Abstract： Inquiry-based learning lays emphasis on the cultivation of students’ study interests and acquisition of experience. It requires students to develop a learning style of active participation, inquiry and cooperation. Although the New Curriculum Standard has some requirements of Inquiry-based learning, Inquiry-based learning is still rarely applied in English teaching, especially in junior high school English teaching. On the basis of classroom observation of two teaching cases and interviews with the students, the author analyzes the application of IBL in junior high school English teaching and supplies some suggestions for it.

Key words: Inquiry-based learning; new curriculum standard; junior high school English teaching

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Abstract

1.Introduction 1

     1.1 The New Curriculum Standard Requirement of IBL1

     1.2 The Reason of Studying IBL.1

2.  Literature Review1

     2.1 The Definition of IBL1

2.2 The Development of IBL2 

2.3 Research on IBL both at Home and Aboard.2

3. Representation and Analysis of Two Cases of IBL in Junior High School.4

     3.1 Case 1.4 

       3.1.1 Teaching Procedure.4 

       3.1.2 The After-Class Interview with Students about IBL5

       3.1.3 Teaching Analysis6

         3.1.3.1 Teaching Efficiency and Advantages6

         3.1.3.2 Problems and Suggestions 7

     3.2 Case 2.7

       3.2.1 Teaching Procedure.7

       3.2.2 The After-Class Interview with Students about IBL8

       3.2.3 Teaching Analysis9

         3.2.3.1 Teaching Efficiency and Advantages9 

         3.2.3.2 Problems and Suggestions10

4.  Conclusion.10

Bibliography.11

Acknowledgements12