On the Application of Input Hypothesis to Listening Teaching and Learning in English Major探析输入假说在英语专业听力教学中应用的现状.docx

PAGE word文档 可编辑 On the Application of Input Hypothesis to Listening Teaching and Learning in English Major 探析输入假说在英语专业听力教学中应用的现状 Table of Contents Acknowledgements i Abstract ii ChapterⅠ Introduction 1 1.1 Purpose and significance of the research 1 1.2 Structure of the thesis 2 ChapterⅡ Literature review 3 2.1 Krashen’s Input Hypothesis 3 2.2 Listening 4 2.2.1 The concept of listening 4 2.2.2 The nature of listening 5 2.2.3 The importance of listening 5 2.3 Input Hypothesis and listening 6 Chapter Ⅲ Comprehensive input model in listening 8 3.1 Standards of high-quality input 8 3.2 Access to input in class 8 3.2.1 Teacher talk 9 3.2.2 Application of listening materials 9 3.3 Access to input out of class 10 3.3.1 Videos 10 3.3.2 Internet 11 Chapter Ⅳ Investigation of the application of Input Hypothesis to listening teaching and learning in English major 12 4.1 Research questions 12 4.2 Subjects 12 4.3 Method 12 4.4 Data and data collection 13 4.5 Data analysis 16 4.5.1 Part A of the questionnaire 16 4.5.2 Part B of the questionnaire 17 Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion 20 5.1 Findings 20 5.2 Suggestions 20 5.3 Limitations 21 Bibliography 22 Appendices 24 Appendix 1: Questionnaire 24 Appendix 2: Reflections 26 Acknowledgments I would like to express my most sincere acknowledgements to my supervisor professor XXX, for her valuable direction and constructive suggestion, for her efforts in reading and editing the drafts, and in particular for her constant encouragement and help. I am extremely grateful to her for her patience，support and care in the development of my thesis. I would like to express my appreciation to all the teachers during my undergraduate study，who had stimulated and guided my thinking，helped enrich my theoretical knowledge in English．I wish to thank my classmates and friends for their help and concern．Many thanks go to my roommates for their helpful input during the design of the survey and the study. Finally, I want to thank the English Major students