This article aims to explore the impact of teacher's instructional directives on students' task understanding and completion in college English classrooms. By analyzing examples of instructional directives in English textbooks, it is found that instructional directives play a key role in improving students' task completion efficiency and learning quality. The article first introduces the definition, importance, and theoretical basis of instructional directives, then delves into the application of instructional directives in college English textbooks, and finally proposes some suggestions to optimize the use of instructional directives and improve teaching effectiveness.

Liu Xiaolin. The Impact of College English Teachers’ Instructional Directives on Students' Understanding and Completion of Tasks. Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 9: 199-204. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.070930.

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