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Onimprovingstudents

Onimprovingstudents’speakingability

Writtenby:

HeYunrong

Supervisedby:

MaZhongxiang

EnglishDepartment

CollegeofAdultEducation

AnhuiNormalUniversity

July24,2012

Abstract

Withtheopening-upofChina,Englishteachinghasbeengettingmoreandmoreattention,especiallysinceBeijingwonthebidtoholdthe2008OlympicGames.PeopleareenthusiasticaboutlearningEnglish.Asaresult,Englishteachingandreformarecomingtoaturningpoint,whichpredictsabrightfutureinEnglisheducationinChina.

Now,a9-yearvoluntaryeducationprogramisputforwardinChina.AStandardEnglishcourseisbeingusedtoreplacetheformerteachingoutline.ThenewstandardadoptstheinternationalsystemaccordingtowhichEnglishlanguageeducationisdividedinto9levels.Thishaschangedtheoldstyleofteaching,whichattachesimportancetogrammarandvocabulary.Adoptingthenewstandardhelpstodevelopthestudents’abilitytouseEnglishintheirdailylife,byfocusingonarousingtheirinterest,andencouragingtheirparticipation.

Thenewmethodwillplacelessstresson“readingandwriting”,infavorof“listening”and“speaking”.Sonow,speakingisgettingmoreandmoreimportantinmiddleschoolEnglishteaching.

Thispaperdiscusseshowtoimprovestudents’speakingabilityandexpoundthethemethroughthreeaspectsasfollows:

⒈Theimportanceofspeaking.

⒉Somebarriersintheprocessofspeakingcommunication.

⒊Essentialmethodsforimprovingstudents’speakingability.

TheissuewillbediscussedfromtheperspectiveofateacherofEnglishinjuniormiddleschoolandapossibleconclusionwillbereachedwiththehelpofsometheoreticalandpracticalsupport.

Keywords:

speaking、communication、ability、middleschool、Englishteaching.

摘要

随着改革开放深入，英语教学越来越引起人们的重视，尤其北京成功深奥。

人们都热中于英语学习。

所以英语教改进入一个转折点，面临着美好的未来。

现在，在九年制义务教育中，标准英语课程以取代以前的教学模式。

根据英语语言教育分成九个等级，新课标采用了国际体制，改变了旧的方法。

新的教学方式通过引起学生的兴趣，鼓励他们参与去培养学生日常生活中运用英语的能力。

新的方法重在听力和口语，因此现在口语在中学英语教学中越来越重要。

本文主要讨论如何提高学生的口语能力，从下面三个大的方面阐述：

1.说的重要性。

2.口语交流过程中的一些障碍。

3.提高口语能力的基本方法。

本文从初中英语教师的观点，并且从理论和实际结合中得出结论。

关键词：

口语交流能力中学英语教学

Contents

Abstract.................................................................................................................ⅰ

摘要........................................................................................................................ⅱ

Chapter1Introduction.......................................................................................5

1.1TheSignificanceofEnglishSpeaking......................................................5

1.2ThePresentSituationofEnglishSpeakingofChinese’sStudents...........5

Chapter2TheFactorsImpactingEnglishSpeaking......................................6

2.1TraditionalTeachingMethods..................................................................6

2.2LackingPractice.........................................................................................7

2.3LackingEnglishEnvironment..................................................................7

2.4TheShortageofEnglishLanguageKnowledge.......................................7

2.4.1Pronunciation................................................................................7

2.4.2Vocabulary.......................................................................................8

2.4.3CulturalBackgroundKnowledge..................................................9

2.5PsychologicalFactor..................................................................................10

Chapter3StrategiestoImproveStudents’EnglishSpeaking.........................11

3.1TheStrategiesfromthePerspectiveofTeachers.......................................11

3.1.1ChangingTeachingMethods...........................................................12

3.1.2DevelopingStudents’InterestandMotivation................................12

3.1.3.RaisingStudents’CulturalAwareness............................................13

3.1.4ImprovingTheirListeningAbility..................................................15

3.1.5AssigningAfter-ClassActivities.....................................................16

3.2TheStrategiesfromthePerspectiveofLearners.......................................18

3.2.1AccumulatingLanguageKnowledge..............................................18

3.2.2AccumulatingCulturalKnowledge.................................................19

3.2.3ReadingEnglishMaterialsWidely..................................................21

3.2.4OvercomingPsychologicalBarrier.................................................22

Chapter4Conclusion..........................................................................................23

WorksCited

Chapter1Introduction

1.1TheSignificanceofEnglishSpeaking

Englishhasbecomeaninternationallanguageinvariousfields--especiallyinthenewcentury.Asisknowntousall,itisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworldandit’sgettingmoreandmoreimportantnowadays.Recentestimatessuggestthatmorethan400millionpeoplespeakitastheirfirstlanguage,withmorethan1800millionpeoplespeakingitassecondlanguage.Itisanofficiallanguageinalargenumberofcountriesandiswidelyusedinairtrafficcontrolandacademicgatherings.（KeanQiuP28）.

