Abstract: This study focuses on the application of situational language teaching in lead-in part of English classes in junior school and aims to discuss the advantages of this method and promote it to actual language teaching. The result shows that situational language teaching has several disadvantages, yet it can arouse students’ interest and develop their abilities to solve problems. There still exists lots of aspects of problems in this paper which need to be solved.

Key words: situational language teaching; leading-in; study interest; English classes in Junior school

CONTENTS 

摘要

Abstract

1. Introduction ..1

2. Situational Language Teaching.1

2.1 Definition

2.2 Theory Basis

2.3 Principles of Situational Language Teaching  

2.4 Operating Situational Language Teaching 

2.4.1 Providing Redundant and Meaningful Situation 

2.4.2 Building a Learner-centered Learning Environment

3.  Learning Features of Junior School Students .4

3.1 Interest

3.2 Motivation

4. Leading-in Part in English Classroom Teaching...5

4.1 Definition 

4.2 Characteristics of Leading-in 

4.3 Function and Purposes of Leading-in 

5.  Application of Situational Language Teaching in Leading-in Part of English Classes in Junior School6

5.1 Condition

5.2Advantages of the Application of Situational Language Teaching in Leading-in Part

5.2.1Arousing Non-intelligence Factors of Students. 

5.2.2 Building a Good Language Environment  

5.2.3 Stimulating the Interest of Students and Activating Class Atmosphere

5.3 Comparisons with Other Kinds of Leading-in Methods

5.3.1 Simple Free Talk

5.3.2 Telling Stories

5.3.3 Competition

5.4 Suggested Methods

5.4.1 Creating an English Teaching Situation 

5.4.2 Designing Contents of English Teaching during Leading- in

5.4.3 Multi-dimensional Interaction between Teachers and Students

6. Conclusion10

7. Bibliography.11

8. Acknowledgements..12