On Oral English Teaching for Chinese English Majors from a Constructivist Perspective

Ping LIU

Abstract


Oral English teaching is not satisfactory and many teachers face a problem of considering how to develop learners’ oral English proficiency. Thus, to find ways of systematically and practically improving oral English teaching, the paper, chiefly based on constructivism, investigates both the current situation of and problems in oral English teaching for Chinese English majors, and provided suggestions for teaching oral English course.

Key words: Oral English teaching; English majors; Constructivism


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