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A Survey on the Oral English of English Majors and the Countermeasure

Zirou Gao

Abstract


Students' language practice ability is the key to cultivate practical talents, so the importance of oral English Education for English majors in colleges is self-evident. Oral English teaching in college education is the focus and difficulty. For English majors, in the future work, study and life, oral communication opportunities are often much more than written expressions. This paper aims at investigating the current situation, problems and causes of the oral English proficiency of the English majors from freshmen to graduates of North China University of Technology, then analyze the causes of these findings, and put forward countermeasures. The results of the comprehensive survey show that English majors can communicate in simple English, but their obstacle is that they cannot have in-depth discussion and communication on certain topics. Therefore, the task of this topic is to find a scientific method for students to learn spoken English, improve learning efficiency. The goal of language learning is communication. The improvement of oral English ability is a step-by-step process, which needs the joint efforts of teachers and students. We should really tap the learners' intrinsic interest in English learning and fall in love with English learning.

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Current situation of oral English; English majors; questionnaires; Teaching strategies

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i2.7107

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