The Communicative Approach in English Teaching and the Learning Strategy in WritingABSTRACTIn order to solve the problems of English teaching and learning in China at present stage, the paper is aimed to briefly introduce my understanding on the one of the most popular teaching methodologies the Communicative Approach. As a matter of fact, majority of teachers have now gradually realized their importance of using the communicative approach in their teaching jobs. Furthermore, writing, as one of the five inseparable elementary skills of learning English, that is, listening, speaking, reading writing and translating, can be effectively improved only through more day-to-day communication. For convenience in presentation, I have divided my paper into two main parts. The first part of it deals with the problem on how communicative approach can be applied in the English writing, and what kinds of writing activities should be initiated. On the other part of it is to give students some suggestions about how to improve their compositions more quickly.Keywords: Communicative Approach English teaching learning strategy writing 英语教学中的交际法及写作学习技巧摘 要为了解决现今中国英语教学及学习中所出现的问题，本文将简要介绍交际教学法的相关内容。实际上，大多数教师们也逐渐发现交际教学法在英语教学中应用的重要性。听、说、读、写、译是英语学习的五大基本要素，写作能力可以通过人们的日常交际提升。为了方便阐述本论文可分为两大部分。一方面，论文将阐述在写作课堂中老师应如何应用交际法和所应采取的措施。另一方面，本文还将就如何写作给出一些建设性的意见。关键词：交际法 英语教学 学习技巧 写作CONTENTSABSTRACTI摘 要II1. Problems With English Teaching and Learning in China11.1 Teachers Inappropriate Methods to Teach English11.2 Students Inappropriate Ways in English Learning12. The Communicative Approach in English Teaching22.1 The Definition of Communicative Approach22.2 Two Principles of Communicative Approach32.2.1 Create More Realistic Situations32.2.2 The Class Should Be Made Students-centered42.3 Some Suggested Activities for Teaching62.3.1 Free Talk or Five-minute Social Report62.3.2 Buzz Group Discussion62.3.3Role-play and English Games62.3.4 Picture Talk72.3.5 Debate and Discussion72.3.6 Information Gap72.3.7 Project Work73. Apply the Communicative Approach to English Writing83.1 What, Why and How for the Learners to Write83.2 The Writing Process83.2.1 Creating a Motivation to Write93.2.2 Outlining93.2.3 Collecting Information103.2.4 Doing Research103.2.5 Drafting113.2.6 Editing133.2.7 Revising143.2.8 Proofreading143.3 Using the Internet to Promote Process Writing153.4 Teachers Role in the Learners Practical Writing164. The Learning Strategy of Writing174.1 Criteria of a Good Composition174.2 Six Basic Rules for Writing17Conclusion19References:20Acknowledgements211. Problems with English Teaching and Learning in ChinaAlthough a lot of reforms have been implemented in China, no great change has taken place in our English teaching and learning. Many students who have learnt English for several years can not yet communicate with others in English properly and do not know how to write job application forms. Main reasons for those problems have been figured out(are still to be found).1.1 Teachers Inappropriate Methods to Teach English(in English Teaching)On the one hand, headmasters and teachers have paid more attention to the results, which is the general tendency in the different areas of education in China. But high marks do not mean the good ability of handling a kind of language. (Though it is not wrong for headmasters and teachers to stress the results of their teaching, which is the general tendency in different areas of education in China, it does not mean good marks are equal to the high competence of their students in handling practical language problems.) Actually, neither teachers nor parents emphasize enough the training strategies for the students communicative efficiency in English. On the other hand, in order to be understood easily, some teachers prefer to teach English in their mother tongue.( What is worse, in order to make their students understand easier, quite a lot of teachers prefer to teach English in their mother tongue Chinese) I cannot agree more that it is much easier and more efficient to teach English grammar in ones mother tongue, however, it is not the proper or professional way in that people acquire the language in daily life more efficiently. And the mother tongue may have some negative influence on the second language learning.1.2 Students Inappropriate Approaches to English LearningThe most important factor for students who focus on the tests is under the influence of their teachers and parents opinions. They have gradually been used to taking the examination results as the criteria of their academic success. Take college students for example, their purpose of learning English is to get high marks in the exams, and then to apply for good jobs after their graduation. However, we cannot only blame the students for their p