Strategies for Improving English Listening
Comprehension in Middle School
by 杨絮
A thesis presented to the School of English Education of
Xi?an International Studies University in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts
May 18, 2012
Class: 08-5
Advisor: 辛丹
西安外国语大学
毕 业 论 文 开 题 报 告
姓名 杨絮 性别 女 班级 08-5 学号 0825010526 毕业论文题目: 提高中学生听力理解的策略 Strategies for Improving English Listening Comprehension in Middle School 任务起止日期： 2011 年11 月20 日 至 2012 年5 月20 日 毕业论文主要内容及参考文献： 在21世纪的今天，随着我国改革开放步伐的加快以及国际交流的日益扩大，英语的国际交流变得越来越重要，而听力理解是交际的前提，正如卡尔.韦弗所说“听力是交际活动的核心”。近年来，提高英语听力理解能力一直是语言学习中的焦点，国内专业人士对此问题也有广泛研究，但从现状看，中学生英语听力理解水平并没有显著提高，听力理解仍是困扰广大英语学习者的一大难题。本文在前人研究的基础上，致力研究听力理解教学中存在的主要问题，并对此提出有效措施。本文通过对多种文献的总结分析，主要从以下几方面进行研究：听力理解的性质；中学生英语听力现状；语言与非语言因素及教师因素对中学生听力理解的影响；解决策略。希望通过此研究使广大中学生认识到他们在英语听力理解中存在的主要问题并努力解决，从而打破他们在英语学习中的一大瓶颈——听力，为以后的英语学习打下坚实的基础。 参考文献： Littlewood, W. 1981. Communicative Language Teaching. New York: Cambridge University Press. Ur, P. 1984. Teaching Listening Comprehension. New York: Cambridge University Press. 毛倩. 2004. 英语听力理解的因素与对策. 商洛师范学校学报, 18(3), 23-26. 王剑. 2007. 浅析影响听力水平的因素与对策. 江西电力职业技术学院学报, 20(3), 35-37. 指导教师 (签名) 年 月 日 Acknowledgements
I owe a deep debt of gratitude to these who helped me go through the difficult process of pursuing the bachelor degree. First and foremost, I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to my advisor, Xin Dan, for her guidance and patience in completing this thesis. She not only spent much effort in reading every draft of this thesis, but also gave me insightful comments which contributed to the accuracy and clarity of the contents. Without her encouragement and supervision, it is impossible for me to finish this thesis. I am genuinely grateful for what she has done for me.
Moreover, I would also like to give my sincere thanks to my roommates, Han Yao, Zhang Xiaofan, etc. With their accompanying and encouragement, I can accomplish my task successfully.
Last but not least, I want to express my profound gratitude to my family members, for their understanding and warm support during the entire process of my graduate study. Because of their unconditional love and considerable encouragement, I have the chance to study in school and finish this thesis.
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提高中学生听力理解的策略
摘要：
在英语学习中，听力理解作为一项输入性技能，是学习者发展其他语言技能的基础。近年来，提高英语听力理解能力一直是语言学习中的焦点，国内专业人士对此问题也有广泛研究，但从现状看，英语听力理解仍然是困扰广大中学生的一大难题。本文通过分析调查，在前人研究的基础上，致力研究听力教学中存在的重要问题，并提出相应措施，以帮助广大学生提高听力理解水平。全文共分为五部分：第一部分是引言，主要阐述了听力理解的重要性，目前中学听力教学存在的一些问题及本研究的目的。第二部分主要论述了听力理解的定义，性质，模型。第三部分主要分析了听力教学中存在的问题。第四部分针第三部分的问题提出来有效措施。第五部分是结论。
关键词： 听力理解 障碍 策略
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Strategies for Improving Listening Comprehension in Middle School
Abstract：
Listening comprehension, as one of the receptive skills, is the foundation to develop other language skills in English learning. In recent years, English listening comprehension has been a key point in language learning, and there have been plenty of authority studies on this, while the listening comprehension is still the bottleneck for many Middle School students.
Through investigation and analysis, the author focuses on the problems of listening comprehension in Middle school, and comes up with some possible solutions to help to improve students? listening comprehension ability. The whole thesis is divided into five parts: Part One is the introduction; it illustrates the importance of listening comprehension, the current situation of listening teaching in Middle schools and the purpose of this study. Part Two states some theories, the definition, the nature and the models of listening comprehension. Part Three analyzes the problems of listening comprehension in middle school. Part Four comes up with the strategies to solve students? listening comprehension problems. Part Five is the conclusion of this thesis.
Key Words: Listening comprehension; obstacles; strategies
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