本科学士学位论文On Improve Speaking Competence through Communicative Language Teaching ( CLT) in Junior High School in China通过语言交际教学法如何提高中国初中生英语口语能力姓 名 学 号 院 系 外语学院 专 业 英语 指导教师 职称 2013 年 5 月 To Improve Speaking Competence through Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in Junior High School in ChinaA Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of ArtsWritten By Yang ZhongxinSupervised By Wang Yongkang Department of Foreign Languages School of Arts and Science Yunnan Normal University Kunming, Yunnan P. R. China 云南师范大学文理学院本科毕业设计（论文）原创性声明本人郑重声明：所呈交的毕业设计（论文） ，是本人在指导教师的指导下独立研究、撰写的成果。设计（论文）中引用他人的文献、数据、图件、资料，均已在设计（论文）中加以说明，除此之外，本设计（论文）不含任何其他个人或集体已经发表或撰写的成果作品。对本文研究做出重要贡献的个人和集体，均已在文中作了明确说明并表示了谢意。本声明的法律结果由本人承担。毕业设计（论文）作者签名： 杨忠鑫 2013 年 5 月 9 日 AcknowledgmentsI would like to take this opportunity to thank my supervisor Mr. Wang Yongkang, who offers me academic and constructive, advises on composing this paper. His encouragement and help are worthy of high acknowledgement. In the process of this essay, he gives me many useful advices. Even if he is busy with his work, he also takes time to correct carefully.In addition, I would like to express special thanks to my beloved parents and my friends, who have given my ceaseless support during the writing of this thesis.Last but not least, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the College of Arts and Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, for the comprehensive education during my four years, which encourage me to study further. ContentsAbstract ( English Version).iAbstract ( Chinese Version).iiChapter One Introduction.1Chapter Two Literature Review.32.1 The definition of CLT .32.2 Modern principles of CLT in China.42.3 Modern features of CLT.52.4 Major forms of CLT.62.4.1 Role-playing.62.4.2 Story-telling.62.4.3 Exchanging information.6Chapter Three Methodology .83.1 The Research Questions.83.2 Data Collection and Analysis.8Chapter Four Results and Discussion .104.1 The Analysis of the Questionnaire.104.2 General Description of CLT in Junior High School .114.2.1 The Frequent Use of CLT in Oral English Class .114.2.2 The Preference of Certain Methods in Oral English Class .124.2.3 The Effective Strategies to Improve Students Oral Ability through CLT .124.2.3.1 Introducing Authentic Material into Class.134.2.3.2 Teacher-Student Interactions .134.2.3.3 Creating an Interactive Classroom .134.3 Major Forms of Communicative Activities Applied in Junior School .144.3.1 Pair Work .144.3.2 Group Work .14Chapter Five conclusion.165.1 Major Findings of the Research .165.2 Limitations of the Present Thesis.16Append