Differentiated Teaching｜武汉爱莎中学部的英语“分层教学”

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At ISA Wuhan International School we welcome all students into our community. Our English Department has very experienced teachers who are happy to teach students of all levels of English ability.

在武汉爱莎外籍人员子女学校，我们欢迎所有学生加入我们的社区。我们的英语学科组拥有经验丰富的教师，乐于教授拥有不同英语能力水平的学生。

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Students learn best when they feel confident and able to learn at the appropriate pace. That is why at the beginning of each academic year, each student is tested on their reading, writing, speaking, and listening abilities. The students are then placed into the appropriate pathway for them to succeed. Students either study Language and Literature or Language Acquisition.

当学生感到自信并能够以适当的进度学习时，他们会学得最好。这就是为什么在每个学年的开始，每个学生都会接受阅读、写作、口语和听力能力的测试。然后将学生分配到适合他们的学习路径。学生要么学习语言和文学，要么学习语言习得。

*Charles Dicken (Left) and William Shakespeare (Right)

*查尔斯·狄更斯 (图左) 和威廉 · 莎士比亚 (图右)

The former focuses on a more in-depth study of English texts including classic authors such as Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare. Students will also read texts written in English by authors from more diverse cultures and countries. In language Acquisition classes, students focus on improving their grammar skills through reading and writing activities, as well as practicing their speaking and listening skills.

前者侧重于更深入地研究英语文本，包括查尔斯·狄更斯和威廉·莎士比亚等经典作家的作品。学生还将阅读来自来自不同文化和国家背景的作家的英语文学作品。在语言习得课程中，学生专注于通过阅读和写作活动来提高他们的语法技能，以及练习他们的口语和听力技能。

Students are always encouraged to achieve their potential and are monitored throughout the year. They complete a variety of assessments and tasks that the teachers record and use to track progress. In Language Acquisition, students are taught based on which MYP phase they can achieve. Phase 1 is for beginners and Phase 6 is the final phase.

我们一直鼓励学生发挥自己的潜力，他们将在在整个学年中接受监测，完成各种评估和任务，老师会进行记录并用于跟踪进展。在语言习得方面，则根据学生能够达到的MYP 语言能力阶段进行教学。第一阶段适用于初学者，第六阶段是最终阶段。

If students achieve phase 5 or 6, they can begin to be considered for moving to English Language and Literature. Before moving pathway, the student will be given more advanced reading and writing tasks and the Language and literature teacher will conduct speaking practice sessions with the student to check that they will be able to keep up with the pace of the class discussions.

如果学生达到第五或第六阶段，他们可以开始考虑转到英语语言和文学课程。在转换学习路径之前，学生将被分配有较高难度的阅读和写作任务，语言和文学教师将与学生进行口语练习，以检查他们是否能够跟上班级讨论的步伐。

To begin with, students who have moved from the Language Acquisition pathway into Language and Literature might feel nervous or lacking in confidence because the language used for discussion will be advanced or unfamiliar. However, they need not worry as the teachers and students are always happy to help.

一开始，从语言习得课程进入语言和文学课程的学生可能会感到紧张或缺乏信心，因为讨论所使用的语言将是有难度的或陌生的。.但是，他们不必担心，因为老师和学生总是很乐意提供帮助。

The best way for students to progress is by enjoying and fully engaging in their learning. That requires the teachers to combine many different methods when planning lessons. The teachers are trained to evaluate student progress not only by formal assessments but also by observing students interacting in class discussions and group activities.

学生进步的最佳方式是享受并全身心投入他们的学习。这就要求教师在备课时结合许多不同的方法。教师不仅通过正式评估来评估学生的进步，而且还通过观察学生在课堂讨论和小组活动中的互动来评估学生的进步。

Students are encouraged to participate in a variety of ways such as giving presentations, employing their research skills, working together creatively, and discussing the author"s intentions. This way students learn from each other and can evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses.

