On the Effects of Mind Reading in Senior Middle School English Teaching

張宗蘭

Nowadays， many students find it difficult to learn English. They try， but they fail. Finally， it leads to many students losing their confidence and patience or have little interest in English. Our country’s education stresses the scores， as we know， called test-oriented education not quality-oriented education. Teachers and parents just judge them from scores which leads to many students dislike learning. They make conflicts with teachers and parents， and they abandon themselves. Profligate youth is their motto， and being against with teachers and parents is their slogan. Meanwhile， teachers face great pressure__ the enrolment rate. They hardly talk with students. In teachers’ eyes， they are no promising， naughty and incurable. What’s worse， teachers hardly ever listen. Many students hide their mind. The relationship between them becomes more and more tense. We should pay more attention to it; talk with them frequently.

Encouraging Students to Have Heart-to-Heart Talk

It is important to stimulate students’ learning interest， as well as establishing a good relationship between teachers and students. But students are under great pressures which come from parents， society， teachers as well as classmates. At this point， students’ psychological health and emotion stability should be paid more attention to. So teachers should encourage students to have heart-to-heart talk with each other and talk to teachers.

Teachers’ Trying to Read Students’ Mind

Sometimes， students are not willing to tell the truth to teachers. It requests teachers try to read students’ mind. Of course， it is difficult. It is the ability in which people read one’s mind by observing their actions， expressions and some subtle reflections， etc.

To be honest， the eyes are the windows of our inner world. Through the eyes， we can read much information. So we say， if someone is lying， she or he dare not look others’ eyes， because their eyes tell the truth. “Our expressions often conceal or disguise ourselves; therefore， to detect a person’s true feelings is very difficult. The more you want to hide， the easier they reveal.

I encouraged them to have heart-to-heart talk each other. I talk to students on my own initiative. What’s more， I kept in touch with their parents. I talked with them about the situation of students. We came to an agreement that we supervised the students together. To a great extent， the affirmation from teachers and parents decides students’ attitudes.

Gradually， I found they had made progress in English learning. And they got more energetic and active than before. They were likely to talk with me about the English question. In such a harmonious learning atmosphere， they could learn English happier and easier. And teachers can teach them in a happy mood. When they got interested in English learning and did all things they can to learn English， I believe， they could breakthrough.