小学开设英语课,旨在激发和培养学生学英语的兴趣,使学生养成良好的英语学习习惯。而字母是英语学习的基石,再复杂的词语、句子也是由一个个字母组成的,只有将字母完全掌握后,才能进行单词的拼写,进而进行简单的语言交际,以至更高层次的学习。现行小学英语教材中将26个字母的教学 English classes in primary schools are designed to stimulate and cultivate students’ interest in learning English and enable them to develop good English learning habits. Letters are the cornerstone of English learning. Complex words and sentences are also composed of letters. Only when the letters are completely mastered, can the words be spelled, and then simple language communication and even higher level learning can be performed. 26-letter teaching in current elementary school English textbooks