Abstract The teaching of reading in junior middle schools is an essential part of English education which mainly aims to cultivate and improve students’ reading comprehension ability. The English Curriculum Criteria has been carried out throughout China, and it advocates the approach of task-based teaching and learning. Task-based language approach transforms the basic ideas of language use into classroom teaching method and brings in great significance in practice by emphasizing that “learning by doing” motivates the students to develop their potential to study. This thesis first examines some relevant theories, and the previous researches on task-based language approach. Then the features and certain problems of reading teaching in junior middle school have been presented. Based on the mode of the reading process, the thesis puts forward some proposals on the application of task-based language approach in the reading class of junior middle school.55659

Keywords: Task-Based language approach; task; application; English reading 

摘 要初中英语阅读教学是英语教学中一个非常重要的组成部分, 培养和提高学生的阅读理解能力是阅读课的主要目的。《英语课程标准》已经在全国普遍推行，它倡导任务型语言教学,即把语言运用的基本理念转化为具有实践意义的课堂教学方法。任务型语言教学强调以“做中学”来激励学生，挖掘学生的学习潜力。本文首先综述了任务型语言教学的相关理论以及任务型教学法研究的现状。接着，本文介绍了目前初中英语阅读教学的特点以及存在的问题。此外，本文以阅读过程模式为基础,阐述了任务型教学法在初中英语阅读中的应用，同时对初中英语阅读教学提出了一些建议。

毕业论文关键词：任务型语言教学；任务；应用；英语阅读

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 2

2.1 The Definition of a Task and TBLA 2

2.2 Previous Researches on Task-Based Language Approach 3

3. Brief Introduction to Reading Teaching in Junior Middle School 4

3.1 Features of Reading Teaching in Junior Middle School 4

3.2 Problems of Reading Teaching Existing in Junior Middle School 5

4. Application of Task-Based Language Approach in Reading Teaching 5

4.1 Teaching Mode in Task-Based English Reading Class 5

4.2 Application of the Teaching Mode 7

4.3 An Example of Teaching Plan in a Junior Reading Class 10

5. Pedagogical Implications for Reading Teaching 12

6. Conclusion 13

Works Cited 14

 1. Introduction

In China, the vast majority of students begin their formal systematic studies of English in junior middle school. It goes without saying that the period of junior middle school is of paramount significance. Reading learning plays a important role in English study in junior middle school. It can help students get skilled at reading and enlarge vocabulary to improve their ability of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Reading can also give students a chance to gain a sight in Western culture. In junior middle school, there are common phenomena that students have slow reading speed and poor comprehension in English class. Most of them find difficulty in getting the main idea of the context. Only few of the students have a good habit in English reading.