How does one teach composition to Chinese college students of English? How does one teach thera to discover ideas for themselves and to put these into English patterns of thought and organization? Can the discovery of...How does one teach composition to Chinese college students of English? How does one teach thera to discover ideas for themselves and to put these into English patterns of thought and organization? Can the discovery of ideas really be taught? Is there a method of teaching whereby the scientific process of writing can be cornbined with the creative art of composition?展开更多
Language acquisition is a system with four components： language development, academic development, cognitive development and sociocultural development. Based on this theory, Chinese students in the United States are ...Language acquisition is a system with four components： language development, academic development, cognitive development and sociocultural development. Based on this theory, Chinese students in the United States are studied from three perspectives： linguistically, culturally, and social psychologically. It indicated that, to help Chinese students develop their English performance and cultural appreciation in this diverse world, the profession of English teaching in China should cover a variety of domains, including linguistic, cultural and psychological input. Both American and Chinese education can benefit from this special group of Chinese students if they can be better understood, and used as a bridge between China and U. S. cultural and academic exchange. In the meantime, the mirror held up to the Chinese students in these perspectives reflects not only who they are but also who they can become.展开更多
Students’evaluation of moral education is of great significance for improving the quality of teaching.Through a survey of 2715 undergraduates majoring in foreign languages,this paper analyzes their evaluation of the ...Students’evaluation of moral education is of great significance for improving the quality of teaching.Through a survey of 2715 undergraduates majoring in foreign languages,this paper analyzes their evaluation of the moral education.Findings show that students speak highly of teachers’competence in moral education,teaching methods and the integration of moral education in the textbooks,but not in the course assessment and the overall effect of moral education.Suggestions were proposed accordingly to improve moral education of foreign language education in China.展开更多
The paper states the importance of affective factors by practice of affective teaching. Affective factors can not only promote students＇ cognitive development, potential exploration and moral cultivation but also ben...The paper states the importance of affective factors by practice of affective teaching. Affective factors can not only promote students＇ cognitive development, potential exploration and moral cultivation but also benefit students＇ development of socialization and aesthetic conceptions. So, earing for affeetive education in English teaching has a profound significance.展开更多
How could we have a effective teaching?We,as teachers,always think about this question and always hope to have better experiences to supple- ment us.The art of teaching lies in the teaching of the teacher and the stud...How could we have a effective teaching?We,as teachers,always think about this question and always hope to have better experiences to supple- ment us.The art of teaching lies in the teaching of the teacher and the studying of the students.During this course, a teacher's quality will be re- garded as an important factor in the art of teaching which we have to think over and discuss.Of course,the factors of students will be undoubtedly tak- en into consideration because of their significance.HereⅠwould like to sunmaarize the following points to improve our teaching effect.展开更多
Writing fluently and expressively in English is a necessary skill for communication, as well as a required skill for Chinese students at the tertiary level. Since college students have already been trained on their Ch...Writing fluently and expressively in English is a necessary skill for communication, as well as a required skill for Chinese students at the tertiary level. Since college students have already been trained on their Chinese writing skills for a considerable length of time and are able to write in Chinese quite successfully, the application of contrastive rhetoric in the teaching of English writing is very effective. This paper explores the possibility of teaching English writing to Chinese students at the tertiary level and proposes an approach to this teaching model.展开更多
In teaching English pronunciation,intonationoften poses difficulties to Chinese teachers.This paperpresents an approach of intonation teaching whichconsists of the following points:1)compare Chineseand English intonat...In teaching English pronunciation,intonationoften poses difficulties to Chinese teachers.This paperpresents an approach of intonation teaching whichconsists of the following points:1)compare Chineseand English intonation;2)analyze the structure ofEnglish intonation;3)guide practice through imita-tion;4)emphasize the functions of English intona-tion.展开更多
IntroductionIt is generally believed that as a result of their future professions,non-English majors in normaluniversities are less motivated than those in other universities to learn English,let alone sports majorsin...IntroductionIt is generally believed that as a result of their future professions,non-English majors in normaluniversities are less motivated than those in other universities to learn English,let alone sports majorsin a teachers’ university.Since graduation,I have been teaching students in the Physical EducationDepartment of Northwest Normal University,and I have found that they are different from students inother departments in many respects.Thus,there are special problems in teaching them.However,Ihave tried different ways to overcome their problems while actively involving students in learningEnglish,and present these below.展开更多
IntroductionCurrently China has a variety of English teaching methods and practices.Unhappily,however,manyChinese students’basic English is poor.English courses are overloaded and teachers’tasks are toonumerous to a...IntroductionCurrently China has a variety of English teaching methods and practices.Unhappily,however,manyChinese students’basic English is poor.English courses are overloaded and teachers’tasks are toonumerous to accomplish.Morever in order to fulfill their requirements many teachers have to abandonparts of the syllabus in order to cover all the required material.This‘cover-the lot’approach doesn’tconform to acceptable standards of good English teaching.Consequently,the results are not satisfactory.Although many teachers spend hours of effort preparing and teaching,students seem to retain less andless from their courses,and their interest in English seems to deep gradually decrease.展开更多
文摘How does one teach composition to Chinese college students of English? How does one teach thera to discover ideas for themselves and to put these into English patterns of thought and organization? Can the discovery of ideas really be taught? Is there a method of teaching whereby the scientific process of writing can be cornbined with the creative art of composition?
