Acknowledgments During the process of my academic writing, I received lots of challenges and obstacles. However, I have successfully overcome them through my teachers’ and friends’ help. I would like to thank the following people for their contributions. 35095
First and foremost, I would like to show my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Associate Prof. , a respectable, responsible and resourceful scholar, who has provided me with valuable guidance in every stage of the writing of this thesis. Without her enlightening instruction, impressive kindness and patience, I could not have completed my thesis. Her keen and vigorous academic observation enlightens me not only in this thesis but also in my future study. I shall extend my thanks to Mrs. Cao for all her kindness and help. I would also like to thank all my teachers who have helped me to develop the fundamental and essential academic competence. Last but not least, I would like to thank all my friends, especially my three lovely roommates, for their encouragement and support.
Abstract
Heuristic teaching refers to various methods taken by the teacher to inspire students to ponder in accordance with the objective law of learning. Through these methods, teachers can mobilize students’ subjective initiative and enthusiasm and lead them to gain and master new knowledge actively. However, the indoctrination has been used for a long time in primary school English classroom in China. After investigations and researches, I found that heuristic teaching is the most effective way. As one of the advanced modern teaching techniques, heuristic teaching could guide students to learn on their own initiative by inspiration and encouragement. Meanwhile, by embedding pedagogical activities into highly enjoyable interactions, learners’ motivation could be improved effectively.

Therefore, the key point of this paper is to explore the application of heuristic modes of teaching in primary school’s English classroom which is also the backbone of my paper. I pided my paper into five parts to interpretit. The first part is the overview of the heuristic mode of teaching, including the concept, the characteristics and the advantages and theoretical foundation of the heuristic mode of teaching, including the learning theory of constructivism and the instruction of constructivism to heuristic teaching. In the second part, I took a brief look at the learning problems in primary school’s English classroom and analyzed the reasons. In the third part, some methods are listed and analyzed, illustrating the application of heuristic modes of teaching in primary school’s English classroom is necessary. In the fourth part, some suggestions and principles are given to remind us of what should be noted in the application of heuristic teaching. The theme of heuristic modes of teaching is a remarkable point to be discussed in this paper. The conclusion of this paper is the application of heuristic teaching would become the mainstream direction in the present primary school teaching in China.
Key Words: inspiration, heuristic teaching, primary school’s English classroom, traditional teaching
 摘要启发式教学指的是在课堂教学过程中,教师根据教学任务和学习的客观规律,从学生的实际出发,采用多种方式,以启发学生的思文为核心,灵活运用多种教学方式,调动学生学习的主观能动性和参与积极性,来引导学生达到对知识掌握和提高的教学指导思想。但由于长期以来,课堂教学“灌输式”或者所谓“填鸭式”教学方法占据了主导地位。通过研究调查发现启发式教学可谓是解决这一问题最有效的方法。作为现代先进教学手段之一的启发式教学法，它引导学生通过启示、启发来进行自主的学习。同时，通过在轻松愉快的互动中穿插教学活动来有效地促进学生学习的动机。
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Acknowledgments    i 浅谈小学英语课堂中启发式教学法的应用:http://www.751com.cn/yingyu/lunwen_32890.html