It is well know that a human linguistic communicative behavior,listening and speaking occupies a very important position in both our daily life and foreign language teaching.Now the classroom becomes more student-cent...It is well know that a human linguistic communicative behavior,listening and speaking occupies a very important position in both our daily life and foreign language teaching.Now the classroom becomes more student-centered with the teacher allowing for students to output the language more often on their own.In order to improve the students' listening and speaking,the Communicative Approach has been exploited,which is based on communicative efficiency.It sees communicative competence of language.展开更多
In English language teaching, both the traditional and communicative approaches have their own advantages and shortcomings. So what we need to do is taking the advantages of communicative approaches without upsetting ...In English language teaching, both the traditional and communicative approaches have their own advantages and shortcomings. So what we need to do is taking the advantages of communicative approaches without upsetting the patterns of traditional practices—combining traditional and communicative approaches.展开更多
The ultimate goal of language teaching is to develop students’ communicative competence. However,university English teachers often find it difficult to reach the aim in the English classroom, especially in the skills...The ultimate goal of language teaching is to develop students’ communicative competence. However,university English teachers often find it difficult to reach the aim in the English classroom, especially in the skills of listening and speaking.Their efforts in promoting students’ communicative competence are not fully felt by the students.Students also find it discouraging in the course of language learning.Communicative approach,which is an effective method to develop students’ communicative competence in the real life,stimulates the students learning interests and promotes students’ listening and speaking abilities.This paper aims to illustrate the aspects of communicative approach and its application to the foreign language teaching and learning.展开更多
Traditionally, English teaching in China is dominated by a teacher-centered, book-centered, grammar-translation method, audio-lingual method and an emphasis on rote learning, resulting in limited vocabulary and poor c...Traditionally, English teaching in China is dominated by a teacher-centered, book-centered, grammar-translation method, audio-lingual method and an emphasis on rote learning, resulting in limited vocabulary and poor communicative competence. However, the communicative approach has provided the expected results since it was introduced into China in the 1990s, improving their linguistic competence as well as their communicative competence.展开更多
The traditional ways of teaching in China put emphasis on the development of reading and grammar.So students are famous for their high marks in reading and low marks in listening,and lack of communicative competence.T...The traditional ways of teaching in China put emphasis on the development of reading and grammar.So students are famous for their high marks in reading and low marks in listening,and lack of communicative competence.To solve this problem,this study introduces Communicative Approach(CA) to the English listening class.In order to investigate the effects of the CA on students' listening abilities further,a 18-week comparative study on two classes is conducted.The data show that students' listening abilities and attitudes in the CA class is significantly higher and more positive than those in the traditional class,which indicates that CA is an effective approach in improving students' listening abilities compared to the traditional approach.展开更多
This paper approaches the Communicative Approach (CA) from ontological perspective by making structural and functional analyses with consideration of influential variables in the communicative language teaching. In ...This paper approaches the Communicative Approach (CA) from ontological perspective by making structural and functional analyses with consideration of influential variables in the communicative language teaching. In terms of entitative dimension, the basic components of the CA are communicative subjects, context and situation, content, and mode. From the functional perspective, the CA helps to improve the learners' ability to communicate in the target language, the dual construction of the learners and the target culture, and the mutual development of the teacher and the learners.展开更多
The basic insight of Communicative Language Teaching is that language can be thought of as a tool for communication, and language teaching should be student-centered to cultivate their communicative competence. This p...The basic insight of Communicative Language Teaching is that language can be thought of as a tool for communication, and language teaching should be student-centered to cultivate their communicative competence. This paper explains the main methods in Communicative Language Teaching in college integrated English teaching, and elaborates that the teaching methods and classroom activities of the curriculum should be designed to develop students' communicative capability.展开更多
It has been acknowledged by Chinese educators that in teaching English as a second language the center should be put on the improvement of students' communicative competence. Communicative approach in teaching Englis...It has been acknowledged by Chinese educators that in teaching English as a second language the center should be put on the improvement of students' communicative competence. Communicative approach in teaching English as a second language in China has been accepted as one of the most effective ways of classroom teaching. Based on Hymes' theories of communicative competence, the author summarizes personal experiences and practice of the teaching method by examples and concludes that the communicative approach is very effective and helpful for students.展开更多