Asaninternationallanguage,Englishisanimportanttooltocommunicatewithforeigners.WiththeglobalizationandmoreextensivecommunicationwiththeoutsideworldEnglishoralcommunicationappearsmoreandmoreimportant.However,oralproficiencyistheweakestamongthebasicfourskillsformostChineseEnglishlearners,whichisanurgentproblemtobeaddressed.ChineseteachersshoulddiscardtheoldandtraditionalteachingmethodsinEnglishclassandtrytofindeffectivewaystoimproveoralEnglishteaching.Meanwhile,ChinesestudentsalsohavetochangetheirconceptiononlearningEnglish.

“CommunicativeabilityofspokenEnglishistouseEnglishthoughtandinformationtransmissionofcommunicativelanguageability.Theoreticallyspeaking,oralEnglishcommunicationisthelearnerthroughlisteningandreadingtoacquireknowledge,includinglanguageknowledgeandinformation,itisalanguageinput（Input）process,afterthinkingfortheinputlanguageandinformationprocessing（Processing）,finallytomeetthespecificcommunicationneedslanguageoutput（Output）communicativeactivities.“TheabilityofspokenEnglishcommunicationforEnglishlearnersisveryimportantandverypracticalskill.FluentoralEnglishabilitycanpromoteEnglishlearning,stimulateinterest,andimprovetheefficiencyoflearning.SpokenEnglishisourweaklinkintheteachingofEnglish.Eitherteachingorlearningstrategiesremaintobefurtherexploration.ExplorationoffosteringandcultivatinggoodoralEnglishcommunicativeabilitymethodandway,ontheonehand,toguidethebroadlanguageteacherstobetterEnglishteachingandachievebetterteachingresults;ontheotherhand,ishelpfultoguidetheEnglishlearnerstolearnbetter,masterthecorrect,efficientlearningstrategiesofspokenEnglish,toformagoodoralcommunicativeability.

1.2ThePresentSituationofEnglishSpeakingofChinese’sStudents

ChinesestudentshavetolearnEnglishinChinese-speakingenvironment,inadditiontothesituationthatthereareonlyalimitednumberofEnglishclasseseveryweek,havinglittleopportunitiestospeakEnglishinclass,alisteningandspeakingtrainingisalsodifficulttogetconsolidateandreviewinextracurricular.WhileonlyafewEnglishlessonsareenoughtoacquirethelanguageknowledge（includinggrammar,recitingwords）,nottospeakofthetimeandspacetopracticespeaking.Becausetheteachingisexam-oriented,thereisjustmonotonousexercisedrilling.theclassroomstudentssaythelackofspace,formisrelativelyactivity.SomeEnglishclassesintolistening,lecture,letthestudentspracticelanguage,recitingsentencesandtext,butalsointhedifferentteachinglinks,teachingofdifferentphaseofconvergence,theselectionofteachingmaterialcontents,teachingmodelundertheinfluenceofotherfactors,Englishclassroomteachingprocessandtheresultisnotideal.Someteachersinjuniormiddleschool,comparedtotheoraltraining,students'abilityoflisteningandspeakingandteachingcontentmoreconsistent.Butinto3,alsoenteredthestageoforallandslide,facedwiththepressureofenteringseniorhighschoolentranceexamination,toincreasetheamountofpaperpenexampractice,students'oralcommunicativecompetenceonlystaysonthesamelevel,orevendeclining,formedtheoralabilityandteachingcontentfrom.Eventually,aftergraduatingfromjuniorhighschool,Englishabilitystillremaininthegreetingofthelevel.

Chapter2TheFactorsImpactingEnglishspeaking

2.1TraditionalTeachingMethods

Intraditionalteaching,reading,writingtrainingoccupylargeproportion.WeusedthemethodoflearningEnglishLearning:

reading,reciting,dictation,lyrics,translation,interpretation,andoralEnglisharenotvalued.BecausemanystudentslearningEnglishisthemainpurposeoftheseniorhighschoolentranceexamination,andthereadingandwritingaccountedforalargeproportion,evennowspokenalsojoinedtheseniorhighschoolentranceexaminationitem,butbecausethescoreaccountedforonlylessthan1%,andexaminationcontentsclearlyfixed,makestudentsthinkone-snidelyusuallyspendtimepracticingspokenEnglishisawasteoftime,beforetheexamtrainingwillbe.Infact,Englishasalanguage,justcanbeincommunicationgivesusaconvenienttool,sothemosteasytounderstandoperation