How to improve college students’ spoken English 论怎样提高大学生英语口语.doc

How to improve college students’ spoken English A thesis submitted t0 in partial fulfillment of requirement for the Business English Major Under the Supervision of lecturer Foreign Language Department of May 8,2012 How to improve college students’ spoken English Abstract This paper states the importance of learning spoken English through the analysis of the current development of the society, and emphasizes that if we want to meet the social and economic development needs, learning oral English well is our first choice. It points out three major factors affecting spoken english learning: Lack of language environment, the negative impact of the current testing system and the students’ psychological barrier. It also summarizes some ways of studying spoken English. First,this paper points out that English plays a very important role in today’ socity,especially the importance of spoken English. Then,three major factors influencing spoken English are analysed, and measures to improve spoken English are discussed further. Finally,this paper emphasizes the importance of spoken English. Key words：Spoken , Environment, System, Psychology 论怎样提高大学生英语口语 摘 要 本文通过对当前社会发展形势的分析阐述了英语口语学习的重要性，强调了如果我们要满足社会和经济发展的需求必须要学好口语。通过进一步分析指出影响大学生口语的三个主要因素：语言环境的缺乏、当前应试系统的负面影响以及大学生自身的心理障碍。并在此基础上总结了一些提高口语的方法。 首先，本文指出了英语在当今社会中地位的提升，尤其是英语口语的重要性。 其次，本文阐述了大学生英语口语的三个主要因素，然后在此基础上提出了相应的对策。 最后，强调了大学生学好英语的必要性。 关键词：口语，环境，系统，心理 Contents Abstract in English I Abstract in Chinese III 1. Introduction 1 2. Spoken language 1 2.1 The importance of speech 1 2.2 The importance of oral English 2 3. Factors which influence college students’ spoken English 3 3.1 Lack of language environment 3 3.2 The negative impact of the current testing system 4 3.3 The students’ psychological barrier 5 4. Ways to improve students’ spoken English 6 4.1 Creating an environment to use English 6 4.2 Group activities 6 4.3? Two-minute speech 7 4.4? Practice English speaking confidently everyday 7 4.5 Having the m