英语翻译1.IntroductionSincetheopen-upinChinathesedecadesandthedevelopmentofscience,thevideoiswidelyusedinEnglishclass.AshiftofemphasisinforeignlanguageteachingandlearningfromGrammar-TranslationApproachtoCommunicati

　　英语翻译

　　1.Introduction

　　Sincetheopen-upinChinathesedecadesandthedevelopmentofscience,thevideoiswidelyusedinEnglishclass.AshiftofemphasisinforeignlanguageteachingandlearningfromGrammar-TranslationApproachtoCommunicativeApproachhastakenplaceinrecentyears.NowthecommunicativecompetenceofEnglishisessentialforEnglishlearners.Meanwhile,therehavebeenremarkabledevelopmentsinEnglishlanguageteachingandlearning.Teachershavebeenemployingvariouswaystodevelopstudents’abilitiesandimprovethequalityofELT.Althoughvariousmethodsandtechniqueshavebeenusedtotrytoimprovestudents’abilitytocommunicateinEnglish,studieshaveprovedthatvideosarequiteaneffectivemediumforEnglishteachingandlearning.“Harmer(1983:21)thinksthat‘theideaofsimulationistocreatethepretenceofareallifesituationintheclassroomwherestudentssimulatetherealworld.’”[1]Thevideosjusthavethiseffectasitcanofferusareallifeworld.TeachingandlearningEnglishthroughvideosmakestheprocessnatural,educationalandenjoyable.ThisarticlerevealsthesituationsofusingvideosinEnglishteachingandlearning,advantagesanddisadvantages.ThispaperalsodiscusseshowtoimproveEnglishteachingandlearningwiththiseffectivemedia.