我们鼓励学生以多种方式参与学习，例如演讲、以发挥他们的研究技能、创造性地协作和讨论作者的意图。这样，学生可以相互学习，并评估自己的优点和缺点。

This semester, Grade 6 Language and Literature have been focused on fantasy literature and creating their own choose-your-own-adventure fantasy stories. They worked together to create the beginning of the story as a group, and then they have taken the exposition in different directions, as this has them Organising, Producing Text, and Using Language.

这个学期，六年级的英语语言和文学课程专注于奇幻文学，并创作自己的冒险小说。他们一起组成小组创作故事的开头，然后以不同的方向展开情节，这让他们能够组织、撰写文本和运用语言。

They will be Analysing the stories too to help each other improve as students often learn best from each other. In addition, all students have been going to the library once a week where they complete library-based activities and spend some time reading physical books.

他们也会分析彼此的故事，以帮助各自提高，因为学生往往会从彼此身上学到更多。此外，所有学生每周都会去图书馆完成基于图书馆的学习活动，并花一些时间阅读纸质书。

* Scene from Shakespeare"s The Tempest

* 莎士比亚《暴风雨》中的一幕

The Grade 7 Language and Literature students have read The Tempest by William Shakespeare. They have completed descriptive writing of the island on which the characters get shipwrecked, character analysis, and an essay about the theme of magic. Grade 8 Language and Literature students have read various poems in a poetry unit titled ‘Poisonous Poetry’.

七年级的语言和文学学生读了威廉·莎士比亚的《暴风雨》。他们已经完成了对人物遭遇海难的岛屿的描写、人物分析和关于魔法主题的论文。八年级的语言和文学学生在一个名为“邪恶诗歌”的诗歌单元中阅读了各种诗歌。

* Sonnets, Monologues andBanksy"s artwork

* 十四行诗、独白、班克斯艺术作品示例

The students learned about different styles of poems such as sonnets and monologues and different devices used by poets to create different effects. They then created their own poems in similar styles and made them into an anthology booklet. Grade 10 students have been studying Protest poetry and the work of British graffiti artist, Banksy. They worked collaboratively to produce a poem on a topic that interested them and performed it after watching students around the world take part in a Slam Poetry competition.

学生们学习了不同的诗歌风格，如十四行诗和独白，以及诗人用来创造不同效果的不同表现手法。然后，他们用类似的风格创作自己的诗歌，并将它们制成了一本选集。十年级的学生一直在研究抗议诗歌和英国涂鸦艺术家班克斯的作品。他们合作创作了一首诗歌，主题是他们感兴趣的，并在观看世界各地的学生参加“诗歌朗诵大赛”后表演了这首诗。

阅 读

Reading

The photo left is the cover of the fiction novel “The Miami Police File: the O’Nell Case.”

左图为《迈阿密警方档案：奥尼尔案件》小说封面

In the English Acquisition class, we have been reading a fiction novel called “The Miami Police File: the O’Nell Case.” This is a children’s book that is suitable for second-language learners. This book not only ignites students’ interest in reading, but it also includes the necessary exercises to help students practise their reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills.

在英语习得课程中，我们一直在阅读一本名为《迈阿密警方档案：奥尼尔案件》的小说。这是一本适合双语学习者的儿童读物。这本书不仅激发了学生的阅读兴趣，还包括必要的练习，帮助学生练习阅读、听力、口语和写作技能。

Students have learned how to write a chapter summary. After completing the book this week, they wrote a book review. The students are now preparing a drama activity based on their favorite characters and chapters in the novel.

学生学会了如何写章节总结。在本周完成这本书后，他们写了一篇书评。学生现在正在准备一项基于小说中他们最喜欢的角色和章节的戏剧活动。

All students in the Secondary School have been Using Language to work on producing a literature anthology compiled and edited by Mr. Riggs.

中学部的所有学生都在使用所学语言创作一本由James Riggs先生编辑的文学选集。