The place of language forms in a communicative language classroom has been addressed by many researchers over the past decade. This article reveals the challenge it poses to classroom practitioners in China and seeks ...The place of language forms in a communicative language classroom has been addressed by many researchers over the past decade. This article reveals the challenge it poses to classroom practitioners in China and seeks the optimal treatment of language forms in a tertiary level language classroom.展开更多
Based on linguistic theories which developed by Saussure and some other contemporary linguists, this article attempts to analyze the factors that cause low English parole competence of the contemporary college student...Based on linguistic theories which developed by Saussure and some other contemporary linguists, this article attempts to analyze the factors that cause low English parole competence of the contemporary college students under non-target language environment. It views that how to properly deal with the relationship between langue and parole is still a debating focus in applied linguistics. The result of low English parole competence of contemporary college students is due to the interaction of the contemporary College English syllabus, text books pedagogies and the English language level of both students and teachers. Thus it puts forward some suggestions to improve the college students' English parole competence.展开更多
Formative assessment is crucial to differentiated language teaching.To ensure the quality of differentiated teaching,some assessment instruments should be adopted during formative assessment,such as differentiated lea...Formative assessment is crucial to differentiated language teaching.To ensure the quality of differentiated teaching,some assessment instruments should be adopted during formative assessment,such as differentiated learning portfolios and group activity journal.The effective application of these instruments can also improve the students' autonomous language learning ability.展开更多
This article attempts to integrate language learning strategies into the theory and practice of formative assessment. It is argued that learners’ current language problems might have been a result of their strategic ...This article attempts to integrate language learning strategies into the theory and practice of formative assessment. It is argued that learners’ current language problems might have been a result of their strategic learning problems. As such, diagnosing the potential problems in language learning strategies and providing support in strategic learning(the ‘how’ of learning) will not only help locate the possible causes of language deficiencies but also help learners close the linguistic gap(the ‘what’ of learning). The article also illustrates how language learning strategies can be assessed formatively. Next, two implementation issues, the teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge and student engagement after assessment feedback, are highlighted for discussion.展开更多
Formative evaluation is relatively more scientific and accurate as compared to traditional teaching evaluation.Formative evaluation is a method of professional evaluation of students’learning process,which is very im...Formative evaluation is relatively more scientific and accurate as compared to traditional teaching evaluation.Formative evaluation is a method of professional evaluation of students’learning process,which is very important in the entire course of teaching.In the actual teaching process,formative evaluation can better help teachers understand the situation of students,and take effective improvement measures to address the problems existing in the process of learning.As a contribution to the teaching of foreign languages in the colleges and universities,this paper will start with an introduction of formative evaluation,and then the application of formative evaluation in teaching.展开更多
This paper aims to introduce two research articles of the well-known linguist in the field of second language acquisition, Rod Ellis, namely, Preemptive Focus on Form in the ESL Classroom written in 2001 and Investiga...This paper aims to introduce two research articles of the well-known linguist in the field of second language acquisition, Rod Ellis, namely, Preemptive Focus on Form in the ESL Classroom written in 2001 and Investigating grammatical difficulty in second language learning: Implications for second language acquisition research and language testing written in 2008.展开更多
To interpret spiritual language of architectural public art, architectural form was analyzed. Visual art space is based on spatial vision, artistic forms of point, line, surface and body are major visual elements of s...To interpret spiritual language of architectural public art, architectural form was analyzed. Visual art space is based on spatial vision, artistic forms of point, line, surface and body are major visual elements of spatial form. Visual elements can be demonstrated in various forms, and even more diversified in the context of spatial design, interact with each other according to the form principle of beauty, and construct artistic forms of the space. Manifestation of the nature of public art also relies on visual elements, and the public aesthetic experience and feelings about architectural public art are expressed by visual elements.展开更多
In recent years,language researchers and teachers are paying more attention to form- focused language teaching approach. Second language teaching developed from an extreme of Focus of Forms to another extreme of Focus...In recent years,language researchers and teachers are paying more attention to form- focused language teaching approach. Second language teaching developed from an extreme of Focus of Forms to another extreme of Focus on Meaning. After the failure of two extremes,researchers synthesize the advantages and disadvantages of both methods and show more interests in Focus on Form( Hereinafter referred to as "F on F"). A good deal of scholars from all over the world start doing further researches into F on F. However,related studies of the relationship between Fon F and Language Proficiency are deficient. Based on the previous theories and researches of F on F,this article talks about the definitions of F on F and Language Proficiency respectively and analyses the relationship between F on F and Language Proficiency. Moreover,the author comes up with some problems existing in language teaching in current China and throws a sprat to further researches.展开更多
As applied teaching,it refers to focus-on-form instruction and focus-on-meaning instruction which have been used in the second language classroom.By analyzing what the effectiveness of focus-on-form instruction is,wha...As applied teaching,it refers to focus-on-form instruction and focus-on-meaning instruction which have been used in the second language classroom.By analyzing what the effectiveness of focus-on-form instruction is,what the disadvantages of focus-on-meaning instruction are? Therefore,it makes the conclusion:focus-on-form instruction is better than focus-onmeaning instruction within the second language classroom.展开更多
This paper intends to make a brief summarization of the difference between conventional poetry and imagist poetry in language and form so that the literature learners can know their differnce easily.
