On Extra-curricular Activities and Cultivation of English Communicative Ability of College StudentsApplicant:XXSupervisor:XXFaculty:XXX May 10, 2008XXX UniversityContents摘 要iAbstractii1. Introduction11.1 The Significance of Topic11.2 Research Methods12. Theory Research12.1 Linguistics Rationale12.1.1 Theory of Communicative Competence by D. H. Hymes12.1.2 Theory of Communicative Competence by Canale & Swain22.1.3 Theory of Communicative Competence by Bachman22.2 Theoretical Basis of the Topic22.2.1 Piagets Theory22.2.2 American Scholar-Alan Andean &Weir about “Role Play”32.3 Related Studies32.3.1 Researches Abroad32.3.2 Researches in China33. Presentation of the English Teaching43.1 The Drawbacks of Traditional Teaching Methods43.2 Modern Interest TeachingCLT43.2.1 Definition of CLT43.2.2 The Content and Substance of CLT53.2.3 CLT in the Use of English Out-of-class Activities64. Out-of-class Activities and Cultivation of Communication Ability64.1 The Role of Out-of-class Activities in Training of Communication Ability64.2 Current Situation of College Students Out-of-class Learning74.3 Analysis on the Causes for Problems84.4 Carrying Out the Out-of-class Activities in Scientific and Effective Way94.5 A Suggested Framework for Strategy Study114.5.1 Introduction114.5.2 An Out-of-class English Learning Center115. Conclusion12Bibliography14摘 要美国社会语言学家Dwell Hymes认为,交际能力不仅包括对一种语言的语言形式的理解和掌握,而且还包括对在何时何地、以什么方式对谁恰当使用语言形式进行交际的知识体系的理解和掌握。作为课堂的延伸和补充,课外活动在提高大学生英语交际能力方面起着至关重要的作用。课外活动能创造交际活动情境,使学生充分发挥主体性、能动性和创造性,促使学生语言交际能力的和谐发展和学生素质的全面提高。本文从应用语言学的角度探讨大学生英语课外活动课程的实施理念与实践，其目的是培养学生运用英语交际的兴趣，提高英语语言能力，发挥个性特长，发展思维能力和交际能力。最后根据研究，本文提出旨在培养优化大学生课外学习的策略，并提出了建立课外英语学习中心的设想，用以配合策略培训，促进课外自主学习。关键词：大学生 交际能力 英语课外活动 学习策略iiiAbstractAmerican society linguist Dwell Hymes thinks: Communicative competence not only includes the understanding and grasp to a form of language, but also includes the understanding and mastering in when and where, and how and to whom to use language appropriate form of the communication systems of knowledge. As an extension of the classroom, out-of-class activities play a vital role in improving the capacity of college English communication. It can create communication situation, so that students can bring full play with initiative and creativity. Improve the communicative ability and develop the quality of the students comprehensively. From the perspective of Applied Linguistics, this essay tries to study the idea and practice of English activity course in college school, for the purpose of fostering students interest in English communication，improving their English language ability, giving full play to their individuality and specialty and developing their thinking ability and communicating ability. Finally, in order to improve the college students learning strategy, the essay will provide a suggested framework for strategy training based on the results of this investigation.Key words: college students, communicative competence, learning strategies, out-of-class activities 1. Introduction 1.1 The Significance of TopicEnglish is the international language of the common. In order to learn advanced scientific knowledge in the developed countries, to strengthen economic trade with all countries, the importance of English is easily obvious. However, the teaching methods and teaching effectiveness of our schools in China are worrisome. In the recent years people usually think the English condition of Chinese students as “mute English” or “deaf English”. Their English learning starts from the primary school, with a long period of seven years, eight years, or even 10 years, they still can not use English to make dialogue, can not understand when the Britain and the Americans speak. The reason is that the exam-oriented education can cultivate students who are only good at examinations, overlooking to raise their overall quality. Out-of-class English learning may enable them related knowledge, further their skills.1.2 Research MethodsThe main methods for the study are insisting on combining the theory with practice and widely referring to the domestic and foreign literature material. On the basis of this analysis and research, some regular understandings are to be summarized. Put forward proposals to improve.2. Theory Research2.1 Linguistics Rationale2.1.1 Theory of Communicative Competence by D. H. HymesIn 1972, Hymes delivered a speech entitled “On communicative competence”, put “communicative competence” as a highly complex system of the knowledge and skills. It can be summarized as a persons ability to use the language. It mainly includes four aspects: grammaticality, acceptability, appropriate, and actual operational. The communicative competence is including a persons language knowledge, society cultural k