Practice of Thematic Teaching of English Units in Primary Schools Based on the Development of Covert Knowledge

Abstract

English in primary school is one of the most important subjects in primary school, which plays an important role in cultivating students’ interest in learning English and laying a solid foundation for English learning in junior middle school. In the process of daily teaching, in order to help students better grasp all aspects of English knowledge, it is necessary to choose the best teaching method according to the characteristics of students.Thematic teaching of units can eff ectively integrate textbook knowledge and teaching resources into a systematic learning framework. The framework of scattered learning content can help to classify and integrate knowledge, which can also form a theme unit to improve fl exibility of the content. English in primary schools is relatively fragmented, and the thematic teaching of units can help students better master knowledge. The author fi rst analyzes the problems in the thematic teaching of English units in primary schools, then expounds the covert knowledge and thematic teaching of units, and fi nally summarizes the means to promote the thematic teaching of English in primary schools based on the development covert knowledge.