文摘Language acquisition is a system with four components： language development, academic development, cognitive development and sociocultural development. Based on this theory, Chinese students in the United States are studied from three perspectives： linguistically, culturally, and social psychologically. It indicated that, to help Chinese students develop their English performance and cultural appreciation in this diverse world, the profession of English teaching in China should cover a variety of domains, including linguistic, cultural and psychological input. Both American and Chinese education can benefit from this special group of Chinese students if they can be better understood, and used as a bridge between China and U. S. cultural and academic exchange. In the meantime, the mirror held up to the Chinese students in these perspectives reflects not only who they are but also who they can become.
文摘Students’evaluation of moral education is of great significance for improving the quality of teaching.Through a survey of 2715 undergraduates majoring in foreign languages,this paper analyzes their evaluation of the moral education.Findings show that students speak highly of teachers’competence in moral education,teaching methods and the integration of moral education in the textbooks,but not in the course assessment and the overall effect of moral education.Suggestions were proposed accordingly to improve moral education of foreign language education in China.
文摘The paper states the importance of affective factors by practice of affective teaching. Affective factors can not only promote students＇ cognitive development, potential exploration and moral cultivation but also benefit students＇ development of socialization and aesthetic conceptions. So, earing for affeetive education in English teaching has a profound significance.
文摘How could we have a effective teaching?We,as teachers,always think about this question and always hope to have better experiences to supple- ment us.The art of teaching lies in the teaching of the teacher and the studying of the students.During this course, a teacher's quality will be re- garded as an important factor in the art of teaching which we have to think over and discuss.Of course,the factors of students will be undoubtedly tak- en into consideration because of their significance.HereⅠwould like to sunmaarize the following points to improve our teaching effect.
文摘Writing fluently and expressively in English is a necessary skill for communication, as well as a required skill for Chinese students at the tertiary level. Since college students have already been trained on their Chinese writing skills for a considerable length of time and are able to write in Chinese quite successfully, the application of contrastive rhetoric in the teaching of English writing is very effective. This paper explores the possibility of teaching English writing to Chinese students at the tertiary level and proposes an approach to this teaching model.
文摘In teaching English pronunciation,intonationoften poses difficulties to Chinese teachers.This paperpresents an approach of intonation teaching whichconsists of the following points:1)compare Chineseand English intonation;2)analyze the structure ofEnglish intonation;3)guide practice through imita-tion;4)emphasize the functions of English intona-tion.
文摘IntroductionIt is generally believed that as a result of their future professions,non-English majors in normaluniversities are less motivated than those in other universities to learn English,let alone sports majorsin a teachers’ university.Since graduation,I have been teaching students in the Physical EducationDepartment of Northwest Normal University,and I have found that they are different from students inother departments in many respects.Thus,there are special problems in teaching them.However,Ihave tried different ways to overcome their problems while actively involving students in learningEnglish,and present these below.
文摘IntroductionCurrently China has a variety of English teaching methods and practices.Unhappily,however,manyChinese students’basic English is poor.English courses are overloaded and teachers’tasks are toonumerous to accomplish.Morever in order to fulfill their requirements many teachers have to abandonparts of the syllabus in order to cover all the required material.This‘cover-the lot’approach doesn’tconform to acceptable standards of good English teaching.Consequently,the results are not satisfactory.Although many teachers spend hours of effort preparing and teaching,students seem to retain less andless from their courses,and their interest in English seems to deep gradually decrease.
