Abstract

English listening teaching is an important component of English teaching in junior high schools, but the current situation of English listening teaching in junior high schools in our country is still unsatisfactory, and there are still many problems. The task-based language teaching (TBLT) is a sort of teaching or learning approach which thinks of specific learning or teaching tasks as the motivation, regards the process of the completing tasks as the learning or teaching process, considers the presentation of task outcomes as presenting the effects of teaching and learning. Based on the theory of TBLT, this thesis applies TBLT to English listening teaching in junior high schools in order to solve two main problems in current English listening teaching in junior high schools: first, teaching materials; second, teaching modes. This thesis according to task design principles of TBLT designs various appropriate and practical tasks, divides task-based listening teaching into three stages: pre-listening, while-listening, post-listening, so as to raise students’ interest in listening and change teachers’ traditional and single teaching modes. The lesson “Keep it up, Xie Lei” is used to propose an actual teaching design by using TBLT for the further application and explanation of TBLT.

Keywords: TBLT; English listening teaching; application

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-2

2.1 The study of TBLT-2

2.2 The study of listening teaching-6

3. The Current Situation of English Listening Teaching in Junior High Schools-7

3.1 The situation of teaching materials-8

3.2 The situation of teaching modes-9

4. The Implication of TBLT in English Listening Teaching in Junior High Schools-9

4.1 The types of tasks-9

4.2 The principles of designing tasks in English listening teaching-11

5. The Application of TBLT in English Listening Teaching in Junior High Schools-12

5.1 The steps of designing TBLT mode in English listening teaching-12

5.2 A case study of TBLT-14

6. Conclusion-16

Works Cited-18