Abstract

English listening is a very important skill and an important measure of students’ language ability and language level. Cohesion and coherence theory of discourse analysis are of great significance in improving English listening teaching and students’ English listening. In the process of listening teaching, teachers should help students to improve listening comprehension level with the knowledge of discourse cohesion and coherence. This paper studies the characteristics of listening comprehension, discusses the researches and current situations of listening teaching home and abroad, finds out some problems in high school listening teaching in China, and explains the importance of cultivation of students’ awareness of discourse cohesion and coherence in improving students’ ability of listening.

Key words: high school English listening teaching; cohesion; coherence

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction.1

2. Literature Review.3

2. 1Discourse cohesion and coherence.3

2. 2 Features of listening comprehension.4 

2. 3 Researches on listening teaching.5  

3. Current Situations of Listening Teaching in High School7 

3.1 Less emphasis on listening teaching. .7

3.2 Absence of discourse theory in listening teaching.8 

4. Application of Cohesion and Coherence Theory in High School English Listening Teaching9

4.1 Use coherence theory to predict textual pattern.9

4.2 Use cohesion theory to form textual links13

5．Conclusion15

Works Cited.17