introduction

Emphasis was placed on cultivating students' core competencies in English classrooms, including knowledge and skills, problem-solving abilities, and creative thinking. Pointing out the current problems of fragmented and superficial teaching, as well as the lack of cultivation of higher-order thinking. The article will combine problem-based learning theory to explore the strategy of problem driven student exploration in primary school English teaching through case studies, in order to promote the cultivation of students' core competencies.

The connotation of driving problems

This article introduces the application of problem-based learning in primary school English teaching, emphasizing the key role of driving questions in activating learning willingness, developing deep thinking, and promoting effective interaction. Driving problems should be real, complex, and have no clear solution, which can stimulate students' motivation and be suitable for their knowledge level. The paper proposes five strategies and uses specific teaching cases to illustrate how to use driving problems to stimulate student exploration.

Teaching Implementation Strategies

Elaborated in detail the strategy of using driving questions to stimulate students' exploration in primary school English teaching. Firstly, based on the textbook and learning situation, determine the driving questions, such as "What is a guide dog?", to ensure that the questions can reveal the essence of teaching and are suitable for students' cognitive level. Secondly, teachers need to break down driving questions into sub questions, such as "What can guide dogs do?" and "What are guide dogs like?", to promote students' independent exploration. Next, teachers should provide rich learning materials around sub questions, including textbooks and supplementary language materials, to guide students to explore in depth. In addition, teachers should guide students to use the target language to solve problems and summarize thinking methods, such as "Take a guess - Test against facts - Get the result", to enhance students' problem-solving and language abilities. Finally, teachers should design homework to promote students' transfer and application of learned knowledge, methods, and language in new contexts, achieving comprehensive development. Through these strategies, teachers can effectively stimulate students' interest in exploration, enhance their language and problem-solving abilities.

conclusion

The advantages of problem-based learning in primary school English teaching include developing thinking skills, triggering exploration, and enhancing problem-solving abilities. Teachers can adopt strategies such as designing driving questions, decomposing problems into sub problems, learning texts and supplementing language materials, using language to solve problems, and inductive thinking methods. In the future, we will explore more problem-based teaching strategies applicable to different discourses to enhance students' exploration and problem-solving abilities, and promote the development of core competencies.