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The investigation of college students’ speaking ability in CLT classrooms in

Taiwan

溝通式教學法對大專生口語能力影響之調查Presenter: Chen-Yo Chi

Advisor: Dr. Chin-Ling Lee

Date: December 29, 2008

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ContentINTRODUCTION

LITERATURE REVIEW

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

METHODOLOGY

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Introduction

In the past, the focus of language learning had been on linguistic forms, and the representative teaching method Grammar translation method was widely adapted in teaching.

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Introduction

The principle characteristic of GTM are the analysis and memorizing the grammar rule, translation of sentences, and emphasis on accuracy

(Richard＆ Rogers, 2001)

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Introduction

Traditional teaching method GTM is still popular in the field of English education in Taiwan.

Due to the need for Taiwanese students to survive in test-oriented learning environment, translating, testing, and analyzing the text have been the major activities in the classrooms.

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Statement of the problems

The lack of teacher-student or student-student interaction in the classroom may lower students’ motivation to learn and hinder the development of speaking ability due to insufficient practice.

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Literature Review

CLT

Communicative Competence

Attitude towards language learning

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CLT

According to Richards and Rodgers (1986), CLT starts with a theory of language as communication, and its goal is to develop learners’ communicative competence .

(Richards＆ Rodgers, 1986)

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Communicative Competence

Canal and Swain(1980) defined communicative competence in terms of four components:

I. Grammatical competence

II. Social linguistic competence

III. Discourse competence

IV. Strategic competence

(Canal＆ Swain, 1980)

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Attitudes towards language learning

Negative attitudes towards language learning may reduce learners’ motivation and harm language learning.

Positive attitudes can do the opposite.

(Oxford, 2001, p.168)

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Purpose of the study

To investigate the influences of CLT to students’ oral performance

To investigate the influences of CLT to students’ oral performance

To investigate the influences of CLT to students’ learning motivation towards

foreign language learning

To investigate the influences of CLT to students’ learning motivation towards

foreign language learning

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Research Questions

What effect does the implementation of CLT may have on college students’ oral performance?

What are students’ learning attitudes

towards CLT learning?

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Instrument

Performance test

Questionnaire

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Participants

The target participants of this study are 80 non-English major freshmen and sophomores at Chaoyang University of Technology (CYUT) in Taiwan.

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Research Procedures Pilot study

Formal study

Experiment group Control group

Pre-test

1. Oral performance test

2. Questionnaire of students’ perception towards CLT learning at pre-test

Pre-test

1.Oral performance test

2.Questionnaire of students’ perception towards GTM learning at pre-test

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Research Procedures Experimental group Control group

CLT learning for one semester

Traditional learning (GTM)

Post-test

1.Final oral performance

test

2.Qustionaire of students’

perceptions towards

CLT learning at post-

test

Post-test

1.Final oral perform test

2.Questionaire of students’

perceptions towards GTM

learning at post-test

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Data Collection

Pre-and Post tests of oral performance

Pre-and Post tests of oral performance

Pre-and Post Questionnaires Pre-and Post Questionnaires

1. SPSS2. Independent T

test3. Descriptive

Statistics

1. SPSS2. Independent T

test3. Descriptive

Statistics

Data Analysis

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