一堂英语议论文写作课的观后感

----- 长边中学 陈丽蓉 近段时间,有关英语考试改革的话题引起了社会的热切关注。英语新课程改革已实施多年，但受到中考与高考“指挥棒”的影响，大部分英语教学还是把掌握英语语言基本知识和基本技能放在教学目标的首位，即过分重视语法知识和词汇知识的讲解和传授，而忽视了对学生实际运用语言能力的培养。英语考试改革旨在降低英语考试比重，但更重要的是改变英语的教学方式。作为英语老师，我们应该顺应时代的要求，把“激发和培养学生学习英语的兴趣，使学生树立自信心，养成良好的习惯和形成有效的学习英语策略，发展自主学习的能力和合作精神。”摆在教学目的的第一位。

为进一步推进初中英语高效课堂建设，促进教师专业成长，不断提高英语教师的教学水平，12月13日在龙海市教师进修学校举行了英语优质课程的网络观摩课。这堂课是由漳州实验中学的欧晓浓老师教授的，课题是《中考写作复习----议论文》，整节课教学过程完整，设计科学，让我领略了优秀教师引人入胜的教学风采，尤其是她对写作技巧的教授方法更是让我受益匪浅。

在导入部分,老师播放了由本班学生表演的短剧,主题是网购的话题。当今电子商务发展迅猛，网购已成为人们生活的一部分，因而学生对该话题有足够的兴趣和谈资。老师引导学生针对“网购的利与弊”进行口头讨论，进而导入本堂课的写作教学，要求学生写一篇“网络购物的好与坏”的议论文。

在呈现阶段，老师以“网络购物的好与坏”这篇议论文为例，向学生阐述了议论文的基本结构，帮助学生对议论文进行总体构思，为下一阶段的写作任务打下基础。

一篇高分作文除了结构完整以外，还需要表现出作者高超的写作技巧。对此，欧老师紧接着向学生介绍了高分作文的四要素。在“完整”这个要素中，老师重点讲述了如何避免“中式英语”的出现，即迂回表达难点，善于运用英语长句写作。

在操练与巩固阶段，老师结合长短句改写的练习，训练学生善于利用英语连词进行长句写作。接着以小组为单位，要求学生对一篇英语短文进行改错，从而提醒学生学会对自己的作文进行检查修改，使自己的作文更加完整。既然本堂课是针对中考的写作复习课，因而老师在教学中也注意结合中考作文考试走向，指出中考作文命题方向，即突出“时代性”。老师向学生呈现了雾霾的图片，要求学生小组讨论如何减少雾霾天气的方法措施。在充分的讨论后，要求学生结合老师讲解的议论文写作技巧，完成一篇关于减少空气污染的议论文，邀请若干学生分享他们的习作，并根据老师提供的评分标准，同桌互改作文。

对于这堂课，我有以下几点评价：

首先，从教学思想说，正如新课程标准所指出，英语课程的学习“是学生通过英语学习和实践活动，逐步掌握英语知识和技能，提高语言实际运用能力的过程”。老师在教学理念上充分体现了以学生为中心，使学生成为课堂的主体，积极主动地参与课堂活动，从语言实践中吸取和巩固知识。除此之外，还能让学生在课堂中培养自己的交际能力和团结协作的意识，训练学生的反应和思维能力。比如，围绕本节课的话题，学生进行讨论，老师只是对学生的讨论结果进行点评总结。还有在“作文互改”环节，老师让学生自己发现错误，改正错误，给作文评分，改变了学习评价由老师主导的状况。

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其次，课程改革强调要注重培养人的全面发展，适应终身学习的基础知识和基本技能的和谐发展是综合能力发展的基础和核心。在课改过程中，很多老师片面追求活动的趣味性和课堂的热闹程度，忽视知识的基础性作用。还有一些老师仍然停留在过去“满堂灌”的教学模式中，一味追求知识的输入。欧老师对教学内容的处理既体现了基础知识的教学，也提供了语言能力的训练。在本堂课，老师不仅向学生展示了议论文的写作技巧及写作要点，而且结合写作话题进行了有效的操练。总体说，欧老师对议论文的讲解时详尽完整的，对学生今后的写作也是有裨益的。

