On Improving Spoken English in Junior Middle School 英语专业毕业论文.doc

On Improving Spoken English in Junior Middle SchoolAbstract: With the development of economy, oral English becomes more and more important. The period in junior school is the sky period of learning English. This paper mainly deals with how to improve spoken English in junior students，Firstly, it analysis the reasons for junior students poor spoken English. Secondly it mainly discusses how to do as English young learners, they should become confident, dont be shy and make full use of every chance to speak and practice, putting the theoretic knowledge into practice. Thirdly it introduces the teachers teaching affection. As teachers, they play an important role in direction. They should teach the students according to their characteristics using various teaching methods. They try to build up the students confidence and arouse their interests to improve junior students spoken through creating a favorable language environment. A lot of efficient teaching methods can be applied in English teaching by teachers namely, duty report, role play, free talk, games In the end, the paper comes to a conclusion that if the English learners and the English teachers work together hard and harmoniously, they will surely improve each other and make great progress in spoken English.Key word: spoken English, junior students, teachers, teaches methods摘要：随着经济的发展，英语口语变的越来越重要，中学阶段是学习口语的关键时期。本论文主要讨论了中学生该怎样去提高英语口语。第一部分分析中学生口语表达能力差的原因。第二部分，主要论述了中学生自身该怎样去做，充满自信，不要害羞，充分利用每一个机会多说多练，把理论知识运用于实践。第三部分，介绍了老师的教学作用，作为老师，他们扮演了一个很重要的角色，老师应结合学生的特点和多种教学手段，通过创造好的语言环境，试图去建立学生的自信和培养他们的兴趣来提高中学的口语。老师还可以利用许多有效的教学方法，比如，值日报告，角色扮演，自由讨论，游戏最后，本文最后得出结论：学好英语在于学者与教者的之间的融合，相辅相成，相互促进。当然学好口语并非一朝一夕，需要广大师生共同努力。关键词：口语；中学生；老师；教学方法ContentsAbstractiContentsiiiIntroduction 11. An Analysis of Junior Reasons for Students Poor Spoken English12. How to Improve Spoken English as English young Learners32.1 Enjoying losing faces and being confident while speaking English32.2 Taking every chance to speak and talk in English42.3 Putting what you've learned into practice53. How to Help Learners Improve Spoken English as an English Teacher53.1 Trying to create a favorable language environment in class53.2 Building up students' confidence and arousing their interest73.3 Efficient methods to improve students' spoken English 8Conclusion14Bibliography15Acknowledgement16IntroductionWith the reforms and development in all walks of life and the carrying out of the open policies to the outside world in China in recent years，spoken English is becoming more and more importantBut now in junior middle school，many of the junior students are good at reading and writing English，they cannot communicate wellThey have difficulty in expressing themselves in their own wordsSome of them even cannot say a word when they meet foreignersSo the traditional grammar-translation method of the foreign language teaching has been found unable to keep pace with the times. this has given rise to many new thoughts and concepts of itAs a resultThe communicative approach is getting more and more widely used in English teachingThe application of it is based on the view that English should be taught as a communicative tool，not merely a kind of the knowledge of languageIn this casethe students' speaking ability must be the most important thing for teachers to improveHowever, it is a very difficulty jobHow can we manage it? This is the very subject I want to deal with. Here In my essay, some issues related to improving spoken English are to be discussed in the following three parts 1. The Analysis of Reasons for Junior Students Poor Spoken EnglishMany of the junior students who can get good grades in an English exam are unable to communicate with people in English frequentlyFirst this is because they don't have a good language surrounding to speak English as much as possibleThey only have chances to practice their spoken English in classAs everyone knows，in China there are 50 or more junior students in each classThis makes it impossible for a teacher to give every junior student an opportunity to speak English in only forty five minutesSecondly this is because lack of confidence. Junior students are not quite sure about what to say when they speak EnglishTheir faces become red before they begin to speak EnglishThey are afraid to make a lot of mistakes while speakingThey are afraid of being laughed at by others as wellSo the more they think of this，the more they afraid to open their mouthsSo the more they think of this，the more they afraid to open their mouthsSome of the junior students with low speaking ability don't have enough vocabularies and the ability of telling the grammar constructionThirdly, we don't have a speaking test in Chinese junior middle schoo1.If a student can speak English fluently but he can't get high marks in English exams，he will not be considered to be a good student by his classmates，parents and even teachersSo a great number of junior students pay less attention to their spoken English than reading and writing EnglishSo do many Of the teachers2. How to Improve Spoken English as English Young LearnersSince spoken English is a big disadvantage for Chinese junior students，you should try your best to change this situationI think you'd better abide by the following suggestions if you really want to improve your spoken English.2.1 Enjoying Losing Faces and Being Confident While Speaking EnglishYou should enjoy losing facesMany Chinese junior students are afraid of making mistakes. