一、问题的提出语言是交际工具。外语教学的目的是把外语用作交际工具。这是尽人皆知无可争议的。但是对通过什么途径来最有效地教外语、学外语的看法却不是那么一致。就我国的英语教学而言,所采用的传统教学法有语法翻译法、听说法、情景法等。70年代后期以来,交际法进入我国已有十年左右,而且也有些院校全部地或部份地采用交际法。但是交际法在我国毕竟还没有被普遍接受。它的必要性如何?可行性如何?还是个值得探讨的问题。国内曾发表 First, the question raised language is a communication tool. The purpose of foreign language teaching is to use a foreign language as a communication tool. It is well known that it is indisputable. However, the views on how to teach foreign languages ​​most effectively and learn foreign languages ​​are not the same. As far as English teaching in our country is concerned, the traditional teaching methods adopted are grammatical translation method, listening and speaking method, scenario method and so on. Since the late 1970s, communicative approach has been in our country for about ten years, and some colleges also adopt communicative approach in whole or in part. However, communicative law in our country, after all, has not been generally accepted. How is it necessary? How is it feasible? It is still worth discussing. China has published