Lecturers’Efforts in Building Rapport in the English-Medium Instruction(EMI)Context:Focus on the Use of Communication Strategies

Past studies reveal the prevalence of anxiety,coupled with low motivation and disengagement among students in English-medium instruction(EMI)programs.Given the detrimental impact these negative emotions can have on learning outcomes,it is imperative that teachers establish positive emotional rapport with their students.This study explores how experienced and highly rated EMI lecturers at a Chinese university’s overseas campus use communication strategies to build rapport with their students during interactive academic activities.It identifies the strategies used by these lecturers and examines how the strategies facilitate the teaching-learning process.The data,consisting of 10 hours of tutorials and 10 hours of supervisor-student supervision meetings,is analyzed using an adapted Conversation Analysis(CA)approach.The analysis reveals three types of communication strategies(CSs)frequently used by lecturers:back-channeling,codeswitching,and co-creation of messages.By employing these strategies,the lecturers established a strong rapport with the students,which created an encouraging and supportive learning environment.Consequently,this positive atmosphere facilitated students’learning of content knowledge through English.The findings of this study have implications for the training of lecturers who encounter difficulties in establishing rapport with multilingual students in the EMI setting.

大学英语作文语法衔接手段的应用分析

本研究运用Halliday和Hasan的衔接理论,定性和定量地分析了大学生英语作文中语法衔接手段的使用特点并指出一些常见使用错误。据此,有针对性地总结了对英语教学的一些启示,以期在大学生写作时避免语法衔接手段的使用错误。

宫腔镜下输卵管通液治疗不孕不育临床分析

目的观察宫腔镜下输卵管通液治疗不孕不育的效果。方法选择本院2012年3月至2013年3月妇科收住的宫腔镜下输卵管插管通液治疗不孕不育患者91例。结果宫腔镜下输卵管插管通液治疗后,患者术后输卵管通畅情况明显较术前好转,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论女性不孕不育最常见病因是输卵管不通,该研究采用宫腔镜下输卵管插管通液术治疗后观察,输卵管的通畅情况明显好转,降低了宫外孕发病率,是治疗不孕不育的有效方法。

中西医结合治疗剖宫产后下肢深静脉栓塞13例

目的观察中西医结合治疗下肢深静脉栓塞的疗效。方法选择近20年来在本院治疗的患者26例,随机分为治疗组与对照组,各13例,对照组单用西医治疗,治疗组在西医的基础上采用中西医结合治疗,内服清营逐淤汤,外敷五味消毒汤。结果治疗组有效率为91.6%,对照组有效率为67.1%。两组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论中西医结合治疗下肢深静脉栓塞疗效显著,值得临床推广应用。