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On the Application of PowerPoint in English Teaching： Problem Analysis and the Related Solutions 第11卷第4期(总第82期) Vo1.11Ⅳ0.4GeneralNo.82 新疆石油教育学院 JOURNALOFPETROLEUMEDUCATIONALINSTITUTEOFXINJIANG 2010年第4期 jv0.42Ol0 OntheApplicationofPowerPointinEnglishTeaching: ProblemAnalysisandtheRelatedSolutions LanJing (GuangxiNormalUniversityGuangxiGuilin541004) Abstract:Asanimportantpartofmuhimedia—assistedteaching systems,PowerPointhasbeendevelopedtoprovideaconvenientand advancedmediumforEnglishteaching.Thereisnodoubtthatthep— plicationofPowerPointinteachingbenefitsusalot,However,itisal— soeasyforustobeinclinedtoignoreitsnegativeinfluence.There— fore,arelatedquestionnairesurveyiscarriedoutamongfiftystudents ofEnglishmajorintheGuangxiNormalUniversity,forthepurposeof findingouttheexistedproblemsoftheapplicationofPowerPointin collegesEnglishteachingfromtheperspectiveofstudents.Theresult ofsurveyshowsthatthemajorproblemsofapplyingPowerPointin Englishteachingare:improperlydesignedandoverusedPowerPointby teachersinclass.Then,somereasonablesuggestionsareproposedfor reference. Keywords:PowerPoint;Application;Disadvantage 中图分类号:G642文献标识码:A I.Introduction PowerPointisapresentationprogramdevelopedbyMicrosoft,and itisapartoftheMicroso~Officesystem.Nowadays,ithasbeen widelyfdppliedfordifferentkindsofprofessionalpresentations,espe— ciallyininstruction.Atthesametime,thedebateontheapplication ofPowerPointinEnglishteachinghasbeenahottopic.Mostusersae— knowledgethevirtuesoftheapplicationofPowerPoint,whereassome peoplebelievethatthedemeritsofapplicationofPowerPointover— weightthemerits. Therefore,thepresentsurveyiscarriedoutonthiscontroversial issueforthepurposeoffindingout,intheeyesofstudents,thead— vantagesanddisadvantagesofPowerPointusedinEnglishteaching. Thenintermsoftheproblemreflectedinthesurvey,therelatedsolu— tionsarebroughtforward. ¨.ASurveyandtheRelatedAnalysis 1.SubjectsoftheSurvey ThesubjectsofthepresentsurveyarethestudentsmajoringEng- lishinCollegeofForeignStudies,GuangxiNormalUniver