With the continuous development of the times, people’s thinking is constantly improving, and the importance of educa-tion is also increasing. As many new teaching models are emerging, the network course education rep...With the continuous development of the times, people’s thinking is constantly improving, and the importance of educa-tion is also increasing. As many new teaching models are emerging, the network course education represented by flipped classroomand MOOC education are increasingly attracting the attention of all walks of life with its unique advantages. The teaching of Eng-lish reading is a key point in College English education. However, the reality of College English reading education is not satisfacto-ry due to certain factors. This paper aims to discuss the implication of flipped classroom mode in college English reading teaching,hoping to provide references for the relevant parties.展开更多
Based on the concept of communication and the five fundamental communication principles, this article discusses the defi-nition of nonverbal communication and its uses in EFL classroom teaching. Finally the effects of...Based on the concept of communication and the five fundamental communication principles, this article discusses the defi-nition of nonverbal communication and its uses in EFL classroom teaching. Finally the effects of nonverbal communication on EFLclassroom teaching are emphasized from five aspects.展开更多
In the situation of the contemporary education, both flipped classroom and ecological classroom have provided new thoughts for the development of teaching and learning, at the same time, thrown great light on the educ...In the situation of the contemporary education, both flipped classroom and ecological classroom have provided new thoughts for the development of teaching and learning, at the same time, thrown great light on the educational study. Therefore,under the guidance of the ideas of ecological classroom and flipped classroom, the thesis applies both the literature research and experiential summary methods to research on the teaching of English reading in senior high school.展开更多
The target language input plays a significant role in the process of foreign language teaching and learning.One of the most influential studies about input is Krashen's Input Hypothesis.It emphasized the importanc...The target language input plays a significant role in the process of foreign language teaching and learning.One of the most influential studies about input is Krashen's Input Hypothesis.It emphasized the importance of comprehensible input in foreign language learning.This thesis is mainly to study the significance of Input Hypothesis and its implication on reading teaching.The problems exited in reading teaching and some suggestions are given at last.展开更多
The reform of college English should focus on the ways to improve the practicing ability. This ability should be based on the improvement of students, which is the fundamental aim of reform on the college English. In ...The reform of college English should focus on the ways to improve the practicing ability. This ability should be based on the improvement of students, which is the fundamental aim of reform on the college English. In order to cope with this problem, "flipped classroom"has many advantages. By Giving definitions to the "flipped classroom", this dissertation analyzed the differences between the regular class and the "flipped classroom" and carried out a new way to improve the reading and writing course: we can take advantage of multimedia and new internet technology.展开更多
How to teach reading has become a cornerstone of teachers in China as they develop overall teaching strategies in EFL classrooms.In this paper,firstly the author will introduce the context of teaching reading;thereaft...How to teach reading has become a cornerstone of teachers in China as they develop overall teaching strategies in EFL classrooms.In this paper,firstly the author will introduce the context of teaching reading;thereafter clarify the concept of communicative language teaching(CLT) and its implications in EFL teaching;next illustrate the teaching context in China where CLT is encouraged to be implemented in classrooms;furthermore,reading with a purpose and the relevant teaching techniques will be introduced,in line with the important characteristics of communicative tasks.Finally the author will demonstrate some communicative tasks for purposeful reading in the EFL classroom of a senior high school in China.展开更多
Teaching styles and learning styles play important parts in ESL/EFL classrooms. However, is it necessary for language teachers to match their teaching styles with their students' learning styles?Is it feasible for...Teaching styles and learning styles play important parts in ESL/EFL classrooms. However, is it necessary for language teachers to match their teaching styles with their students' learning styles?Is it feasible for the teachers to match their teaching styles to every individual student's learning styles?Because of the incompatible learning and teaching styles, suggestions on how to deal with the difficulties in the matching of these two styles will be given.展开更多
With the application of modem information technology in education, particularly after multimedia network technology enters teaching field of education, the content of education, the content and the means of education ...With the application of modem information technology in education, particularly after multimedia network technology enters teaching field of education, the content of education, the content and the means of education has undergone great changes.In order to develop complex English talent, we designed a teaching model of English reading as a means of multimedia assisted teaching through collaborative, exploratory, autonomous interactive teaching, which can fully exercise and develop students' language skills, improving English quality of teaching.It has changed the traditional teaching model which is constrined bye teacher-centered, textbook-centered, classroom-centered. Multimedia Assisted English reading can give students the greatest degree of autonomy, and pay more attention to students' learning ability to play the main role in the cognitive, reflectting the idea of quality education, meetting the requirements of the times.展开更多
