转型时期高校教师课堂权威的重构——以《中国近现代史纲要》、《中学英语教学法》为例

随着转型时期的到来,高校教师的课堂权威受到严重挑战,表现在课堂正式权威的动摇;知识性权威的旁落;教学能力与艺术受到网络课堂的严峻挑战;道德权威的陷落。而要重建课堂权威,教师必须更新与重构学科知识谱系;强化阐释能力;优化课程内容;更加凸显教师在讨论课中的"导演"地位;严守课堂伦理。

形成性评估在大学英语教育专业《中学英语教学法》课程中的实践——基于学生教学试讲的对比

有效的评估模式对英语教育专业教学法课程教学改革的成功至关重要。该文通过实践对比文山师专英语教育专业06级与07级的中学英语教学试讲,探讨了形成性评估在《中学英语教学法》课程中的应用。

The relationship between depth of vocabulary knowledge and Iranian EFL learners＇ lexical inferencing strategy use and success

This study was an attempt to examine the relationship between Iranian EFL （English as Foreign Language） learners＇ depth of vocabulary knowledge and their lexical inferencing strategy use and success. The participants in this study were 32 intermediate senior students of Shiraz Azad University majoring in English translation. The Word Associates Test （WAT） （Read, 1993） was used to measure their depth of vocabulary knowledge and lexical inferencing strategy questionnaire which was part of Schmitt （1997）, vocabulary learning strategies as well as a reading passage （Haastrup, 1999）, cited in Nassaji （2004）, were used to determine their lexical inferencing strategy use and success. Results indicate that： （1） Those who have stronger depth of vocabulary knowledge use certain strategies more frequently than those who have weaker depth of vocabulary knowledge; （2） The students with stronger depth of vocabulary knowledge make more effective use of certain types of lexical inferencing strategies. These findings support the importance of depth dimension of vocabulary knowledge and the role it plays in guessing the meaning of unknown words.

The application of integrated literature instruction in freshman English teaching

This paper explores the benefits of using literature to improve freshmen＇s language skills in English. Teaching strategies of literature instruction encouraged peer collaboration and constructing meaning with other students prior to class, in class and after class. Various activities, such as group discussion on guided questions, presentation of reading diary and peer correction of reflection poems were applied to enhance students＇ learning interests. Four intact advanced-level classes of 162 freshmen participated in the study. They answered a questionnaire and took an English proficiency pre/post test. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Scheffe post-Hoc test, independent t-test and a paired t-test were used to analyze data. Results showed literature instruction effectively promoted students＇ English skills and their awareness of cultural differences. Watching the adaptation of the novel on DVD before they read the book helped students＇ comprehension. Finally, there was a significant improvement in both students＇ reading and listening exam grades. Future studies may consider looking for participants from different levels of English proficiency and extending the instruction time from one semester to two semesters.

Relative pronoun in the acquisition of English relative clauses by Chinese EFL learners

The paper focuses on the properties of relative pronouns in the acquisition of relative clause by Chinese EFL learners. Based on the NPAH （noun phrase accessibility hierarchy）, comparison and contrast of some aspects of English and Chinese relative pronoun, the paper conducts two experiments, and has proved the hypotheses that students＇ performance generally follows the hierarchy of NPAH and students do have problems with relative pronoun involving prepositions. Besides, some pedagogical implications for foreign language teaching are discussed.

An overview of the research on lexical knowledge in China

This paper serves as a comprehensive guide to the recent work on lexical knowledge in China from the year of 2000 to 2009. It covers the two conventional dimensions of vocabulary knowledge： The breadth and depth. The recent wok on the breadth of vocabulary knowledge extends beyond the old fashion of rigid word counting of learners at various proficiency levels. Meanwhile, multi-dimensional study is also witnessed when it comes to the research into the depth of lexical knoweldge, the developmental and dimensional perspective, along with psycholinguistic account of the incremental nature of the acquisition process.

Cultural constraints on translators＇ selection of translation strategies

This article interprets why domestication and those translation techniques as addition, deletion and shift are widely adopted by most translators in modem China and how the target socio-cultural factors at the time constrain the translators＇ selection of strategies in literary translation.

