A Study on the Application Methods of College English Listening and Speaking Textbooks Based on the Production-Oriented Approach

Abstract

The introduction of“Production-Oriented Approach”(POA) has charted a new direction for the reform of college English teaching. Under the guidance of this theory, it is necessary to explore the innovative methods to use the textbooks in college English listening and speaking courses. When using the series of textbooks iEnglish: Viewing, Listening and Speaking that are compiled based on POA, teachers first set clear output goals. Grounded in “Output-Driven Hypothesis”, “Input-Enabled Hypothesis”, and “Selective Learning Hypothesis”, they follow the teaching process of “Motivating—Enabling—Assessing” to strategically select, adapt, modify, and supplement the content of the textbooks. This approach effectively avoids the pitfalls of over-reliance on textbooks, improves the quality of students’ linguistic output, and ultimately realizes the educational philosophies of “Learner-Centered Principle”, “Learning-Using Integrated Principle”, and “Whole-Person Education Principle”.