3。1 Definition of Instructional Language 5

  3。2 Theoretical Basis 5

    3。2,1 Searle's Classification of Speech Acts 6

    3。2。2 Swain's Output Hypothesis 6

    3。2。3 Krashen's Input Hypothesis 6

IV。 Research Methodology 7

  4。1 Research Questions 7

  4。2 Participants 7

  4。3 Research Methods 8

  4。4 Data Collection and Analysis 9

    4。4。1 Data Collection 9

    4。4。2 Analytical Framework 9

V。 Resulte and Discussions 10

  5。1 Teachers' Directives 10

    5。1。1 Classroom Management 10

    5。1。2 Tasks Assignment。 10

  5。2 Communication Language。 12

    5。2。1 Two Types of Questioning。 12

    5。2。2 Different Waiting Time of Questioning。 14

  5。3 Teachers' Feedback。 15

  5。4 Students' Attitudes Towards the Status of English Teachers' Instructional Language。 17

  5。5 Students' Expectations Concerning the Status of English Teachers' Instructional Language 18

Ⅵ。 Conclusion 20

  6。1 Findings 20

  6。2 Solutions 20

    6。2。1 Teachers Should Give Directives More Properly by Using Different Sentences。 20

    6。2。2 Teachers Should Adjust Their Questioning Strategies。 20

    6。2。3 Teachers Should Promote the Way of Feedback。 20

  6。3 Limitations and Further Research Suggestions 21

References 22

I。 Introduction

1。1 Background 

    Because of China’s opening policy, people have got an easy access to the outside world。 And at the same time, English, which is most widely used in the world, becomes China’s major second language。 English learning environment is relatively closed for junior middle school students, so English teachers’ instructional language is of great importance for students’ English learning and improvement of their English proficiency。  来自优Y尔L论W文Q网wWw.YouERw.com 加QQ7520~18766

    Whether English teachers’ instructional language in junior middle school classroom is proper or not has great influence on development of students’ English ability and improvement of teachers’ English teaching quality。 However, there still exit some problems in teachers’ instructional language。 So, it is a must to make a study of English teachers’ instructional language in junior middle school classroom, and then try to find out some corresponding solutions。