On the Teaching Design of Graduates’EAP Course:Enhancing Language Proficiency and Critical Thinking Skills

This paper explores the integration of the bridge-in,objectives,pre-assessment,participatory activities,post-assessment and summary(BOPPPS)teaching model within the context of the post-graduates Academic English course.It discusses how this structured approach can effectively enhance students’language proficiency,foster critical thinking skills,and align with the multifaceted objectives of advanced English language education.The study provides a detailed examination of each BOPPPS component as applied to the post-graduates Academic English curriculum,supported by theoretical underpinnings and practical implications.

The Research on Cross-Cultural Critical Thinking in English Teaching: A Pedagogical Paradigm Within the Ideological and Political Course Framework

The conflation of linguistic competencies with ideological and political educational paradigms presents unique opportunities and challenges for English language teaching(ELT)in our increasingly interconnected world.This research seeks to address the role of cross-cultural critical thinking within the landscape of English pedagogy,framed by the imperatives of ideological and political education.Employing a multi-method approach,including thematic content analysis and action research,the study proposes a pedagogical model designed to integrate transcultural discourse and ideologically reflective practices into the conventional ELT curriculum.This paper argues for a reimagined approach to teaching English that encourages students to engage with diverse cultural perspectives and develop a nuanced understanding of global issues.

Teaching Critical Reading in Chinese EFL Classrooms

This paper aims at proposing some instructional suggestions for incorporating critical reading strategy into Chinese EFL class rooms. It analyzes the current situation of college English reading instruction and points out the possibilities and significance of teaching crit ical reading to L2 learners. It attempts to raise both English language teachers'and students'awareness in using critical reading strategy and to provide them with some feasible suggestions for applying this strategy into the real classroom practice.

Critical language awareness and English language teaching

Critical Language Awareness (CLA) is an approach to language teaching based on a critical sociocultural theory of language and critical discourse analysis. CLA has a great relationship with English language teaching, but there are few articles talking about it. So the author here will present her understanding of the relationship between CLA and English language.

A Critical Review on Language Learning Strategies and Implications for College English Teaching

This paper reviews the current developments of language learning strategy researches in the world, both approval and critical voices on the issue of strategy instruction. Then it summarizes the current developments of learning strategy instruction in China. It indicates college English teachers should model learning strategy and make the instruction explicit. Students are advised to be active in seeking for strategies suitable for themselves through their own exploration and reflection.

Critical Thinking II: Teaching Strategies to Foster Critical Thinking in Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Case Analysis Approach

Due to increasingly complex issues,challenging and acutely ill patients,advancing technology and ethical dilemmas it is important that nurses are able to think critically to improve patient outcomes.Therefore,nurse educators continually seek to identify effective learning strategies that foster critical thinking in their undergraduate students to make theoretical and clinical teaching seamless.Therefore,the purpose of this article is to describe the role of the nurse educator in helping nursing students to think critically.We will examine a case analysis and describe various teaching strategies that support critical thinking,can increase student learning,and aid in the provision of nursing care.

An Analysis of Critical Period Hypothesis in English Teaching

The Critical Period Hypothesis originated from biology and then was introduced into the field of linguistics. This paper introduces the concept of the Critical Period Hypothesis for language acquisition and some relevant literatures＇ research of Critical Period Hypothesis and English teaching in China as well as analyzing the research situation. From this contrast and analysis, the enlightenment from the Critical Period Hypothesis for language acquisition to English teaching in China is much easier to obtain. This paper determines that the influence of the Critical Period Hypothesis on second language acquisition and foreign language learning is still unclear.

On Critical Thinking Skill Cultivation in EFL Teaching

Critical thinking has been recognized internationally as an essential skill for high-quality talents.This article analyzes what the experimental researches on cultivating critical thinking skills in EFL teaching have achieved and identifies the three weaknesses to be addressed in the future.Firstly,there are divergences among scholars on the concept and subskills of critical thinking.Secondly,the teaching modes and methods explored by the experimental researches are more personalized than systematic,which reduces their application and guidance value.Thirdly,the reliability and validity of the experiments need to be improved,and the cultivation practices tend to improve the critical thinking skills of some students,without considering the differences among students,especially the students with relatively poor language proficiency.

Investigation of Critical Thinking Tendency of Engineering Students and Analysis of Teaching Countermeasures

“New Engineering”construction puts forward higher requirements for the critical thinking ability of engineering talents in the future.With“California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory Chinese Revision”,the critical thinking tendency of engineering majors in local engineering colleges was investigated and analyzed.The results showed that the critical thinking level of the engineering students was obviously lower.According to the findings and teaching practice,this paper gives some teaching countermeasures to strengthen the cultivation of critical thinking of engineering students.

