English teaching in big classes, for Chinese college students, is the main channel to learn and practice English. In the process of a successful classroom teaching, students and teachers are required to cooperate with...English teaching in big classes, for Chinese college students, is the main channel to learn and practice English. In the process of a successful classroom teaching, students and teachers are required to cooperate with each other and mutually complete teaching activities in an enjoyable and harmonious atmosphere. This paper analyzes the current situation of College English teaching in China, and discusses the application of the methodology of "dual-way enjoyable teaching" in big classes, indicating that the classroom activities should be designed to enliven the class atmosphere, which is also the effective way to realize the aim of enjoyable teaching and enjoyable learning.展开更多
This article makes an investigation of 114 English majors' level of a particular communicative performance and the general ability to perform in small-group conversations in their conversation class, and thereafter e...This article makes an investigation of 114 English majors' level of a particular communicative performance and the general ability to perform in small-group conversations in their conversation class, and thereafter explores the reasons for their current level with the aid of questionnaire based on a rating scale, together with observation and interviews. Some countermeasures are provided to call for teachers' attention in their teaching practice.展开更多
In this paper, we conduct research on the flip the classroom teaching mode for the modem innovation entrepreneurship classes under the MOOCs background. Job creation and encourage the entrepreneurship to create more e...In this paper, we conduct research on the flip the classroom teaching mode for the modem innovation entrepreneurship classes under the MOOCs background. Job creation and encourage the entrepreneurship to create more employment opportunities will be a long-term policy, which puts forward higher requirements on entrepreneurship education in colleges and universities, we need for the current problem restricting the development of entrepreneurship education in colleges and the universities well as in-depth research. In view of the special practical entrepreneurship education, many universities invite entrepreneurial experience for the entrepreneurship lectures, entrepreneurial guidance. It should be worth promoting, but we also want to see, entrepreneurial faculty have their weakness. Under this background, we combine the MOOCs and flip the classroom teaching mode to form the novel education paradigm which holds special meaning.展开更多
The present paper probes into the feasibility of flipped classroom teaching model in writing for non-English majors The flipped classroom teaching model changes the teaching structure in the traditional classrooms. It...The present paper probes into the feasibility of flipped classroom teaching model in writing for non-English majors The flipped classroom teaching model changes the teaching structure in the traditional classrooms. It puts students at the center of study in the whole study process, gives more autonomy to students both in class and outside of class, and involves students in the cooperation and interaction with their peers or the teacher. The process of writing teaching in the flipped classrooms via ICLASS is designed in the present paper and hopefully it will help non-English major students to improve their overall proficiency in writing.展开更多
According to features of current undergraduate curriculum design in the teaching of art and science, and combing exploration and the problems that exist during the process of teaching of basic theory of art and scienc...According to features of current undergraduate curriculum design in the teaching of art and science, and combing exploration and the problems that exist during the process of teaching of basic theory of art and science, this paper taking design courses of interactive introduction for example, it tries to innovate classroom teaching methods of exhibition of art and technology, interactive art and technology are principle theoretical classes of their major. Making good use of initiative of self- learning is the core element to help students in subjects learning, we constantly improve and perfect teaching concepts and classroom teaching mode to create the space for students to learn and explore actively, make personalized study according to their own characteristics, we make students experience the interest of freedom, autonomy, inquiry learning, enjoy the delight of appearance of personality and vitality of the burst of life vigor. Combining personal teaching experience, we should explore the way to led art students to learn with initiative in principle theoretical classes of their major.展开更多
The calls for the employment demand are making a change to the rigid, backward teaching method. In this paper, the "three- dimensional teaching" as a very scientific, flexible, and efficient classroom teaching model...The calls for the employment demand are making a change to the rigid, backward teaching method. In this paper, the "three- dimensional teaching" as a very scientific, flexible, and efficient classroom teaching model currently is mainly discussed. Meanwhile, the dynamic internal composition of the "three-dimensional teaching" is mainly introduced from its three stages and three principles, and also the three-dimensional teaching reform plan is supported and promoted based on two advantages.展开更多
With the increasing of communicating with the world, spoken English for non-English majors is becoming more and more important. So although therc're problems existing in English classes for teachers to cope with, i t...With the increasing of communicating with the world, spoken English for non-English majors is becoming more and more important. So although therc're problems existing in English classes for teachers to cope with, i think it's necessary and possible to improve our students' speaking ability if only we do spare our efforts and make the most of the classes. Here in this article, I try to discuss the necessity and advantages of improving students' speaking ability, and also suggest approaches of getting our students to start talking, improving their spoken English, and discuss some problems as well.展开更多