After analyzing the three dimensions(teachers,students and classroom activities) in EFL teaching,it can be found that rapport and delivery are of great importance to a teacher;a quality teacher should comprehensively ...After analyzing the three dimensions(teachers,students and classroom activities) in EFL teaching,it can be found that rapport and delivery are of great importance to a teacher;a quality teacher should comprehensively understand his students and always keep individual differences in mind and modern teachers should also grasp many skills of managing classroom activi ties.In order to activate students'motivation and at the same time keep a high teaching efficiency level,classroom teaching should be carefully shifted from teacher-centered to student-centered when possible.In this process,class activities can greatly reinforce a student-centered class.展开更多
Extensive reading(ER) is regarded as an essential way of language input for learners in EFL teaching context. Due to various practical factors, the implementation of ER instruction in China is still far from being sat...Extensive reading(ER) is regarded as an essential way of language input for learners in EFL teaching context. Due to various practical factors, the implementation of ER instruction in China is still far from being satisfactory. With an elaboration on the definition and pedagogical significance of ER, this paper unveils several major problems existing in the Chinese university English ER instruction and proposes respective solutions.展开更多
Teaching culture in foreign language class is already a concept accepted by language teachers all over the world since language and culture are closely connected and inseparable,and this concept has been put into prac...Teaching culture in foreign language class is already a concept accepted by language teachers all over the world since language and culture are closely connected and inseparable,and this concept has been put into practice for a long time.However,the application of integrating the target culture teaching into EFL classrooms is far from being satisfactory.Therefore,how to incorporate culture into the foreign language classroom and how to teach culture for effective language learning has become a top priority for language teachers.This paper attempts to explore how to teach target culture effectively in EFL classrooms from multiple perspectives in the hope of helping students grasp cultural knowledge,improve their communicative competence,and enrich their linguistic knowledge as well.展开更多
As an important component of intensive reading teaching, vocabulary teaching not only ties up with the quality of intensive reading, but also with the students'skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. A...As an important component of intensive reading teaching, vocabulary teaching not only ties up with the quality of intensive reading, but also with the students'skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. After discussing the place of vocabulary teaching in intensive reading, this essay provides several proposal strategies according to the current problems in vocabulary teaching in intensive reading class in China. And then it narrates that students'ability of vocabulary acquisition and cognition depends on adopting various and flexible teaching strategies and repetition.展开更多
This paper deals with the problems of teaching readingskills in middle schools,as well as in colleges,in China.The mainaim of the paper is to discuss the technique of teaching reading skillsin view of these problems.T...This paper deals with the problems of teaching readingskills in middle schools,as well as in colleges,in China.The mainaim of the paper is to discuss the technique of teaching reading skillsin view of these problems.The paper will examine the phases ofreading development and discuss the roles of intensive reading andextensive reading,as well as the choosing of reading materials forthese two kinds of reading activity.It will attempt to show thattraditional methods should be done away with and new methodsimplemented.It also gives some suggested procedures for readinglessons.展开更多
Following Dornyei and Csize r's (1998) theoretical hamework of motivational strategies in the L2 classroom, this paper, through a case study, looks into the common use of motivational strategies in Chinese middle s...Following Dornyei and Csize r's (1998) theoretical hamework of motivational strategies in the L2 classroom, this paper, through a case study, looks into the common use of motivational strategies in Chinese middle school EFL classroom.展开更多
This paper is structured into three parts: 1) a description of the of English competence of"self- taught"students in Open College of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies; 2) a systematic literature review...This paper is structured into three parts: 1) a description of the of English competence of"self- taught"students in Open College of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies; 2) a systematic literature review on relevant topics to explain and provide guidance to see into the problems; 3) a summary of research findings and inspiration from the literature review and tentative suggestions for reading learning and teaching.展开更多
In this essay,there will be a contrast and comparison between the teacherdominant turn-taking patterns and students-centered turn-taking patterns.This comparison can help us to find out which pattern can help develop ...In this essay,there will be a contrast and comparison between the teacherdominant turn-taking patterns and students-centered turn-taking patterns.This comparison can help us to find out which pattern can help develop an effective turn-taking in classroom discourse.In terms of the turn-taking pattern in EFL classroom,there also will be a study of turn-taking patterns.This study is concentrated on the EFL students who study in foreign language classroom.Different turn-taking patterns will be recorded to analyze students’language performance and language anxiety during the turns change process.Brown(2008)proposes that senior foreign language learners tend to be influenced by the low sense of confidence,the feel of shame and inferiority.However,evidence shows that many students with higher level of language proficiency also are silent in the foreign language classroom.They seldom take turns to make a contribution to the speech in the classroom.This essay shows great interests in the relationship between EFL learners’language anxiety and turn-taking patterns.Particularly,this essay will explore the several turn-taking patterns which can help to foster the flow of classroom talk.These turn-taking patterns will be analyzed in two directions:the teacher-fronted turns exchange and students-centered exchange.This can help EFL teachers to adjust the turn-taking patterns to the classroom teaching to help students get more involvements in the classroom conversation.展开更多