The history of language study shows widely different attitudes concerning the relationship between spoken and written language. After a person's born,he or she learns spoken language before learning written langua...The history of language study shows widely different attitudes concerning the relationship between spoken and written language. After a person's born,he or she learns spoken language before learning written language; therefore,many linguists consider written language a written form of spoken language,the function of which is to record the human sounds. Meanwhile,for centuries,the written language held a preeminent place. It was the medium of literature,which was felt to provide language with permanence and authority (David Crystal,2002). Therefore,what are the general differences between spoken and written language to make them present totally different functions? Accordingly,this essay will compare spoken language and written language to identify their general differences in three aspects.展开更多
The revolutionary online application ChatGPT has brought immense concerns to the education field.Foreign language teachers being some of those most reliant on writing assessments were among the most anxious,exacerbate...The revolutionary online application ChatGPT has brought immense concerns to the education field.Foreign language teachers being some of those most reliant on writing assessments were among the most anxious,exacerbated by the extensive media coverage about the much-fantasized functionality of the chatbot.Hence,the article starts by elucidating the mechanisms,functions and common misconceptions about ChatGPT.Issues and risks associated with its usage are discussed,followed by an in-depth discussion of how the chatbot can be harnessed by learners and teachers.It is argued that ChatGPT offers major opportunities for teachers and education institutes to improve second/foreign language teaching and assessments,which similarly provided researchers with an array of research opportunities,especially towards a more personalized learning experience.展开更多
English isused more than any other languages, so all of usshould get a good command of it in order to be more competitive in thissociety. There're many waysto master this language, but through reading English lang...English isused more than any other languages, so all of usshould get a good command of it in order to be more competitive in thissociety. There're many waysto master this language, but through reading English language newspaper, with which we have so much contact everyday, is obviously more convenient and interesting. English language newspaper contain several parts, the features of each of them will be analyzed in this thesis together with a specific piece of news. Furthermore, some effective methods of reading and understanding English lan-guage newswill be proposed.展开更多
Volume 50,Number 6,2016Thoughts for development of China's refractories industry-Reviewing"the 12thFive-Year-Plan"and prospecting"the 13thFive-Year-Plan"/Xu Dianli//Naihuo Cailiao.-2016,50(6):401Abstract:The ...Volume 50,Number 6,2016Thoughts for development of China's refractories industry-Reviewing"the 12thFive-Year-Plan"and prospecting"the 13thFive-Year-Plan"/Xu Dianli//Naihuo Cailiao.-2016,50(6):401Abstract:The production,operating,import and export state,and achievement of China's refractories during"the 12-(th)Five-Year-Plan"period were reviewed.展开更多
If one considers the number of language learners that are worldwide,the number of classroom-based language assessments(CBLAs)that are given each year,and the number of decisions that are made on the basis of these,it ...If one considers the number of language learners that are worldwide,the number of classroom-based language assessments(CBLAs)that are given each year,and the number of decisions that are made on the basis of these,it is obvious that in terms of sheer numbers,more students are affected by CBLAs per year than by those based on large-scale language assessments.Because of this,it is essential that classroom teachers have the knowledge,skills,and tools to enable them to develop and use CBLAs that they can justify to stakeholders,e.g.,students,parents,and school authorities.In this paper we describe the approach to CBLAs that we have developed.First,we discuss the role of assessment in teaching and learning,the kinds of decisions that classroom teachers need to make,and the different modes of CBLAs.We then describe the process of using CBLAs to help teachers make decisions that will have beneficial consequences.Next,we discuss fairness and accountability in assessment and the process of assessment justification,including an assessment use argument.Finally,we discuss the process of developing CBLAs,using an example of a classroom-based language assessment to illustrate this.展开更多
The cornerstone and the single most fundamental change in perspective on the nature of language and language learning is, perhaps, the focus on learners as active creators in their learning process, not as passive rec...The cornerstone and the single most fundamental change in perspective on the nature of language and language learning is, perhaps, the focus on learners as active creators in their learning process, not as passive recipients. The study aims at investigating some second language learners' meta-linguistic ability in solving multidimensional grammatical problems. The subjects of the present study were 40 Egyptian students who were in their fourth year of academic study in the Department of English and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Menufia University, Egypt. The instrument of this study consisted of pre-test, post-test and individual interviews. Two tasks were used: (1) "Sentence Completion" task; and (2) "Error Recognition and Correction" task. Finally, students were interviewed to explain and comment on their performance in the previous tasks. The data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Results were obtained and conclusions were made.展开更多
