Practice of POA-based Translation-driven College English Teaching

Abstract

Production-Oriented Approach (POA) is an innovative theory put forward by Wen Qiufang to improve the effect of college English teaching in China. Aiming to find out how to integrate POA into practice and how to make translation a driving force to stimulate students’ learning enthusiasm, the research group applied POA theory to college English teaching, with translation as a motivating productive task, listening and reading as the enabling means. This paper presents the design and basic teaching process of a unit of teaching practice, and students’ feedback and teacher’s reflection as well, through which the POA-based translation-driven teaching proves to be feasible and effective.