Abstract
The ultimate goal of learning the English language is oral communication. Virtual scenario teaching (VST) provides the speaking and listening opportunities for learners of spoken English, and allows students to actively participate in the creation of an English environment. Based on VST, this paper summarizes the status quo of spoken English teaching, applies VST to the teaching of spoken English, and evaluates the teaching effect. The results show that VST enhances the students’ ability of language expression, and stimulates their learning interest. With the aid of VST, students can master relevant knowledge, learn spoken English more fluently, and acquire better skills of oral expression. About 95% of teachers speak highly of VST. The research results lay a theoretical basis for reforming and improving the teaching of spoken English.
Highlights
In China, Virtual scenario teaching (VST) has become an important teaching method and has achieved very good results in English teaching [1]
The teaching modes of schools generally spend most of the class hours on the teaching of English grammar, reading, and writing, and less attention has been paid to oral English [4]
There are two parties in the design of VST: teachers and students, so the strategies to improve the effect of spoken English teaching should be given from the perspectives of the two parties
Summary
In China, VST has become an important teaching method and has achieved very good results in English teaching [1]. Since VST has broad content and scope, teachers can teach spoken English using scenarios that are suitable for the development characteristics of students at different learning stages [19, 20]. VST can fully adapt to students’ natural instincts, mobilize their learning initiative, make use of all kinds of teaching scenarios that are close to real life, and comprehensively train students’ English communication skills [26]. The clear scenario settings and definite interpersonal relationships of VST allow students to experience the real relationships in true situations, feel the charm of language in communication, make language learning vivid and interesting, and improve students’ spoken English learning efficiency [30]. The principle of application of virtual situation teaching method in oral English teaching
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