Application of Task-based Teaching Approach in Listening Teaching in Middle Schools

Listening is one of the four basic abilities in English learning.Listening locates the first position of English learning.So it is obvious that listening is the most important part in English learning.In the different kinds of English tests in college,listening comprehension is the absolutely necessary part.In the college entrance examination,the listening comprehension is the first part in the English examination.It’s important to finish the listening part well in the exam.However,in the present middle school English teaching,not only the teachers but also the students don’t’pay more attention to the listening comprehension.They just take a mechanical training.The students can’t improve their listening ability essentially.This article will analyses the present conditions of English listening teaching in the middle school,and study the basic principles of Task-based teaching approach.And it also try to combine the essential characteristics and principles of task-based teaching approach into listening teaching.Then I will discuss the correct method of listening teaching in middle school English teaching through the experimentation according to the middle school English teaching condition.