The pedagogy of language teaching has moved from one extreme-Grammar Translation Method to the other-Communicative Language Teaching.Today Form Focused Instruction(FFI) has emerged,intending to bring language forms in...The pedagogy of language teaching has moved from one extreme-Grammar Translation Method to the other-Communicative Language Teaching.Today Form Focused Instruction(FFI) has emerged,intending to bring language forms instruction back to the communicative language classroom.Despite of the approval of this new approach,there is a hot dispute on its two types of application:Focus on Form or Focus on FormS.This article briefly analyzes FFI in recent research studies with focus on the choice between the two types of application.The tentative conclusion is FFI does show some explicit and reliable effects on accuracy and error elimination in language teaching;however,the investigation into its application is not simply either Focus on Form or Focus on FormS,but focuses on the optimal combination of the two in teaching.展开更多
在交际型教学中如何融入语言形式的教学这一问题已经得到了不少学者和研究者的注意。探讨Focus on Form(FonF)教学中的教师角色,首先介绍FonF的内涵,简要分析教师的语言意识对FonF的影响,并讨论与FonF相关的教学策略,最后指出FonF研究...在交际型教学中如何融入语言形式的教学这一问题已经得到了不少学者和研究者的注意。探讨Focus on Form(FonF)教学中的教师角色,首先介绍FonF的内涵,简要分析教师的语言意识对FonF的影响,并讨论与FonF相关的教学策略,最后指出FonF研究中尚待解决的问题。展开更多
文摘The place of language forms in a communicative language classroom has been addressed by many researchers over the past decade. This article reveals the challenge it poses to classroom practitioners in China and seeks the optimal treatment of language forms in a tertiary level language classroom.
文摘Based on linguistic theories which developed by Saussure and some other contemporary linguists, this article attempts to analyze the factors that cause low English parole competence of the contemporary college students under non-target language environment. It views that how to properly deal with the relationship between langue and parole is still a debating focus in applied linguistics. The result of low English parole competence of contemporary college students is due to the interaction of the contemporary College English syllabus, text books pedagogies and the English language level of both students and teachers. Thus it puts forward some suggestions to improve the college students' English parole competence.
文摘Formative assessment is crucial to differentiated language teaching.To ensure the quality of differentiated teaching,some assessment instruments should be adopted during formative assessment,such as differentiated learning portfolios and group activity journal.The effective application of these instruments can also improve the students' autonomous language learning ability.
文摘This article attempts to integrate language learning strategies into the theory and practice of formative assessment. It is argued that learners’ current language problems might have been a result of their strategic learning problems. As such, diagnosing the potential problems in language learning strategies and providing support in strategic learning(the ‘how’ of learning) will not only help locate the possible causes of language deficiencies but also help learners close the linguistic gap(the ‘what’ of learning). The article also illustrates how language learning strategies can be assessed formatively. Next, two implementation issues, the teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge and student engagement after assessment feedback, are highlighted for discussion.
文摘Formative evaluation is relatively more scientific and accurate as compared to traditional teaching evaluation.Formative evaluation is a method of professional evaluation of students’learning process,which is very important in the entire course of teaching.In the actual teaching process,formative evaluation can better help teachers understand the situation of students,and take effective improvement measures to address the problems existing in the process of learning.As a contribution to the teaching of foreign languages in the colleges and universities,this paper will start with an introduction of formative evaluation,and then the application of formative evaluation in teaching.
文摘This paper aims to introduce two research articles of the well-known linguist in the field of second language acquisition, Rod Ellis, namely, Preemptive Focus on Form in the ESL Classroom written in 2001 and Investigating grammatical difficulty in second language learning: Implications for second language acquisition research and language testing written in 2008.
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文摘To interpret spiritual language of architectural public art, architectural form was analyzed. Visual art space is based on spatial vision, artistic forms of point, line, surface and body are major visual elements of spatial form. Visual elements can be demonstrated in various forms, and even more diversified in the context of spatial design, interact with each other according to the form principle of beauty, and construct artistic forms of the space. Manifestation of the nature of public art also relies on visual elements, and the public aesthetic experience and feelings about architectural public art are expressed by visual elements.
文摘In recent years,language researchers and teachers are paying more attention to form- focused language teaching approach. Second language teaching developed from an extreme of Focus of Forms to another extreme of Focus on Meaning. After the failure of two extremes,researchers synthesize the advantages and disadvantages of both methods and show more interests in Focus on Form( Hereinafter referred to as "F on F"). A good deal of scholars from all over the world start doing further researches into F on F. However,related studies of the relationship between Fon F and Language Proficiency are deficient. Based on the previous theories and researches of F on F,this article talks about the definitions of F on F and Language Proficiency respectively and analyses the relationship between F on F and Language Proficiency. Moreover,the author comes up with some problems existing in language teaching in current China and throws a sprat to further researches.
