The Application of Formative Assessment in Interactive Comprehensive English Classroom Teaching

Teaching evaluation is an important part of the teaching process of college English courses,and effective formative assessment can reflect the entire teaching process from multiple perspectives and ensure the smooth achievement of teaching objectives.Formative assessment is an assessment that runs through the entire learning process,based on humanism and constructivism,with various forms of evaluation.

On Promoting Listening Comprehension of English Majors through Original English Movies

In recent years,with the reform of College English Teaching in China,listening has occupied a great proportion of both the examination content and classroom teaching.When everyone is seeking a high-efficiency,fast teaching method,the use of English original film teaching methods arises spontaneously.Its authentic speaking style,real language environment and rich cultural connotation not only improve the listening comprehension ability of English majors,but also enable students to intuitively understand the culture of Western countries.In this study,by referring to a large number of books and documents,this paper puts forward corresponding strategies for various problems arising from the use of English original film teaching in colleges and universities.English original film teaching can not only create a better learning environment,and stimulate students’interest in learning,but also enable students to actively participate in class discussions.

The Effects of Schema Instruction on Reading Comprehension of English Argumentation

Based on the perspective of the schema theory and modern education technology,In this paper,the method of ran dom experimnet is used to measure how two types of schema instruction‘video clip’and‘multimedia courseware’influence Chinese college students’reading comprehension of English argumentation.The results illustrate the schema instruction can not only develop the students’sensibility of English argumentation structure,but also activate the schema in students’memory.Mul timedia courseware instruction is superior to video clip instruction.The paper proposes its viewpoints concerned.

On the Application of Cognitive Strategy in College English Listening Comprehension——With International Talents Training as the Goal

This paper, with the training of the international talents possessing remarkable English listening and speaking ability,mainly discusses the specific application of the cognitive strategy in different stages of college English listening comprehension.It is expected that the paper can bring some useful enlightenments on the international talents training.

On the Comprehension and Translation of English Proverbs

本文就如何正确翻译英语谚语这一话题展开讨论 ,指出正确的谚语译文不应源自错误的字面意义上的理解 ,而有时应根据其用法 。

Teaching English Listening Comprehension

This article outlines an attempt to bridge the gap between 'classroom English' and 'normal English',and to improve listening comprehension.The experiment is described and examples are given.The points need paying attention are listed.

Ways on Teaching Modes of English Listening Comprehension

Ministry of Education started the project of reform on College English teaching, part of the Project of Educational Quality and Reform of Higher Education at the end of 2012, in which the Ministry of Education emphasized that the Mute English should be replaced by Practical English. This paper focuses on how to change the teaching mode of English Listening Comprehension, and how to make the lesson be more interesting, more interactive and more cultural via analyzing its current situation.

The Translation Problems of English Reading Comprehension

In the process of learning English, reading comprehension is a very important part. Firstly, the paper analyzes the translation's role in reading comprehension. Secondly, it considers translation could enhance English reading comprehension. Thirdly,it mainly discusses the translation problem and skills of English Reading Comprehension.

On Listening Comprehension and Shorthand in the Process of Teaching Business English Interpretation

In recent years the market demand for interpreters is gradually increase. interpretation teaching make more and morepopular. How to improve students’abilities of listening comprehension and shorthand made interpretation teachers must face anda new subject.

Reflections on the EFL Reading Comprehension Teaching for English Majors in China

Reading can serve as a vehicle for learning a second language and as a result enhancing reading ability in that language. How to teach reading has been a contentious issue in TESOL/TEFL research. After reviewing the theories on reading and the research on how to teach reading as its theoretical basis, this paper reflects on the teaching of EFL reading comprehension for English majors in China about its situation and problems and discusses some pedagogical solutions to the problems.

Discourse Comprehension and Reading Strategies for Freshmen of Non-English Majors

This paper firstly discusses the nature of discourse comprehesion,and then analyzes the importance of reading strategy instructionon reading comprehension. Finally,it presents some useful approaches to help freshmen of non-English majors read effectively.

Listening Strategies in English Listening Comprehension of College Students

Listening is playing a fundamental role in foreign language learning.This thesis aims at finding the major problems con-fronting students in listening comprehension of non-English majors and the total usage of listening strategies,hoping to providesome useful suggestions for college English listening teaching and learning.The result shows that the biggest problem students con-fronted is vocabulary and the overall strategy use by students is at a medium frequency level.At last,specific suggestions are pro-vided for both students and English teachers based on the result of this research.

The Effect of TV Captions on the Comprehension of Non-Native Saudi Learners of English

This paper investigates the effectiveness of closed captioning in aiding Saudi students who are learning ESL （English as a second language）. Research was carried out in a qualitative manner, and participants were 12 Saudi students pursuing their studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA （IUP）. Participants in the study were asked to compose a narrative after viewing a 5-minute film segment, both with and without captioning. Their responses were then analyzed, and results indicated that while captions may aid one in comprehension, they also tend to limit one＇s interpretations, reaffirming the nature of written language as an authoritative source of information.

The Influence of Morpheme Awareness on Junior Middle School English learners’ Reading Comprehension

According to the understanding of English learning process and the surrounding educational environment,it is found that most English learners have not received the training of morpheme awareness,and English teachers have hardly cultivated their students’morpheme awareness.In English learning,it is found that English morpheme awareness plays a role in promoting English learning.It can be seen from the relevant literature that the identification of English morphemes is very important for English learners’language acquisition and development,and has attracted the attention of researchers at home and abroad.This paper mainly studies the influence of morpheme awareness on junior middle school English learners’reading comprehension.

