The effect of communicative teaching

method on student‘s English speaking

ability and attitude

Presenter: Cheng Shiao Wei 鄭曉薇Instructor: Dr. Pi-Ying Hsu

Date: Dec. 29, 2008

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Content

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Literature Review

Ⅲ. Methodology

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The purpose of my study

Introduction

CLT

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Three types of variables are identified

Introduction

social factors

personal attributes

affective variables

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The goal of my study

Introduction

Student’s learning motivation

Student’s anxiety for speaking English

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Literature Review

CLT Interaction Anxiety Motivation

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Communicative language teaching method

Definition communication skills

speaking and listening

Environment ?6

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Interaction (teacher vs. students)

A good student-teacher relationship

helps to increase students’ motivation.

Skinner & Belmont (1993)

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Motivation

Instrumental orientation

Integrative orientation

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Anxiety

Students’ anxiety level is related to speaking activities

because they may fear their peers or teachers’ judgmental

opinions and error correction, and they may also be afraid

of appearing stupid in front of the whole class.

Gregersen & Horwitz, 2002

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Methodology

Participant

60 college students

speaking class

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girl

boyboy

friends

Invitation

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Methodology

questionnaires

Post-Questionnaire

Pre- Questionnaire

Final presentation

oral presentation

First presentation

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Questionnaire

Pre- Questionnaire Post-Questionnaire

SPSS

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oral presentation

First presentation

Final presentation

Difference 3 teachers

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Thank you for your listening!

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