On how to cultivate english interest in primary school

Abstract

At present, the following problems generally exist in primary school teaching: the obsolescence teaching mode; the depressing classroom atmosphere; the little oral practice and the disappearing interest of English. In addition to these problems, teaching methods, pupils’ life environment, pressure from parents and many other elements resulting in many pupils’ learning interest are decreasing in the beginning and bring about a phenomenon that many pupils in some degree are weary of learning. It makes our teaching work difficult, what is more, it will influence pupils’ English learning at different step of junior, senior and college. So it is very important that cultivating pupil’s learning interest at the stage of primary school. The focus of this paper is to use various teaching methods to stimulate and cultivate their interest in learning English according to pupil’s psychological characteristics and development needs.