The Silent Way (SW) is language teaching method which teacher keeps silent much of the time making students to produce the new language. This paper aims to apply SW to English teaching and figure out the idea why Sile...The Silent Way (SW) is language teaching method which teacher keeps silent much of the time making students to produce the new language. This paper aims to apply SW to English teaching and figure out the idea why Silent Way couldn't be a widely-adopted teaching method. In terms of the characteristics of this innovational teaching method, it has some advantages as well as inevitable defects.展开更多
Language information output plays an important role in students＇ language acquisition process and is an important way to improve students＇ comprehensive language using ability and language level. Because college stu...Language information output plays an important role in students＇ language acquisition process and is an important way to improve students＇ comprehensive language using ability and language level. Because college students＇ English foundation is weak in our country at present stage, there are many problems in the process of language information output. In this case, we can increase the application of Intemet technology as a way to expand language output in English language teaching. This article is to explore college English teaching language information output ways in the Internent age.展开更多
Motivationis a term both teachers and learners talk about most when they refer to language learning success or failure ( D?rnyei,2001) since there is a strong co-relationship between motivation and language learning (...Motivationis a term both teachers and learners talk about most when they refer to language learning success or failure ( D?rnyei,2001) since there is a strong co-relationship between motivation and language learning ( Horwitz,2013) . Although re-search and theories on the importance and types of motivation are productive, educators still feel having little guidance on how to mo-tivate their students in schooling ( Shernoff,2013) . Here, I would like to introduce some motivational teaching practices, such as providing authentic learning opportunities, fostering student autonomy and creating an emotionally supportive environment, to our language teachers who wish to create engaging learning experiences for ESOL or EFL learners.展开更多
In schools, boys and girls are learning foreign languages. Do you know how many languages there are in the world? There are about one thousand and five hundred. English is one of the most important languages because s...In schools, boys and girls are learning foreign languages. Do you know how many languages there are in the world? There are about one thousand and five hundred. English is one of the most important languages because so many people use it, not only in England and America, but also in other countries展开更多
While some struggle to find their path in life. for others, nature aligns things for them. This is what happened to Edward .loseph Yawson, a 26-year-old teaching assistant at the Chinese Section of the Department of M...While some struggle to find their path in life. for others, nature aligns things for them. This is what happened to Edward .loseph Yawson, a 26-year-old teaching assistant at the Chinese Section of the Department of Modern Languages, Uni versity of Ghana, Legon, who trusted his intuition when a Chinese language course was offered to him.展开更多
Some educators and teachers stated that the reason of the major failures in foreign language teaching was that teachers could not help their students to discover the personal meaning of the information they provided. ...Some educators and teachers stated that the reason of the major failures in foreign language teaching was that teachers could not help their students to discover the personal meaning of the information they provided. To deal with the problem that students were regarded as containers and classroom learning was dull, humanistic approaches were put forward.展开更多
At present,there are still many problems in language teaching in rural primary schools,which will affect the quality of teaching if we don't pay much attention to them.This article focuses on the existing flaws in...At present,there are still many problems in language teaching in rural primary schools,which will affect the quality of teaching if we don't pay much attention to them.This article focuses on the existing flaws in current language teaching and provides some solutions.展开更多
The Silent Way is a language teaching method in which the teacher remains silent much of the time allowing the students to cognitively "work out" the new language. This paper is an attempt to apply SW to Eng...The Silent Way is a language teaching method in which the teacher remains silent much of the time allowing the students to cognitively "work out" the new language. This paper is an attempt to apply SW to English teaching. Meanwhile, it also evaluates the silent way in terms of its characteristics and criticism from the view of language learning theories.展开更多
This paperlanalyzes why the language laboratory still has an important role to play in ELT in China. Two methods of incorporating lab-based courses into a communicative framework, involving classroom interaction patte...This paperlanalyzes why the language laboratory still has an important role to play in ELT in China. Two methods of incorporating lab-based courses into a communicative framework, involving classroom interaction patterns and task-based listening materials, are suggested, and a model lesson applying these two methods is presented.展开更多
As an important part of English learning,vocabulary is always considered to be difficult to master.However if you understand word formation rules and approach it from different aspects and utilize varied methods,it be...As an important part of English learning,vocabulary is always considered to be difficult to master.However if you understand word formation rules and approach it from different aspects and utilize varied methods,it becomes much easier to build vocabulary.展开更多
文摘The Silent Way (SW) is language teaching method which teacher keeps silent much of the time making students to produce the new language. This paper aims to apply SW to English teaching and figure out the idea why Silent Way couldn't be a widely-adopted teaching method. In terms of the characteristics of this innovational teaching method, it has some advantages as well as inevitable defects.
文摘Language information output plays an important role in students＇ language acquisition process and is an important way to improve students＇ comprehensive language using ability and language level. Because college students＇ English foundation is weak in our country at present stage, there are many problems in the process of language information output. In this case, we can increase the application of Intemet technology as a way to expand language output in English language teaching. This article is to explore college English teaching language information output ways in the Internent age.
文摘Motivationis a term both teachers and learners talk about most when they refer to language learning success or failure ( D?rnyei,2001) since there is a strong co-relationship between motivation and language learning ( Horwitz,2013) . Although re-search and theories on the importance and types of motivation are productive, educators still feel having little guidance on how to mo-tivate their students in schooling ( Shernoff,2013) . Here, I would like to introduce some motivational teaching practices, such as providing authentic learning opportunities, fostering student autonomy and creating an emotionally supportive environment, to our language teachers who wish to create engaging learning experiences for ESOL or EFL learners.
文摘In schools, boys and girls are learning foreign languages. Do you know how many languages there are in the world? There are about one thousand and five hundred. English is one of the most important languages because so many people use it, not only in England and America, but also in other countries
文摘While some struggle to find their path in life. for others, nature aligns things for them. This is what happened to Edward .loseph Yawson, a 26-year-old teaching assistant at the Chinese Section of the Department of Modern Languages, Uni versity of Ghana, Legon, who trusted his intuition when a Chinese language course was offered to him.
文摘Some educators and teachers stated that the reason of the major failures in foreign language teaching was that teachers could not help their students to discover the personal meaning of the information they provided. To deal with the problem that students were regarded as containers and classroom learning was dull, humanistic approaches were put forward.
文摘At present,there are still many problems in language teaching in rural primary schools,which will affect the quality of teaching if we don't pay much attention to them.This article focuses on the existing flaws in current language teaching and provides some solutions.
文摘The Silent Way is a language teaching method in which the teacher remains silent much of the time allowing the students to cognitively "work out" the new language. This paper is an attempt to apply SW to English teaching. Meanwhile, it also evaluates the silent way in terms of its characteristics and criticism from the view of language learning theories.
文摘This paperlanalyzes why the language laboratory still has an important role to play in ELT in China. Two methods of incorporating lab-based courses into a communicative framework, involving classroom interaction patterns and task-based listening materials, are suggested, and a model lesson applying these two methods is presented.
文摘As an important part of English learning,vocabulary is always considered to be difficult to master.However if you understand word formation rules and approach it from different aspects and utilize varied methods,it becomes much easier to build vocabulary.
