"Long time no see" is a very interesting English expression used as a greeting by people who have not seen each other for a while. The essay shows how Chinese people and native English speaker think about &q..."Long time no see" is a very interesting English expression used as a greeting by people who have not seen each other for a while. The essay shows how Chinese people and native English speaker think about "Long time no see". Meanwhile, it does research upon the historical appearances of the phrase.展开更多
The target of much language teaching and learning is to make students approximate to native speakers.The only rightful speak ers of a language are its native speakers.Contrary to these contemporary views,however,this ...The target of much language teaching and learning is to make students approximate to native speakers.The only rightful speak ers of a language are its native speakers.Contrary to these contemporary views,however,this paper argues that the obligation of the lan guage teacher is to help students to use L2 effectively not to simply imitate native speaker.A successful L2 user who comes from the group of L2 learners can be a model for students.Therefore,non-native teachers with a high degree of language proficiency and good teaching skills can be ideal and qualified language teachers.展开更多
Writing system is totally different from Chinese writing system.From Chinese learners of English know that,English words are seen as illogical and inconsistent.Learning English spelling presents some difficulties for ...Writing system is totally different from Chinese writing system.From Chinese learners of English know that,English words are seen as illogical and inconsistent.Learning English spelling presents some difficulties for Chinese students because of inconsistencies in English words.But what type of errors do Chinese students make? The intention of this paper is to find out the types of errors for Chinese students and the cause for these mistakes in order to find an approach to improve their spelling accuracy.展开更多
Of the many issues surrounding grammar, perhaps the hottest debate is whether to teach it or not. We review briefly arguments against and in support of grammar teaching before examining current grammar approaches in s...Of the many issues surrounding grammar, perhaps the hottest debate is whether to teach it or not. We review briefly arguments against and in support of grammar teaching before examining current grammar approaches in second language teaching.展开更多
文摘"Long time no see" is a very interesting English expression used as a greeting by people who have not seen each other for a while. The essay shows how Chinese people and native English speaker think about "Long time no see". Meanwhile, it does research upon the historical appearances of the phrase.
文摘The target of much language teaching and learning is to make students approximate to native speakers.The only rightful speak ers of a language are its native speakers.Contrary to these contemporary views,however,this paper argues that the obligation of the lan guage teacher is to help students to use L2 effectively not to simply imitate native speaker.A successful L2 user who comes from the group of L2 learners can be a model for students.Therefore,non-native teachers with a high degree of language proficiency and good teaching skills can be ideal and qualified language teachers.
文摘Writing system is totally different from Chinese writing system.From Chinese learners of English know that,English words are seen as illogical and inconsistent.Learning English spelling presents some difficulties for Chinese students because of inconsistencies in English words.But what type of errors do Chinese students make? The intention of this paper is to find out the types of errors for Chinese students and the cause for these mistakes in order to find an approach to improve their spelling accuracy.
文摘Of the many issues surrounding grammar, perhaps the hottest debate is whether to teach it or not. We review briefly arguments against and in support of grammar teaching before examining current grammar approaches in second language teaching.