It is common in China that the employment consciousness of the college students is weak, the professional orientation is not clear and vocational skills are deficient. The gradates lack of cognition about career, and ...It is common in China that the employment consciousness of the college students is weak, the professional orientation is not clear and vocational skills are deficient. The gradates lack of cognition about career, and there are many students changing other jobs frequently, which not only influences personal development, but also is a waste for the company and the country, Under the situation, the colleges should strengthen the college students to understand career planning and plan the lifetime rationally. The paper tries to find out the breakthrough point from the teaching ways and methods of career planning course for college students, proposes experience-based-based-based teaching, blends the second-classroom teaching model in it, and combines the qualities of science and engineering students in western universities, for solving the problems of the existing classroom teaching.展开更多
In this paper, we put forward a new teaching model of flipped classroom applied to English Viewing, Listening and Speaking with the combination of features of this course and college students' learning characteristic...In this paper, we put forward a new teaching model of flipped classroom applied to English Viewing, Listening and Speaking with the combination of features of this course and college students' learning characteristics. Based on the proposed model, we set up and implement the instructional plans. In the teaching practice, we verify and analyze the effect of this teaching model. The practice has proved that the teaching model based on flipped classroom has a positive effect to improve students' capability of listening and speaking and their initiative in learning.展开更多
Based on the output-driven input-enabled hypothesis, we proposed an instructional design model for a preliminary research of the flipped classroom in teaching practical English writing. During the research, we made tw...Based on the output-driven input-enabled hypothesis, we proposed an instructional design model for a preliminary research of the flipped classroom in teaching practical English writing. During the research, we made two questionnaires, which revealed that most students preferred and benefited from this new pedagogy. Based on the research, the author discusses the characteristics of the flipped-classroom pedagogy for teaching ESP as well as such basic ESP instructional principles as mulflmodality, interacfivity, practicability and leamer-centeredness. The flipped-classroom teaching mode is expected to supply valuable insights to College English teaching reforms in China.展开更多
The teaching model of English lexicology based on tasks and network starts by follow philosophy of intuitive thinking and using the task-based teaching method. It is characteristic mg of the educational five consecuti...The teaching model of English lexicology based on tasks and network starts by follow philosophy of intuitive thinking and using the task-based teaching method. It is characteristic mg of the educational five consecutive stages of students' presentation of PPT, the teacher's evaluation, the teacher's presentation, classroom interaction, and summary to enable students actively participate in class teaching and to guide them to construct RVL (the root-based vector lexicon). The lexicon is constructed with the help of vector in the form of a diamond structure by utilizing the root "anthrop" functioning as a priming root and roots like "vest", "vor", "hab", "mov", and "somn' serving as target roots it motivates directly. The lexicon avails to accept new roots and make them mixed with existing roots by meaning relation or collocation to help students retrieve words effectively and enhance their ability of studying English vocabulary展开更多
Higher vocational English teaching is a kind of education discipline which is more inclined to occupation and technology, whose basic teaching export is to lay foundation for their future employment. In terms of the s...Higher vocational English teaching is a kind of education discipline which is more inclined to occupation and technology, whose basic teaching export is to lay foundation for their future employment. In terms of the social environment of the new period, along with the continuous improvement of the national open economic environment, the society pays more attention to the wide application of the tool of the English language. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of society, to lay a more favorable foundation of knowledge for the students is an important part of English teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges in the new period. This article first analyzes the importance of English teaching reform in higher vocational education, and then analyzes the direction of curriculum reform from the angle of theory, and puts forward the concrete reform strategies.展开更多
This paper introduces a new, unique, and vivid way of oral class teaching methods: KISS KIM, based on the author's rich teaching experience and profound theoretical reflections in an attempt to share some knowledge ...This paper introduces a new, unique, and vivid way of oral class teaching methods: KISS KIM, based on the author's rich teaching experience and profound theoretical reflections in an attempt to share some knowledge on this respect with other fellow colleagues.展开更多
In recent years, our govemment has been vigorously advocating the students' all-around development of morality, intelligence, fitness, aesthetics, and labor, and correspondently PE teaching is becoming more and more ...In recent years, our govemment has been vigorously advocating the students' all-around development of morality, intelligence, fitness, aesthetics, and labor, and correspondently PE teaching is becoming more and more significant. While the traditional teaching model in most cases has limited the development of the students' subjective initiative, which is teacher-centered and ignores the student's subjectivity, placing students in a state of passive learning. Presently, the knowledge-feeding teaching mode is faced with being banned. Along with the reform of the teaching objectives, the PE teaching reform is imperative under the direction of mobilizing students' learning initiative, adjusting the PE class structure, broadening the PE teaching and strengthening the design and implementation of the Combination with students' moral education development pattern.展开更多
