2.2 Research on Scaffolding Theory Abroad 4
2.3 Research on Scaffolding Theory at home 4
2.4 Theoretical Framework 5
2.4.1 Constructivism 5
2.4.2 Zone of Proximal Development 8
2.5 Relationship between scaffolding theory and English writing teaching 11
Chapter three Research Methodology 13
3.1 Hypotheses 13
3.2 subjects 13
3.3 Instruments 13
3.3.1 Pre-test 13
3.3.2 Post-test 13
3.3.3 questionnaire 14
3.4 Procedures of Teaching Experiment 14
3.5 Teaching Experiment 14
3.5.1 Operation in the Experimental Class 14
3.5.2 Operation in the Control Class 14
3.5.3 Teaching Sample 14
Chapter four Data Collection and Analyses 14
4.1 Data Collection 14
4.2 Analyses of the Data 14
4.2.1 Analyses of the test 14
4.2.2 Analyses of the Writing Papers 14
4.2.3 Analyses of the Questionnaire 14
Chapter five Conclusion 14
5.1 Major findings 14
5.2 Implications 14
5.3 Limitation 14
5.4 Suggestions 14
5.5 Conclusion 14
References 14
Appendices 14
Chapter one Introduction
With the rapid development of technology and globalization, no one can refuse the international communication among countries. That’s no doubt that English, as the communicative tool, plays more and more important role in international communication. The four skills——listening, speaking, reading and writing contribute to the comprehensive English competence. These four skills are of great significance, but to some extent, to have a good command of a foreign language and get a better understanding of foreign countries’ politics, economy, culture, writing and speaking laid a crucial function in it. Besides, writing runs through the whole language learning process that writing is an essential factor in successful English learning. In another words, writing is the best reflection of the other three skills.
However, the writing teaching in junior high school is far beyond our expectation. Most of the teachers still rely on the Product Approach; this teaching approach lays more emphasis on the grammar accuracy, vocabulary spelling and sentence diversity. They neglect to foster the writing strategies and the right writing habit that it can not improve the writing competence and develop students’ writing interest and motivation. Junior high school students are in the initial period in English learning and their flexibility is strong, so their writing habits, interests, strategies and competence make a difference in their further study.
In the recent years, English teaching reform has a great achievement, people begin to accept the new teaching methods and classroom atmosphere becomes active that students’ oral expression abilities and co
