TITLE:
Comparative Analysis of English Classes in Chinese and American Primary Schools Based on Videos of Open Classes
AUTHORS:
Yuhan Du
KEYWORDS:
English Teaching, Elementary School, Open Class
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.10 No.6,
June
22,
2022
ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the differences and
similarities between the English open class recordings of Chinese and American
elementary schools by using video analysis, media data analysis, video
transcription method, and statistical method. The open class samples are all
excellent classroom examples. The Chinese open
class, “Danny’s Summer Vacation”, is selected from “The Eighth Collection of Chinese Open English Lessons for
Primary Schools”. The American public
lesson “Informational Text” is selected from “Original English Lessons
from American Elementary Schools”. Based on the transcription of the open
classes, this paper analyses the teachers’ verbal language, non-verbal language, tone, speech rate, teaching methods,
teaching process, classroom environment,
and class atmosphere separately. Based on the comparative analysis, the
paper shows that Chinese elementary English teaching is richer in preparation
and classroom activities than American English teaching, but the content is
simple, almost entirely based on textbook content, and less meaningful in practical
application.