1. Presenter: Chen-Yo Chi Advisor: Dr. Chin-Ling Lee
The investigation of college students’ speaking ability in CLT classrooms in Taiwan
溝通式教學法對大專生口語能力影響之調查
Presenter: Chen-Yo Chi
Advisor: Dr. Chin-Ling Lee
Date: December 29, 2008

2. Content INTRODUCTION LITERATURE REVIEW PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
METHODOLOGY

3. Introduction
In the past, the focus of language learning had been on linguistic forms, and the representative teaching method Grammar translation method was widely adapted in teaching.

4. Introduction
The principle characteristic of GTM are the analysis and memorizing the grammar rule, translation of sentences, and emphasis on accuracy
(Richard＆Rogers, 2001)

5. Introduction
Traditional teaching method GTM is still popular in the field of English education in Taiwan.
Due to the need for Taiwanese students to survive in test-oriented learning environment, translating, testing, and analyzing the text have been the major activities in the classrooms.

6. Statement of the problems
The lack of teacher-student or student-student interaction in the classroom may lower students’ motivation to learn and hinder the development of speaking ability due to insufficient practice.

7. Literature Review CLT Communicative Competence
Attitude towards language learning

8. CLT
According to Richards and Rodgers (1986), CLT starts with a theory of language as communication, and its goal is to develop learners’ communicative competence .
(Richards＆Rodgers, 1986)

9. Communicative Competence
Canal and Swain(1980) defined communicative competence in terms of four components:
I. Grammatical competence
II. Social linguistic competence
III. Discourse competence
IV. Strategic competence
(Canal＆Swain, 1980)

10. Attitudes towards language learning
Negative attitudes towards language learning may reduce learners’ motivation and harm language learning.
Positive attitudes can do the opposite.
(Oxford, 2001, p.168)

11. To investigate the influences of CLT to students’ oral performance
Purpose of the study
To investigate the influences of CLT to students’ oral performance
To investigate the influences of CLT to students’ learning motivation towards foreign language learning

12. Research Questions
What effect does the implementation of CLT may have on college students’ oral performance?
What are students’ learning attitudes
towards CLT learning?

13. Instrument
Performance test
Questionnaire

14. Participants
The target participants of this study are 80 non-English major freshmen and sophomores at Chaoyang University of Technology (CYUT) in Taiwan.

15. Research Procedures Pilot study Formal study Experiment group
Control group
Pre-test
Oral performance test
Questionnaire of students’ perception towards CLT learning at pre-test
Pre-test
1.Oral performance test
2.Questionnaire of students’ perception towards GTM learning at pre-test

16. Research Procedures Experimental group Control group
CLT learning for one semester
Traditional learning (GTM)
Post-test
1.Final oral performance
test
2.Qustionaire of students’
perceptions towards
CLT learning at post-
Post-test
1.Final oral perform test
2.Questionaire of students’
perceptions towards GTM
learning at post-test

17. Pre-and Post tests of oral Pre-and Post Questionnaires
Data Collection
SPSS
Independent T test
Descriptive Statistics
Data Analysis
Pre-and Post tests of oral
performance
Pre-and Post Questionnaires

18. Thank you for your attention!