| English reading is one of the important ways to acquire knowledge,and writing is one of the main output methods of the English language.There is a strong link between reading and writing,and effective reading can improve students’ English writing skills.It is suggested in the“The English Curriculum for General Senior Middle School(2017 Edition 2020 Revision)”that teachers can use a combination of reading and writing teaching methods to analyze reading texts based on genres,encourage students to perceive the meaning of topics,sort out factual information,and analyze language style and stylistic structure.And realize knowledge transfer and innovation in writing activities.Utilize the input language to facilitate the output of language skills “writing”.In order to explore the influence of English reading tasks on English writing,a case study of teaching Reading for Writing in High School English textbook in PEP version was studied in order to answer the following two questions: 1.What English reading tasks did the teacher design before English writing? 2.How do these English reading tasks provide support for students’ English writing in terms of structure,content and language?Based on the theory of input and output hypothesis,this study uses three research tools of classroom observation,text analysis and interview to conduct a three-month case study of teaching Reading for Writing in High School English textbook in PEP version.The study found that the English reading tasks designed by teachers include“extract key information and generate mind maps by asking questions”,“focus on the language in the text and learn other language expressions”,“master the characteristics and function of topic sentences and supporting sentences”,“form and discuss students’ own opinions based on the content of the text”,“present a mind map of the structure,content and language of the full text”.First,in terms of writing structure,key information is extracted by asking questions and a mind map is generated,which can quickly determine the stylistic structure.Second,in terms of writing content,mastering the characteristics and functions of topic sentences and supporting sentences can promote the logic and coherence of students’ writing content;form and discuss their own opinions based on the content of the text,share content with classmates,inspire each other,make oral expression that is linked to written expression and can effectively write high-quality compositions.Third,in terms of writing language,paying attention to the language in the text and learning other language expressions can increase high-quality language input and prompt students to learn how to better express their thoughts.Finally,presenting a mind map of the structure,content and language of the full text before writing,reviewing the context of the full text and clarifying ideas can provide support for the structure,content and language of the writing.This research will help teachers to effectively think about the teaching of Reading for Writing,and further explore and research the effective teaching method of “promoting writing by reading”.It will also help students to improve their English writing ability and their comprehensive language application ability. |
