Spoken English Teaching in Middle Schools.docVIP

Spoken English Teaching in Middle Schools 　　I. Introduction： 　　As we know， the modern world is a united one， and all the countries are connected together. In order to develop its economy， many countries have been performing the policy of opening to the world. At the same time， every country must cooperate with others. English is the only language that is used throughout the world， and it is playing more and more important role in the world. A large number of people all over the world are learning English now. In our country， so do many people. 　　A new problem facing middle English teaching today is how to measure to strengthen the training， but on the whole， the students speaking ability is not improving quickly enough to meet the demands of changing condition of China， When asked which subject is the most important and most difficult， seven or eight out of ten will answer speaking is the most important and difficult. 　　This paper probes effective ways in teaching spoken English. It begins with an analysis of students’ learning problems and shows the students’ self-confidence， teachers’ support and help， and proper teaching methods are important factors for teaching quality and improving the spoken English. 　　II. The causes which affect students’ speaking ability 　　（1） Teaching in the improper way. 　　In the process of English teaching， the traditional teaching method of many teachers is to make the students first learn the alphabet and then pronounce the letters， then read a word and form sentences. Teachers often emphasize the importance of grammar， and they give many definitions， rules and explanations， they adopt a teacher-centred grammar-translation method， As English teachers， they completely don’t know how to cultivate students’ ability of communicative competence. The classroom activities lower students， interest and confidence as they struggle with grammatical rules and unrelated vocabulary in making sentences. Therefore it is not sufficient only to c