Abstract
As a second language, it is difficult for students to use English well, while classroom questioning is one of the most fundamental methods to promote the communication between teachers and students, so it becomes more and more important in classroom teaching. In the paper, to begin with, the author introduces the background and purpose of this paper. Next, the author studies and analyzes the related theories of Constructivism and Krashen’s Input Hypothesis. Then, this paper analyzes the problems of classroom questioning, including distribution of questions, lack of wait-time and corresponding feedbacks. And then the author put forward the following strategies for English classroom questioning, including preparing questions before questioning, controlling while questioning and giving feedbacks after questioning. Lastly, this paper gives four suggestions to English teachers for the effective classroom questioning: firstly, teachers should ask more diverse and reference questions. Secondly, teachers should control waiting time according to specific circumstances. Thirdly, teachers should encourage all students to answer questions actively. Fourthly, teachers should give feedbacks after students’ answering.
Highlights
Classroom questioning plays a key role in teaching process, an effective questioning can help students join in classroom activities quickly
Science Journal of Education 2017; 5(4): 158-163 other words, this paper aims to answer the questions as follows: (1) What are the problems in classroom questioning in English?
Classroom questioning plays a core role in English teaching, which is one of the most important ways to initiative the communication between teachers and students
Summary
Classroom questioning plays a key role in teaching process, an effective questioning can help students join in classroom activities quickly. The main aim of English curriculum in compulsory education is to develop students’ comprehensive abilities, mental development and the comprehensive cultural literacy by learning English The fulfillment of this aim depends on teachers’ classroom questioning during classroom teaching, teachers should adopt effective questioning skills to create a necessary atmosphere for students’ language acquisition and let questions maximize its multiple functions [3,4,5,6]. Questioning in class is an important means which can increase two-side activities of teaching and learning It is considered as an important means to organize teaching, inspire students’ thinking and enhance students’ comprehension. It has been commonly used in English classroom teaching, there are many problems during the process of teaching. Science Journal of Education 2017; 5(4): 158-163 other words, this paper aims to answer the questions as follows:
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