Research on Present Conditions and Improvement Strategy of College English Listening and Speaking Teaching

摘要

As the development trend of economic globalization is becoming more and more intense, China must also follow the trend of the times, actively participate in economic globalization, and frequently exchange with other countries. English has become a universal language today. To enhance active communication and trade contact with other countries, the Chinese shall master proficient English skills. Some non-English-speaking countries are gradually engaged in the trend of English learning, the Chinese people are unwilling to fall behind. However, in terms of the current development of English in China, there are still great problems especially in the aspect college English listening and speaking teaching. To improve the present conditions of the college English listening and speaking teaching in China, the author puts forward the corresponding improvement strategies, hoping to provide assistance for the Chinese college students' English learning. Introduction According to the current English levels of primary and secondary school students and even college students in China, the results are unsatisfactory. After more than ten years of English learning, many students still fail to really master this discipline. Taking the spoken English of daily communication for example, the students cannot understand and speak English universally; they are merely good at taking exams and repeating what the book says, yet they are completely unable to communicate with others in daily English. As a leading developing country, China has increased its cultural exchanges and trade cooperation with other countries in recent years. Therefore, China is trying to cultivate a large number of excellent English talents; first of all, rigorous English listening and speaking training should be conducted over college students, so as to enhance the English youth's listening and speaking ability and get prepared for their own and social development.