As an international language, English plays a very important role in today’s society. Since the entry of WTO in 2001, China has participated in more and more international co-operations with the world. This irreversible tendency requires more and more highly-qualified English personnel in society. The final purpose of learning a language is to communicate with others, thus the oral expression is very crucial and is the basic skill of using a language. Because of negligence and inadequate conditions, the present situation of learning spoken English is not satisfactory; which has affected the students’ English learning well. How to improve the Students’ spoken English has also become a problem which should be solved. As the students’ guide, teachers can stimulate students’ interest in speaking English and instruct them to do more effective practice. Students should cultivate their interest through watching English movies and listening to English songs, andit’s available and useful for them to do more practices such as imitating, retelling, thinking something in English.
Key Words
spoken English; cultivation of ability; interest; practice
Abstract...............................................................Ⅰ
Key Words............................................................. Ⅰ
摘要...................................................................Ⅱ
关键词.................................................................Ⅱ
Introduction ......................................................... 1
Ⅰ. Disadvantageous Factors of Learning Spoken English ................3
Chinese Spoken Atmosphere..............................................3
Less Attention to Oral English.........................................3
Poor English Teaching Condition........................................4
Ⅱ. Misconceptions of Learning Spoken English..........................4
Ⅲ. Some Methods in Teaching Spoken English ..........................5
Stimulating Students’ Interest and Creating Good Atmosphere ..........5
More Encouragement.....................................................7
Some Practical Methods in Teaching ....................................8
Ⅳ. Useful Methods for Students’ Speaking English ....................12
Cultivating the Students’ Interest in Speaking English................12
Imitation of Standard Pronunciation ...................................13
Retelling in English ..................................................14
Thinking in English....................................................14
Widening English Daily Words ..........................................16
Remembering More English Idioms and Slang............................. 16
Avoiding Impolite Expressions in English...............................17
Conclusion.............................................................19
Acknowledgements.......................................................20
Bibliography.......................................................... 21