This paper makes a detailed analysis of Course Schedules (2013-2014) of College English in four universities of C9 League, which reveals that ESP courses are much less than EGP courses, even in the top universities ...This paper makes a detailed analysis of Course Schedules (2013-2014) of College English in four universities of C9 League, which reveals that ESP courses are much less than EGP courses, even in the top universities in our country, and that the implementation of ESP teaching is hindered for many reasons. Therefore, based on the rapid development of MOOC and the one-size-fits-one guideline of college English teaching, the preferences of ESPMOOC have been illustrated, and the framework to practice trinity ESP teaching mode has been explicitly depicted. The mode refers to the combination of traditional classroom teaching, flipped teaching on aid of MOOC, and autonomous MOOC learning under the condition that ESP teaching group is elaborately set up and 2-band ESP teaching is preferably promoted.展开更多
Since 1958 the United States Watson research center designed the world' s first computer teaching system, the history of computer technology in education has lasted for over 40 years, with the beginning of digitized ...Since 1958 the United States Watson research center designed the world' s first computer teaching system, the history of computer technology in education has lasted for over 40 years, with the beginning of digitized audio and global network as a symbol of the information age, the rapid development of multimedia network technology' s application crosses various fields, like other areas, foreign language teaching also benefit. January 2004, Department of Higher Education issued a "College English Curriculum Requirements" (Trial), which clearly states: "It should make full use of opportunities of multimedia, network technology development which is brought about by the introduction of new teaching model to improve the original teachers' single classroom teaching mode. The new model should be based on modern information technology support, especially network technology, the English teaching towards individualized learning, independent of time and place restrictions learning, active learning direction. "展开更多
This paper starts from other scholars' studies of multimodality and multimodal discourse and discusses PPT--PowerPoint, as a pragmatic and effective means in teaching English to non-English major students. By using m...This paper starts from other scholars' studies of multimodality and multimodal discourse and discusses PPT--PowerPoint, as a pragmatic and effective means in teaching English to non-English major students. By using multiple modalities of language, pictures, sound; and videos together with the facilities of slide-projector and computer, the multimodal background provides top teaching auxiliary for teachers employing PPT to achieve most desirable effects in real class. This paper discusses the feasibility and effectiveness of PPT as teaching materials and PPT-based class construction in order to show examples to other English teachers how to conduct English teaching and promote students to take more interests in English learning. The writer gets to the conclusion that PPT, as a multimodal measure in teaching, can help the students to learn English more effectively and teachers to achieve better quality in lectures.展开更多
The flipped classroom as a new teaching mode has provided a new thought for the development of teaching and learning. This paper first introduces the concept and features of flipped classrooms, and then compares some ...The flipped classroom as a new teaching mode has provided a new thought for the development of teaching and learning. This paper first introduces the concept and features of flipped classrooms, and then compares some typical cases of flipped classrooms at home and abroad. Based on this, this paper introduces the business analysis method --SWOT analysis, to analyzes the strengths and weaknesses as well as the opportunities and threats of flipped classroom application in China. In addition, enlightenment on the application of flipped classroom in theory and teaching practice are provided in the final part of the paper.展开更多
Flipped classroom teaching is a new teaching mode introduced from the United States. The reason why it is defined so is because of it overturn the traditional teaching procedure "classroom information impartation - k...Flipped classroom teaching is a new teaching mode introduced from the United States. The reason why it is defined so is because of it overturn the traditional teaching procedure "classroom information impartation - knowledge internalization after class," and at the same time, it also transforms every elements of teaching. For chemistry, which is a very practical course, the introduction of the new teaching mode is an opportunity and also a challenge for us, we need to study carefully and keep trying.展开更多
文摘English teaching in big classes, for Chinese college students, is the main channel to learn and practice English. In the process of a successful classroom teaching, students and teachers are required to cooperate with each other and mutually complete teaching activities in an enjoyable and harmonious atmosphere. This paper analyzes the current situation of College English teaching in China, and discusses the application of the methodology of "dual-way enjoyable teaching" in big classes, indicating that the classroom activities should be designed to enliven the class atmosphere, which is also the effective way to realize the aim of enjoyable teaching and enjoyable learning.
文摘This article makes an investigation of 114 English majors' level of a particular communicative performance and the general ability to perform in small-group conversations in their conversation class, and thereafter explores the reasons for their current level with the aid of questionnaire based on a rating scale, together with observation and interviews. Some countermeasures are provided to call for teachers' attention in their teaching practice.
