Strategies for Listening and Speaking Teaching of College English under Professional Interpretation Pattern

Abstract

The grammar-translation method trained used in the traditional English listening and speaking classes cannot meet the needs of college English to cultivate practical talents. The reform to English listening and speaking teaching pattern is imperative. The professional interpretation method is just applied into English listening and speaking teaching under such historical background. This method plays an important role in promoting better participation of students into practice in class and comprehensively improving students' application ability in English listening and speaking. Based on a specific analysis on positive effects of the professional interpretation pattern on English listening and speaking classroom teaching, the author discussed in details relevant strategies for English listening and speaking teaching, and expected to promote the teaching of college English to cultivate more practical talents for the society. Listening and speaking courses of college English can not only cultivate reading and writing competence of students but also gradually help students to realize the parallel state between English listening & speaking competence and reading & writing competence of students. Besides, these courses also play an important role in social practice of students' English competence. In this paper, the author expected to provide certain ways of implementation for the listening and speaking teaching of college English under the professional interpretation pattern through a brief analysis on the practical role of professional interpretation in the listening and speaking classroom teaching of college English, so as to make the listening and speaking teaching to play a more excellent role in cultivating students' comprehensive application competence of English language.