中文摘要：

文章探讨了在少数民族预科教育阶段,人文地理学教学过程中开展社会调查的必要性及其具体的操作步骤。作者认为,通过该教学环节的实施,将对学生的学习主动性、能力培养及教师自身素质提高等方面起到积极的效果。

英文摘要：

Setting the background in the preparatory course period in an ethnic college, this paper discusses the necesity of undertaking social investigations during the teaching procedures of human geography, and also it introduces the specific steps to carry out it. The author believes that by applying the social investigation to the practical teaching process two positive effects will be achieved, which are students’ studying motivation and ability cultivation as well as teachers’ overall quality.