计算机辅助的非英语专业《英语新闻报刊导读》课

On A Computer-aided Course Selected Readings from English Newspapers and Magazines for Undergraduate Non-English Majors

为本科非英语专业学生开设计算机辅助的《英语新闻报刊导读》课很有必要。该课程以建构主义理论为基础,要求改变以教师为中心、单纯传授语言知识的传统教学模式,强调以学生为中心,在教师的组织、引导、帮助和促进下,利用情景、协作、会话等学习环境要素,充分发挥学生的主动性、积极性和创造性,使学生实现对所学的语言知识和其他相关知识的意义建构,提高学生阅读真实英语报刊文章的能力。文章从该课程的定位与实施、教学原则、教学模式与方法等方面进行了具体论述。

A computer-aided course Selected Readings from English Newspapers and Magazines is shown in this paper to be highly necessary for undergraduate non-English majors. Based on constructivism, the course requires that the traditional mode of English teaching, wherein class activities are cen- tered on the teacher and only language knowledge is imparted, should be modified. Constructivism em- phasizes that students should be organized, guided and assisted by the teacher when they utilize learn- ing elements such as situation, cooperation, and conversation in their attempt to construct the meaning of language knowledge and other relevant knowledge. With their initiative, activeness and creativity fully elicited, students are expected to promote their ability to comprehend newspaper articles with great ease and accuracy. This paper delves into the orientation, the principles of teaching, as well as the mode and methods of implementing the course.