英语本科毕业论文-The Application of Task-based Approach Teaching to English Listening in Middle Schools.docVIP

The Application of Task-based Approach Teaching to English Listening in Middle Schools I. Introduction Listening is an important skill of human communication and is also one of the four basic skills of language learning, but listening teaching has long been one of the neglected areas in China. In most listening class, teachers usually play tape recorders, students finish the exercises which given by teachers, and then teachers check students’ answers while explaining some new words occasionally. Because of the traditional teaching approach has controlled the listening class for a long time, listening is not being taught but tested in middle schools. Under this circumstance, students easily get bored and lack of learning interest. From the above analysis of the present English listening teaching situation in middle schools, we need to search for a more effective way to improve students’ English listening ability and knowledge, and task-based approach is one of the best choices. People consider TBA a much more effective language learning approach, because it supports the goal of using and learning a certain language. In other words, learning language is not only for the language form itself, but also, and most importantly, for the meaning or use of the language. This approach has many advantages: Firstly, students perform tasks given by teachers which can not only arouse students’ interest and motivation but also create a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. Secondly, students exchange their ideas with each other and learn from each other during the process. This not only helps to improve students’ English learning, develop their mental intelligence, but also greatly increases their learning interest and confidence. II. Existing Problems in Current Listening Teaching 2.1 Deficient Work before Listening Some teachers believe that they can teach listening course without any preparations so long as they have the tapes and reference books. So I would like to emphasize the im