Abstract
This study explores the status quo of speaking strategies used by Chinese High School Students of International Department by using both questionnaire and interview. The participants were 90 second-year Chinese High School Students of International Department, and then the data were analyzed by SPSS 18.0. The study yields certain results. First, Chinese High School Students of International Department employ English speaking strategies at a medium level in general. Second, there are differences between higher achievers and lower achievers in the use of speaking strategies. Third, students’ use of speaking strategies is significantly correlated with students’ English proficiency. Pedagogical implications for teachers and students are discussed in the end.
Highlights
Speaking strategies, as one of the most dynamic factors affecting learner’s ability, have significant influence on students’ speaking ability
The results reveal that Chinese High School Students of International Department use speaking strategies at a medium level, for the mean score of the five categories fall between 2.5 and 3.4, except for the Memory speaking strategies
What worth mentioning is that Chinese High School Students of International Department use Affective speaking strategies and Social speaking strategies less frequently, and Social speaking strategies turn out to be the least used strategies
Summary
As one of the most dynamic factors affecting learner’s ability, have significant influence on students’ speaking ability. Learn to use speaking strategies can be beneficial for language learners to carry out active conversations. Due to the influence of traditional teaching methodology, most Chinese students have low proficiency in oral English. Many Chinese learners cannot speak English fluently even though they have been studying English for many years, which is known as the unsatisfactory phenomenon of “dumb English”. There are many studies on learning strategies both at home and abroad, few studies have investigated the general pattern of speaking learning strategies, especially when the subjects are Chinese High School Students of International Department. It is crucial to investigate how learners use speaking learning strategies, which is beneficial to learner’s communicative ability
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