Task—based English Teaching in Vocational Colleges论文

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Abstract: Task- based Approach is “human-oriented”. It is based on students’ practical life. It makes use of all the resources, including students, teachers and environment, which can enrich teacher’s teaching contents and make students use English creatively.
  Key words: Task-based approach; English teaching; Vocational colleges
  :C DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1672-818

1.2013.19.133

  Task-based Approach are students-centered. In the approach, the task is the main line. It emphasizes participation. In the approach, teachers give the initiative to the students and encourage students to take part in activities and perform tasks. Teachers should change the traditional class teaching mode to task-based approach to organize teaching activities. The following conclusions are drawn from this research:
  ①Task-based Approach is better than traditional language teaching in terms of students’ cognition. What makes it better is that students’ thinking is active in class. Students tend to express their ideas brely, thus the enthusia of participation is higher and the cooperation consciousness is stronger in class than before, and the ability of oral expression is improved too. Teachers should improve the quality of the tasks by creating connections with students’ everyday life, and strengthen the management of the students’ learning process. These three points are the key to undertaking task-based approach and cultivate students’ autonomous learning ability.
  ②The appropriate self-evaluation oflearning process is the motivation of learning.
  ③Task- based Approach offers new challenges to teachers’ teaching concept for it require teachers to speak correct and fluent English.
  ④Task-based Approach requires higher demands of students’ learning ability. It proposes a higher requirement of students’ self-study and management ability, and active inquiry spirit as well; because if the students do not he initiative to learn, Task-based Approach will not work. Thus students’ learning dynamic changes are extremely important.
  Based on the data of questionnaires and comparing it with the traditional teaching method, we could make this conclusion: it is workable to apply the Task-based Approach in our daily teaching, and it is more helpful to improve students’ oral English. Major findings of the research are summarized as below:
  ①Students in the experimental class show more interest and confidence in oral English than those in the control class. During the activities, students are not passive receivers but active participants. Task-based Approach will create an active atmosphere in the whole class in that different activities draw students’ attention and stimulate their interest in the learning process. Meanwhile, all the activities give students chances to practice and communicate, which are effective in encouraging students and in cultivating their communicative ability.