OnImproveSpeakingCompetencethroughCommunicativeLanguageTeaching(CLT)inJuniorHighSchoolinChina通过语言交际教学法如何提高中国初中生英语口语能力AcknowledgmentsIwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothankmysupervisorMr.WangYongkang,whooffersmeacademicandconstructive,advisesoncomposingthispaper.Hisencouragementandhelpareworthyofhighacknowledgement.Intheprocessofthisessay,hegivesmemanyusefuladvices.Evenifheisbusywithhiswork,healsotakestimetocorrectcarefully.Inaddition,Iwouldliketoexpressspecialthankstomybelovedparentsandmyfriends,whohavegivenmyceaselesssupportduringthewritingofthisthesis.Lastbutnotleast,IwouldliketoextendmysincerethankstotheCollegeofArtsandSciences,YunnanNormalUniversity,forthecomprehensiveeducationduringmyfouryears,whichencouragemetostudyfurther.ContentsAbstract(EnglishVersion).............................................................................................iAbstract(ChineseVersion)...........................................................................................iiChapterOneIntroduction...............................................................................................1ChapterTwoLiteratureReview.....................................................................................32.1ThedefinitionofCLT...............................................................................................32.2ModernprinciplesofCLTinChina.........................................................................42.3ModernfeaturesofCLT...........................................................................................52.4MajorformsofCLT.................................................................................................62.4.1Role-playing..........................................................................................................62.4.2Story-telling...........................................................................................................62.4.3Exchanginginformation........................................................................................6ChapterThreeMethodology..........................................................................................83.1TheResearchQuestions...........................................................................................83.2DataCollectionandAnalysis...................................................................................8ChapterFourResultsandDiscussion..........................................................................104.1TheAnalysisoftheQuestionnaire.........................................................................104.2GeneralDescriptionofCLTinJuniorHighSchool...............................................114.2.1TheFrequentUseofCLTinOralEnglishClass.................................................114.2.2ThePreferenceofCertainMethodsinOralEnglishClass.................................124.2.3TheEffectiveStrategiestoImproveStudents’OralAbilitythroughCLT..........124.2.3.1IntroducingAuthenticMaterialintoClass.......................................................134.2.3.2Teacher-StudentInteractions............................................................................134.2.3.3CreatinganInteractiveClassroom...................................................................134.3MajorFormsofCommunicativeActivitiesAppliedinJunio...
