Differentiated Teaching｜武漢愛莎中學部的英語“分層教學”

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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.

在武漢愛莎外籍人員子女學校，我們歡迎所有學生加入我們的社區。我們的英語學科組擁有經驗豐富的教師，樂于教授擁有不同英語能力水平的學生。

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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.

當學生感到自信并能夠以適當的進度學習時，他們會學得最好。這就是為什么在每個學年的開始，每個學生都會接受閱讀、寫作、口語和聽力能力的測試。然后將學生分配到適合他們的學習路徑。學生要么學習語言和文學，要么學習語言習得。

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

*查爾斯·狄更斯 (圖左) 和威廉 · 莎士比亞 (圖右)

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.

前者側重于更深入地研究英語文本，包括查爾斯·狄更斯和威廉·莎士比亞等經典作家的作品。學生還將閱讀來自來自不同文化和國家背景的作家的英語文學作品。在語言習得課程中，學生專注于通過閱讀和寫作活動來提高他們的語法技能，以及練習他們的口語和聽力技能。

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.

我們一直鼓勵學生發揮自己的潛力，他們將在在整個學年中接受監測，完成各種評估和任務，老師會進行記錄并用于跟蹤進展。在語言習得方面，則根據學生能夠達到的MYP 語言能力階段進行教學。第一階段適用于初學者，第六階段是最終階段。

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.

如果學生達到第五或第六階段，他們可以開始考慮轉到英語語言和文學課程。在轉換學習路徑之前，學生將被分配有較高難度的閱讀和寫作任務，語言和文學教師將與學生進行口語練習，以檢查他們是否能夠跟上班級討論的步伐。

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.

一開始，從語言習得課程進入語言和文學課程的學生可能會感到緊張或缺乏信心，因為討論所使用的語言將是有難度的或陌生的。.但是，他們不必擔心，因為老師和學生總是很樂意提供幫助。

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.

學生進步的最佳方式是享受并全身心投入他們的學習。這就要求教師在備課時結合許多不同的方法。教師不僅通過正式評估來評估學生的進步，而且還通過觀察學生在課堂討論和小組活動中的互動來評估學生的進步。

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.

我們鼓勵學生以多種方式參與學習，例如演講、以發揮他們的研究技能、創造性地協作和討論作者的意圖。這樣，學生可以相互學習，并評估自己的優點和缺點。

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.

這個學期，六年級的英語語言和文學課程專注于奇幻文學，并創作自己的冒險小說。他們一起組成小組創作故事的開頭，然后以不同的方向展開情節，這讓他們能夠組織、撰寫文本和運用語言。

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.

他們也會分析彼此的故事，以幫助各自提高，因為學生往往會從彼此身上學到更多。此外，所有學生每周都會去圖書館完成基于圖書館的學習活動，并花一些時間閱讀紙質書。

* Scene from Shakespeare"s The Tempest

* 莎士比亞《暴風雨》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’.

七年級的語言和文學學生讀了威廉·莎士比亞的《暴風雨》。他們已經完成了對人物遭遇海難的島嶼的描寫、人物分析和關于魔法主題的論文。八年級的語言和文學學生在一個名為“邪惡詩歌”的詩歌單元中閱讀了各種詩歌。

* Sonnets, Monologues andBanksy"s artwork

* 十四行詩、獨白、班克斯藝術作品示例

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.

學生們學習了不同的詩歌風格，如十四行詩和獨白，以及詩人用來創造不同效果的不同表現手法。然后，他們用類似的風格創作自己的詩歌，并將它們制成了一本選集。十年級的學生一直在研究抗議詩歌和英國涂鴉藝術家班克斯的作品。他們合作創作了一首詩歌，主題是他們感興趣的，并在觀看世界各地的學生參加“詩歌朗誦大賽”后表演了這首詩。

閱 讀

Reading

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

左圖為《邁阿密警方檔案：奧尼爾案件》小說封面

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.

在英語習得課程中，我們一直在閱讀一本名為《邁阿密警方檔案：奧尼爾案件》的小說。這是一本適合雙語學習者的兒童讀物。這本書不僅激發了學生的閱讀興趣，還包括必要的練習，幫助學生練習閱讀、聽力、口語和寫作技能。

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.

學生學會了如何寫章節總結。在本周完成這本書后，他們寫了一篇書評。學生現在正在準備一項基于小說中他們最喜歡的角色和章節的戲劇活動。

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

中學部的所有學生都在使用所學語言創作一本由James Riggs先生編輯的文學選集。