NewBee: Context-Free Grammar (CFG) of a New Programming Language for Novice Programmers

Learning programming and using programming languages are the essential aspects of computer science education.Students use programming languages to write their programs.These computer programs(students or practitioners written)make computers artificially intelligent and perform the tasks needed by the users.Without these programs,the computer may be visioned as a pointless machine.As the premise of writing programs is situated with specific programming languages,enormous efforts have been made to develop and create programming languages.However,each program-ming language is domain-specific and has its nuances,syntax and seman-tics,with specific pros and cons.These language-specific details,including syntax and semantics,are significant hurdles for novice programmers.Also,the instructors of introductory programming courses find these language specificities as the biggest hurdle in students learning,where more focus is on syntax than logic development and actual implementation of the program.Considering the conceptual difficulty of programming languages and novice students’struggles with the language syntax,this paper describes the design and development of a Context-Free Grammar(CFG)of a programming language for the novice,newcomers and students who do not have computer science as their major.Due to its syntax proximity to daily conversations,this paper hypothesizes that this language will be easy to use and understand by novice programmers.This paper systematically designed the language by identifying themes from various existing programming languages(e.g.,C,Python).Additionally,this paper surveyed computer science experts from industry and academia,where experts self-reported their satisfaction with the newly designed language.The results indicate that 93%of the experts reported satisfaction with the NewBee for novice,newcomer and non-Computer Sci-ence(CS)major students.

Innovative Practice of Medical Chinese Teaching Based on Constructivism Theory

Based on constructivism theory and task-driven teaching methods,medical Chinese teaching gradually transitions from the current teaching mode to a“student-centered”teaching mode.The ideological elements are integrated into the medical Chinese teaching curriculum,guiding students in acquiring medical Chinese language skills while instilling a spirit of humanistic care and professional ethics inherent in the medical profession.

The Application of the Constructivism Theory in Enhancing Classroom Teaching

As China’s education develops,the innovation of curriculum teaching mode has been increasingly emphasized,and the theory of constructivism has become a popular topic in educational research.The purpose of this article is to elucidate the theoretical implications of constructivism by examining the psychological mechanisms involved in individual constructivist activities.From setting learning objectives,researching problems,learning to present ideas,reflecting and evaluating,etc.,this paper expounds on the application of constructivism theory in curriculum teaching.Besides,strategies for implementing the constructivism theory in curriculum teaching are also proposed,so as to promote autonomous learning and the sustainable development of students.

The general motor programmer: its specialization for speech perception &movement

A common neural mechanism—the General Motor Programmer—is proposed by Keane (1999) to underlie both the perception of speech and the initiation of hand movement. A proposal to investigate the specific aspect of cognitive functioning this mechanism is specialized for, namely the timing or place of articulation, is outlined.

Application of Social Constructivism into EFL Classroom

Recently, the view that classroom knowledge is socially constructed rather than being merely transmitted from teacher to student has made a significant impact in English language teaching. Based on social constructivism theory, this article gives a brief discussion on the role of motivation in the language classroom. Then it suggests some ways of improving language teaching and incorporating constructivism into the traditional language classroom.

Curriculum Reform in Secondary Vocational Education Based on Constructivism Curriculum Theory

The constructivism in the field of education exerts the main effects : to put forward a new concept of knowledge and learning theory, to explain the nature and occurring mechanism of learning again, and to advocate new course construction. In the process of the new curriculum reform in China, constructivism has become one of the main theories of guiding education and teaching reform, and has played a good role in promoting the reform of traditional education and teaching. As for secondary vocational education which is confused in curriculum development, constructivism can also provide new ideas for it. How to combine constructivism with secondary vocational curriculum development, and how to apply the constructivist curriculum concept to the development of secondary vocational curriculum is the core of this research.

Personal Education Philosophy Matters:from Social Constructivism,Andragogy to Active Learning

Education philosophy,which plays a major role in teacher beliefs,is crucial for teacher educators. Ever since the end of last century, there has been a trend in North America to promote, or restore active learning in college/university classrooms. This paper, based on some explorations of the social constructivism, the six assumptions in Andragogy, the ARCS model, the active learning theory and some practical activities, proposes an integrated education philosophy about adult learning. It is assumed this will be able to provide some insight and guidance for college practitioners.

A New Pattern to Research the Learning:From Phenomenography and Constructivism Perspective——The Case of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

This essay is trying to explore how the arts students experience the teaching and learning context in the English class of the col lege from the phenomenography perspective.The qualitative research methodology of phenomenography has traditionally required a man ual sorting and analysis of interview data.To study the teaching and learning context,the qualitative research method will be applied,and the data collection will base on the face-to-face interview.There are 8 sophomores were interviewed after they had one year study in col lege.The research findings reveal that most student in interview gradually get used to college English class,but never think about changing their learning approach even they study one year in a totally different teaching and learning environment.

