Starting With English Listening & Speaking Parctice & Improving Students' Ability to Use English Language

In the study of English,there are always some people who cling to the wrong idea that to learn and master the language is only to study the grammar well and to memorize lots of individual words.Thus,they make light of English listening and speaking practice.This naturally results in their low ability to communicate in the English language.When it comes to applying what they have learned about the language to practical communication,they are often at a loss what to do because they can neither hear nor speak.In order to improve English teaching with a view to finding an effective way to teach English and at the same time to foser the students'ability to use the language, the author has gradually developed a pattern of her own,which is based on Krashen's theory of second language acquisition with listening and speaking practice as the method and the enhancement of the students'ability to use English as the main purpose.In this article,the author gives a brief summary of explicit introduction to her pattern of teaching from four aspects,namely,how to get rid of the students'psychological obstacles in listening and speaking English ,how to carry out oral practice in English listening class,how to foster the ability to communicate in the course of intensive English teaching,and how to work English listening and speaking practice into the students'activities after class.