It’ s obvious that ESL teaching programs are very important during the course of China’ s development. English has become a required course in schools. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the factors that imp...It’ s obvious that ESL teaching programs are very important during the course of China’ s development. English has become a required course in schools. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the factors that impact ESL education in remote and rural areas of China and the reasons for the students’ poor English learning by examining the aspects of cultural background,learning environment,teachers’ qualification,and the teaching facility. Ultimately,the aim of this study is to promote,advance,and garner support and understanding about the need for ESL teaching and learning in remote and rural areas in China.展开更多
Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) has become one of the most important teaching approaches in the fields ofTeaching English to the Speakers of Other Language(TESOL). Not only in the western developed countries, but...Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) has become one of the most important teaching approaches in the fields ofTeaching English to the Speakers of Other Language(TESOL). Not only in the western developed countries, but also in developingcountries, for example, China is also influenced by the approach of CLT in its English as a Second Language(ESL) classes. Particu-larly ESL classes of universities in China have used CLT as an important approach in teaching English speaking, listening, readingand writing. From the previous study and research there are evidences showed that CLT for ESL in universities in China have theiradvantages and values,but the classes still have some problems and need to develop which proved the hypothesis before research.展开更多
Language input in foreign language classrooms is no longer restricted to one particular mode of transmission,but it can be achieved by use of different modes.Multimodality or the combination of various modes has been ...Language input in foreign language classrooms is no longer restricted to one particular mode of transmission,but it can be achieved by use of different modes.Multimodality or the combination of various modes has been applied to stimulate foreign language learning.The present paper aims to verify the effectiveness of multimodal input in language learning.It demonstrates the experiment conducted in two freshman classes in a university.The two classes used the same textbook supported by audio CD containing the recorded material.The experiment class,however,additionally has some visuals in listening classes to strengthen the linguistic input.The research lasted for one semester and findings from the study show that multimodal input has significantly improved the listening and speaking abilities of the students and also has positive impacts on the learners’attitudes towards language study.展开更多
文摘It’ s obvious that ESL teaching programs are very important during the course of China’ s development. English has become a required course in schools. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the factors that impact ESL education in remote and rural areas of China and the reasons for the students’ poor English learning by examining the aspects of cultural background,learning environment,teachers’ qualification,and the teaching facility. Ultimately,the aim of this study is to promote,advance,and garner support and understanding about the need for ESL teaching and learning in remote and rural areas in China.
文摘Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) has become one of the most important teaching approaches in the fields ofTeaching English to the Speakers of Other Language(TESOL). Not only in the western developed countries, but also in developingcountries, for example, China is also influenced by the approach of CLT in its English as a Second Language(ESL) classes. Particu-larly ESL classes of universities in China have used CLT as an important approach in teaching English speaking, listening, readingand writing. From the previous study and research there are evidences showed that CLT for ESL in universities in China have theiradvantages and values,but the classes still have some problems and need to develop which proved the hypothesis before research.
基金My sincere thanks should be expressed to Martha Michieka,associate professor at East Tennessee State University,Johnson City,TN,USA,who has provided valuable advice for me in writing this paper.
文摘Language input in foreign language classrooms is no longer restricted to one particular mode of transmission,but it can be achieved by use of different modes.Multimodality or the combination of various modes has been applied to stimulate foreign language learning.The present paper aims to verify the effectiveness of multimodal input in language learning.It demonstrates the experiment conducted in two freshman classes in a university.The two classes used the same textbook supported by audio CD containing the recorded material.The experiment class,however,additionally has some visuals in listening classes to strengthen the linguistic input.The research lasted for one semester and findings from the study show that multimodal input has significantly improved the listening and speaking abilities of the students and also has positive impacts on the learners’attitudes towards language study.
