Implementing Production-oriented Approach in College English Teaching A Case in Wuhan Donghu University

Abstract

"Production-oriented approach" is a foreign language teaching theory created by Professor Wen Qiufang to improve the effectiveness of College English teaching in China. The author tries to apply this teaching theory to practice and carries out a teaching experiment for two weeks. This paper presents the teaching design and process based on this theory, and also reports the feedback of teaching by students, teachers through questions and interviews. The author also reflects the teaching based on classroom observation. At the end of this paper, the author points out some deficiency in the practical application of production-oriented approach in foreign language classroom and tries to find the solutions. Keywords—production-oriented approach; output-driven; College English