Abstract: This article aims at improving middle school students’ oral English by Situational Approach. Considering the existing problems, the author elaborates the theoretic basis of Situational Approach and applies this method to the presentation, practice and production stages of oral English teaching in middle school. The study shows that Situational Approach improves not only students’ oral English, but also their pragmatic competence greatly. The author hopes this article can make teachers gain certain enlightenment in their English teaching, thus improving students’ oral English competence and constructing a harmonious and efficient English learning classroom.

Key words: Situational Approach; oral English teaching; middle school

CONTENTS

摘要

Abstract

1. Introduction1

2. Theoretic Basis of Situational Approach..2

2.1 Definition of Situational Approach

  2.2 Features of Situational Approach

3.Status Quo of Oral English Teaching in Middle School 3

4.Application of Situational Approach to Middle School Oral English Teaching.4

  4.1 Presenting Oral Topics by Setting Scenes 

4.1.1 Using Leading-in Questions

4.1.2 Using English Songs 

4.1.3 Using Multimedia 

4.2 Practicing and Consolidating Oral Topics in Communicative Scenes

4.2.1 Using Picture Description  

  4.2.2 Acting Out the Dialogue

  4.2.3 By Group Work

  4.2.4 Performing Movie Clips

  4.2.5 Free Communication in Duty Report

5. Introspection of Applying Situational Approach to Middle School Oral English Teaching.12

  5.1 Advantages

5.2 Possible Problems

  5.2 Some Suggestions

6. Conclusion14

Bibliography.16

Acknowledgments18