Problems and Countermeasures in Oral English Teaching in Senior Middle Schools

The English language is widely used now and there is no need for us to talk about its importance.English teaching is aimed to enable students to obtain basic English knowledge and to have the ability to use it in communication by the training of listening,speaking,reading and writing.In middle schools,oral English teaching is usually neglected by teachers and students.This article tries to find out the problems and then give us some countermeasures so as to improve oral English teaching.

On the Application of Task-based Approach in English Listening Teaching at Middle Schools

In order to command a foreign language, it requires a balanced development in listening, speaking, reading and writing,which are four essential skills of language competence. Listening is not only a vital approach to acquire language, but also an important way to communicate with others in our daily life. The Task-based Approach(TBA) focuses on the specific task, which is the learning motivation. The process of finishing the task is the process of learning. The teaching result is judged by the task performed or not. This research discusses the application of TBA in English Listening Teaching at Middle Schools in order to improve the students listening ability. In the first part, the author introduces the background and significance of the research. In the second part, it states the definition of listening comprehension, the characteristics of listening process, three models of listening processing. In the third part, it introduces the definition of Task, characteristics of task, and the principles of designing a task. Finally, it introduces the Task-based Approach. In the fourth part, discusses the current situation of English teaching at middle school,and the elaboration on the task-based model of English listening teaching. All in all, the research is to make the audience to understand the application of Task-based Approach in English listening teaching at middle schools so as to improve the students' English listening ability.

How to Maintain Students' Motivation——A Sample Analysis of WeChat Application in Middle School English Teaching

This paper briefly reviews usefully current research concerning maintain junior middle school students' motivation,anduses Constructivism to introduce Wechat in English teaching,then designed surveys to try to figure out whether there are suitablecondition for Wechat step into the class and students do really accept it,enjoy it and get well use of it.By analysis the data usingSSPS,the following conclusion has been made:Wechat can be applied into junior middle school English teaching with its charac-ters to help maintain students' motivation and enhance their English level as well.

The Strategies of Reading in English Teaching in Middle School

Reading is very important in language learning. Learners can understand and have a feeling of other countries' customs. In the reading process, students will acquire knowledge and know foreign countries' background culture. Reading is the main skill and task in English teaching. It is an absolutely necessary part in English Test. Teacher should master the useful reading strategies to teach the students in order to improve their reading ability. This paper analysis the main problems of the traditional ways to teach English reading and give some suggestions to future teaching.

The Application of Situational Teaching Approach in Senior Middle School English Class

With the rapid advancing of the new English curriculum reform, English teaching has also been enriched constantlyand many teaching approaches have sprung up. Situational teaching is one of them, as one of the most popularteaching approaches, playing a crucial role in English classroom teaching. This paper is mainly devoted toexploring the origins and development of situational teaching approach, functions as well as ways to apply it tosenior middle school English classes. Moreover, it presents a teaching case of the author in the end. Finally, thispaper tries to seek for feasible and practical ways to improve the teaching efficiency.

Analyzing the Application of Functional Linguistics in Junior Middle School English Teaching

Based on the application of functional linguistics in junior middle school English teaching,this paper first illustrates the concepts of systematic grammar and functional grammar.Secondly,according to the application of functional grammar in reading,in translation and in writing,it is concluded that applied linguistics has an important role in promoting junior middle school English teaching,which comprehensively illustrates the importance of functional linguistics in junior middle school English teaching.Functional linguistics is of great significance to instruct junior middle school teaching.This paper explores the definition of functional linguistics and the linguistic patterns of functional linguistics.

Some Thoughts on English Teaching of Listening and Speaking in Middle School

In the modern world,English is becoming more and more important.This encourages Chinese people to work harder to learn English well.To study a foreign language,we should master four abilities:listening,speaking,reading,and writing.Of course,communication is the main aim of learning a foreign language for ordinary learners.So in English teaching,we should pay more attention to listening and speaking.But in fact,English teachers and students are all in an ocean of paper.Because this is the best way to get a good mark.Although we can not change current situation,we can change ourselves.As English teachers,we should continue to study the methods of teaching and try our best to create the environment of listening and speaking for students.Here I would like to introduce some useful methods to help students to improve their listening and speaking and raise their interest.

The Application of Context Theory to English Reading Teaching in Junior Middle School

English reading is very important and difficult in exam-oriented education in junior middle schools.How to improve students’English reading ability has always been the focus of teachers’attention.Context theory can help to improve the reading teaching efficiency.This paper mainly introduces the application of context theory in English reading teaching,aims to give some suggestions for English teachers.

