Oral English Skills of Chinese University Students in Describing Their Native Culture

This paper addresses the issue of Chinese students＇ oral English skills in talking about Chinese culture from the perspective of conversation analysis. To examine their performance in this regard, group discussion data in the classroom were collected for analysis. Their oral skills in talking about Chinese New Year and Christmas, a Western festival, were analyzed and compared to determine their oral performance in describing their native culture. Comments by two native English speakers on the students＇ performance are used to complement the conversation analysis. The results indicate that, compared with their performance regarding Christmas, the students were able to express a wider range of cultural connotations about Chinese New Year in English, but they used significantly fewer correct culturally-loaded words and phrases, and switched to Chinese much more frequently, suggesting unsatisfactory oral skills in describing Chinese culture.

English Language Attrition Among EFL Learners in Terms of Writing Skills

This study aims to identify if participants experience attrition in writing skills after two years' nonuse of English.70 participants took the tests of writing.A questionnaire was administered to the 70 participants and it included numerous variables that relate to language attrition such as motivation and social activities.The data collected from the tests and questionnaire were analyzed via SPSS.Cronbach's alpha and Many Facets Rasch Model were used to validate the construct and external reliability.The findings showed that participants experienced an overall statistically significant level of attrition in writing skills.Additionally,the specific skills of pertinence,coherence,clarity but excluding grammar,were seen to experience significant attrition over the two years' period.Participants showed a lower level of positive motivation and less social activities for learning English language during the two years' nonuse than before the two years' nonuse of English and this could have contributed to the writing attrition.

The Contrasts of English Sentences and Chinese Sentences and Translation Skills

Since the opening-up policy was carried out in 1979, every facility of social modernized construction has developed at high speed; meanwhile, the need of English is increased year by year. The occasion and scope of using it are expanded with the communications among countries. Therefore, English has become the generally international language in our country; in particular, translation plays an important and irreplaceable part in English to convey information. This paper aims to introduce the contrasts of English sentences and Chinese sentences and discuss some skills of translating each other. Though it is not complete and authoritative, yet it may help some people to understand the differences between two languages and to grasp some practical skills.

Ways to Improve English Listening and Speaking Skills

With the fast development of science and technology, English is becoming more and more important. Concerning English learning, we should focus our attention on listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating. Comparatively speaking, listening and speaking skills are more practical. But how to improve these skills? Everyone knows that the only effective way to improve language skills is to use the language. In reality, however, we know that there are many reasons why people don’t want to speak in another language——they are afraid of making mistakes, they can’t express their real meaning easily, they are shy, they are afraid people will laugh at them. We feel this way sometimes, but if you are sure that you really want to improve your English, try some of the suggestions that have been made here.

The Acquisition of Basic English Writing Skills

Writing well is no accident. Neither is it something students bring into the world with them. Writing well is a skill that is learned. It takes time and effort, but it is a learnable skill and can be achieved by everyone. This paper presents an overview of the basic skills of writing essays and papers in English, the kind of writing students use most often in college. It also reviews the main elements of grammar and the principles of good writing--the base upon which students learn or build their skills.

The Writing Skills of Business English

Business English in our society today is more and more important that we should how to learn English? People from different cultural backgrounds to communicate the process are cross-cultural communication.This morning from language,and introduced the be ginning,end,the structure of the middle discussed.Business English writing direct relationship between our work life,must treat seriously business English writing.

Exploration of Professional Practice Teaching Skill of Higher Vocational English Education

Higher vocational English education major is an important channel to train teaching staff for primary and secondary schools of China and professional skill is one of essential factors which forms the training goal of higher vocational English education.In view of this, this article summarizes the current status of practice teaching of higher vocational English education which aims to explore a set of teaching ideas, teaching modes and teaching theories that suit professional skills training practice of higher vocational education, so as to find some effective teaching methods for professional skill training practice to meet the social requirements for the graduates and pave the way for their future employment.

Skills of Cultivating Critical Thinking in English Speech

English speech is an important way for international cultural exchange in the context of globalization.Meanwhile,the cultivation of critical thinking has been universally recognized as one of the goals of higher education.However,critical thinking,as a top-level cognitive ability,is extremely abstract and complex,so how to put it into English speech is a challenge.Therefore,in order to simplify the issue,inspired by the interdependent relatiomhip between critical thinking and creativity,this article helps to explore some skills of cultivation.

Summary of English Translation Skills

In this regard, we attach importance to English knowledge learning as one of the key teaching objectives in different teaching stages of small, medium and large. English translation is the key content of English teaching, and translation is an important part of English translation. How to master the knowledge and skills of English translation is still a key issue that we need to pay attention to in English learning. By summarizing the author′s translation skills in English learning, this study explores the key and difficult issues in English translation based on the importance of the main points of English translation, and summarizes the skills of translation to provide reference for students to learn English. Suggest.

