【正文】 xtended fourth edition, 2002), that is: of a method of teaching that helps or allows a learner to discover and learn things for himself.According to the above, the heuristic teaching in English teaching is: the teacher fully raises the enthusiasm and the initiative of the students’ studying, and follows the objective law of teaching, at the right moment ingeniously enlightens students by the excellent technique, induces the student s to study, helps them to learn to use their brains to think and master the skills to express themselves, which can help students obtain the development on English study in a lively way. It is not difficult to find that learneroriented is the important feature of the heuristic teaching. While the leading role of the instructor should be given full play in an English classroom, the initiative and total involvement of the learners must be motivated to their full potential. In addition, heuristic teaching methods consider the learners’ needs. It is different from the traditional cramming teaching which ignores the real situation of the learners, and often results in disconnection of the contents of teaching materials and the prehension ability of the learners, thus cause them to lose interest in or feel frustrated with learning English. When designing the teaching plan in heuristic method, teachers consider the characteristic and the age of the students, the different level of knowledge which students already have known, the ability to accept and the interest and hobby. Advantages of Heuristic Teaching It helps to produce a desirable and positive learning environment In heuristic teaching, when the teacher takes the initiative, he or she is giving the special help to his or her students. Students proceed the way under teacher’s instructions. The instructions are directive, in order to make students pletely prehend the teaching materials. The prehension of the teaching materials means students have an accurate and clear understanding of the structure of the contents. Heuristic teaching methods are varied and colorful. It does not have to be words or questions。 he overlooks that students should also learn English by practice speaking in English environments. This teaching mode will surely breed the boredom in class, causing negative feelings to students’ psychology. Nervousness and mindabsenceBecause of this teaching method, some students are forced to study English under the pressure of examination. English haunts them as a heavy psychological burden or even a threat. In class, even a little eye contact between teacher and students hardly happens. Teacher focuses himself on the book on hand。 some students do the exercises of other subjects。畢業(yè)論文（設計）The Application of Heuristic Teaching Approach in English Classroom in Senior High SchoolsThe Application of Heuristic Teaching Approach in English Classroom in Senior High Schools 11. Introduction 12. A questionnaire on English classroom 2 The process of the survey 3 Analysis and summarize the result of the questionnaire 33. The causes of boredom 4 Nonreactive classroom 4 Nervousness and mindabsence 5 Spoonfeeding way of teaching 54. Heuristic Teaching 7 Definition 7 Advantages of Heuristic Teaching 9 It helps to produce a desirable and positive learning environment 9 It helps students develop their thinking petence 10 It helps to develop selfinstruction petence 105. The models of heuristic teaching 11 situation simulating 12 QuestionandAnswer practice 13 Suggestions on questioning 14 Teachers should give proper wait time to students after questioning 14 The skills of questioning in classroom 15 Direct observableness method 16 Comparing method 166. Suggestions on applying heuristic teaching methods 17 Teacher should prepare for lessons more fully 17 Never only to take heuristic teaching for askanswer teaching mode 18 To make the teaching more interesting 18 To encourage students timely 197. Conclusion 191. IntroductionEnglish is regarded as a universal language in the world, and plays a very important role in Chinese education. English learning also has bee one of the main courses in Chinese school. However, lots of problems still exist in English teaching classroom, especially in the rural schools. In the actual process of education, many teachers think some students have no talents and have lost their confidence to study English. It tends to take the students too much time to learn English, but the learners’ learning effects cannot meet their satisfaction. Learners always say that the English classes are the most boring course. Most of the students do not like to have English classes.In the actual process of English teaching, the traditional cramming teaching method, also called spoonfeeding teaching, is the most popular way to be used. Traditional cramming teaching methodology has produced more and more containers and mugs waiting to be filled with information instead of students seeking knowledge by themselves. This side effect has bee prevalent among students which can be manifested by learning without thinking, thinking without suspecting and suspecting without questioning. Besides, the teaching method makes the students feel bored and lose their interest in learning. This kind of method has not fitted in with the needs of the New English Curriculum Standard. How to make teaching more interesting and attractive for the students is a relatively difficult problem. As a teacher, we should present the inexhaustible knowledge to the students or guide them in the way of creative thinking. The problem deserves our serious thinking.2. A questionnaire on English classroom The purpose of the questionnaire is to find out the circumstances of English classroom in high schools, especially in grade one。 and to know the teaching methods in the class so as to know whether these kinds of teaching methods are suitable for the Englis