给学生和家长看的课程方法说明 / A guide to the method behind this course
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What this course is
这个课程是什么
This course builds English from carefully chosen sentences. The child does not only learn single words. The child learns useful sentence patterns that can be understood, heard, repeated, reviewed, and used in lessons.
Simple language is not childish. It is the foundation. A child needs many correct, easy sentences before more difficult English feels natural. Short sentences make it easier to hear the grammar and remember the pattern.
SRS means spaced repetition. The program brings sentences back after a gap. If the child remembers well, the next gap becomes longer. If the child forgets, the sentence comes back sooner. This protects memory without wasting time on everything every day.
Spaced repetition gives the brain the right timing 间隔复习给大脑合适的时间
The course does not ask students to review everything every day. It brings sentences back when they are likely to be getting weak.
课程不是让学生每天复习所有句子,而是在记忆快变弱的时候,把句子再次带回来。
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The memory curve
记忆曲线
Memory naturally becomes weaker after learning. This is normal. The important thing is to review before the sentence disappears. Listening again lifts the memory back up and makes the sentence easier next time.
When a child listens again at the right time, the sentence is rescued before it disappears from memory. Each review makes the memory stronger and more automatic.
孩子在合适的时间再次听到句子,记忆就会被重新拉起来。每一次复习都会让句子更牢、更自然。
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Pronunciation needs listening and repeating
发音需要听和跟读
Students must listen and repeat aloud. They need to hear correct English many times. Pronunciation, rhythm, and natural word order improve when the child copies correct sentences again and again.
Pronunciation improves when students listen to correct English many times and repeat aloud. Speaking is trained from correct sentences, not from translating word by word.
Children speak better when they first understand a lot. If a student tries to speak before hearing enough correct sentences, they often use Chinese grammar with English words. This course gives repeated correct input so the child learns what English should sound like.
The SRS work prepares the child before the lesson. In the lesson, the teacher can ask questions, practise the same language, and help the child use it more quickly and more naturally.
Once a child masters a small chunk of language deeply, that chunk becomes an island of fluent English. More islands grow over time, and eventually they connect. These islands are topics, such as going to school, going to a restaurant, schoolwork, family, hobbies, and stories.
A language island is not just a vocabulary list. It is a topic area the child can understand, repeat, remember, and talk about with confidence.
语言小岛不是单词表,而是一个孩子能听懂、会说、能记住、并能自信交流的话题区域。
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Scripts and speaking practice
脚本和口语练习
For each language island, students can learn sentences and then memorise a short script. After that, they come to the lesson ready to talk about it. The goal is not only to know words. The goal is to practise a topic until it becomes fluent.
Stories are important because they make English meaningful and memorable. But stories work better after the child has enough basic words, sentences, and language islands. Then stories become comprehensible input, not guessing.
Daily study should be simple: understand the sentence, listen carefully, repeat the sentence aloud, and review again later. A strong target is to try to do 200 sentences every day when the teacher has set that amount.