Teacher Talk And Its Effect On Learner Output Under The Background Of New Curriculum In Secondary School

The kind of language used by the teacher for instruction in the classroom is known as teacher talk. For this term, Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics defines it as "that variety of language sometimes used by teachers when they are in the process of teaching. In trying to communicate with learners, teachers often simplify their speech, giving it many of the characteristics of foreigner talk and other simplified styles of speech addressed to language learners."Teacher talk is very important in classroom teaching, especially EFL classroom teaching, because the sharp difference between EFL classroom teaching and other classroom teaching is that language is not only the objective of the course, but also the medium of teaching. In China, English teacher talk is not only the tool for teachers to carry out the teaching schedule, but also the major source of learners' English language input. Therefore, it plays a critical role in the process of language teaching but teacher talk, especially the effectiveness of teacher talk, has not been stressed properly. This affects learner output seriously.Based on the theories and main findings in teacher talk, in the first chapter, the thesis presents the importance teacher talk in student-centered class and factors of the failure about language learning, including teacher talk. In the second, the analysis of the definition, categories and characteristics of teacher talk are presented. The comparison between teacher talk and some related concepts (caretaker talk, foreigner talk and interlanguage) is made and also explores the nature of teacher talk and puts much weight on the important role that teacher talk plays in English language classroom. In the third, a small-scale qualitative investigation of problems on teacher talk is presented. The research methodology, data collection procedures and the means of analyzing the data are first introduced. The bulk of this chapter is the main problems about teacher talk and its effect on learner output are explored along with their causes. This leads us into the last chapter, in which the implications for the English teaching are presented to result in effective learner output from effective teacher talk.