The teaching of reading in the EFL class in China is supposed to be the most important course forEnglish learners in colleges and universities because it is expected to fulfil two tasks:the develop-ment of reading ski...The teaching of reading in the EFL class in China is supposed to be the most important course forEnglish learners in colleges and universities because it is expected to fulfil two tasks:the develop-ment of reading skills and the development of language skills.The former set of skills is assigned tothe course called Extensive Reading,which is top-down oriented,and,like the top-down model be-fore 1980’s,its emphasis on the language competence such as syntax and vocabulary often leads to"wild guessing"and misunderstanding.Another reading course,Intensive Reading,is supposed to beresponsible for the latter set of skills.This bottom-up manner of reading often results in word-to-word reading and also causes miscomprehension.The Holistic Model of Reading,as developed on thebasis of interactive models with particular concern over the Chinese learning environment,attemptsto combine the two courses into one and the result,as our studies show,turns out to be promising.展开更多
Classroom management can be a major issue in teenage classrooms.Analysis of a successful lesson has been limited to the availability of various teaching techniques or strategies.In response to potential disciplinary s...Classroom management can be a major issue in teenage classrooms.Analysis of a successful lesson has been limited to the availability of various teaching techniques or strategies.In response to potential disciplinary situations,the essay seeks to investigate into the classroom from a management point of view and propose possible practical solutions.展开更多
文摘With the continuous development of the times, people’s thinking is constantly improving, and the importance of educa-tion is also increasing. As many new teaching models are emerging, the network course education represented by flipped classroomand MOOC education are increasingly attracting the attention of all walks of life with its unique advantages. The teaching of Eng-lish reading is a key point in College English education. However, the reality of College English reading education is not satisfacto-ry due to certain factors. This paper aims to discuss the implication of flipped classroom mode in college English reading teaching,hoping to provide references for the relevant parties.
文摘Based on the concept of communication and the five fundamental communication principles, this article discusses the defi-nition of nonverbal communication and its uses in EFL classroom teaching. Finally the effects of nonverbal communication on EFLclassroom teaching are emphasized from five aspects.
文摘In the situation of the contemporary education, both flipped classroom and ecological classroom have provided new thoughts for the development of teaching and learning, at the same time, thrown great light on the educational study. Therefore,under the guidance of the ideas of ecological classroom and flipped classroom, the thesis applies both the literature research and experiential summary methods to research on the teaching of English reading in senior high school.
文摘The target language input plays a significant role in the process of foreign language teaching and learning.One of the most influential studies about input is Krashen's Input Hypothesis.It emphasized the importance of comprehensible input in foreign language learning.This thesis is mainly to study the significance of Input Hypothesis and its implication on reading teaching.The problems exited in reading teaching and some suggestions are given at last.
文摘The reform of college English should focus on the ways to improve the practicing ability. This ability should be based on the improvement of students, which is the fundamental aim of reform on the college English. In order to cope with this problem, "flipped classroom"has many advantages. By Giving definitions to the "flipped classroom", this dissertation analyzed the differences between the regular class and the "flipped classroom" and carried out a new way to improve the reading and writing course: we can take advantage of multimedia and new internet technology.
文摘How to teach reading has become a cornerstone of teachers in China as they develop overall teaching strategies in EFL classrooms.In this paper,firstly the author will introduce the context of teaching reading;thereafter clarify the concept of communicative language teaching(CLT) and its implications in EFL teaching;next illustrate the teaching context in China where CLT is encouraged to be implemented in classrooms;furthermore,reading with a purpose and the relevant teaching techniques will be introduced,in line with the important characteristics of communicative tasks.Finally the author will demonstrate some communicative tasks for purposeful reading in the EFL classroom of a senior high school in China.
文摘Teaching styles and learning styles play important parts in ESL/EFL classrooms. However, is it necessary for language teachers to match their teaching styles with their students' learning styles?Is it feasible for the teachers to match their teaching styles to every individual student's learning styles?Because of the incompatible learning and teaching styles, suggestions on how to deal with the difficulties in the matching of these two styles will be given.
文摘With the application of modem information technology in education, particularly after multimedia network technology enters teaching field of education, the content of education, the content and the means of education has undergone great changes.In order to develop complex English talent, we designed a teaching model of English reading as a means of multimedia assisted teaching through collaborative, exploratory, autonomous interactive teaching, which can fully exercise and develop students' language skills, improving English quality of teaching.It has changed the traditional teaching model which is constrined bye teacher-centered, textbook-centered, classroom-centered. Multimedia Assisted English reading can give students the greatest degree of autonomy, and pay more attention to students' learning ability to play the main role in the cognitive, reflectting the idea of quality education, meetting the requirements of the times.
