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本 科 毕 业 论 文 院 外国语学院 专 业 英语辅修、双学位 年 级 2007级 学 号 222006329022013 姓 名 吴 鹏 指 导 教 师 褚修伟 成 绩 二○一○年四月Countermeasures to the Inefficiency of Teaching English Listening in China’s Senior Middle Schools Wu Peng Supervisor Chu Xiuwei SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY April, 2010Acknowledgements First and foremost, I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to my supervisor, Professor Chu Xiuwei, who has given constructive advice and encouragement throughout my writing of this thesis. In the preparation of the thesis, he has spent much time reading through each draft and provided me with inspiring advice. Without his patient instruction, insightful criticism and expert guidance, the completion of this thesis would not have been possible. I am also deeply indebted to all the other tutors and teachers in English Studies for their direct and indirect help to me. Special thanks should go to those who help me in course of the writing and whose names I can’t list here one by one. Finally, my gratitude also extends to my family who have been assisting, supporting and caring for me all of my life.Contents Abstract i 内容摘要 iii 1. Introduction 1 2. The Inefficiency in Current Teaching of English Listening 2 2.1 Students’ poor performance in English listening tests 2 2.2 Teachers’ passive role in teaching English listening 2 2.3 Students’ low estimation of their own English listening skills 3 3. Causes of the Inefficiency 4 3.1 Teachers’ negative attitude towards the teaching of English listening 4 3.2 Poor teaching methodology 5 3.3 Students negative attitude towards English listening 6 4. The Implications of Applied Linguistic Theories 8 4.1 Materials used in teaching English listening 8 4.2 Listening activities design in teaching English listening 9 5. Countermeasures to the Inefficiency 9 5.1 A change in teachers’ attitude 9 5.2 Improved teaching methodology 10 6. Conclusion 11 References 13 Counter