The Application of Affective Education in Middle School English Teaching

It is acknowledged that affection widely affects cognitive activity of individuals in teaching process. While in learning process, affection will greatly affect the motivation of studying and determine whether learners can get as much information as they can. Starting with the problems existed in English Teaching and the definition of affective education, the paper mainly present several ways to advocate affective education, which includes establish harmonious relations between students and teachers and so on.

A Study on Current Situation and Strategies of Oral English Teaching in Nanguan Middle School in Huyi District

With the development of society and the deepening of economic globalization,as a common language in today's world,the role of English is inereasingly prominent.In recent years,with the advent of the Chinese Dream and the establishment of the Economic Belt of the Belt and Road,there is no doubt that China needs a large number of proficient people speaking English fluently to tell the world the stories of China,to spread the brilliant history of Chinese cultures and to play an important role in the inereasingly colse international exchanges and cooperation.However,as we all know,oral English teaching has always been quite weak in Chinese junior high schools.Huyi district,located in the central and western regions of China,not only has the commonalities of the western regions but also has its own unique personalities in oral English teaching.Although it has made great progress,some problems in teaching should be solved.Based on this,the thesis mainly aims to find out the problems that exist in oral English teaching of Nanguan Middle School by questionnaire and put forward corresponding countermeasures for these problems in order to promote the development of oral English teaching in middle schools in Huyi district.

The Practice of English Grammar Teaching under Communicative Approach in Junior Middle School

The analyzing of the definition and principles of communicative approach and the current situation of the grammatically teaching points that the combination of both construction and practical knowledge of English language teaching in junior high school is the most ideal mode.Taking comparative grammar teaching of adjectives and adverbs as an example,this article explores how to teach grammar teaching in junior middle school under communicative teaching method.

On the Application of Task-Based Approach to Junior Middle School English Reading Teaching

In order to alter the reality of reading teaching, arouse students' reading interest and to improve their reading competence, the author conducted an empirical research on the application of Task-Based Approach to junior middle school English reading teaching. The research aims to encourage students to take an active part in class, stimulate their reading interest, and to improve their reading competence by students' complement of reading tasks; furthermore, it probes into the difficulties about the application of Task-Based Approach to practical teaching so that it can provide reference for teachers' improvement of teaching methods.

Design and Reflection on Genre Analysis in Junior Middle School English Reading Teaching

In order to better promote students’English learning ability and interest,this paper expounds the general process of junior middle school English reading teaching by using genre analysis,for the reference of relevant personnel.

An Elementary Talk on Teaching English In Middle School

Over the last ten years, English language teaching methodology has developed very rapidly and has been subject to changes and controversies. The methods and techniques share a common core and draw on what is of value both in traditional and in more recent

A Brief Description of Audio-Lingual Method and Discussion of its Advantages and Disadvantages vis-a-vis the English Language Teaching Situation in Chinese Middle Schools

With the development of reform and open policy, foreign languages become more and moreuseful. And how to teach a foreign language is an important matter. A lot of methods of teaching foreign languages have been developed. There’re grammar-trans-lation method, direct method, audio-lingual method, communicative method, etc. In this paper I in-

A Quasi-Experimental Study of English Vocabulary Teaching Based on Incidental Acquisition

Recent years have witnessed a phenomenon that major English teachers in China have adopted the traditional teaching pattern, mechanically linking English pronunciations directly with the meaning of Chinese, which gradually dampens learners’ enthusiasm. The chief purpose of this paper was to design one English vocabulary teaching lesson based on incidental acquisition. More specifically, the questions raised are, on the one hand, whether incidental vocabulary teaching imprints differences on the learning outcomes for middle school students, and, on the other hand, whether incidental acquisition results in positive feedback between teachers and students. The technique we applied was referred to as questionnaires and interviews addressed to a sample of 68 students. Focusing on the effect of incidental vocabulary acquisition, the analysis demonstrated that it could enhance students’ vocabulary capacity. In addition, it was interesting to note that excellent students and average students tended to embrace the new teaching style while underachievers were on the opposite side. On this basis, it is recommended for English teachers to design English vocabulary lessons, adopting visual, auditory, oral, reading or writing training. More precisely, they should use phonics rules and patterns, holistic learning, classified vocabulary teaching, visual illustration or multimedia teaching to give lessons effectively and expand learners’ vocabulary.