語教育界，即使到了今天，還沒有十分行之有效的靈丹妙藥。

自2000年前后，隨著中國加入WTO，與世界的經濟交往日漸加深，我國一些有實力的中小學開始嘗試引進外教參與英語課堂教學。此后十幾年來，越來越多的中小學、培訓機構甚至幼兒園參與到引進外教開展英語教學的洪流之中，一支浩浩蕩蕩的外教大軍開始活躍在中國各地的講堂上，給中國的英語教學帶來了新的生機和活力，讓原本枯燥乏味的英語課堂掀起了一陣革命性的旋風。

外教的加入，對于改進和優化我國中小學英語課堂長期以來形成的翻譯教學法，以教師講解為主的教學模式帶來不小的沖擊，外教的興趣教學法、游戲教學法、場景式教學法等給英語課堂帶來了新的生命力。細細梳理，外教至少在以下十個方面有著中教不可替代的作用：

1，學習興趣：外教在長相上與中國人差異比較明顯，顯著的個性特征與英語掛上鉤，首先在視覺上提供了學生對英語學習的興趣和好奇心。顏值也是一種資本。

2，教學方式：外教多采用以學生為中心的教學方式，跟學生平等相處，沒有我們傳統的“師道尊嚴”形象，有利于獲得學生的認可。一些外教為追求與學生平等交流，在跟學生對話時蹲下身子甚至跪下身子，以求眼睛能夠平視學生的眼睛，這給中國的學生和老師以極大的視覺沖擊。

3，外教發音：外教通常是來自以英語為母語或英語為官方語言的國度，一般發音都比較標準，更符合英語的發音特點和發音習慣，這些是大多數中國教師不能比擬的。

4，肢體語言：外教在教學時雖然不怎么會使用中文，一般善于運用肢體動作和夸張的表情，給學生一種身臨其境的意境，讓學生能夠聚焦在他們身上而不走神，而且西方特有的幽默讓課堂充滿歡聲笑語。

5，實用英語：很多人學了十幾年英語從來沒有見過外國人，更不用說使用英語交流。外教的到來讓學生切身的感受到英語是一門實用的語言，并不僅僅是考試的分數和書本上的符號，因此能夠讓更多學生努力開口說英語，主動開口說英語。

6，英語文化：外教作為國際交往的使者，通常把本國的文化一并帶過來，讓學生能夠親身體驗以前只有在書本中或影視中才可以一窺點滴的英語節日，從而更深的理解英語。

7，全英文環境：外教無形中為學生創造了一個全英文的學習和交流環境，這跟以前英語教師“滿堂灌”的時候完全不同，以前中國教師上課，雖然下課還要拖堂，但一節課說不來幾句英語，就是一些單詞還是用中文來解釋的。現在外教不會說中文，學生接觸的語言信息量就大不一樣了，刺激學生的語言細胞，讓學生能夠更快的學習英語。

8，激勵學生：外教的自身學習和生活經歷為學生認識世界打開了一扇窗戶，激發了一些學生了解世界，走向世界的雄心，從現在開始立下志向，從而帶動學生的整體學習成績。小孩子的世界往往因為一點一滴的事情就能影響一生，外教給學生的激勵作用之大是怎么估量都不會過的。

9，促進中教提升水平：外教給學校的英語教師帶來了新的思想和理念，有效的促進了英語課堂教學效果的整體優化和提升。

10，國際化形象：外教為學校“走出去”，有效利用國際優質教育資源增加了可能和渠道，些積極的作用，對學校的辦學理念和國際化發展有積極的影響。

As a global language, English has a universally recognized status in international communication. Our country attaches great importance to English education. From the beginning of elementary school, English has been used as a main subject. Until the college entrance examination, English is the most important subject. Liberal arts students cannot ignore the impact of English on their lives. Even after joining the job, the requirements for English promotion are inevitable. Therefore, the status of English in China is important and cannot be increased.

Although English has such an important status, the effect of English education in China for decades is not obvious, especially the stigmatizing “dumb English” has long plagued the English education community. Even today, there is no very effective panacea. .

Since about 2000, with China’s accession to the WTO, economic exchanges with the world have deepened, and some powerful primary and secondary schools in China have begun to try to introduce foreign teachers to participate in English classroom teaching. Since then, more and more primary and secondary schools, training institutions and even kindergartens have participated in the torrent of introducing foreign teachers for English teaching. A mighty army of foreign teachers has been active in lecture halls around China, giving English to China. Teaching has brought new vitality and vitality, and set off a revolutionary whirlwind in the originally boring English classroom.

The addition of foreign teachers has brought a great impact on the improvement and optimization of the long-standing translation teaching method in the English classroom of primary and secondary schools in our country. The teaching mode mainly based on teacher explanations has brought a great impact. Waiting has brought new vitality to the English classroom. Carefully combing, foreign teachers have an irreplaceable role in Chinese education in at least the following ten aspects:

1. Learning interest: Foreign teachers are significantly different from the Chinese in terms of appearance, and their distinctive personality characteristics are linked to English. First, they provide students with interest and curiosity in English learning. The face value is also a kind of capital.

2. Teaching methods: Foreign teachers mostly adopt student-centered teaching methods to get along with students on an equal footing. Without our traditional image of “teacher dignity”, it is beneficial to gain student recognition. In order to pursue equal communication with students, some foreign teachers squatted down or even kneeled down while talking with students, so that their eyes could look up at the students’ eyes. This gave Chinese students and teachers a great visual impact.

3. Foreign teacher pronunciation: Foreign teachers usually come from a country where English is the native language or English is the official language. Generally speaking, the pronunciation is relatively standard, and it is more in line with the pronunciation characteristics and pronunciation habits of English. These are unmatched by most Chinese teachers.

4. Body language: Although foreign teachers do not use Chinese very much in teaching, they are generally good at using body movements and exaggerated expressions, giving students an immersive mood, allowing students to focus on them without being distracted, and the West Unique humor fills the classroom with laughter.

5. Practical English: Many people have studied English for more than ten years and have never met foreigners, let alone communicate in English. The arrival of foreign teachers makes students feel that English is a practical language, not only the test scores and symbols on books, so more students can work hard to speak English and take the initiative to speak English.

6. English culture: As a messenger of international communication, foreign teachers usually bring their own culture together, so that students can experience first-hand the English festivals which can only be seen in books or movies, so as to understand English more deeply.

7. All-English environment: Foreign teachers have virtually created an all-English learning and communication environment for students, which is completely different from the time when English teachers were “full-fledged”. In the past, Chinese teachers took classes. Can’t speak a few sentences of English, even some words are explained in Chinese. Now foreign teachers can’t speak Chinese, the amount of language information that students are exposed to is quite different, stimulating the language cells of students, allowing students to learn English faster.

8. Motivate students: The foreign teachers ’own learning and life experience has opened a window for students to understand the world, inspired some students to understand the world, and ambition to move towards the world. From now on, they will set their ambitions to drive students’ overall academic performance. Children’s world often affects their lives because of little things, and the stimulating effect of foreign teachers on students can never be overestimated.

9. Promote the improvement of secondary education: Foreign teachers have brought new ideas and concepts to English teachers in schools, and effectively promoted the overall optimization and improvement of English classroom teaching effects.

10. International image: Foreign teachers “go global” for schools, effectively using international high-quality educational resources has increased the possibilities and channels, and these positive effects have a positive impact on the school’s schooling philosophy and international development.