English Poetry Teaching based on Deep Learning Theory in Junior High School

Abstract

English poetry is a special form of language with concise language, beautiful rhythm and profound connotation. In junior high school English teaching practice, English poetry is an indispensable form of discourse. However, in practical English teaching pedagogy, many teachers only focus on the language and structure of English poetry, without digging into the profound meaning of poetry, which is not conducive to cultivate students' key competence. The purpose of deep learning is to promote the development of students' key competence, so that students can construct knowledge and improve their ability of deep thinking. Therefore, this article based on literature research method, from the perspective of deep learning, on the basis of the English curriculum standard requirement to poetry teaching and the practical problems existing in the poetry teaching, combined with the specific teaching cases, explores the junior high school English poetry teaching strategy. It can be concluded as the way that in poetry teaching, teachers need to focus on poetry content from three aspects of language, culture and thought to promote  deep learning process.