英语专业毕业论文-Strategies of Oral English Teaching in Senior Schools.docVIP

Strategies of Oral English Teaching in Senior Schools Introduction In recent years it has been argued on both linguistics and psychological grounds that oral English should be the principal objective in English teaching. Most textbooks place more emphasis on Oral English in that they embody a methodology that is largely oral. The current problems that appear in the Oral English teaching in senior schools are the greatest obstacles which prevent students from learning English well. With the globalization of social life and economy, the process of opening up to the outside becomes quickly, to a certain extent, the requirements for the cultivation for Oral English are instant. A deeper understanding of the effects of communicative needs on non-native speaker discourse should make us more understanding of our students’ difficulties in practicing their oral English. It is generally accepted that oral English plays an important part in the English course, and even in the advanced education. In the past, English teaching laid great emphasis on the grammatical structures instead of Oral English teaching. This leads to some serious problems that most English learners in China have studied English for more than ten years, yet they cannot communicate with native English speakers naturally. They probably lack the language environment, and most of them have no opportunities to practice their English orally in class. Furthermore, teachers, some of whom cannot have very good oral English in some backward and remote areas of China, are not qualified. These certainly leave students the direct impact on the motivation of English learning. This thesis aims to introduce some ways to develop senior school teachers’ Oral English teaching. The author puts forward suggestions such as attempts of new teaching theories and strategies, professionalism of teachers’ Oral English, and cultivation of language environment which are beneficial both to teachers and students. This thesis introduces