On Improving the Effectiveness of English Classroom Questioning in Senior High School 英语专业毕业论文[精品].doc

On Improving the Effectiveness of English Classroom Questioning in Senior High School Content Abstract 1 Key words 1 1 Introduction of Classroom Questioning 2 1.1 Background 2 1.2 Significance 3 1.3 Organization 3 2 Literature Review of Classroom Questioning 4 2.1 Theoretical basis 4 2.2 Research abroad 7 2.3 Research at home 9 3 Teachers’ questioning problems in senior high school 10 3.1 More display questions than referential questions 10 3.2 Improper control of wait-time 11 3.3 Inappropriate distribution of questions 11 3.4 Lack of feedback 12 3.5 Insufficient preparation 12 4 Main factors causing questioning problems 13 4.1 Learning environment 13 4.2 Cultural influence 13 4.3 Teachers’ factor 14 4.4 Students’ factor 15 5 Strategies of Improving the Classroom Questioning’s Effectiveness 15 5.1 What 15 5.2 When 16 5.3 Who 17 5.4 How 17 6 Conclusion 19 Bibliography 20 Abstract Classroom questioning is an important part of classroom teaching, as well as a major method to reach teaching target. Currently, New English Curriculum Standard has set high demand for classroom questioning, but there are many serious problems related to classroom questioning, which we can’t ignored any more. Based on a lot of relative materials in this area and the observation of English classroom teaching in senior high school, this thesis from five aspects lists the main problems of classroom questioning in senior high school, finding out four factors leading to these problems and bringing up some strategies to improve the effectiveness of classroom questioning in the end. Key words: Classroom questioning, Effectiveness, Senior High School 1 Introduction of Classroom Questioning 1.1 Background In classroom, classroom questioning is an effective method and an essential component in classroom teaching, as well as a useful way both for teachers and students. As it shown, classroom questioning is more used in English subject rather than any other one, either in terms of person-time or questi