English is widely taught and used in China. Yet, Traditional Language Teaching (TLT) methods are still used in most classrooms, which hinder the successful language learning. In the paper, communicative approach is ...English is widely taught and used in China. Yet, Traditional Language Teaching (TLT) methods are still used in most classrooms, which hinder the successful language learning. In the paper, communicative approach is introduced. And the authors sincerely hope that effective language learning can be promoted in the language classroom.展开更多
The teaching approach to EIB (English for International Business) has oeen a prolongeu and controversial issue all over the world. It is true that the economic integration and globalization has long brought differen...The teaching approach to EIB (English for International Business) has oeen a prolongeu and controversial issue all over the world. It is true that the economic integration and globalization has long brought different nations much closer than ever before. Teachers of EIB in the east like China, however, still differ, to some extent, from those in the west in their teaching methodology. This article aims to combine the ultimate goal of EIB teaching with the present teaching style of EIB in some Chinese universities and colleges, find the problem that disturbs and even frustrates some Chinese teachers, and suggest a way to cope with the headache.展开更多
With more and more focus on the development of college students' communicative abilities,listening teaching is holding a great proportion in college teaching activities.This paper shows how to apply the Communicat...With more and more focus on the development of college students' communicative abilities,listening teaching is holding a great proportion in college teaching activities.This paper shows how to apply the Communicative Language Teaching Approach to listening activities.And by applying this approach,the author will make some try in how to make the listening teaching course interesting and attractive as well as cultivate and develop the college students' listening abilities and communicative abilities.展开更多
Communicative language teaching(CLT) advances and advocates language is acquired through communications,i.e.,using a language to learn it..Ever since the introduction of CLT in the late 1970s,disparate definitions and...Communicative language teaching(CLT) advances and advocates language is acquired through communications,i.e.,using a language to learn it..Ever since the introduction of CLT in the late 1970s,disparate definitions and interpretations of the communicative approach to language instruction continually come into being.In today's process of language teaching,incorporation of CLT has become mandatory in teaching almost any language.While the majority of descriptions of CLT accentuate the communication of messages and meaning,there is divergence as to whether CLT should be concerned about the analysis and practice of language structures.展开更多
Due to the increasing role and importance of foreign languages in the context of globalization, it is becoming more important to teach foreign languages for professional communication in different types of educational...Due to the increasing role and importance of foreign languages in the context of globalization, it is becoming more important to teach foreign languages for professional communication in different types of educational institutions including nonlinguistic colleges. In this regard, both the approaches to teaching foreign languages should be reconsidered, and also training programs that meet the requirements of future specialists should be created. One of the possible ways out is to use the competence-based approach, i.e., forming a set of special competences in future professionals to solve practical problems. For training a competitive IT-specialist, in teaching foreign languages it is necessary to form a number of language subcompetences in students that are on the basis of their professional competence. The proposed model can be used for teaching any foreign language, where the language component is invariable, and is filled with professional content.展开更多
Good and effective approach of teaching has always been of the pursuit of language teachers.There have been heated discussions on the effective ways of of English teaching.Some are in favor of the communicative approa...Good and effective approach of teaching has always been of the pursuit of language teachers.There have been heated discussions on the effective ways of of English teaching.Some are in favor of the communicative approach while others are of the traditional approach.This paper will discuss these two kinds of approaches and make an analysis of the teacher’s role in different aproaches.展开更多
For some time,ELT in China has been undergoing a heated discussion as to the best way ofteaching.Some think that the communicative approaches is inappropriate while others think that the tra-ditional Chinese methods a...For some time,ELT in China has been undergoing a heated discussion as to the best way ofteaching.Some think that the communicative approaches is inappropriate while others think that the tra-ditional Chinese methods are too old-fashioned.From various points of view,this paper argues that boththe communicative approach and the traditional Chinese methods can co-exist and influence each other inthe present Chinese teaching context.展开更多
In the plurilingual and multicultural contemporary international setting,the educational systems opt for successfully meeting as well as adapting to the rapid social,economic,and technological changes.Based on the pre...In the plurilingual and multicultural contemporary international setting,the educational systems opt for successfully meeting as well as adapting to the rapid social,economic,and technological changes.Based on the premise that intercultural communicative competence holds a significant potential for foreign language instruction,focus should throw into combining teachers’intercultural knowledge with pedagogy and technology.The prospect of introducing intercultural material within the context of teaching scenarios in the curricula of a technology-enhanced foreign language learning environment where the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge(TPACK)approach is implemented,can positively contribute to the teaching process.Under this perspective,cultural and digitally competent teachers can create a framework which will enable learners to fully develop their interactive and linguistic skills and to effectively communicate in a foreign language promoting its social and multicultural dimension whatever the intercultural context.展开更多
