《英语教学大纲》明确指出:中学英语教学的目的,是对学生进行听、说、读、写的基本训练,培养学生在口语上和书面上初步运用英语的能力,侧重培养阅读能力,为进一步学习和运用英语切实打好基础。显然,要达此目的,教师必须在提高学生自学能力上狠下功夫,我想应从以下几方面着手。 The “English Syllabus” clearly states that the purpose of English teaching in middle schools is to provide students with basic training in listening, speaking, reading and writing, to develop students’ ability to use English in spoken and written forms, and to focus on cultivating reading ability. Learn and use English to lay a solid foundation. Obviously, to achieve this goal, teachers must make efforts to improve students’ self-learning ability. I think we should start from the following aspects.