文摘In this paper, we conduct research on the flip the classroom teaching mode for the modem innovation entrepreneurship classes under the MOOCs background. Job creation and encourage the entrepreneurship to create more employment opportunities will be a long-term policy, which puts forward higher requirements on entrepreneurship education in colleges and universities, we need for the current problem restricting the development of entrepreneurship education in colleges and the universities well as in-depth research. In view of the special practical entrepreneurship education, many universities invite entrepreneurial experience for the entrepreneurship lectures, entrepreneurial guidance. It should be worth promoting, but we also want to see, entrepreneurial faculty have their weakness. Under this background, we combine the MOOCs and flip the classroom teaching mode to form the novel education paradigm which holds special meaning.
文摘The present paper probes into the feasibility of flipped classroom teaching model in writing for non-English majors The flipped classroom teaching model changes the teaching structure in the traditional classrooms. It puts students at the center of study in the whole study process, gives more autonomy to students both in class and outside of class, and involves students in the cooperation and interaction with their peers or the teacher. The process of writing teaching in the flipped classrooms via ICLASS is designed in the present paper and hopefully it will help non-English major students to improve their overall proficiency in writing.
文摘According to features of current undergraduate curriculum design in the teaching of art and science, and combing exploration and the problems that exist during the process of teaching of basic theory of art and science, this paper taking design courses of interactive introduction for example, it tries to innovate classroom teaching methods of exhibition of art and technology, interactive art and technology are principle theoretical classes of their major. Making good use of initiative of self- learning is the core element to help students in subjects learning, we constantly improve and perfect teaching concepts and classroom teaching mode to create the space for students to learn and explore actively, make personalized study according to their own characteristics, we make students experience the interest of freedom, autonomy, inquiry learning, enjoy the delight of appearance of personality and vitality of the burst of life vigor. Combining personal teaching experience, we should explore the way to led art students to learn with initiative in principle theoretical classes of their major.
文摘The calls for the employment demand are making a change to the rigid, backward teaching method. In this paper, the "three- dimensional teaching" as a very scientific, flexible, and efficient classroom teaching model currently is mainly discussed. Meanwhile, the dynamic internal composition of the "three-dimensional teaching" is mainly introduced from its three stages and three principles, and also the three-dimensional teaching reform plan is supported and promoted based on two advantages.
文摘With the increasing of communicating with the world, spoken English for non-English majors is becoming more and more important. So although therc're problems existing in English classes for teachers to cope with, i think it's necessary and possible to improve our students' speaking ability if only we do spare our efforts and make the most of the classes. Here in this article, I try to discuss the necessity and advantages of improving students' speaking ability, and also suggest approaches of getting our students to start talking, improving their spoken English, and discuss some problems as well.
文摘It is common in China that the employment consciousness of the college students is weak, the professional orientation is not clear and vocational skills are deficient. The gradates lack of cognition about career, and there are many students changing other jobs frequently, which not only influences personal development, but also is a waste for the company and the country, Under the situation, the colleges should strengthen the college students to understand career planning and plan the lifetime rationally. The paper tries to find out the breakthrough point from the teaching ways and methods of career planning course for college students, proposes experience-based-based-based teaching, blends the second-classroom teaching model in it, and combines the qualities of science and engineering students in western universities, for solving the problems of the existing classroom teaching.
文摘In this paper, we put forward a new teaching model of flipped classroom applied to English Viewing, Listening and Speaking with the combination of features of this course and college students' learning characteristics. Based on the proposed model, we set up and implement the instructional plans. In the teaching practice, we verify and analyze the effect of this teaching model. The practice has proved that the teaching model based on flipped classroom has a positive effect to improve students' capability of listening and speaking and their initiative in learning.
文摘Based on the output-driven input-enabled hypothesis, we proposed an instructional design model for a preliminary research of the flipped classroom in teaching practical English writing. During the research, we made two questionnaires, which revealed that most students preferred and benefited from this new pedagogy. Based on the research, the author discusses the characteristics of the flipped-classroom pedagogy for teaching ESP as well as such basic ESP instructional principles as mulflmodality, interacfivity, practicability and leamer-centeredness. The flipped-classroom teaching mode is expected to supply valuable insights to College English teaching reforms in China.
