The Application of Situational Teaching Method in Junior Middle School English Classroom

Junior high school stage is important for not only students' life development, but also development of thinking. As one of the important compulsory courses in junior high school, English occupies a very important position in education. The new curriculum standard puts forward the requirement of creating associative situation for junior high school English teachers. Situational teaching method is a kind of teaching method which originated in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s. It is based on the cultivation of oral ability and emphasizes the basic structure of target language through meaningful situations. Therefore, it is of great significance to apply situational teaching method to junior middle school English teaching.