摘要
College English teachers in China are often confronted with a number of challenges, such as the large class size, limited contact hours, limited linguistic input and output, test-oriented teaching and learning methods, and the lack of professional development opportunities, to name a few. As a result, many university students have gained rich linguistic knowledge and yet are poor in communicative competence. This paper reports a longitudinal, 8-year-long study of an English Enhancement Program in a southeast provincial university which follows a new model of college English teaching at the tertiary level in China. This model is supported by the expanded theoretical framework of communicative competence as both its goal and means, one that encompasses linguistic, pragmatic, discourse, strategic, and intercultural competences. This paper further discusses four implementation domains with concrete innovative strategies that sustain the innovation of the program, namely, 1） innovation in academic design and instruction, 2） a placement and assessment system, 3） faculty support and development, and 4） organizational development capacity.
本文对我国东南部一所省属综合性大学在开展了8年之久的"英语提升计划"中所采取的英语教学新模式进行了纵向研究。该模式以培养学生的英语交际能力(即:语言能力、语用能力、语篇能力、交际策略能力和跨文化交际能力)为目标和手段,是语言交际教学法这一理论框架的延伸。文章从四个方面进一步讨论了实施这一新模式所采取的具体改革措施,即:1)课程设置及课堂教学创新;2)分级考试和评估体系;3)教师职业发展;4)课程建设与发展。
基金
the English Enhancement Program was supported by the Li Kashing Foundation