最后，该老师的教学环节紧凑，一环接一环，可以说是充分了利用了课堂45分钟的时间。从开始的录影播放导入本堂课的写作主题，到口语操练话题，以及话题讨论，无不体现了老师优秀的课堂教学组织能力。整节课下来，不仅让学生学到了知识，而且培养了学生学好英语的信心，鼓励学生大胆开口讲英语，适当的表扬又使学生能够逐渐建立成就感。总之，本堂课的整体效果良好，老师很好地完成了本堂课的教学目的，学生也在老师的恰当引导下较好地完成了学习任务。

在实际的教学过程中，英语教师很少开设专门的写作课，一方面是受到课时的限制，另一方面是对写作的重视程度不够。如今英语考试制度改革已提上教育改革日程，未来的英语考试应将更重视英语的实际运用能力，而写作能力也是语言能力之一。因此，如何在有限的课时内完成高效的写作教学，我想，欧老师已经给英语老师提供了诸多的教学启迪。

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第二篇：英语议论文写作范文

Sample argumentative essay:

HEALTH AND HEALING AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Throw out the bottles and boxes of drugs in your house. A new theory suggests that medicine could be bad for your health, which should at least come as good news to people who cannot afford to buy expensive medicine. However, it is a blow to the medicine industry, and an even bigger blow to our confidence in the progress of science. This new theory argues that healing is at our fingertips: we can be healthy by doing Reiki on a regular basis.

Supporters of medical treatment argue that medicine should be trusted since it is effective and scientifically proven. They say that there is no need for spiritual methods such as Reiki, Yoga, Tai Chi. These waste our time, something which is quite precious in our material world. There is medicine that can kill our pain, x-rays that show us our fractured bones or MRI that scans our brain for tumors. We must admit that these methods are very effective in the examples that they provide. However, there are some “every day complaints” such as back pains, headaches, insomnia, which are treated currently with medicine. When you have a headache, you take an Aspirin, or Vermidon, when you cannot sleep, you take Xanax without thinking of the side effects of these. When you use these pills for a long period, you become addicted to them; you cannot sleep without them. We pay huge amounts of money and become addicted instead of getting better. How about a safer and more economical way of healing? When doing Reiki to yourself, you do not need anything except your energy so it is very economical. As for its history, it was discovered in Japan in the early 1900s and its popularity has spread particularly throughout America and Western Europe. In quantum physics, energy is recognized as the fundamental substance of which the universe is composed. Reiki depends on the energy within our bodies. It is a simple and effective way of restoring the energy flow. There are no side effects and it is scientifically explained.

Opponents of alternative healing methods also claim that serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated without drugs. They think so because these patients spend the rest of their

lives in the hospital taking medicine. How can Reiki make these people healthy again? It is very unfortunate that these patients have to live in the hospital losing their hair because of chemotherapy, losing weight because of the side effects of the medicine they take. Actually, it is common knowledge that except for when the cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, drugs also cannot treat AIDS or cancer. Most of the medicine these patients use are to ease their pain and their sufferings because of the medical treatment they undergo. Instead of drugs which are expensive and have many side effects, you can use your energy to overcome the hardships of life, find an emotional balance, leave the stress of everyday life and let go of the everyday worries. Most of the chronic conditions such as eczema or migraine are known to have causes such as poor diet and stress. Deep-rooted anger or other strong emotions can contribute to viral infections as well. Since balancing our emotions and controlling our thoughts are very important for our well-being, we should definitely start learning Reiki and avoid illnesses before it is too late.

Some people may still maintain that in our material world, everything depends on time. It is even “lacking time” that causes much of the stress that leads to the illnesses we mentioned. How would it be possible to find time to do Reiki to ourselves and the people around us when we cannot even find time to go to the theater? This is one good thing about Reiki; it does not require more than 15 minutes of our time. There is no need for changing clothes or special equipment. It is a wonderfully simple healing art, an effective method of relaxation and stress-relief. Most important of all, it is less time consuming than medicine if we think of all the time we spend taking medicine for some complaints and taking some more for the side effects as well.

Having said these, resistance to Reiki would be quite illogical. Reiki is natural and drug-free. What is more, it is easy to learn by anyone, regardless of age and experience. It can be used anywhere, anytime. It also enhances physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being and the benefits last a lifetime. It is definitely high time to get away from the drug boxes we store in our drug cabinet!

Written by Oya Ozagac, September 2004 (770 words)