This paper explores Chinese college students＇ motivation for learning oral English, which is normally considered as an important factor contributing to learners＇ speaking proficiency in Second Language Learning. The...This paper explores Chinese college students＇ motivation for learning oral English, which is normally considered as an important factor contributing to learners＇ speaking proficiency in Second Language Learning. The theoretical studies on motivation in Second Language Learning are firstly reviewed. Based on the literature review, Chinese college students＇ motivation in oral English learning is examined in terms of the Chinese context. Finally, five specific helpful strategies are put forward to facilitate students＇ optimal oral English learning.展开更多
The published studies on the issues in the teaching and leaming of ESL （English as a Second Language）/EFL （English as a Foreign Language） oral English shed lights on many of the unresolved problems in ESL/EFL teac...The published studies on the issues in the teaching and leaming of ESL （English as a Second Language）/EFL （English as a Foreign Language） oral English shed lights on many of the unresolved problems in ESL/EFL teaching and learning. The writer＇s findings through literature review of the issues in the teaching and learning of ESL/EFL oral English indicate that further studies in this area may provide more valuable experiences to aid ESL/EFL speakers in producing fluent and accurate speech.展开更多
Oral language learning has always been a headachy issue worldwide. This paper endeavors to dig out how drama motivates, intrinsically or extrinsically, oral language learning as well as which aspects of oral language ...Oral language learning has always been a headachy issue worldwide. This paper endeavors to dig out how drama motivates, intrinsically or extrinsically, oral language learning as well as which aspects of oral language learning are improved due to the drama method. With a fully understanding of how it works, people can apply it more rationally and efficiently.展开更多
Intrinsic motivation plays a vital role in students’desire in learning oral English.This paper introduces the current situation of oral English teaching and learning in colleges,followed by explaining the reasons why...Intrinsic motivation plays a vital role in students’desire in learning oral English.This paper introduces the current situation of oral English teaching and learning in colleges,followed by explaining the reasons why art major students lack motivation in oral English learning.It is suggested that intrinsic motivation promotes students to hold a high interest toward learning and the acquisition of knowledge as well as enables students to achieve autonomous learning.Finally,practical suggestions for stimulating the intrinsic motivation of art major students in oral English learning are proposed.展开更多
This paper explores agency fluctuations and identity transformations in Chinese English-majors and how they are related to the process of English learning. By tracing a group of students for four years in a Chinese un...This paper explores agency fluctuations and identity transformations in Chinese English-majors and how they are related to the process of English learning. By tracing a group of students for four years in a Chinese university and conducting qualitative analyses to their oral narrations of learning experiences at different periods, the study has found that most participants started and ended their university life at relatively high levels of agency, with inevitable ups and downs in between. Agency fluctuations in the learners are the result of their identity positioning and repositioning within a complex and ever-changing context. Concordant or conflicting identities may co-exist within an individual learner and keep changing across different situations. Learner identities will cause increase or reduction in their investment in English learning, while their learning experience will in turn reinforce or undermine their identities. The study sheds light on the intricate relationships between agency, identity and language learning and therefore has important implications for English learning and teaching in China.展开更多
文摘This paper explores Chinese college students＇ motivation for learning oral English, which is normally considered as an important factor contributing to learners＇ speaking proficiency in Second Language Learning. The theoretical studies on motivation in Second Language Learning are firstly reviewed. Based on the literature review, Chinese college students＇ motivation in oral English learning is examined in terms of the Chinese context. Finally, five specific helpful strategies are put forward to facilitate students＇ optimal oral English learning.
文摘The published studies on the issues in the teaching and leaming of ESL （English as a Second Language）/EFL （English as a Foreign Language） oral English shed lights on many of the unresolved problems in ESL/EFL teaching and learning. The writer＇s findings through literature review of the issues in the teaching and learning of ESL/EFL oral English indicate that further studies in this area may provide more valuable experiences to aid ESL/EFL speakers in producing fluent and accurate speech.
文摘Oral language learning has always been a headachy issue worldwide. This paper endeavors to dig out how drama motivates, intrinsically or extrinsically, oral language learning as well as which aspects of oral language learning are improved due to the drama method. With a fully understanding of how it works, people can apply it more rationally and efficiently.
文摘Intrinsic motivation plays a vital role in students’desire in learning oral English.This paper introduces the current situation of oral English teaching and learning in colleges,followed by explaining the reasons why art major students lack motivation in oral English learning.It is suggested that intrinsic motivation promotes students to hold a high interest toward learning and the acquisition of knowledge as well as enables students to achieve autonomous learning.Finally,practical suggestions for stimulating the intrinsic motivation of art major students in oral English learning are proposed.
文摘This paper explores agency fluctuations and identity transformations in Chinese English-majors and how they are related to the process of English learning. By tracing a group of students for four years in a Chinese university and conducting qualitative analyses to their oral narrations of learning experiences at different periods, the study has found that most participants started and ended their university life at relatively high levels of agency, with inevitable ups and downs in between. Agency fluctuations in the learners are the result of their identity positioning and repositioning within a complex and ever-changing context. Concordant or conflicting identities may co-exist within an individual learner and keep changing across different situations. Learner identities will cause increase or reduction in their investment in English learning, while their learning experience will in turn reinforce or undermine their identities. The study sheds light on the intricate relationships between agency, identity and language learning and therefore has important implications for English learning and teaching in China.
