Abstract Task-based language teaching method organizes the teaching and gives full play to the cognitive ability of language learners and activates their existing resources. Learners practice their target language by participating, experiencing, interacting, communicating and cooperating during the process of performing the task. This thesis mainly explores the impact of task-based approach on vocabulary teaching. It analyzes the nature and significance of task-based language teaching. We think that language teachers should design the tasks and create a harmonious language environment and chances for the students to use the vocabulary in the language activities. In addition, emphasis should be put on the development of the students’ language learning strategies which may help learners employ the vocabulary skillfully and improve their ability of using the English language.  57067

Keywords: task-based language teaching; vocabulary teaching; task; language environment 

摘要任务型教学法以任务组织教学，在任务的履行过程中，以参与、体验、互动、交流、合作的学习方式，充分发挥学习者自身的认知能力，调动他们已有的目的语资源，在实践中应用目的语。本文就任务教学法在词汇教学中的运用进行探索，阐述了任务教学法的定义，构成要素，以及意义。通过教师设计任务，创造和谐的语言环境和运用语言的机会，让学生在任务的完成和语言的使用过程中，积极主动地运用所学词汇。本文还提出教师应注重培养学生的学习策略，从而帮助学生运用词汇，提高学生的英语运用能力。

毕业论文关键词：任务教学法；词汇教学；任务；语境

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

3. Task-based Approach 2

3.1 Definition of task 2

3.2 Components of tasks 3

3.3 Task-based Language Teaching 4

4. Factors Affecting Vocabulary Learning 7

4.1 Lack of learning motivation 7

4.2 Lack of learning strategies 7

4.3 Anxiety 7

5. Benefits of Task-based Approach to Vocabulary Learning 8

5.1 Developing students' motivation 8

5.2 Improving students’ cooperation 9

5.3 Strengthening students’ responsibility 10

6. Implications for Vocabulary Teaching 10

6.1 Developing learners’ learning strategies 10

6.2 Designing three-stage activities in class 12

7. Conclusion 13

Works Cited 15

 1. Introduction

As we all know, vocabulary plays an important role in language learning. It is the basis for students to learn English well. Mastering a large number of vocabularies will help improve students’ English level. However, a large number of students find it is difficult to remember the vocabulary; as a result, they lose the interests in learning vocabulary, especially for the students in the suburban junior school. What may cause this situation? Some of the teachers only pay attention to their teaching work and ignore the main part of the students. Students only focus on teachers’ education work. In this way, students can not develop their thinking and innovative ability. Teachers only teach the vocabulary according to the English books and do not add the words related to the life in English class teaching. So the vocabulary of students can not be improved. In addition, the normal teaching method widely used in class is that the teachers read and explain the words and the students repeat for many times. This method is too single and passive which make students feel very boring. How to solve this problem and change the current situation?