Application Of Mind Mapping To English Grammar Teaching In Senior High School

English grammar is essential in English learning.However,due to the abstract and complicated grammar knowledge and the influence of traditional teaching methods,teachers neglect students’ subjective status,which leads to students’ loss of interest and confidence in grammar learning.Mind mapping is an effective tool reflecting radiant thinking,it presents the main points related to the topic in a hierarchical form through lines,graphics,and colors,and then help people strengthen memory and develop thinking ability,so as to improve the effect of grammar teaching.Therefore,this thesis uses experimental research to verify the effectiveness of mind mapping in high school English grammar teaching.Based on the theory of cognitive psychology,the author conducted a four-month teaching experiment on two parallel classes in a senior high school in Fuzhou.And it aims to address these two issues:(1)What effect does mind mapping have on senior high school grammar teaching in terms of students’ grammar learning interest and ability?(2)What are the students’ and teachers’ attitudes toward the mind mapping teaching method?In this thesis,questionnaires,interviews,and tests are used to collect data,and SPSS software and Excel were used for statistical analysis.The study suggests that: after using the mind mapping teaching method,the students in the experimental class make great progress in grammar while the students in the control class do not,and there is a significant difference between the two classes.Secondly,mind mapping creates a relaxed and harmonious atmosphere for high school students,which stimulates students’ interest in grammar learning.Both teachers and students hold a positive view of the mind mapping teaching method.It demonstrates that mind mapping is useful in senior high school grammar teaching.This study not only brings some enlightenments for senior high school English grammar teaching but also provides a reference for applying mind mapping into other aspects of English teaching in senior high schools.