大学英语口语教学的意义及实践

Significance and Practice of Developing Students' Speaking Ability in College English Teaching

随着我国对外开放的不断深化 ,高校毕业生的英语口语能力已明显滞后于社会发展的需要。在探讨如何提高学生口语水平的同时 ,也有人担心强调口语能力的培养会影响学生其它能力的发展。运用现代认知心理学图式理论阐释决定口语能力发展的因素 ,并就如何在口语训练中把握好语言信息的输入和输出 ,以及如何组织好口语教学提出建议。

With the open door policy being carried out further,our college graduates' speaking ability has been apparently unable to satisfy the requirements of the times.When discussing how to improve this ability,some teachers are worried that emphasis on speaking may affect the development of students'other language abilities.The present paper explicates the importance of oral practice in the study of the English language from various angles,points out the factors that contribute to the improvement of speaking and puts forward some suggestions on the proper treatment of language input and output in oral practice.