Abstract: In our country, English teaching only focuses on written ability. This has led to dumb English, which means students’ poor performance in spoken English. The advantages of Flipped-Classroom mode overweigh that of traditional teaching mode. By the theoretical research of the current situation of spoken English teaching and the connotation of flipped classroom, and the questionnaires research of students’ and teachers’ reactions of flipped classroom, the result shows that the effect of flipped classroom on the whole is good, but the higher implementing conditions lead to a lower utilization rate in the English teaching in China. This result is helpful to improve the level of the spoken English teaching in middle schools in China. 

  Key words: flipped classroom; middle school English; Spoken English teaching

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1 Introduction-1

2 The Current Situation of Spoken English Teaching and the Analysis of the Causes-1

2.1 The Current Situation-1

2.2 The Analysis of the Issues-2

2.2.1 Speaking Anxiety-2

2.2.2 Exam-Oriented Education-3

2.2.3 The Shortage of Speaking Environment-3

3 The Connotation of Flipped Classroom-3

3.1 Background-3

3.2 Content-4

3.3 The Differences between Flipped Classroom and the Traditional Classroom Pattern-4

4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Flipped Classroom to Be Applied to Spoken English Teaching-5

4.1 Advantages-5

4.2 Disadvantages-6

5 The Design and Analysis of the Questionnaire-7

5.1 The Design of the Questionnaire-7

5.1.1 The Content of the Questionnaire-8

5.1.2 The Definition of the Respondents to Answer the Questionnaire-8

5.1.3 The Explanation of the Way to Send Questionnaire-8

5.2 The Statistic Analysis-9

5.2.1 Analytical Method-9

5.2.2 Result Analysis-9

6 Conclusion-16

Bibliography-17

Appendix-18

Acknowledgments-20