Based on Dewey＇s （1933） connotation on reflection, this study focuses on the process ofpre-service EFL （English as a foreign language） teachers＇ reflective thinking. There are eight teachers participating in the...Based on Dewey＇s （1933） connotation on reflection, this study focuses on the process ofpre-service EFL （English as a foreign language） teachers＇ reflective thinking. There are eight teachers participating in the study during their practicum. Their reflective diary, the interviews between the researchers and the teachers, and classroom observation data are triangulated each other. The features of their reflection process are concluded： （1） Their reflections tend to be spontaneous interpretation; （2） their reflective thinking is partly ＂reasoning＂ phases; and （3） they depend on the authorities in the process of reflective thinking. Some implications are made for the guidelines in EFL teachers＇ practicum展开更多
Vocabulary plays a significant role in foreign language acquisition. The volume of vocabularies directly affects the foreign language learning effect of the students in higher vocational colleges. Since the 1970s, the...Vocabulary plays a significant role in foreign language acquisition. The volume of vocabularies directly affects the foreign language learning effect of the students in higher vocational colleges. Since the 1970s, the study of the second language vocabulary acquisition has gradually become a hot spot in the field of the second language acquisition. In the 1980s, more and more researchers and the teachers in higher vocational colleges came to realize the importance of vocabulary acquisition, and also incidental vocabulary acquisition and intentional vocabulary acquisition are highly focused at home and abroad.展开更多
文摘Based on Dewey＇s （1933） connotation on reflection, this study focuses on the process ofpre-service EFL （English as a foreign language） teachers＇ reflective thinking. There are eight teachers participating in the study during their practicum. Their reflective diary, the interviews between the researchers and the teachers, and classroom observation data are triangulated each other. The features of their reflection process are concluded： （1） Their reflections tend to be spontaneous interpretation; （2） their reflective thinking is partly ＂reasoning＂ phases; and （3） they depend on the authorities in the process of reflective thinking. Some implications are made for the guidelines in EFL teachers＇ practicum
文摘Vocabulary plays a significant role in foreign language acquisition. The volume of vocabularies directly affects the foreign language learning effect of the students in higher vocational colleges. Since the 1970s, the study of the second language vocabulary acquisition has gradually become a hot spot in the field of the second language acquisition. In the 1980s, more and more researchers and the teachers in higher vocational colleges came to realize the importance of vocabulary acquisition, and also incidental vocabulary acquisition and intentional vocabulary acquisition are highly focused at home and abroad.
