所谓创新思维能力,是指人们运用已有的知识和经验增长开拓新领域的思维能力,即在人们的思维领域中追求最佳、最新知识的独创的思维能力。在初中英语教学中注重培养学生的创新思维能力,使学生形成良好的思维和行为习惯,是每一个英语教育工作者义不容辞的责任。一、英语教学和培养创新思维能力间的相互关系英语作为一门语言交际的工具,其自身的演变过程和人们学习它、掌握它、运用它的过程无不体现出人类的聪明才智和 The so-called ability of creative thinking refers to the ability of people to use their existing knowledge and experience to expand their thinking ability in developing new fields, that is, the original thinking ability of pursuing the best and newest knowledge in the field of people’s thinking. It is the bounden duty of every English educator to pay attention to cultivating students’ ability of creative thinking in junior high school English teaching so that students form good thinking and behavior habits. First, the relationship between English teaching and cultivating innovative thinking ability English as a language communication tool, its own evolution and people learn it, master it, the process of using it all reflect the human intelligence and