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervousPerhaps this makes them afraid if starting conversationsBut students should remember that their goal should be fluency not accuracyYou want to get your message across，to talk to somebody as quickly and as well as you canAnd sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense，but it doesnt matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for many mistakes he hears. Making mistakes in a conversation is not a crimeEnglish speakers actually make plenty of mistakes in their English，tooHe who makes no mistakes makes nothingIn addition，be confident while speaking EnglishDon't fear that people may laugh at your pronunciationIn fact it is no problem if you have your own accent because there are many regional kinds of EnglishYou don't have to sound like the Queen of the England or the President of the United States of AmericaBut your accent must be close to the standardsSo In your spare time turn on your TV or radio and watch or listening to programs like hoping English，BBC or NBC and you will hear many different people from Germany, France and other nonEnglish speaking countries·They all have good accentsThis will help you a lotAnd you must 1earn to speak in publicYour voice should be loud and clearDont feel shy and don't be afraid of being laughed at2.2 Taking Every Chance to Speak and Talk in EnglishIf you want to Improve your spoken English，you must take every chance to speak and talk in English in and out of classMost junior students are reactive rather than proactive Language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English，they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to themNative English speakers will not come to you and ask，“Would you like to practice English with me?” So what you have to do is to maximize your speaking chances and look for chances to speak and listen to English instead of passively waiting for others to teach you. If you have this proactive outlook，you will see opportunities wherever You go. Also sometimes there is too much emphasis on formal textbooksI find some people have a good understanding of formal，proper EnglishBut when they meet foreigner in real life who speak informal or slang English，they don't understand very muchI think that shows the importance of trying to find more opportunities to use your English，to practice and also more exposure to practical everyday English instead of formal textbook English.2.3 Putting What You Have Learned into PracticeYou should put what you have learned into practiceWhen you have learned a worda sentence pattern or a dialogue，you must try to learn them by heartFor example , when you've learned a word or a phase today, you should try to speak it and use it once until you've finally understood in what situation the word or phase you've learned should be used and don't be afraid of making mistakesTry to think in English whenever possibleWhen you see something，think of the English word for itthen think about the word in a sentenceSo in your daily life，when you come across something you don't understand，a new word or something，you're always learning，you re always practicingIn this way, you can remember ten or more sentences a dayBut without using it，it will not be yoursAnd you will forget it as soon as time goesThe more you apply it in real situations，the more natural it will becomeYour spoken English will surely be improved.3. How to Help Learners Improve Junior Students Spoken English as an English Teacher3.1 Trying to Create a Favorable Language Environment in ClassIt is wellknown to us all that the largest difference between mother language learning and foreign language learning is the environmentA child can soon learn his mother language wellHe learns to say something after he has heard a lotBefore he goes to school，he has already been a good speaker. But for a foreign language，most junior students meet it only in formal places，classes，for exampleOtherwise，they can hardly have a chance to meet itSo the classroom teaching is one of the most important ways that junior students learn to speak EnglishTeachers should try their best to organize the classroom teaching in English as much as possible and communicate with junior students in simple EnglishAlso teachers should try to create English situation in class since it's nearly impossible for junior students to get in touch with foreigners frequentlyFor instance，Lesson 58 of Book 2 is about making a telephone callBefore class，I asked every student to take a toy telephone to the classroomThen I told them to make up their own dialogues and act them out by themselvesSome of them make dialogues like this：A：Hello! 