The Effects of Dramatization on English Literature Comprehension

The article discusses the role that the dramatization of English literature plays in addressing two major difficulties in English literary work comprehension for intermediate English learners in China,namely the linguistic difficulty and the cultural misunderstanding. By taking the dramatization of British writer Jane Austin's masterpiece Pride and Prejudice as a case study,the first part of the essay examines the role of dramatization in tackling linguistic difficulties based on the interactive reading model developed by David E. Rumelhart(1977) while the second part analyzes how an integral framework for understanding target culture is constructed through the process of dramatization with a reference to Galloway's(1992) four-stage approach to a cultural reading of authentic materials.

The Effect of Dictation Practice on Listening Comprehension of Non-English Major Undergraduates

This paper aims to explore the effectiveness of dictation practice in improving non-English major undergraduates listening comprehension.35 students were selected into the experiment.For the comparison of the experimental data,we found that students'listening comprehension do improved after 12 weeks training while some other implications also were discussed for further study in order to promote listening teaching and learning.

Correlation between English Majors' Critical Thinking Disposition and Their English Reading Comprehension

To improve students' critical thinking is considered as a top priority by a growing number of educators.While there exists a comparable amount of research examining students' critical thinking skills,less is known about students' tendency to use these skills.Specifically,little is known about what influence critical thinking disposition has on students' academic achievement.English reading comprehension,which has been an important composition in students' English achievement,may be an important factor in developing this disposition.The current study examined the characteristics of students' critical thinking disposition and their English reading comprehension as well as exploring the correlation between the two factors mentioned above.The current study involved in 125 sophomores in English major from Jiangsu province.The results indicated that students in current research performed best in Maturity (M=37.46,SD=3.57),followed by Inquisitiveness (M=36.64,SD=4.31),Analyticity (M=34.86,SD=3.70),Truthseeking (M=33.86,SD=4.08).In contrast,they performed worst in CT Confidence (M=33.17,SD=4.57),followed by Systematicity (M=33.49,SD=5.10) and Open-mindedness (M=33.50,SD=3.67).Students scored highest in Attitude and View Category as the mean was 0.8257,followed by Reasoning and Judgment Category (M=0.8128),Induction and Generalization Category (M=0.7612),Theme Topic Category (M=0.6844),Semantic Comprehension Category (M=0.6789),while scored lowest in Fact and Detail Category (M=0.5818).There existed a positive correlation between critical thinking disposition and reading comprehension achievement (n=109;r=0.300;p<0.01).

Listening Comprehension Ability and Language Attitudes： American vs. British English

American English is predominantly prescribed as the primary English learning model at every educational level in Taiwan and limited attention is paid to other accents of English. It is therefore the intention of this paper to investigate whether Taiwan Residents EFL learners have difficulties understanding British English after years of instruction in American English, and to identify differences between learners＇ attitudes towards these two varieties of English. EFL learners from two universities were randomly assigned to American and British English groups and required to listen to short texts recorded with either American or British accent. An independent simple t-test showed that no significant differences were found in listening comprehension scores, but responses on questionnaires revealed significant differences in attitudes towards American and British English. The influence of long-term instruction in American English was evidenced. Based on these findings, suggestions are provided for English language teaching in Taiwan and implications are drawn for the concept of English as an International Language （ELL）, that in order to pursue successful international communication with people of various native languages, EFL learners need to experience various accents of English.

The Effect of Vocabularies on English Majors’ Reading Comprehension ——Taking Sichuan Technology and Business University as an Example

In the process of developing English reading ability,vocabulary is one of the basic English abilities.In the School of Foreign Languages,Sichuan Technology and Business University,because of the guidance and supervision of their teachers,in the first or the second year of their college,many students have shown great enthusiasm towards English learning,and taken initiative in reciting TEM-4 vocabularies,which in turn,leads to the passing of TEM-4.Nonetheless,after entering the second semester of junior year,their English learning becomes more flexible,and they would like to spend more time in their internships or part-time jobs.When TEM-8 is in the offing,some seniors even would choose to take the examination without preparation.In view of this,seniors in the School of Foreign Languages are chosen as the subjects to explore the effects of vocabulary size on English major seniors’reading comprehension and provide reference for them.In this study,subjects are the seniors of class 1,2016 English major who have passed TEM-4,and the quantitative research method is adopted.All the subjects involved in this study need to take two tests.One is the vocabulary size test,in which the vocabulary size testing software(embedded in BaiCiZhan v7.0.2)is used to test the quantity of subjects’recognition vocabulary.And the other is TEM-8 reading comprehension test,which is used to test the students’reading proficiency.In addition,some subjects are selected as the interviewees to know their feelings about the tests.After the tests,SPSS 20.0 will be used to make a linear regression analysis on the subjects’vocabulary size and the their reading performance.The finding is concluded as follows:On the premise that subjects’vocabulary size reaches the requirement of TEM-4,there is still a significant correlation between students’vocabulary size and their reading performance.

Sound-changes in Connected Speech and the Improvement of Listening Comprehension For NonEnglish Majors

It is well known that most Chinese nonEnglish majors can't understand the English materials they have heard,but they do understand them if the materials are in written form.Though there may be a lot of reasons (Such as phonological and psychological ones),this paper covers the influence of sound changes in connected speech upon the learners' listening comprehension.Non-English majors can improve their listening comprehension,to some degrees,by getting familiar with and being practiced in sound-changes in a flow of speech,with the help of a good attitude towards sound-changes in English speeches.