Task-based Teaching Method In Teaching English Reading In Junior High Schools

Language input is really important in language-learning process, and reading isone of the most significant ways of learning a language. So the teaching of readingplays a vital role in English-teaching activities. Developing and improving students’reading ability is the main purpose of English-teaching activities. New Standards forFull-time Compulsory Education Curriculums recommends task-based teachingmethod in English-learning classes, which urges more and more teachers to studythis teaching method.Task-based teaching method first started in1980s and it is a kind oflanguage-teaching method. It requires teachers to design a task according to teachingmaterials and during the lesson, students try their best to complete the task or solvethe problems. We check the learning effect by how well students have completed thetask. This teaching method is totally different form the traditional teaching methodand it attracts great attention from academics. Different research papers shows thatacademics have different opinions on task-based teaching method. Some of theresearch is still at the theoretical stages and they haven’t put it widely into practice,so the efficiency of task-based teaching method still needs further test in real lifeteaching practice.Because of the current situation, this thesis, both from theory and practice,researches into and demonstrates the efficiency of task-based teaching method inthe teaching of reading in Middle-school English-reading classes and the thesis showsthe bright prospects of the method as well, and it also reveals the great changescaused by task-based teaching method in English reading classes. At the same time,the thesis tries to dig out the problems that arise in task-based teaching proceduresand gives suggestions to solve the problems or try to avoid problems ahead of timeby sufficient designing or preparation. The thesis tries to give teachers advice on howto use task-based teaching method better in class to help students develop goodreading habits and improve students’ reading skills and self-learning abilities.