文摘After analyzing the three dimensions(teachers,students and classroom activities) in EFL teaching,it can be found that rapport and delivery are of great importance to a teacher;a quality teacher should comprehensively understand his students and always keep individual differences in mind and modern teachers should also grasp many skills of managing classroom activi ties.In order to activate students'motivation and at the same time keep a high teaching efficiency level,classroom teaching should be carefully shifted from teacher-centered to student-centered when possible.In this process,class activities can greatly reinforce a student-centered class.
文摘Extensive reading(ER) is regarded as an essential way of language input for learners in EFL teaching context. Due to various practical factors, the implementation of ER instruction in China is still far from being satisfactory. With an elaboration on the definition and pedagogical significance of ER, this paper unveils several major problems existing in the Chinese university English ER instruction and proposes respective solutions.
文摘Teaching culture in foreign language class is already a concept accepted by language teachers all over the world since language and culture are closely connected and inseparable,and this concept has been put into practice for a long time.However,the application of integrating the target culture teaching into EFL classrooms is far from being satisfactory.Therefore,how to incorporate culture into the foreign language classroom and how to teach culture for effective language learning has become a top priority for language teachers.This paper attempts to explore how to teach target culture effectively in EFL classrooms from multiple perspectives in the hope of helping students grasp cultural knowledge,improve their communicative competence,and enrich their linguistic knowledge as well.
文摘As an important component of intensive reading teaching, vocabulary teaching not only ties up with the quality of intensive reading, but also with the students'skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. After discussing the place of vocabulary teaching in intensive reading, this essay provides several proposal strategies according to the current problems in vocabulary teaching in intensive reading class in China. And then it narrates that students'ability of vocabulary acquisition and cognition depends on adopting various and flexible teaching strategies and repetition.
文摘This paper deals with the problems of teaching readingskills in middle schools,as well as in colleges,in China.The mainaim of the paper is to discuss the technique of teaching reading skillsin view of these problems.The paper will examine the phases ofreading development and discuss the roles of intensive reading andextensive reading,as well as the choosing of reading materials forthese two kinds of reading activity.It will attempt to show thattraditional methods should be done away with and new methodsimplemented.It also gives some suggested procedures for readinglessons.
文摘Following Dornyei and Csize r's (1998) theoretical hamework of motivational strategies in the L2 classroom, this paper, through a case study, looks into the common use of motivational strategies in Chinese middle school EFL classroom.
文摘This paper is structured into three parts: 1) a description of the of English competence of"self- taught"students in Open College of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies; 2) a systematic literature review on relevant topics to explain and provide guidance to see into the problems; 3) a summary of research findings and inspiration from the literature review and tentative suggestions for reading learning and teaching.
文摘In this essay,there will be a contrast and comparison between the teacherdominant turn-taking patterns and students-centered turn-taking patterns.This comparison can help us to find out which pattern can help develop an effective turn-taking in classroom discourse.In terms of the turn-taking pattern in EFL classroom,there also will be a study of turn-taking patterns.This study is concentrated on the EFL students who study in foreign language classroom.Different turn-taking patterns will be recorded to analyze students’language performance and language anxiety during the turns change process.Brown(2008)proposes that senior foreign language learners tend to be influenced by the low sense of confidence,the feel of shame and inferiority.However,evidence shows that many students with higher level of language proficiency also are silent in the foreign language classroom.They seldom take turns to make a contribution to the speech in the classroom.This essay shows great interests in the relationship between EFL learners’language anxiety and turn-taking patterns.Particularly,this essay will explore the several turn-taking patterns which can help to foster the flow of classroom talk.These turn-taking patterns will be analyzed in two directions:the teacher-fronted turns exchange and students-centered exchange.This can help EFL teachers to adjust the turn-taking patterns to the classroom teaching to help students get more involvements in the classroom conversation.
文摘The teaching of reading in the EFL class in China is supposed to be the most important course forEnglish learners in colleges and universities because it is expected to fulfil two tasks:the develop-ment of reading skills and the development of language skills.The former set of skills is assigned tothe course called Extensive Reading,which is top-down oriented,and,like the top-down model be-fore 1980’s,its emphasis on the language competence such as syntax and vocabulary often leads to"wild guessing"and misunderstanding.Another reading course,Intensive Reading,is supposed to beresponsible for the latter set of skills.This bottom-up manner of reading often results in word-to-word reading and also causes miscomprehension.The Holistic Model of Reading,as developed on thebasis of interactive models with particular concern over the Chinese learning environment,attemptsto combine the two courses into one and the result,as our studies show,turns out to be promising.
文摘Classroom management can be a major issue in teenage classrooms.Analysis of a successful lesson has been limited to the availability of various teaching techniques or strategies.In response to potential disciplinary situations,the essay seeks to investigate into the classroom from a management point of view and propose possible practical solutions.