Improving Students’ English Speaking ability.docVIP

Improving Students’ English Speaking ability 　　Abstract： Of the 4 skills in learning English， speaking， to some extent， sets an obstacle for most Chinese students. This essay talks about the factors affecting students speaking ability and proposes 4 strategies to improve students’ English speaking ability. Key words： English speaking ability；factors；strategies I. Introduction After teaching English for several years in Senior High Middle School， What motivates me most is the challenge to learn to speak a foreign language well when someone doesn’t have the chance to their countries， or the opportunity to interact with any native speakers. For this reason， my main aim in this essay is how to create suitable atmosphere to foster speaking skills as tools for communication. II. Factors affecting students’ speaking 1.Insecure motivations and the fear about speaking. Nowadays， most Chinese senior students learn English for the success in NMET. Some regard English as a ladder， which can help them enter college and later find a good job. Though students initial motivation may be quite strong， under the strain of learning a new language with all its complexities such as pronunciation， vocabulary and so on， motivation may decrease. 2. Emphasis on grammar and neglect speaking. In spite of the new methodology， teachers always give more time in explaining grammar than in practicing their oral skills， as they themselves are cultivated from traditional teaching methods. 3. Atmosphere filling more Chinese and less English. In China， the big trouble for English learners is the lack of a helpful environment even in schools. There is little chance of meeting or talking with the native speakers of English， especially in the countryside. III. Strategies to encourage students to speak 1. Improving the teachers’ own speaking ability. By speaking English accurately and fluently， English teachers will demonstrate the elegance of the language itself vividly. And