The purpose of the dissertation is to analyze the methodology which is
employed in a reading class within a Chinese college's English context.
Consequently, I will suggest solutions to the problems.The PPP approach
is used in the previously used lesson plans, form and accuracy are the
focus and classroom management is easily achieved. However, free
communication and the use of reading skills and strategies are not
encouraged. Therefore, I will explore ways to implement a task-based
approach in reading to make reading more communicative.The dissertation
starts with a description of my context and outline of my research. This
is followed by a literature review about the PPP approach, the
task-based approach and reading, then previously used lesson plans are
analyzed as my data. A checklist which integrates the task-based
approach and reading skills and strategies is designed. Based on the
evaluation of previously used lesson plans, new ones are designed to
implement the task-based approach to reading. The rationale and
evaluation of the new lesson plans are discussed. At the end of the
study, the limitations of the study are stated, together with
suggestions for future research.