Teaching Intercultural Competence Using Critical Incident and Cultural Story Telling

Intercultural literacy is attached increasingly great importance in this interconnected world.People from diversified cultural backgrounds need to interact with each other for various purposes.Schools and organizations offer courses to improve people’s intercultural competence.This paper examines two effective techniques to teach intercultural competence in the classroom setting:critical incident activity and cultural story telling.These two strategies can help achieve the desired objectives of Michael Byram’s intercultural communication model.

How to Be a Critically Reflective Teacher in Language Teaching and Learning

The article holds that a critically reflective teacher has an important role to play in language teaching and learning process. Several samples of critically reflective teachers are introduced in the article to show that critically reflective teachers should be enthusiastic, creative and informative in language teaching and learning.

Critical Thinking in the Teaching of University English

Critical thinking is a fundamental skill for today’s college students,since it aids in the acquisition of knowledge,correct judgements,and self-adjustment.However,traditional English teaching in China only focuses on the development of students’language skills and the inculcation of language knowledge,rather than the cultivation of students’critical thinking skills.This study addresses the aforementioned problem and discusses the definition and significance of critical thinking.Subsequently,it analyzes the causes of L2 students’ineffective critical thinking and proposes several procedures for the training of students in English reading,listening,speaking,and writing.

A Critical Evaluation on Grammar Translation Method in Language Teaching and Learning

The teaching method is one of the most important factors in achieving language education goals.This article mainly pres⁃ents a critical evaluation of the Grammar Translation Method(GTM)in language teaching and learning.GTM is the traditional teaching method,which focuses on the second language(L2)grammar and the medium of this instruction is using first language(L1).Based on the experience of learning language and other scholars’views,this paper explores the critical evaluation of GTM and makes suggestions for teachers who apply GTM in the class.

Innovative Teaching Research on Literary Theory and Criticism

As a core compulsory course for English majors majoring in teacher education,Literary Theory and Criticism plays an important role in enhancing text understanding,cultivating critical thinking,and shaping correct values in the future development of students.Influenced by traditional teaching ideas,students have many difficulties when learning this course,such as insufficient theoretical understanding,inadequate ability improvement,and not enough investment in course learning.In response to the above issues,this course focuses closely on the fundamental task of“cultivating virtue and nurturing people”,relying on modern information technology and introducing research methods of digital humanities.This course uses“7C”teaching mode under the“three-level integration”,in which“teaching”and“education”are carried out synchronously,and“teacher”and“student”are developed together,in order to greatly enhance students’learning participation and course satisfaction.

Is It Really Worth Advocating?—Criticism and Teaching Reflection on Roberto Guzman’s Teaching English without Teaching English

This paper critically analyzes Roberto Guzman’s approach to teaching English, as outlined in his TED talk “Teaching English without Teaching English”. While Guzman focuses on inspirational teaching and open-ended discussion, the analysis highlights some shortcomings of his methods from three perspectives: 1) whether the approach aligns with socio-cultural theories, 2) whether it overlooks the importance of input assumptions, and 3) whether it can effectively improve students’ communicative competence. Through this analysis, the paper sheds light on the potential limitations of Guzman’s approach to teaching English and provides insights into how educators can design more effective language teaching methods.

Research on the Comparison of Critical Thinking and Logical Expression

With the advancement of globalization,university students need not only to master English language skills but also to develop critical thinking and logical expression skills,both of which are crucial for academic and professional success.As an interactive and structured learning activity,English debates provide an effective platform for enhancing these cognitive and linguistic skills.This study investigates the impact of English debates on students’critical thinking and logical expression skills by analyzing pre-and post-debate assessments,survey data,and in-depth interviews with debate participants.The results indicate significant improvements in critical thinking skills,including argumentation logic,rebuttal techniques,and problem awareness.Students also demonstrated notable progress in organizing and expressing complex ideas logically in English.These findings offer valuable insights for English teaching in higher education,suggesting that debates can serve as an effective pedagogical tool for fostering both language and cognitive development in university students.

Comparative Studies of Teacher and Peer feedback in L2 Writing:A Critical Review

7 studies on the effectiveness of peer and teacher feedback have been critically reviewed in this paper,some problems being perceived either in the research design or their research findings.Based on the detected problems,I put forward some suggestions for the future study and then draw some pedagogical implications.

Age-related Differences and Language Teaching

This paper will firstly provide a review of the content of Gloria' article,then,the article will be critical analyzed.Finally,the implication of the article with reference to a Chinese adult EFL context will be evaluated.