This thesis attempts to clarify the effectiveness of applying Communicative Approach in college English teaching in China. The author begins with the brief introduction of Communicative Approach and one important conc...This thesis attempts to clarify the effectiveness of applying Communicative Approach in college English teaching in China. The author begins with the brief introduction of Communicative Approach and one important conception—communicative competence. She also describes the main feature and the respective roles of teachers and learners in a communicative class.In the conclusion part, the author summarizes some misconceptions in current communicative language teaching practice and reveals the reasons.展开更多
The paper tries to give us notion of communicative competence and communicative approach and discuss the essentials of developing the communicative competence through communicative approach.the author argues that achi...The paper tries to give us notion of communicative competence and communicative approach and discuss the essentials of developing the communicative competence through communicative approach.the author argues that achieving the goal of communicative commucnicative competence demands the change of teaching approach in, classroom teaching and activities.Some proposals are then put forward in language teaching.展开更多
文摘It is well know that a human linguistic communicative behavior,listening and speaking occupies a very important position in both our daily life and foreign language teaching.Now the classroom becomes more student-centered with the teacher allowing for students to output the language more often on their own.In order to improve the students' listening and speaking,the Communicative Approach has been exploited,which is based on communicative efficiency.It sees communicative competence of language.
文摘In English language teaching, both the traditional and communicative approaches have their own advantages and shortcomings. So what we need to do is taking the advantages of communicative approaches without upsetting the patterns of traditional practices—combining traditional and communicative approaches.
文摘The ultimate goal of language teaching is to develop students’ communicative competence. However,university English teachers often find it difficult to reach the aim in the English classroom, especially in the skills of listening and speaking.Their efforts in promoting students’ communicative competence are not fully felt by the students.Students also find it discouraging in the course of language learning.Communicative approach,which is an effective method to develop students’ communicative competence in the real life,stimulates the students learning interests and promotes students’ listening and speaking abilities.This paper aims to illustrate the aspects of communicative approach and its application to the foreign language teaching and learning.
文摘Traditionally, English teaching in China is dominated by a teacher-centered, book-centered, grammar-translation method, audio-lingual method and an emphasis on rote learning, resulting in limited vocabulary and poor communicative competence. However, the communicative approach has provided the expected results since it was introduced into China in the 1990s, improving their linguistic competence as well as their communicative competence.
文摘The traditional ways of teaching in China put emphasis on the development of reading and grammar.So students are famous for their high marks in reading and low marks in listening,and lack of communicative competence.To solve this problem,this study introduces Communicative Approach(CA) to the English listening class.In order to investigate the effects of the CA on students' listening abilities further,a 18-week comparative study on two classes is conducted.The data show that students' listening abilities and attitudes in the CA class is significantly higher and more positive than those in the traditional class,which indicates that CA is an effective approach in improving students' listening abilities compared to the traditional approach.
文摘This paper approaches the Communicative Approach (CA) from ontological perspective by making structural and functional analyses with consideration of influential variables in the communicative language teaching. In terms of entitative dimension, the basic components of the CA are communicative subjects, context and situation, content, and mode. From the functional perspective, the CA helps to improve the learners' ability to communicate in the target language, the dual construction of the learners and the target culture, and the mutual development of the teacher and the learners.
文摘The basic insight of Communicative Language Teaching is that language can be thought of as a tool for communication, and language teaching should be student-centered to cultivate their communicative competence. This paper explains the main methods in Communicative Language Teaching in college integrated English teaching, and elaborates that the teaching methods and classroom activities of the curriculum should be designed to develop students' communicative capability.
文摘It has been acknowledged by Chinese educators that in teaching English as a second language the center should be put on the improvement of students' communicative competence. Communicative approach in teaching English as a second language in China has been accepted as one of the most effective ways of classroom teaching. Based on Hymes' theories of communicative competence, the author summarizes personal experiences and practice of the teaching method by examples and concludes that the communicative approach is very effective and helpful for students.
