The application and evaluation of "production-oriented Approach" in College English Teaching

Abstract

This paper introduces a semester-long of experiment process with the production-oriented approach (POA) to test the effectiveness of POA in an ordinary university in China. The findings are as follows. First, POA has obvious effects on improving the overall English level of students. Second, with POA, there is an obvious increase in students' reading ability, a slight increase in their listening ability, and a slight decrease in their vocabulary ability. This paper analyzes the research results and puts forward corresponding solutions to the problems existing in the implementation process of POA in ordinary colleges and universities.