“The main aim of learning a language is to learn to communicate inthat language.”1(Jane willis,1981)Therefore,the main aim ofEnglish teaching is to develop the students’ability to use the language,i.e.to develop th...“The main aim of learning a language is to learn to communicate inthat language.”1(Jane willis,1981)Therefore,the main aim ofEnglish teaching is to develop the students’ability to use the language,i.e.to develop their mastery of the four basic skills:listening,speaking,reading and writing.展开更多
This paper focuses on the relationships of the four basic abilities in English acquisition,namely listening,speaking,reading,and writing and puts emphasis on the discussion of how to acquire these four abilities.
Any language is a sound language. In the process of its formation, the oral language comes first, then appears the written one. A language exists in the society as a communicative tool and the main form of communicati...Any language is a sound language. In the process of its formation, the oral language comes first, then appears the written one. A language exists in the society as a communicative tool and the main form of communication is oral communication. That is, listening and speaking, A survey shows that we communicate this way: listening 40%, speaking 30%, reading 20%, writing 10%. We can really see the importance of listening and speaking.展开更多
I SOS AND ITS WEAKNESSSOS(structural-oral-situational)or the structural approach focuses on knowing.that isto say,it concentrates on the code,the grammatical system.The linguistic items,words andsentences which contai...I SOS AND ITS WEAKNESSSOS(structural-oral-situational)or the structural approach focuses on knowing.that isto say,it concentrates on the code,the grammatical system.The linguistic items,words andsentences which contain meaning within themselves,are presented and practised in isolationfrom the communicative purposes of the context within which they are used.The assumptionis that when learners have achieved the knowledge of that target language in abstract。展开更多
Introduction One of the most striking things about teaching in China is that considering the tremendous intrinsic motivation of so many learners and the lengths to which they are prepared to go to try to learn English...Introduction One of the most striking things about teaching in China is that considering the tremendous intrinsic motivation of so many learners and the lengths to which they are prepared to go to try to learn English, their level in some areas (for example, speaking and listening)is often surprisingly low. What can be held mainly responsible for the comparatively low level and slow development of Chinese students in English learning is the traditional teaching method of intensive reading. Chinese展开更多
I.IntroductionThe Communicative Approach is a modern teaching me-thodwhich aims at developing students’communicative competence.It is gen-erally believed to be suitable for lower grades,esp.in speaking course.Here I ...I.IntroductionThe Communicative Approach is a modern teaching me-thodwhich aims at developing students’communicative competence.It is gen-erally believed to be suitable for lower grades,esp.in speaking course.Here I boldly propose that this method be adopted into teaching inten-sive reading course for higher grades at college.展开更多
Advantages of Reading When you learn a language, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful.There are many advantages associated with reading, including:
文摘“The main aim of learning a language is to learn to communicate inthat language.”1(Jane willis,1981)Therefore,the main aim ofEnglish teaching is to develop the students’ability to use the language,i.e.to develop their mastery of the four basic skills:listening,speaking,reading and writing.
文摘This paper focuses on the relationships of the four basic abilities in English acquisition,namely listening,speaking,reading,and writing and puts emphasis on the discussion of how to acquire these four abilities.
文摘Any language is a sound language. In the process of its formation, the oral language comes first, then appears the written one. A language exists in the society as a communicative tool and the main form of communication is oral communication. That is, listening and speaking, A survey shows that we communicate this way: listening 40%, speaking 30%, reading 20%, writing 10%. We can really see the importance of listening and speaking.
文摘I SOS AND ITS WEAKNESSSOS(structural-oral-situational)or the structural approach focuses on knowing.that isto say,it concentrates on the code,the grammatical system.The linguistic items,words andsentences which contain meaning within themselves,are presented and practised in isolationfrom the communicative purposes of the context within which they are used.The assumptionis that when learners have achieved the knowledge of that target language in abstract。
文摘Introduction One of the most striking things about teaching in China is that considering the tremendous intrinsic motivation of so many learners and the lengths to which they are prepared to go to try to learn English, their level in some areas (for example, speaking and listening)is often surprisingly low. What can be held mainly responsible for the comparatively low level and slow development of Chinese students in English learning is the traditional teaching method of intensive reading. Chinese
文摘I.IntroductionThe Communicative Approach is a modern teaching me-thodwhich aims at developing students’communicative competence.It is gen-erally believed to be suitable for lower grades,esp.in speaking course.Here I boldly propose that this method be adopted into teaching inten-sive reading course for higher grades at college.
文摘Advantages of Reading When you learn a language, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful.There are many advantages associated with reading, including: