Theme-based CBI And Its Application In Advanced College English Teaching

Content-based Instruction (CBI) is such an approach which integrates language instruction with subject matter instruction. Content-based approach suggests that the best conditions for language learning are those when language and content are integrated in the classroom and when language is used as a medium for studying subject matter. According to Krashen, comprehensible input plus a low affective filter, is a necessary element for language acquisition. Besides, there are other bases that are supporting CBI theory, such as the comprehensible output hypothesis, brain-based theory, cognitive academic language proficiency, schema theories. This thesis mainly talks about one kind of CBI—theme-based CBI and how it can be used in advanced level college English teaching. Four main aspects will be demonstrated: materials, teachers and students, teaching activities and testing, which are four inter-related factors in language teaching process.