Abstract:This paper investigates and analyzes the oral communicative competence of the 　English major by taking Shaanxi Institute of International Trade&Commerce as a case study. This research mainly uses the questionnaire to discover the student to have some problems in the oral English communication. These problems are mainly as follows: Lacking of motivation; poor professional skills of teachers; single teaching model; constrains of social environment. This paper analyzes the reasons for the above problems, and puts forward some measures on improving the students’ oral communicative competence.

Key Words: oral English; communicative competence; training

摘要:本文以陕西国际商贸学院英语专业的学生为研究对象，对他们进行了口语交际能力的调查分析。本研究主要采用了问卷调查法分析研究学生在英语口语交际方面存在的一些问题，这些问题主要表现为：学生缺乏学习动机；教师缺乏职业技能；教学方法单一；社会环境制约。本文针对以上问题进行了原因分析，并为今后的学生英语口语交际能力的提高提出改进措施。

关键词：英语口语；交流能力；培养

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1 Introduction.1 

1.1 Purpose of the study.1

1.2 Significance of the study1

1.3 Communicative approach 1

2 Literature review.2

2.1 Relevant studies abroad2

2.2 Relevant studies at home3

3 Research design4

3.1 Research objective.4

3.2 Research procedures4

4 Problems in cultivating oral English communicative competence.5

4.1 Lacking of motivation5

4.2 Poor professional skills of teachers6

4.3 Single teaching model7

4.4 Constraints of social environment.8

5 Causes for problems in cultivating oral English communicative competence.9

5.1 The deficiency attention of students9

5.2 The poor quality of teachers.10

5.3 The single of teaching contents and methods.10

5.4 The restriction of language environment.11

6 Suggesions on cultivating oral English communicative competence.11

6.1 Improving the student’s motivation.11

6.2 Improving the teacher’s professional skills12

6.3 Adopting different teaching models.12

6.4 Creating more chances to use English13

7 Conclusions.14

7.1 Major findings15

7.2 Further expectation.15

References16

Acknowledgment.17

Appendix18