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1、The Application of Situational Language Teaching in College Oral English TeachingAbstract Situational Language Teaching is an innovation in English Teaching field and this advanced method of teaching is very popular in Chinese students English teaching nowadays. In this article, the author is trying
2、 to give a whole introduction about using Situational Language Teaching approach in teaching oral English can get the best effect. In order to stimulate students interests and enthusiasm to learn English, to make the class atmosphere lively and to make the teacher achieve effective teaching in the c
3、lassroom language teaching, the author develops the argument: to apply the Situational Language Teaching approach in the English Language Teaching, and to argue for it by means of analyzing its theory, rules and its application. In order to achieve these purposes, the author relates theory to the pr
4、actical teaching according to the mode: theory first, examples later. It can get a new level about teaching and learning English and will give students an easier way to learning English. It will benefit both the students and our country. Keywords: Situational Language Teaching; approaches; oral Engl
5、ish teaching.OutlineThesis Statement: Situational language Teaching is given most consideration during English teaching progress and advocated to complement or even replace the traditional ones. . IntroductionA. Background of the researchB. Current usage of Situational Language Teaching . Literature
6、 ReviewA. Research in Situational Language Teaching1. Introduction of Situational Language Teaching2. Models of Situational Language TeachingB. Merits and defects of Situational Language Teaching1. Merits of Situational Language Teaching2. Defects of Situational Language TeachingC. Approaches of Sit
7、uational Language Teaching1. Theory of language2. Theory of learning. Application in College Oral English TeachingA. The nature of oral English 1. Comparisons between spoken and written language2. Characteristics of speech3. Factors involved in speaking English competentlyB. Factors involved in spea
8、king English competently1. Error-correction2. Motivation3. Managing interaction4. Communication strategies5. Social-cultural factors6. Classroom atmosphereC. Some Situational Language Teaching methods to improve college oral English 1. Watching movies and imitating them2. Listening to conversations
9、and repeating them3. Listening to lectures and holding debates D. Designing speaking activities in college classroom 1. Selecting spoken texts 2. Methodology in teaching oral English 3. Types of activities in English speaking classroom 4. Encouraging students to speak out of class. Conclusion The Ap
10、plication of Situational Language Teaching in College Oral English Teaching. IntroductionA. Background of the research As we all know, language is an essential part of communication. No one can communicate with others without language. Furthermore, it is undeniable that English as an international l
11、anguage has gained its popularity all around the world. The purpose to learn a foreign language is communicating with local people about their culture and other aspects of their life. As a result, spoken language becomes more and more important. Someone is considered as master in studying a foreign
12、language if she or he speaks the language fluently. Nowadays, almost everyone knows the importance of learning English, it is taught as a compulsory subject at elementary school, secondary school and university in China. Chinese government has raised questions about how to teach English as a foreign
13、 language to all kinds of students because the study of English continues to occupy an important place in our educational curriculum. A lot of people consider that vocabulary is the key to learning English, so they prefer to memorize words as many as possible. It is true that one can not communicate
14、 effectively or express his ideas in both oral and written forms without a sufficient vocabulary. However, we all know that the effect of learning language is marked by the students communication ability. Although vocabulary is an indispensable element in learning foreign language, a more important
15、one is how to speak that language out. Since different pronunciation will make different meanings to the listeners and it will certainly distort the messages. All of these proved the importance of improving oral English.B. Current usage of Situational Language Teaching in China Foreign language teac
16、hing has been playing a dominant role in Chinas curriculum reform, especially in the present globalization of Chinese society and economy. However, the insufficient research into foreign language teaching and blindly adopting western theory demand China learn from its own experience and also develop
17、 western foreign language teaching theories that innovate and promote its education system and research. There is a phenomenon which we called “Dumb English” in China, which means a large number of students can only read and write instead of speaking. According to the observation, the problem is cau
18、sed by the ways Chinese teachers teach. In addition, a lot of schools in China do not have enough facilities such as English laboratory, LCD, and other multimedia. So the students need suitable advices to improve their oral English. Predecessors created several ways to attract students. First, they
19、encourage teachers to create the comfortable environment to do the teaching learning process. Second, they also advice teachers to use different kinds of media, such as concrete objects, pictures and other aids in order to avoid the young learners boredom. Based on the phenomenon of how important or
20、al English in English learning is, the researchers try to teach oral English by using an attractive way which is suitable for college students, that is by using Situational Language Teaching (SLT). Chinese researchers found that the method of language teaching must be comfortable and relaxing for th
21、e students. Teachers need to find something to stimulate students motivation in the class. Besides, teachers should make students participate in some activities which are interesting and fun for them. Situational Language Teaching (SLT) is developing in China and has been adopted for many years, whi
22、ch shows its effect perfectly. Literature reviewA. Researches on Situational language Teaching1. Introduction of Situational Language Teaching“Few language teachers in the 1990s are familiar with the terms Oral Approach or Situational Language Teaching, which refer to an approach to language teachin
