Developing College Students' English Speaking Skills in Chinese Context

As one of the four important communication skills,speaking has long been neglected in the language teaching,while oral English teaching has always been the weak points in college English education.Since China began to reform and open the door to the outside world,oral English becomes more and more important.However,the traditional oral English education failed to meet the demand of social development,for many graduates couldn't communicate in English smoothly.This is due to the inappropriateness of traditional oral English education.The thesis is to discuss the present condition of Chinese students in oral classroom and sets up a new teaching model.In this part the new model is discussed in detail from the perspective of students,teaching materials,teacher,and teaching method.

As one of the four important communication skills, speaking has long been neglected in the language teaching, while oral English teaching has always been the weak points in college English education. Since China began to reform and open the door to the outside world, oral English becomes more and more important. However, the traditional oral English education failed to meet the demand of social de＇celopment, for many graduates couldn＇t communicate in English smoothly. This is due to the inappropriateness of traditional oral English education. The thesis is to discuss the present condition of Chinese students in oral classroom and sets up a new teaching model. In this part the new model is discussed in detail from the perspective of students, teaching materials, teacher, and teaching method.