Astudy Of Classroom Interaction In English Teaching In A Secondary Vocational School

Nowadays, English has become more and more important in China. How to improve students'English abilities is a problem existing among teachers. In the traditional teaching mode, English language teaching is teacher-centered, and the students are passive receivers of language knowledge. They have fewer opportunities to practice language skills. So the student-centered, teacher-led classroom teaching is formed. The application of the interaction model to English teaching lays stress on classroom practice and activities. The interaction approach helps teachers to achieve the goal. This study intends to find answers to the following research questions: Can interaction develop learners'ability to grasp the teaching materials better? Can interactive teaching improve the students'English? Can interactive teaching stimulate the students'interest and strengthen their confidence in English learning?With this intention, this thesis reviews the basic concepts of interaction and classroom interaction, introduces the research on classroom interaction abroad and in China, reviews the research on the interactive teaching approach, and addresses the current situation and the problems. Then, based on the theory related classroom interaction, it elaborates a teaching experiment carried out in Jinan Health School of Shandong Province, where 90 first-grade students from two intact classes were involved. The author randomly divided them into Control Class and Experimental Class. For the intensive course, the control class was exposed to the traditional teaching method, while the experimental class was exposed to the interactive teaching approach. Besides, the treatments for the two classes are the same, such as the courses, the learning materials, the English level, and their opinions on current situation. In order to examine whether there is significant difference between the two classes before and after the experiment, and whether interaction can develop learners'ability to grasp the teaching materials better, and whether interactive teaching improves the students'English level, two tests were conducted before and after the experiment respectively. In order to know the students'attitude towards interactive teaching, the author designed a questionnaire at the beginning of the semester, the results of which revealed that their interests to English were low and they lacked the desire to interact with others, and the students had a desire to learn English in an interactive way. An interactive teaching experiment took the following stages: lead in, presentation, language practice, output, instruction and error correction. It shows that there is significant difference between the two classes after the experiment, and the author conducted an interview to the students in the experimental class, which shows that interactive teaching can stimulate the students'interest and strengthen their confidence in English learning, and the interactive approach is welcomed and is accepted by the students.The instruments for the research involve questionnaires, language tests and an interview. What's more, the data obtained from the questionnaires and language tests were analyzed by SPSS14.0.The results of the research indicate that the students in the experimental class have a desire to learn English in an interactive way; Interaction can develop learners'ability to grasp the teaching materials better; Interactive teaching can improve the students'English; Interactive teaching can stimulate the students'interest and strengthen their confidence in English learning; The interactive approach is welcomed and accepted by the students.The study of classroom interaction in English teaching in Secondary Vocational School is still at its initial stage. The author hopes this study can provide some guidance for English teaching in Secondary Vocational School.