The Implementation Strategy of Language Transfer under the Theory of Constructivism

In recent years,the theory of constructivism has attracted increasingly more attention from people.As for English language transfer of colleges and universities,the theory of constructivism is of extremely theoretical significance and practical significance.At present,there are many problems necessary to solve in the language transfer practice of colleges and universities.For this reason,the application of the constructivism theory to language transfer should be practically enhanced.In practice,the materials of language learning and training should be not only greatly enriched,and also the role of practical teaching in language transfer should be fully played.Meanwhile,all sorts of rich teaching resources should be actively used for the selection and design.

Principles of Language Learning Activity Design Based on Constructivism

This essay introduces constructivism and its four key theories in learning and explores its applications in language learning activity design.Following the theoretical background analysis,it proposes three principles concerning English language teaching activity design,namely interactive thinking principle,I + 1 principle and authentic communication principle.This paper also provides some practical teaching activities such as supporting examples of how these three principles can work in language teaching.

A Study of Oral English Teaching and Learning in Vocational Collegesfrom the Perspective of Constructivism

With the increasing development of China’economy and society,the communication between China and other countries is on the rise,which contribute to the increasing demands of foreign languages especially English.As a result,oral English plays an important role in English learning and it is necessary for learners to improve their oral English.While the traditional teaching models cannot meet the teaching demand now,Constructivist learning theory(CLT),a very important branch of the cognitive theory has arisen a considerable amount of interest as a new teaching method.In the paper,the author try to apply constructivist learning theory to vocational college oral English teaching in order to explore some oral English teaching models from a constructivist perspective and hopes that this paper can provide some help to apply the CLT to vocational oral English teaching.

Exploration and Research on English Linguistics Teaching Based on the Perspective of Constructivism

In the current education system in China,the English major is an important part of the education system.As the exchanges between China’s and foreign countries have deepened,the importance of English education has become more prominent.Therefore,it is of great significance to improve students’ability to use spoken English.However,as far as the teaching model in China’s current universities and colleges is concerned,there are still many problems,and there is an urgent need for optimization and rectification.Based on this,this paper is based on the theory of constructivism,and deeply explores the solution to the problem of the current China’s English linguistics teaching model and hope this paper can provide a meaningful reference for China’s English education.

Social Constructivism &the Web-based Application in Practical Instruction

The present paper aims to provide an overview of Constructivism,its underlying epistemologies,plurality and multiplicity of perspectives,as well as its core assumptions.In addition,the paper will focus on the most influential perspective of Social Constructivism,the effectiveness of the theory in improving learning outcomes,and its implications for instruction.

On Teachers' Roles in Internet English teaching Based on Constructivism

The characteristics of Internet English teaching happens to conform to the principles of constructivism.So a new teaching mode comes into being.Here Teachers' roles in the new mode is to be discussed,which is advanced combined with experence and theoretical analysis.

The Analysis of English Teaching of Art Students in the Constructivism Context

Chinese art students are relatively weak in learning English.Said by constructivism learning process is the student interac-tion with the environment and the internal mental representation of the process,students through others help,using the necessarylearning materials,in the process of constructing meaning to obtain knowledge,to the context of the arts students to analyze the spe-cific form of learning English.

Progressive teaching of Qi under the guidance of constructivism theory

Qi is the core concept that runs through the theory of traditional Chinese medicine.It is the basic connection between ancient philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine.It is the most difficult and most key point of students’learning.Considering the characteristics of the course and the cognitive style of students,we use constructivist cognitive theory as a reference to design progressive teaching of the Qi content included in the course textbook.The process consists of two parts.The first part is the construction of the basic theory.Students are guided as they build schemata of basic concepts to assemble a deep understanding.They then take the initiative,and participate in the explanation,thereby completely internalizing the knowledge.The second part of the process is clinical skill training in collecting,sorting and writing medical records.In the end we have achieved the teaching goal of driving students’interest in learning,providing them with basic theoretical knowledge,and exercising the comprehensive practical problem solving skills,while cultivating the style of thinking required by practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine.

Toward a Security Community in Asia? The Limits of Constructivism, Developmental Statism, Liberalism, and Realism

This article asks whether a regional security community has emerged in Asia with the potential to grow mature and seeks to make a contribution to the ongoing debate on this controversial topic.It advances the argument that states in this broad region are far from being able to develop a security community for reasons different from those provided by political realists,developmental statists,liberals,and constructivists(social,discursive,and emancipationist).The role of Association of Southeast Asia(ASEAN)and that of China provide excellent test cases for the theoretical proposition that the building of a successful regional security community requires at least two necessary conditions:liberal democracy and regional democratic leadership,which remain absent in Asia.