文摘As applied teaching,it refers to focus-on-form instruction and focus-on-meaning instruction which have been used in the second language classroom.By analyzing what the effectiveness of focus-on-form instruction is,what the disadvantages of focus-on-meaning instruction are? Therefore,it makes the conclusion:focus-on-form instruction is better than focus-onmeaning instruction within the second language classroom.
文摘This paper intends to make a brief summarization of the difference between conventional poetry and imagist poetry in language and form so that the literature learners can know their differnce easily.
文摘The history of language study shows widely different attitudes concerning the relationship between spoken and written language. After a person's born,he or she learns spoken language before learning written language; therefore,many linguists consider written language a written form of spoken language,the function of which is to record the human sounds. Meanwhile,for centuries,the written language held a preeminent place. It was the medium of literature,which was felt to provide language with permanence and authority (David Crystal,2002). Therefore,what are the general differences between spoken and written language to make them present totally different functions? Accordingly,this essay will compare spoken language and written language to identify their general differences in three aspects.
文摘The revolutionary online application ChatGPT has brought immense concerns to the education field.Foreign language teachers being some of those most reliant on writing assessments were among the most anxious,exacerbated by the extensive media coverage about the much-fantasized functionality of the chatbot.Hence,the article starts by elucidating the mechanisms,functions and common misconceptions about ChatGPT.Issues and risks associated with its usage are discussed,followed by an in-depth discussion of how the chatbot can be harnessed by learners and teachers.It is argued that ChatGPT offers major opportunities for teachers and education institutes to improve second/foreign language teaching and assessments,which similarly provided researchers with an array of research opportunities,especially towards a more personalized learning experience.
文摘English isused more than any other languages, so all of usshould get a good command of it in order to be more competitive in thissociety. There're many waysto master this language, but through reading English language newspaper, with which we have so much contact everyday, is obviously more convenient and interesting. English language newspaper contain several parts, the features of each of them will be analyzed in this thesis together with a specific piece of news. Furthermore, some effective methods of reading and understanding English lan-guage newswill be proposed.
文摘Volume 50,Number 6,2016Thoughts for development of China's refractories industry-Reviewing"the 12thFive-Year-Plan"and prospecting"the 13thFive-Year-Plan"/Xu Dianli//Naihuo Cailiao.-2016,50(6):401Abstract:The production,operating,import and export state,and achievement of China's refractories during"the 12-(th)Five-Year-Plan"period were reviewed.
文摘If one considers the number of language learners that are worldwide,the number of classroom-based language assessments(CBLAs)that are given each year,and the number of decisions that are made on the basis of these,it is obvious that in terms of sheer numbers,more students are affected by CBLAs per year than by those based on large-scale language assessments.Because of this,it is essential that classroom teachers have the knowledge,skills,and tools to enable them to develop and use CBLAs that they can justify to stakeholders,e.g.,students,parents,and school authorities.In this paper we describe the approach to CBLAs that we have developed.First,we discuss the role of assessment in teaching and learning,the kinds of decisions that classroom teachers need to make,and the different modes of CBLAs.We then describe the process of using CBLAs to help teachers make decisions that will have beneficial consequences.Next,we discuss fairness and accountability in assessment and the process of assessment justification,including an assessment use argument.Finally,we discuss the process of developing CBLAs,using an example of a classroom-based language assessment to illustrate this.
文摘The cornerstone and the single most fundamental change in perspective on the nature of language and language learning is, perhaps, the focus on learners as active creators in their learning process, not as passive recipients. The study aims at investigating some second language learners' meta-linguistic ability in solving multidimensional grammatical problems. The subjects of the present study were 40 Egyptian students who were in their fourth year of academic study in the Department of English and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Menufia University, Egypt. The instrument of this study consisted of pre-test, post-test and individual interviews. Two tasks were used: (1) "Sentence Completion" task; and (2) "Error Recognition and Correction" task. Finally, students were interviewed to explain and comment on their performance in the previous tasks. The data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Results were obtained and conclusions were made.
文摘The pedagogy of language teaching has moved from one extreme-Grammar Translation Method to the other-Communicative Language Teaching.Today Form Focused Instruction(FFI) has emerged,intending to bring language forms instruction back to the communicative language classroom.Despite of the approval of this new approach,there is a hot dispute on its two types of application:Focus on Form or Focus on FormS.This article briefly analyzes FFI in recent research studies with focus on the choice between the two types of application.The tentative conclusion is FFI does show some explicit and reliable effects on accuracy and error elimination in language teaching;however,the investigation into its application is not simply either Focus on Form or Focus on FormS,but focuses on the optimal combination of the two in teaching.