English language classes in most Chinese universities are bound to be large because of the phenomenal expansion, in students＇ enrollment. Thus, most English language teachers are confronting the challenge of teaching...English language classes in most Chinese universities are bound to be large because of the phenomenal expansion, in students＇ enrollment. Thus, most English language teachers are confronting the challenge of teaching larger classes than before. The main purpose of this article is to state the main problems of teaching English reading comprehension that lie in the large classes and analyze how to overcome the constraints caused by the fact of having many different students in the large class. The goal of this article is to show it is possible to create an interactive learning environment in large English intensive reading classes.展开更多
IntroductionTeaching English reading in a non-English speaking situation is a very.challenging job.Despite greatefforts made,not much effect is shown.As the importance of reading comprehension is once againstressed,al...IntroductionTeaching English reading in a non-English speaking situation is a very.challenging job.Despite greatefforts made,not much effect is shown.As the importance of reading comprehension is once againstressed,all the teachers and language workers in the college English world in China have been trying todeal with the issue of how best to teach reading comprehension.During the past few years,someimprovement has been made in this field.As ESL workers,we have been teaching English to Chinese medical students,and have also had theexperience of teaching English to Spanish speakers in the USA.What impresses us most is that no matterwhat native language our students speak,they are all very well motivated to learn English in order to meettheir specific needs.Our goal is not only to improve their English language competence,but to makethem become efficient English readers.展开更多
文摘English language classes in most Chinese universities are bound to be large because of the phenomenal expansion, in students＇ enrollment. Thus, most English language teachers are confronting the challenge of teaching larger classes than before. The main purpose of this article is to state the main problems of teaching English reading comprehension that lie in the large classes and analyze how to overcome the constraints caused by the fact of having many different students in the large class. The goal of this article is to show it is possible to create an interactive learning environment in large English intensive reading classes.
文摘IntroductionTeaching English reading in a non-English speaking situation is a very.challenging job.Despite greatefforts made,not much effect is shown.As the importance of reading comprehension is once againstressed,all the teachers and language workers in the college English world in China have been trying todeal with the issue of how best to teach reading comprehension.During the past few years,someimprovement has been made in this field.As ESL workers,we have been teaching English to Chinese medical students,and have also had theexperience of teaching English to Spanish speakers in the USA.What impresses us most is that no matterwhat native language our students speak,they are all very well motivated to learn English in order to meettheir specific needs.Our goal is not only to improve their English language competence,but to makethem become efficient English readers.
