Abstract

Primary school is the initial stage of learning English of students’ life. However, in some rural primary schools, students do not have advanced teaching equipment and enough teaching resources. This lead to students cannot master and use the language knowledge. Armed with the circumstance, the rural teachers find that the Situational Teaching Method can improve the efficiency of English class. The fact is proved that the Situational Teaching Method is quite suitable and effective, especially for the rural students.

Key words: the situational teaching method; rural primary school; English teaching

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction1

1.1 The research significance.1

1.2 The research framework.2

1.3 The research questions2

2. The Appearance of Situational Teaching Method.2

2.1 The definition of situational teaching method3

2.2 The origin of situational teaching method4

3. Development of Situational Teaching Method5

3.1 The early development of situational teaching method6

3.2 The research status from home and abroad6

4. Characteristics of Rural Primary School English Class..9

4.1 The limited teaching resources.10

4.2 Students have little chance to practice language11

4.3 Students’ characteristics in rural.12

5. The Application of Situational Teaching Method13

5.1 The principles of situational teaching method13

5.2 Teachers’ strategies of application situational teaching method.15

5.3 The relation between situation and teaching content17

6. Conclusion.17

7. References19