Abstract: Last summer vacation, I attended an advanced oral English training in the Web International English School where I experienced a kind of interactive English teaching method. It is an English class that is full of communication between the teacher and the students, the student and student. The content in the class has covered various aspects in English reading, listening, speaking and writing. Through the students’ participation and communication with the teachers on their own initiative, the “mute English” under the traditional English class teaching has been overcome. Based on this learning experience, I have chosen this subject as my study topic for my thesis. In this thesis, I first carry out a survey about the current English class teaching using a questionnaire. And then I analyze completely and objectively the reason why students feel dissatisfied with the present teaching situation and are interested in an interactive English teaching method. Second, some theories about interactive teaching have been explained. On the basis of these theories, I put forward some new interactive teaching modes and teaching strategies. At last, I compare the effect of the traditional English teaching method with that of the interactive English teaching method and even draw a useful conclusion which is expected to be useful to our English teaching in class.
Key Words: Interactive teaching; interactive teaching method; interactive teaching strategy
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1. The Status Quo of English Class Teaching Nowadays 3
1.1 The Situation of English Class Teaching in China 3
1.2 A Reformation about English Courses in Universities in China 4
1.3 Achievements of Interactive Researches in China 5
2. Theoretical bases of interaction 5
2.1 Philosophical Perspective 6
2.2 Sociological Perspective 7
2.3. Communicative Perspective 8
3. New Interactive English Class Teaching Modes 9
3.1 Student-centered Intercommunicative Teaching Mode 9
3.2 Diversified Forms of Class Practice Teaching Mode 11
4. Implementing Strategies of Interactive English Class Teaching 13
4.1 Build a New Relationship between Teachers and Students 13
4.2 Teach Students in Accordance with Their Aptitude 14
4.3 Motivate the Students to Participate in Teaching Activities 15
4.4 Adopt Strategy of Asking Questions 16
5. Conclusion 17
Bibliography 20
