Topic:

A Study on the Thought and Practice of Zhang Shiyi’s Foreign Language Education

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Introduction:

Zhang Shiyi(1886-1969) was a famous foreign language educator in modern China.

He was the ?earliest? and? most? influential? expert? in? introducing? direct? teaching? method.?

He? innovated? the ?first ?foreign language situation teaching theory, developed the junior middle school? English? textbooks, ?the direct? method, the? combination of English? conversation and other influential? foreign language ?textbooks, trained? a? large? number? of? talents? of? foreign? language? teaching.

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What:

First,? through? the? collection? and? interpretation? of? relevant? literature,? this? paper? analyzes? the ?formation? process? and origin? of? foreign language education thought.

Second, the main content? and practice of? Zhang? Shiyi's? thought? on foreign language? education. ?

Zhang? shiyi's? thoughts? on? foreign? language? education? mainly? include? college? talent? view,? foreign ?language? teaching? theory,? and? teacher? education? view.?

Thirdly, summarize the? characteristics and? enlightenment? of? Zhang Shiyi's? thought? and practice ?of? foreign? language? education.?

Through? a? deep? analysis? of? Zhang? Shiyi's? thought? and? practice? in ?foreign? language? education,? it? is? concluded? that? the? characteristics? of? Zhang? Shiyi's? thought? and ?practice in foreign language education mainly include the following:

?(1) emphasizing situational ?teaching? and? creating? a? good? foreign? language? learning? environment;

?(2)? the? combination? of ?introduction and transformation, and the pursuit of localized teaching methods;

(3) pay attention to ?observation and practice, and emphasize the accumulation of teaching experience in the process of ?teacher? cultivation.?

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Importance:

Its? implications? for? the? reform? of? foreign? language? education? in? China? are? as ?follows? :

(1)? to? clarify? the? purpose? of? foreign? language? teaching? is? an? important? prerequisite? for ?cultivating? high-quality? foreign? language? talents;?

(2)? highlighting? the? combination? of? theory? and ?practice? in? foreign? language? education? is? an? important? way? to? cultivate? high-quality? foreign ?language talents;

(3) improving the teaching methods of foreign language majors is an effective way ?to? improve? the? cultivation? of? foreign? language? talents;?

(4)? the? improvement? of? foreign? language ?teachers is an important guarantee for the cultivation of high-quality foreign language talents. ?

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參考資料來源：李家艷?? 張士一外語教育思想與實踐研究