Abstract: Oral English teaching in primary schools plays an important role in English learning, which also lays the foundation for the whole English teaching. However, there exist some drawbacks in oral English teaching in our country primary schools for a long period of time. For example, the lack of relevance among the spoken words and so on. However, situational teaching method has some positive effects on solving this problem. Based on the situational teaching theory, taking a primary oral English class as an example, this paper analyzes the role and influence of the teachers in the primary oral English class and puts forward some effective countermeasures to the drawbacks in the current oral English teaching. The paper aims to provide some guidance and suggestions for the teaching of spoken language in primary school.

Key words: situational teaching method; primary oral English; roles; influences; countermeasures 

CONTENTS

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction1

2. Literature Review.2

2.1 Situational Teaching Method

2.2 Current Study at Home and Abroad

3. Teachers' Roles in Situational Teaching in Primary Oral Class.4

3.1 The Setter of the Scene

3.2 The Manager of the Scene

3.3 The Monitor of the Scene

4. Teachers' Influences in Situational Teaching in Primary Oral Class.7

4.1 Demonstration Effect in Speaking

4.2 Guiding Role in Class

4.3 Transfer Function in Interacting

5. Drawbacks and Countermeasures of Oral Teaching in Primary School9

  5.1 Drawbacks in Primary Oral Class

5.2 Countermeasures 

5.2.1 Making Full Use Teaching Materials 

     5.2.2 Applying Body Language

     5.2.3 Adopting Multimedia Means

6. Conclusion.11

Bibliography13

Acknowledgements14