A Study On Teaching "Practical Reading And Communication" Learning Task Cluster In Middle School Language

First introduced by the General High School Language Curriculum Standards(2017 Edition),"learning task clusters" are a new form of organisation of curriculum content and a new concept of language learning.The "Practical Reading and Communication" learning task group is one of the six learning task groups in the Compulsory Education Language Curriculum Standard(2022Edition).It relies on practical texts to carry out language learning activities,allowing language learning to be highly integrated with social life,thus enhancing students’ practical expression and communication skills,meeting their daily communication needs and pointing to the comprehensive development of their core literacy.This article uses the Compulsory Education Language Curriculum Standards(2022 Edition)as a guide and focuses on the Ministry of Education’s junior high school language textbook to make concrete suggestions for teaching the "Practical Reading and Communication" learning task group in junior high school language.Based on the requirements of the new curriculum,the learning content and teaching tips of the "Practical Reading and Communication" task group in junior high school language,this study compares the connotation,characteristics,theoretical basis and teaching value of the task group.It also compares the similarities and differences in the names,objectives and contents of this task group between the compulsory education and general high school levels to help optimize the learning effect of this task group in the middle school level.After exploring the basic situation of the "Practical Reading and Communication" learning task group,the author investigated and systematically analyzed the current teaching situation of practical reading and communication in junior high school language for teachers and students respectively,summarizing the current teaching problems from four aspects: solidified teaching methods and neglected communication practices;poor teaching research and lack of long-term planning;lack of students’ awareness and urgent classroom transformation;insufficient evaluation mechanism and limited students’ development,highlighting that the task group is an effective response to the current classroom teaching realities.In the pedagogical exploration of the "Practical Reading and Communication" learning task group,I explain the misunderstandings of the task group from the theoretical exploration and practical experience of the task group,and divide the three teaching forms by the criterion of whether they focus on the text or not,and analyze the ideas and highlights of three representative teaching cases,so as to provide directions for appropriate teaching suggestions later.The three teaching forms are divided by the criterion of whether they are focused on the text.In order to meet the urgent demand for new teaching methods in language classrooms,this study explores the teaching strategies of the "Practical Reading and Communication" learning task group in the light of the existing practical experience of this learning task group.The design ideas of the task group are also explained by comparing it with a scripture-taking task.From the perspective of the content elements of the learning task group,six teaching suggestions are put forward,which are: leading by the learning theme,highlighting the learning subject;selecting suitable resources,integrating the learning content;focusing on the target-guided learning,implementing the orientation of literacy;realistic task context,active meaning construction;focusing on language practice,awakening deep thinking;optimizing the evaluation mechanism with the help of reverse design.Based on the exploration of the above research,the author chose the fifth unit of the eighth grade language book of the Ministry of Education to carry out the teaching design of "Hometown Beauty,Artistic Start",and explained and reflected on its teaching ideas.In conclusion,the implementation and implementation of the "practical reading and communication" learning task group is a long-term process,which requires teachers and educators to be bold in exploring,willing to research,and brave in practicing.