文摘English is widely taught and used in China. Yet, Traditional Language Teaching (TLT) methods are still used in most classrooms, which hinder the successful language learning. In the paper, communicative approach is introduced. And the authors sincerely hope that effective language learning can be promoted in the language classroom.
文摘The teaching approach to EIB (English for International Business) has oeen a prolongeu and controversial issue all over the world. It is true that the economic integration and globalization has long brought different nations much closer than ever before. Teachers of EIB in the east like China, however, still differ, to some extent, from those in the west in their teaching methodology. This article aims to combine the ultimate goal of EIB teaching with the present teaching style of EIB in some Chinese universities and colleges, find the problem that disturbs and even frustrates some Chinese teachers, and suggest a way to cope with the headache.
文摘With more and more focus on the development of college students' communicative abilities,listening teaching is holding a great proportion in college teaching activities.This paper shows how to apply the Communicative Language Teaching Approach to listening activities.And by applying this approach,the author will make some try in how to make the listening teaching course interesting and attractive as well as cultivate and develop the college students' listening abilities and communicative abilities.
文摘Communicative language teaching(CLT) advances and advocates language is acquired through communications,i.e.,using a language to learn it..Ever since the introduction of CLT in the late 1970s,disparate definitions and interpretations of the communicative approach to language instruction continually come into being.In today's process of language teaching,incorporation of CLT has become mandatory in teaching almost any language.While the majority of descriptions of CLT accentuate the communication of messages and meaning,there is divergence as to whether CLT should be concerned about the analysis and practice of language structures.
文摘Due to the increasing role and importance of foreign languages in the context of globalization, it is becoming more important to teach foreign languages for professional communication in different types of educational institutions including nonlinguistic colleges. In this regard, both the approaches to teaching foreign languages should be reconsidered, and also training programs that meet the requirements of future specialists should be created. One of the possible ways out is to use the competence-based approach, i.e., forming a set of special competences in future professionals to solve practical problems. For training a competitive IT-specialist, in teaching foreign languages it is necessary to form a number of language subcompetences in students that are on the basis of their professional competence. The proposed model can be used for teaching any foreign language, where the language component is invariable, and is filled with professional content.
文摘Good and effective approach of teaching has always been of the pursuit of language teachers.There have been heated discussions on the effective ways of of English teaching.Some are in favor of the communicative approach while others are of the traditional approach.This paper will discuss these two kinds of approaches and make an analysis of the teacher’s role in different aproaches.
文摘For some time,ELT in China has been undergoing a heated discussion as to the best way ofteaching.Some think that the communicative approaches is inappropriate while others think that the tra-ditional Chinese methods are too old-fashioned.From various points of view,this paper argues that boththe communicative approach and the traditional Chinese methods can co-exist and influence each other inthe present Chinese teaching context.
文摘In the plurilingual and multicultural contemporary international setting,the educational systems opt for successfully meeting as well as adapting to the rapid social,economic,and technological changes.Based on the premise that intercultural communicative competence holds a significant potential for foreign language instruction,focus should throw into combining teachers’intercultural knowledge with pedagogy and technology.The prospect of introducing intercultural material within the context of teaching scenarios in the curricula of a technology-enhanced foreign language learning environment where the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge(TPACK)approach is implemented,can positively contribute to the teaching process.Under this perspective,cultural and digitally competent teachers can create a framework which will enable learners to fully develop their interactive and linguistic skills and to effectively communicate in a foreign language promoting its social and multicultural dimension whatever the intercultural context.
文摘This thesis attempts to clarify the effectiveness of applying Communicative Approach in college English teaching in China. The author begins with the brief introduction of Communicative Approach and one important conception—communicative competence. She also describes the main feature and the respective roles of teachers and learners in a communicative class.In the conclusion part, the author summarizes some misconceptions in current communicative language teaching practice and reveals the reasons.
文摘The paper tries to give us notion of communicative competence and communicative approach and discuss the essentials of developing the communicative competence through communicative approach.the author argues that achieving the goal of communicative commucnicative competence demands the change of teaching approach in, classroom teaching and activities.Some proposals are then put forward in language teaching.