Abstract:One of the objectives of primary school English teaching is to arouse students’ interest in English learning, which is described in the New English Curriculum Standard. Creating situations in English teaching is one of the effective ways which is suitable for the children’s physiological and psychological development. Based on the current situation of primary school English teaching, the thesis explores the advantages and approaches of the situational teaching method. It aims to explain that teachers as the initiators of primary school English learning, they should skillfully and rationally create situations to arouse and cultivate students’ interest in English learning.

Key words: situations; primary school English teaching; advantages;   approaches

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Abstract

中文摘要

1.Introduction-.1

2.Literature Review-2

3.The Present Situation of Primary School English Teaching-4

4. Situational Teaching Method-4

4.1Advantages of the situational teaching method-4

4.2 Disadvantages of the situational teaching method-6

5.The Approaches of the Situational Teaching Method-7

5.1 Creating scenes through performance and game activities-7

5.2 Using direct teaching method to creat situations-7

5.3 Using multimedia means to expand situation-8

5.4 Enriching the situation through rich imagination- 9

5.5 Creating the scenes of life.9

5.6 Creating scenes with actions9

5.7Organizing more extra-curricular activities to expand the second 

classroom.10. 

6.Present Situation and Future of Situational Teaching Method11

7. Conclusion11

Works cited.13