Curriculum Ideological and Political Teaching and Practice of Study Tour Course Design in Higher Vocational Colleges: A Case Study of Qingdao Preschool Education College

Curriculum ideology and politics are critical for colleges and universities to fulfill theirfundamental mission of fostering moral and intellectual development. Within this framework, professionalcourses serve as the primary vehicles for integrating ideological and political education. Specifically, inthe field of study tours, the Study Tour Course Design emerges as a pivotal component for actualizingthe educational objectives of such programs. To construct a robust ideological and political curriculum,it is essential to devise a comprehensive system that aligns with professional teaching standards, industrybenchmarks, and vocational skill requirements. This involves a thorough exploration of ideologicaland political elements within the curriculum, ensuring their seamless integration throughout the coursedevelopment process.

A Communicative Approach to Spoken English Course Design

Speaking competence is one of the basic skills of language acquisition.The teaching of speaking skill has been attached great importance to in College English education in China.For decades,people have made efforts to improve the classroom teaching effects through various means,one of which is that of communicative approach.This paper attempts to explore the design of a spoken English lesson through a case study in the light of communicative theory,thus providing an alternative to the conventional spoken English course teaching method.

ESPNeeds Analysisand Course Designin Application-Oriented Universities

With demands for applied talents dramatically increasing motivated by economic transformation and China's "Going Out " Strategy, College English reform should deepen ESP teaching, stress application of language skills to academic and professionallearning, and serve for students' future development. Therefore, it is vital to explore school-based course design in ESP based onneeds analysis.

The Survey on Course Design for Business English Majors on the Base of Needs Analysis

Based on the needs analysis theory, a survey on the course design of Business English at Honghe University are conducted. Business English majors' learning needs and attitudes towards course design of Business English are researched through questionnaires. Business English competences needed in workplaces and society's needs for Business English talents are investigated. After analyzing recruitment information for Business English talents collected from domestic credible websites, some suggestions on course design of business English are supplied.

A Planning Phase for Course Design

Need survey is a part of course design. It can offer a wide range of information about learners, syllabus type, classroom activities, teaching techniques, learning goal, specific content for a course. It is an essential phase for course design. This article consists of what need survey is, method of collecting need survey and its use. It points out learning goal can be derived from need survey.

On the method and mode of modern foreign language course design

This article is based on the theory of foreign language course design. It mainly introduces and analyzes the methods and mode of foreign language design and also integrates with the practice of foreign language teaching, the author thinks a competent foreign language teacher should not only be satisfied with inculcating ready-made knowledge, but they should also constantly foster the ability of blazing new trails and try to grasp the theory and methods of course design ,and try to carry out course design according to practice and try to give play to their teaching personality and creativity and to have a bold try and exploration and try to improve the foreign language course and foreign language teaching.

The Significance of Studying Course Design In Foreign Language Teaching

This paper discuss the significance of course design basing on the theory of some famous linguists like David Nunan and Xia Jimei. By the guadience of the principles of designing course, it aims to capture language teachers' attention on the significance of studying course design and offer some hints on how to apply the course design in foreign language

Principles of Course Design for Language Teaching and Its Implications to TEFL Reform in Higher Vocational Colleges

Principles of Course Design for Language Teaching by Janice Yalden is a linguistics book for the ESL/EFL teachers and researchers. By briefing and analyzing the contents , some guidelines and methods are found practical and enlightening for the teachers in higher vocational college to develop EFL courses.

Key Concepts of ESP Course Design and Suggestions for It

Since ESP was introduced into China, its development has experienced fluctuating changes while ESP education is an inevitable trend in the future. To make ESP teaching even more effective, issues on the stage of ESP course design are well worth discussing. In this essay, factors such as features of the ESP course, stages in ESP course design are suggested to take into consideration on the stage of designing ESP course. Besides, some theoretical introductions to the key concepts of ESP course design suchas needs analysis, learner-centrality, authenticity, key stages of ESP course design will be reviewed from the eyes of researchersand scholars abroad. Finally, the suggestions will be given in the process of ESP course design.

Exploring the Principles Underlying Business English Course DesignBased on a Training Program

In order to make a business English training course cost effective, the course is to be designed based on certain language teaching theories and principles involving needs analysis to identify learners' needs and wants, appropriate teaching approaches and during-and-after evaluation of the training effects.

Teacher-Retraining Course Design Renewal

Teacher-retraining course design is considered to be a challenge not only to the course participants but to the course designers as well, especially, when the participants enrolled turn out to have dramatically different professional background and conditions. This article supports the idea that changes to the course design should be made straightaway in response to the trainees＇ specific needs. The context for rural school teacher retraining at Novosibirsk State Technical University in Russia illustrates reasons for making immediate changes necessary as the course progressed, and reaction to them. The article discusses a model for a teacher retraining course in which EFL improvement is the core element.