Cross-Cultural Communication Skills Training Strategies in College English Education

With the increasing exchange of countries,the role of English as an international official language has become more and more prominent.First and foremost,how to improve the comprehensive quality of students in the teaching process and further en hance students'cross-cultural communication ability is what teachers should think about in the course of teaching.English,as the second language of students,has its own language characteristics and cultural backgrounds,starting from the root of culture,which lay the foundation for students'cross-cultural communication abilities,but also require a better environment for students to master English.After all,English learning is not only about reading and writing,but also about the comprehensive use of hearing and un derstanding.This paper mainly discusses the value of cross-cultural communicative ability training in college English education and the strategy of cross-cultural communicative ability in college English education.

Analysis of Skill Exercises of College English Textbooks

As we all know,in English teaching and learning,textbooks plays a very important role.In Central South University,Contempo-rary College English(henceforth CCE) is chosen as textbooks for freshmen and sophomores in general English class,and Subject-basedEnglish(henceforth SBE) for senior grade students in special English class.This study endeavors to evaluate each one of CCE and SBEpublished by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press on the basis of the theoretical foundation and statistical analysis.

Skills of Business English Interpretation Improvement

With the rapid development and extension of economic globalization,various of links and communications among differ?ent nations are also more and more frequent.Since Chinese Open-up,access to the WTO,business activities between China and other countries have boomed up.As the backbone of developing country,China has been playing an increasing important role in the process of globalization.Under these circumstances,business English interpretation has also shown an irreplaceable and signifi?cant part in international trade and communication.Thus,interpreters are required to improve professional and comprehensive quality.

English for Medical Purposes:Design a Course for Chinese Clinical Doc tors for Overseas Exchange

The English level of the staff is generally intermediate since they have learned general English and medical English during their college and universities,the courses can be intensively taught in two months with three courses every week.The proficiency level of the exchanged clinical doctors,their linguistic needs as well as the communicative needs will be imaginatively illustrated according to the literatures which are about the medical staff's needs for English as a surviving tool of working in foreign hospitals.

人教版SEFC(2003) Integrating skills部分教学问题的调查研究

通过采用问卷调查和跟踪访谈的研究方法，对人教版（PEP）SEFC（2003）教材实施以来Integrating skills部分教学问题及其原因进行深入调查发现：高中英语教师对Integrating skills部分读写关系理解存在偏差，读写关系处理失当，读写技能综合教学设计能力欠缺。其主要原因是教师对Integrating skills部分教材的编写意图把握不准；对阅读教学类型选择有误；对读写技能综合教学类型未加区分。

On the Translation Techniques of English Attributive Clause

Translation is the use of one language to another language;this is expressed by the contents of the re-express.For the English-Chinese translation,the attributive clause translation is the most important.However,the English attributive clause is divided into restrictive and non-restrictive attributive clauses.In the translation process,it should be based on its structure and meaning.To take appropriate translation,get rid of restrictions on sentence structure so that the translation is equal to the original as much as possible.In this paper,the translation skills and samples have been used to further express the attributive clause to the readers.

Improving Listening Skills via a Strategy-based Approach in Chinese Context

The author of this paper discusses how to improve listening skills by applying strategy-based approach to teaching EFL listening comprehension to the Chinese students of English in the light of : 1. Introducing the situation of teaching listening comprehension in China; 2. Analyzing the existing problems in this aspect; 3. Reviewing the theoretical literature on listening strategies and their role in teaching EFL listening comprehension; 4. Proposing how to apply the strategy-based approach in teaching listening comprehension. 5. Providing a strategy-based listening lesson plan .

Observation Of an English Class

EAP class offers opportunities to international students doing various courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The EAP course could not only enhance the communication skills of the international students, but also improve their knowledge of English grammar, vocabulary, spelling, sentence structure and composition skills. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the useful teaching method teacher used in class, and help different students improving their English skills.

Research on College English Listening Teaching Based on Cross-cultural Communication

This paper clarified the importance of improving cross-cultural communicative competence in listening teaching from the perspective of the relationship between cross-cultural communicative competence and listening teaching. For the hearing obstacles caused by cultural differences,the author presented that cross-cultural awareness should be permeated in the classroom to improve students' English listening skills.

Intercultural Communication and English Teaching

This article talks about the relation between intercultural communication and English teaching,the importance of cultivating the knowledge of intercultural communication while teaching English,and some methods to let students develop the consciousness of intercultural communication.

Probe into the Spoken English Teaching Reform of the Contemporary University

At present,in the English teaching of college,students' reading and writing skills can be passed,but conversational and interpersonal skills are very poor.This article aims to propose a solution to the analysis of this phenomenon,for the purpose of the improvement of China's college students' English.