| Abstract: | English is one of the most important foreign languages taught in universities in China.However,the results are often far from satisfactory.Students in universities often find it hard to express themselves in oral English after many years'study.Language is the most important means of human communication,and communication is the most important function of language.Therefore,the ultimate goal of language instruction is to equip the learners with the ability to age the language for communication.How to help undergraduates to improve their oral English becomes a big challenge for English teachers in China.Aiming to make some contributions to improve undergraduates'ora]English,this paper explores sonic areas of concern which are believed to be the most critical to the success of Oral English Teaching (OET)in China.The first part of this paper discusses some existing factors that constrain OET in China.It followed by exploring some aspects on improving OET for undergraduates in China.It also provides some techniques/methods essential for OET teachers to employ in a classroom. |
