由于外语教学心理学是外语教学法与心理学相结合的一门科学。因此如何使外语教学方法遵循心理学的原则,就成为外语教学必须研究的重要课题。本文试图从词汇、句型、语法、阅读4大环节如何运用外语教学心理学原则作一些探索。历来外语教学法深受心理学理论的影响,都依据各派心理学的观点,建立自身的理论体系。官能心理学是语法翻译法的理论基础,它的代表教材为传统的教科书,例如许国璋编写的教材。联想心理学是直接教学法的理论基础,它的代表教材为《Essential Eng-lish》。行为主义心理学是听说法的理论基础,它的代表教材为《English 900》。格式塔心理学是视听法的理论 As foreign language teaching psychology is a science combined with foreign language teaching method and psychology. Therefore, how to make foreign language teaching methods follow the principles of psychology has become an important topic that foreign language teaching must study. This article tries to make some explorations of how to apply the principles of foreign language teaching psychology from vocabulary, sentence patterns, grammar, and reading. Historically, foreign language teaching methods have been deeply influenced by psychological theories. They have established their own theoretical systems based on the perspectives of various schools of psychology. Functional psychology is the theoretical foundation of the grammar translation method. Its representative textbooks are traditional textbooks, such as the textbooks written by Xu Guolu. Lenovo psychology is the theoretical basis of the direct teaching method. Its representative teaching material is Essential Eng-lish. The psychology of behaviorism is the theoretical basis of the theory of listening and speaking. Its representative teaching material is English 900. Gestalt psychology is the theory of audiovisual