思维导图在高中英语复习课中的应用_英语论文

The Application of Mind Mapping in Senior High English Review Class

摘要

思维导图是一个可以促进人脑发散性思维的工具。通过运用思维导图，实现信息和知识的可视化，得到关于目标学习内容的一个简化结构。

高中阶段是学习的关键阶段,英语的学习是其中一个至关重要的部分,英语复习课的作用不可小视。但近年来，随着英语课程标准的改革,传统的英语复习课观念已不能满足标准中的要求。为了改变现状，学者和教师都做出了很多尝试。其中较受欢迎的就是思维导图。将思维导图应用到高中英语复习课中有益于教师的指导和学生的学习。

本文主要从四个方面对思维导图在高中英语复习课中的应用进行探究。第一部分是关于思维导图的研究背景和研究现状；第二部分介绍了思维导图的理论基础和制作过程；第三部分讲到笔者对思维导图的一次实践探索；最后一个部分是对本文的一个总结。

关键词：思维导图 英语复习课 发散思维

Abstract

Mind Mapping is a tool which can help stimulate radiant thinking of our brain. It visualizes information and knowledge and provides a simplified structure of the target knowledge system.

Senior high is a very important period for students and English is a vital part of it. Thus the function of English review class can not be ignored. But recently, with the reform of English Curriculum Standard, the traditional views on it can not meet the requirements of the standard. To change the situation, several attempts are made. One of them is Mind Mapping. Applying Mind Mapping to English review class can benefit both English teacher and the students. 

The article mainly consists of four parts. In the first part, the background of studying Mind Mapping is introduced; in the second part, theoretical basis and creation procedures are presented; in the third part, a practical application of Mind Mapping is given; the last part is a conclusion on this article. 

Key words: Mind Mapping; English review class; radiant thinking

Contents

1 Introduction

  1.1 The definition of Mind Mapping

  1.2 The study of Mind Mapping home and abroad

  1.3 The significance of applying Mind Mapping to English review class

2 The theoretical and practical basis of Mind Mapping

  2.1 The theoretical basis

     2.1.1 Brain science theory

     2.1.2 Knowledge visualizing theory

     2.1.3 Constructivist theory

     2.1.4 Level of memory processing theory

     2.1.5 Schema theory 

  2.2 The application field of Mind Mapping

  2.3 The creation of Mind Mapping

     2.3.1 The basic elements of Mind Mapping

     2.3.2 The procedures and methods

3 The application of Mind Mapping in English review class

  3.1 Characteristics of Mind Mapping

  3.2 An introduction to senior high English review class

  3.3 The function of Mind Mapping in senior high English review class

     1 An effective tool for review design

     2 A cognitive tool for stimulating students’ divergent thinking

  3.4 The application of Mind Mapping in senior high English review class－taking My First Ride on a Train as an example

     3.3.1 Models of mind map in this unit

         1 vocabulary

         2 grammar

     3.3.2 In the class

     3.3.3 Evaluation and analysis

4 Conclusion

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Acknowledgments