Learning to Speak in the Real-Life Situations First and Written Forms Afterwards: A Proposal Based on Communicative Language Teaching for English Learning & Teaching Reform in China

Abstract

This article briefly introduces the popular Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) methodology first and then discusses a possible remedy-a new English teaching method called "Learning to Speak in the Real-life Situations First, and Written Forms Afterwards", which should be considered as the first step or the front-end of CLT; As it is the nature's way of building a language foundation. This proposed method can be an effective way to solve the long-existing and unresolved problem, namely lack of communicative ability and the spoken proficiency in English among English learners in China. Finally, keeping abreast with the times, the essay gives an outlook in second language acquisition (SLA) in the future.