Abstract This thesis studies the current situation of oral English teaching and studying in junior middle school in china and aims to put forward some strategies to improve students’ oral English competence. The study first shows that it is difficult to improve students’ oral English for a variety of reasons, which causes the unpleasing current situation of oral English instruction in junior middle school. Based on the analysis of the causes of students’ difficulty in improving oral English ability, the author puts forward five strategies, combining with the concepts of the New Curriculum Standard. It is the author’s profound hope that this study can be helpful for oral English teaching and ultimately improve junior middle school students’ oral English competence.60782

Key words: junior middle school students; oral English; strategies; New Curriculum Standard

摘要本文研究了我国初中英语口语的教学现状，旨在提出一些提高初中生英语口语能力的策略。本文首先指出提高初中生英语口语能力存在诸多困难，这也是导致初中生英语口语教学现状不容乐观的原因。基于对初中生英语口语问题出现原因的分析，结合新课标的理念，笔者提出了五种策略，希望最终能对改善初中生英语口语教学和提高初中生英语口语能力有所帮助。

毕业论文关键词：初中生；英语口语；策略；新课标 

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

3. Current Situation of Oral English Instruction in Junior Middle School 3

3.1 Teaching Methods 3

3.2 Teaching Concepts 4

3.3 Studying 4

4. Causes of Students’ Difficulty in Improving Oral English 5

4.1 Lack of Teaching Materials and Advanced Teaching Equipments 5

4.2 Superficial Understanding of New Curriculum Standard 5

4.3 Influence of Exam-Oriented Education System 6

5. Strategies for Improving Students’ Oral English Ability 6

5.1 Improving the Quality of Oral English Teaching in Class 6

5.2 Practicing Oral English After Class 7

5.3 Carrying out Oral Tests 8

5.4 Strengthening English Input 8

5.5 Designing Task-Based Oral Activities 9

6. Conclusion 10

Works Cited 11

1. Introduction

With the further deepening of China’ s opening-up policy, the development of global economy and cultural exchanges, English communicative competence is increasingly valued and the importance of oral English becomes prominent. As a result, the need of elites with good oral English is rising. Currently, most of schools begin to emphasize oral English teaching and the development of students’ communicative competence.

Unfortunately, regardless of the importance of oral English, the current situation of studying and teaching in junior middle school is not pleasing. In most junior middle schools, the traditional “spoon-feeding” is still the leading method, which has a lot of disadvantages. Students are lack of consciousness, willpower and motivation to speak English. A considerable number of students have not recognized the importance of oral English. They are also unwilling to spend much time improving oral English. Students’ motivation to learn English is not clear and they feel anxious from time to time. In this thesis, the author hopes to provide some help to improve teachers’ oral English and teaching methods by studying the strategies of improving oral English of junior middle school students.