Analysis of the Current Situation of English Majors’ Oral English Class: A Case Study of Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College

Abstract

In the context of reform and opening up and the requirements of the new era, foreign language teaching has always been an important part of cultivating high-quality talents in China, especially English teaching. However, there is still a traditional way of education in the college oral English classroom. Teachers focus on the output of English knowledge, while students need more opportunities to practice speaking English. Thus, there is still room for improvement in the content and form of oral English classes in colleges and universities, which has some research value. In order to improve the oral English classes in today’s colleges and universities, this study takes the English majors’ Oral English class at Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College as the research object. Based on the interview of the oral English teacher and the observation and analysis of the classroom, the strengths and weaknesses of the classroom are discussed, alongside feasible suggestions and reflections. Meanwhile, it can provide some reference for foreign teachers and other majors in teaching English as a foreign language and provide practical suggestions for improving the content and form of the speaking class in the future to improve students’ language skills and communicative abilities in an absolute sense.