Information literacy course design based on student survey: The practice of subject librarians at NSL, CAS

Purpose: This paper aims to explore best practices in academic and research libraries in providing information literacy(IL) instruction to science and engineering graduate students.Design/methodology/approach: Using the questionnaire survey method, we conducted an IL assessment study on 114 graduate students enrolling in graduate courses offered by College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(GUCAS).Findings: The current situation of graduate students' IL competencies and the need to develop them are revealed. An IL course was designed by subject librarians of National Science Library(NSL), Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), with three patterns addressing the development of graduate students' IL competencies.Research limitations: It is only about the practice of subject librarians at NSL, CAS, in designing IL courses for graduate students enrolling in graduate courses offered by College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, GUCAS.Practical implications: The results can provide a lot of useful information for the improvement of IL competencies of graduate students in science and technology disciplines.Originality/value: It is significant for assisting future subject librarians in incorporating IL skills into their course, especially for academic and research librarians to prepare and develop IL courses for science and engineering graduate students.

ESP Course Design

ESP course design is one of the most important factors that affect ESP teaching. And different model of ESP course design will cause different teaching effect. This paper mainly analyzed ESP course design from the definition of ESP, the categories and features of ESP, the principles of ESP course design and the models of ESP course design.

Online Course Design Based on the Cognitive Learning Theory and the Affective Filter Hypothesis

The essay attempts to explore how to design an online English course on the basis of the cognitive learning theory and the affective filter hypothesis. By demonstrating an online course on preparing job interview questions, the essay explains what and why some elements are incorporated in the course and raises some potential problems.

On the college English course design and the training of innovation ability

This article is based on the theory of foreign language course design. It mainly introduces and analyzes the methods and mode of foreign English course design. The author thinks a competent foreign language teacher should try to carry out course design in scientific way, and to give play to their teaching personality and creativity and try to learn and to grasp the theory and the methods of foreign English course design and have a bold try and exploration and try to improve the ability of English teaching and only in this way we can foster the modern foreign language synthetical talent with the blazing new ideas.

On Disciplinary Orientation and Course Design of Vocabulary Teaching

This paper argues that the present vocabulary teaching needs reorienting so as to achieve a more systematic and principled vocabulary teaching suitable for China＇s non-English majors. The author then tries to propose a new model of vocabulary teaching, which consists of explicit instruction, incidental learning and strategy training.

Expectations from Postgraduates of Non-English Major on English Improvement——A Survey to Assist in Course Design

The number of postgraduates now studying at colleges and universities increased yearly in China in recent years.English,as the most often used language,is a basic course for postgraduates in most universities.It is a target for the universities to cultivate qualified students who can communicate with experts internationally effectively.A successfully designed English course depends primarily on the learners’ needs analysis. A self-assessment survey was carried out on postgraduates’ language abilities.The questions cover the normal five skills.258 first grade postgraduates from different faculties of the university took the survey.Some expectations from the students are generalized:①students expect to have more training on speaking and writing as well as listening.②Students expect their English course can be helpful to their academic researches.The conclusions are strictly supported by the detailed statistical result. Based on the data,some proposals on the course designing are put forward:①Output needs to be emphasized.②English for the purpose of improving academic communication should not be ignored.③Autonomous learning can be encouraged.

ESP course design： An intensive, non-assessed, in-service oral business English course for intermediate business people

With the great impact of WTO and the business globalization, professional internationalized business people are heavily demanding, which imposes pressure and necessity on practical and effective Business English program. This essay intends to design an intensive, non-assessed, inservice oral business English course for intermediate business people.

A Holistic Course Design for Intercultural Business Communication Based on CLT A Case Study of a Training Program for Chinese Business Professionals

BE （Business English） has been unprecedentedly emphasized and gradually developed into an independent discipline. The paper aims to explore a holistic course design for business professionals in IBC （Intercultural Business Communication） based on CLT （Communicative Language Teaching）. The proposed course design encompasses three-dimensional contents： comprehensive language and expertise training, intercultural communicative competence cultivation, and intercultural PBL （project-based learning）. A survey is conducted in a training program of Chinese business professionals in international institutions. Three principles are identified： （1） BE teaching is need-oriented, so the pedagogical methods should be tailored to meet the international workplace requirements; （2） The linguistic and professional knowledge acquisition is achieved through communicative function of the target language; and （3） Learners＇ participation in intercultural PBL can stimulate learners＇ interest and enhance their operational capabilities. The findings of the case study indicate that a holistic course design is： （1） Course syllabus should not be formed without taking the leamers＇ expectation and feedback into consideration; （2） Teaching strategies should be innovated to enhance learners＇ communicative confidence and competence; and （3） Teaching materials should be adapted and subjected to modification according to the authentic language used in intercultural settings. The study outcomes may also shed light on other disciplines of ESP teaching.

Online Education and Its Course Design

There is a very important and urgent task about online education—to develop high-quality online course which can be applied to online education with the vigorous development of online information technology. This essay discusses the present situation of online education; the concept of online course; its characteristic and advantage; the basic function and structure and probe into the design principle of online course.