文摘The teaching model of English lexicology based on tasks and network starts by follow philosophy of intuitive thinking and using the task-based teaching method. It is characteristic mg of the educational five consecutive stages of students' presentation of PPT, the teacher's evaluation, the teacher's presentation, classroom interaction, and summary to enable students actively participate in class teaching and to guide them to construct RVL (the root-based vector lexicon). The lexicon is constructed with the help of vector in the form of a diamond structure by utilizing the root "anthrop" functioning as a priming root and roots like "vest", "vor", "hab", "mov", and "somn' serving as target roots it motivates directly. The lexicon avails to accept new roots and make them mixed with existing roots by meaning relation or collocation to help students retrieve words effectively and enhance their ability of studying English vocabulary
文摘Higher vocational English teaching is a kind of education discipline which is more inclined to occupation and technology, whose basic teaching export is to lay foundation for their future employment. In terms of the social environment of the new period, along with the continuous improvement of the national open economic environment, the society pays more attention to the wide application of the tool of the English language. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of society, to lay a more favorable foundation of knowledge for the students is an important part of English teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges in the new period. This article first analyzes the importance of English teaching reform in higher vocational education, and then analyzes the direction of curriculum reform from the angle of theory, and puts forward the concrete reform strategies.
文摘This paper introduces a new, unique, and vivid way of oral class teaching methods: KISS KIM, based on the author's rich teaching experience and profound theoretical reflections in an attempt to share some knowledge on this respect with other fellow colleagues.
文摘In recent years, our govemment has been vigorously advocating the students' all-around development of morality, intelligence, fitness, aesthetics, and labor, and correspondently PE teaching is becoming more and more significant. While the traditional teaching model in most cases has limited the development of the students' subjective initiative, which is teacher-centered and ignores the student's subjectivity, placing students in a state of passive learning. Presently, the knowledge-feeding teaching mode is faced with being banned. Along with the reform of the teaching objectives, the PE teaching reform is imperative under the direction of mobilizing students' learning initiative, adjusting the PE class structure, broadening the PE teaching and strengthening the design and implementation of the Combination with students' moral education development pattern.
文摘This paper makes a detailed analysis of Course Schedules (2013-2014) of College English in four universities of C9 League, which reveals that ESP courses are much less than EGP courses, even in the top universities in our country, and that the implementation of ESP teaching is hindered for many reasons. Therefore, based on the rapid development of MOOC and the one-size-fits-one guideline of college English teaching, the preferences of ESPMOOC have been illustrated, and the framework to practice trinity ESP teaching mode has been explicitly depicted. The mode refers to the combination of traditional classroom teaching, flipped teaching on aid of MOOC, and autonomous MOOC learning under the condition that ESP teaching group is elaborately set up and 2-band ESP teaching is preferably promoted.
文摘Since 1958 the United States Watson research center designed the world' s first computer teaching system, the history of computer technology in education has lasted for over 40 years, with the beginning of digitized audio and global network as a symbol of the information age, the rapid development of multimedia network technology' s application crosses various fields, like other areas, foreign language teaching also benefit. January 2004, Department of Higher Education issued a "College English Curriculum Requirements" (Trial), which clearly states: "It should make full use of opportunities of multimedia, network technology development which is brought about by the introduction of new teaching model to improve the original teachers' single classroom teaching mode. The new model should be based on modern information technology support, especially network technology, the English teaching towards individualized learning, independent of time and place restrictions learning, active learning direction. "
文摘This paper starts from other scholars' studies of multimodality and multimodal discourse and discusses PPT--PowerPoint, as a pragmatic and effective means in teaching English to non-English major students. By using multiple modalities of language, pictures, sound; and videos together with the facilities of slide-projector and computer, the multimodal background provides top teaching auxiliary for teachers employing PPT to achieve most desirable effects in real class. This paper discusses the feasibility and effectiveness of PPT as teaching materials and PPT-based class construction in order to show examples to other English teachers how to conduct English teaching and promote students to take more interests in English learning. The writer gets to the conclusion that PPT, as a multimodal measure in teaching, can help the students to learn English more effectively and teachers to achieve better quality in lectures.
文摘The flipped classroom as a new teaching mode has provided a new thought for the development of teaching and learning. This paper first introduces the concept and features of flipped classrooms, and then compares some typical cases of flipped classrooms at home and abroad. Based on this, this paper introduces the business analysis method --SWOT analysis, to analyzes the strengths and weaknesses as well as the opportunities and threats of flipped classroom application in China. In addition, enlightenment on the application of flipped classroom in theory and teaching practice are provided in the final part of the paper.
文摘Flipped classroom teaching is a new teaching mode introduced from the United States. The reason why it is defined so is because of it overturn the traditional teaching procedure "classroom information impartation - knowledge internalization after class," and at the same time, it also transforms every elements of teaching. For chemistry, which is a very practical course, the introduction of the new teaching mode is an opportunity and also a challenge for us, we need to study carefully and keep trying.