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Chapter 1   Introduction

1.1 Background of the study 
Vocabulary  is  the  basis  of  English  learning  to  spell  and  memorization,  and  directly affects the future at a deeper level of English Learning. Therefore, spell and memorization of the  vocabulary  has  long  been  regarded  as  an  important  link  of  primary  school  English teaching.  The  Level-2  requirements  of  2012  National  English  Curriculum  Standard  clearly stated that ‘Be able to learn 600-700 words and be able to pronounce simple words according to  the  spelling  rules’.  At  the  same  time,  the  vocabulary  and  quantity  of  reading  both  have increased  compared  with  those  before  the  curriculum  reform.  Therefore,  vocabulary  has become a decisive factor.  So far, in most of primary school English vocabulary teaching, teachers are still using the traditional  approach  to  vocabulary  teaching.  They do  not  have  efficacious  method  to  help students  to  improve  their  writing  and  spelling  abilities  except  forcing  them  to  memorize  by reciting  and  copy  the  English  words  again  and  again.  At  the  same  time,  the  students  in primary school are lacking in ways to remember words’ writing and spelling. They just learn by  rote.  Some  students  even  write  Chinese  characters  to  help  them  remember  the pronunciations  of  English  words.  Using  this  strategy  to  learn  a  foreign  language  will  only make the students’ reading and spelling worse and worse. With the increasing of the English words,  students  lose  their  confidence  and  interest  to  learn  English  and  spend  less  time  on learning English. This caused a vicious spiral. 
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1.2 Significance and Purpose of the Study 
Phonics  is  the  way  for  teaching  speakers  of  English  to  read  and  write  that language．Phonics teaches students how to connect the sounds of English words with letters or groups  of  letters(e.  g.  the  sound／i:／can  be  represented  by  e, ee, ea, or ey  spellings)  and teaches them to combine the sounds of letters together to produce approximate pronunciations of unknown words． Phonics was originated in American reading instruction in 1790s．And it is popular since 1990s ． Many  schools  in  American  countries  have  used  it  in  phonetics  and  reading instruction．The remarkable results have been recognized all over the world．And there are a number of researches and curriculum and teaching practices on children's level．For example, the  book  The  Phonics  Handbook &nbs本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。