23、g developed by British applied linguists from the 1930s to the 1960s.” 1 This approach began with the work of British applied linguists in the 1920s and 1930s. During this time, a lot of applied linguists contributed many ideas to methodology in language teaching. Among these people, Harold Palmer a
24、nd A. S. Hornby are two prominent leaders in British twentieth-century language teaching. They wanted to develop a more scientific approach to teaching English than the old ones. They led a systematic study of the principles and procedure which could be used to the selection and organization of the
25、content of a language course. The first aspect of this method is vocabulary control. Palmer considered that vocabulary was one of the most important aspects of foreign language learning. Besides, in some countries, reading skills are the goal of foreign language study, which needs a large amount of
26、vocabulary. Another British language teaching specialist, Michael West, who investigated the role of English in India in the 1920s, said that vocabulary was seen as an essential part of reading. The second aspect of this method is grammar control. Palmer pointed out the problems of grammar for the f
27、oreign learner. From 1922 to World War, he directed the Institute for Research in English Teaching in Japan. “Palmer viewed grammar as the underlying sentence patterns of the spoken language.”2 A lot of British applied linguists analyzed English and sorted its major grammatical structures into sente
28、nce patterns. These patterns could be used to help internalize the rules of English sentence structure. The principles of selection, gradation and presentation are involved in methodology which was developed by Palm, Hornby, and other British applied linguistics from 1920s, even if they held differe
29、nt views toward what kind of the specific procedures should be used during teaching English. The Oral Approach was applied to English language teaching by the 1950s. And it was widely used since then, more and more language specialists all around the world found it effective in language teaching pro
30、cedure. Finally, they conclude 6 main characteristics of the approach: “ Language teaching begins with the spoken language. Material is taughtorally before it is presented in written form. The target language is the language of the classroom. New language points are introduced and practiced situatio
31、nally. Vocabulary selection procedures are followed to ensure that an essentialgeneral service vocabulary is covered. Items of grammar are graded following the principle that simple forms should be taught before complex ones. Reading and writing are introduced once a sufficient lexical and grammatic
32、al basis is established.”3After the conclusion, the term situational was used increasingly concerning the Oral Approach. In 1950, Hornby published a series of articles in English Language Teaching with the title of the Situational Approach. After that, the terms Structural Situational Approach and S
33、ituational Language Teaching spread quickly. 2. Models of Situational Language Teaching: a developing oneSituational Language Teaching is a suitable teaching method to increase English learners enthusiasm because it deals with the characteristics of the young learners. In addition, it involves some
34、attractive ways which can get rid of students feeling of boredom and enhance their motivation to learn. For so many years, more and more researchers believe in this method, not only because it can improve students interests of learning English, but also it can really assist teachers in teaching Engl
35、ish efficiently. At the moment, Situational Language Teaching method is only used in several aspects of English, vocabulary, grammar for example. With its strong emphasis on oral practice, grammar, and sentence patterns, Situational Language Teaching method continues to be widely used in many parts
36、of the world in the long run. B. Merits and Defects of Situational Language Teaching1. Merits of Situational Language Teaching The first one, it is the first attempt to establish theoretical principles to build a methodological framework for teaching English as a foreign language in English Language
37、 Teaching history. At the same time, it also began the discipline of applied linguistics. Before Situational Language Teaching method was developed, there was less real theories of teaching English to help teachers with teaching. The second one, it has made up some shortcomings of other methods in l
38、anguage teaching practice. Situational Language Teaching emphasizes the function of situation which can help students to apply what they have learned in real-life practice during the process of presenting the language structure. All the teaching materials are graded, and the students will not suffer
39、 from the difficulties of a flow of ungraded speech in the language.The third one, it can help students to form the habit of thinking in English, which is necessary in efficient real communication. Since both Chinese and English have their own characteristics in many aspects, it is essential to act
40、and think as native people do. Imitating their ways to speak is the first phase, then memorizing comes and thinking in their ways occupies the last but not least place. The fourth one, its emphasis on practice with English and on language skills, rather than on language itself, is important in achie
41、ving automaticity of using English. The aim we learn a language is to use it, Situational Language Teaching give us a condition to put language into practice. It also shows us a quicker way to teach and learn English. The fifth one, using situation as teaching units makes English learning more natur
42、al and efficient for students to understand and acquire a new language. It is different from other methods, because it combines English learning and settled situations together. In this way, English learners can totally understand the language. 2. Defects of Situational Language TeachingAlthough thi
43、s method has so many benefits, it is still not a perfect one in two aspects. Firstly, it is still largely a grammar-based one, which makes its situations the vehicles through which the grammatical syllabus is conveyed. If the students lack necessary knowledge of the English grammar, they tend to produce utterances with a lot of grammatical mistakes in them. On the other hand, ignoring English grammar will lead to misunderstanding between two speakers, especially for the one who is not a native speaker. Secondly, Situational Language Teaching places a high demand