Task-based Teaching Principles to Organize Oral Classroom Activities

1.The task-based language teaching

Task-based language teaching is kind of classroom activities with goal-oriented and learner-centered.it focuses on the use of authentic language and on asking students to do meaningful tasks using the target language. More and more English education workers use and practice task-based teaching approach to cultivating the students' autonomous speaking ability now.

2.The application of task-based language teaching approach in English speaking teaching

The effectiveness of the speaking often depends on the purpose of the students and their existing knowledge, task –based reading approach provides students with a clear purpose and scene. It will be conducive to the completion of speaking process. According to the students’ understanding, the teacher can plan or chose the activities with schedule purpose and bring the students into speaking. As a result, students can learn and practice some of specific skills in these activities.

2.1 Pre –speaking stage

In the pre-speaking stage, leading-in is the focus of this class. A good leading- in is conducive to better stimulate students' speaking desire and speaking interest, so as to better complete the learning task. Teachers can set corresponding forms or activities according to different learning objectives, such as games, storytelling, songs, etc. This is very important and critical in the pre -speaking stage.

1) Playing game

The game teaching method can arouse the learning motivation and desire of students, and There are many types of games: riddles, rhymes, hiding and seeking, little pantomime, looking for friends, hiding things, and so on.

2) Asking the questions

In stage of pre-reading, the teacher gives the students a batch of problems, and students answer the question according to their own experience and knowledge. Teachers guide students step by step into the theme.

2.2 While- speaking

This is the core stage of task-based speaking. The main goal at this stage is to develop students' speaking ability, which includes the fluency and so on.adopting some activities are crucial，such as  information gaps，surveys in pair or group work.This way can encourage students to get up and walk around talking to other classmates. Certainly, the teacher can choose other topic, such as smoking, TV watching, music etc.

2.3 post speaking

Post reading stage is a stage of the supplement and extension. The knowledge points shall be consolidated and used after reading the article. Teachers should guide students to summarize knowledge, apply knowledge and master the skills of speaking. This stage is helpful for the students to expand their knowledge, promote the students' language communicative ability and comprehensive output capacity, raise students to have a good self-learning ability and speaking ability. Teachers can set up proper speaking task according to different materials. The designing of tasks should be objective and simple to difficult. It should fit the actual level of the students.

3.Conclusion:

Teaching speaking is a very important part of second language learning. The ability to communicate in a second language clearly and efficiently contributes to the success of the learner in school and success later in every phase of life. Therefore, it is essential that language teachers pay great attention to teaching speaking. Rather than leading students to pure memorization, providing a rich environment where meaningful communication takes place is desired.