An Investigation And Analysis Of TBLT Implemented In Middle School English Teaching

Since TBLT was proposed in the newly-published National English Curriculum Standards, it has become one of the research focuses. In China TBLT has gone through three phrases of development: theoretical study, practical research and reflectional reviews. During the period, such questions are often posed: What has TBLT brought about for the foreign language teaching in China? How much do English teachers know about TBLT? What is the teachers' attitude towards TBLT? Is TBLT feasible in China? Is it true that TBLT has changed the conditions of foreign language teaching in China? These questions are worth investigating in the implementation of TBLT all over the country.In order to carry out the research, the thesis first presents a literature review on TBLT at home and abroad. And then questionnaires are designed and sent to 16 middle schools including 10 senior middle schools and 8 junior middle schools. Lastly, the data from the investigation are analyzed .The conclusions and suggestions are put forward.The whole thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter One is an introduction to the research background, and it also deals with the significance of the study, research methods and some relevant concepts used in the thesis. Chapter Two concerns the theoretical study, which is discussed from linguistics, teaching and learning theory. It summarizes the research on TBLT at home and abroad. Chapter Three presents the data and results of TBLT investigation by charts. The investigation is mainly focused on the four aspects: teachers' knowledge and attitudes towards TBLT, TBLT implementation in class, the effects of TBLT and the difficulties in TBLT implementation. Based on the previous chapters, Chapter four analyzes the findings of the research. Chapter Five draws the conclusions and offers some initial suggestions to the teachers, the schools and the relevant education departments.