2727147!B：Hello! May I speak to Lingling please?A：Sorry, she's outWho is it calling?B：Fan fan. Could you ask Lingling to call me, please? My phone number is 2615388.A：OK2615388.B：Thank you very muchBye!A：It's a pleasureBye!In class，the students acted out their dialogues vividly. They all concentrated highly on practicing and actingThese good languages not only help the junior students master how to make a phone call. But also train their ability to express their own opinions. They will find that it is not so difficult to speak English3.2 Building up Junior Students Confidence and Arousing Their Interest of Learning EnglishEinstein once said“Interest is the best teacher” It is true that interest is the key to learning a foreign languageIt can arouse their desire of learning，drive them to study and correct their attitude towards studyAs a English teacher, it's your responsibility to arouse junior students interest of learning EnglishSo English classes should be proceed lively and interestingFor example，once I taught the model verbs“can”and“can't”, I pretended to be hurt in the arm，and said when 1 went into the classroom，“Just now I fell off the bike and my arm got hurtI can't write now”When I spoke of“can”I intentionally repeated it several times，then I said to a junior student with glasses，“Can you see the sentence on the blackboard clearly?”The student answered，“Yes，I can”Then I said to him，“Now take off your glasses，pleaseCan you see the sentence on the blackboard clearly now?”The junior student answered, “No，I can't.”If you teach in this way in English classes，I think，the students are sure to be interested in what the teacher saysIt can cultivate their interest and abilityTeachers should encourage junior students in time when they have made progressIn class，when the junior students answer the questions correctly, you must express our satisfaction with“Well done!”“Very good!”“Excellent!”or“Youre very clever!”When the students are slow in answering the questions，you should be patient enough to help them outEven when they can't answer the questions，you should remember to say“Dont be nervousTake it easy!”“Have a guess，it's ok even if you get it wrong”Or“try next time! I think you will do it better”These will encourage the junior students greatly and help build up their confidenceThey will still want to be volunteers to answer questions next timeYou shouldnt get angry and blame themIf we do so，students will be unwilling to take part in any communicative activities againAs to those who are weak in English，dont look down upon themYou must give them more care and encourage them to study hard and urge them to continue making effortsHelp them a lot and praise them even if they have made a little progressIf you do so, they will study harder than before.3.3 Efficient Methods to Improve Junior Students Spoken EnglishJust like learning ones mother language，a person must learn a foreign language by imitatingThat's to say, he should practice more speaking，more reading and more listeningFrom another point of view, oral English and written English complement each otherIn my teaching experience，I have tried the following approaches that proved efficient in improving junior students spoken English3.3.1 Duty. ReportDuty report is generally done by one or two students on duty at the beginning of an English classThe junior students should face the whole class while talkingThe contents of the report are free，for instance，their daily life，likes and dislikes，a funny story, an important newsTeachers can also choose some suitable topics for junior studentsBut the topics must be fit for junior students level and tastesEnsure that every student must take part in the activityTo those who have difficulty in expressing their opinions，teachers should help them if necessaryAlthough the whole report only lasts three minutes or more，It can play a very important role in improving junior students spoken EnglishIt can also arouse their wide interest. Its a good device of reinforcement3.3.2 Role-playWhat is role-play? When students assume a role，they play a part （either their own or somebody else's in a specific situation）In our junior middle school English textbooks，most of the texts are complied in the forms of