Several pragmatic techniques for harmony of English teaching

A few problems affecting harmonious English teaching exist in both linguistic and non-linguistic aspects at present. Several pragmatic techniques, including individuality, flexibility, the concept of ＂One for all, and all for one＂ are suggested on a trial basis in this paper.

Analysis of listening strategies employed by college students of science and technology

Based upon the theoretical studies of learning strategies and listening comprehension, an investigation of listening strategies employed by college students of science and technology is conducted to find out the general features of their choices of listening strategies and to reveal the differences in the use of such strategies between effective listeners and less effective ones. The authors hope that this paper may be helpful for the teaching and learning of listening skills.

Initiating Chinese student teachers into action research

This paper discusses the effectiveness of action research by student teachers during their practicum. Following the review of literature and the presentation of the advantages of action research by student teachers, the paper suggests a three-phased action research process in student teachers＇ practicum. In China, initiating student teachers into an action research approach in teacher preparation programmes, which offers a way to narrow the theory-practice gap, a big problem to student teachers, can effectively integrate professional knowledge and classroom teaching practice and prepare them for the complex role they will face in today＇s world.

Culture Teaching in the Teaching of Comprehensive English in China

In modem English language teaching, the right processing of English and the culture teaching is very important, contributing to both the acceleration of the students＇ comprehension and the command of the language. This article intends to inquire into the relations between culture and English language teaching, the meanings of culture teaching and how to carry on culture teaching in the teaching of comprehensive English.

To what extent should grammar be taught for the students of English majors in China？

The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of grammar teaching for the students of English majors in China and to provide an integrated teaching method for the teachers of English in China and colleagues in similar situations outside of China, through the analysis of the nature and role of grammar, of the importance of form depending upon the students＇ and instructional variables, and of using texts communicatively, in English teaching.

Differential effects of teaching approaches on Chinese EFL learners of different writing abilities

To the issue on the superiority and inferiority of the ＂product approach＂ and the ＂process approach＂ writing teaching, an empirical study research of I00 non-English major students has been accomplished to testify the relationship between these different approaches and the different writing levels. The results are the ＂product approach＂ is more helpful to the learners with lower writing level; whereas, the ＂process approach＂ is more effective to ones with higher level. Furthermore, the teaching approach itself cannot affirm the superiority and inferiority, and it would not be at work unless is applied for corresponding learners.

Landmarks of studies of China English as an international language： Retrospect and prospect

The current paper reviews some of the key studies into ＂China English＂ from the perspectives of World Englishes over the recent three decades in China and overseas, and it is focused on identifying the categories in definitions, the lexical and syntactical features, and the loan words and loaned translation in English newspapers in China. The current paper evaluates the seminal work, the key chronological studies into China English and classifies the meanings of those the loan words and loaned translation of the sampled ＂China English＂ as an Asian variety.

Contrastive study on Chinese and Western teaching methodologies

This paper is to reiterate the importance of culture acquisition in learning English by comparing such four language teaching methodologies as curriculum, teaching materials, teaching approaches and assessment between China and Western countries. Then it points out that EFL education reform in China, in the sense of culture teaching, has a long way to go. The paper finds that the real application for English teaching is how to practice the culture infusion in English teaching.

Exploration of teaching English to Korean-Chinese bilinguals

Since Korean ethnics in China learn English on the basis of two languages and two cultures, there is dual transfer of Korean-Chinese when they learn English. They can make good use of two language systems and dual positive transfer, and make English-Korean and English-Chinese comparative analysis in the basic stages of English learning.

Rebecca West： The Writer out of the Canon

This paper discusses questions of reputation, thematic areas and political affiliation of the remarkable 20th century British woman writer--Rebecca West, whose artistic achievement largely demonstrates her provocative phenomenon and whose status shows her evident separation from the canon of 20th century writers. The study takes the opportunity to observe some conventions in Rebecca West＇s concerns and recommends that they should be read as a thematic cycle, starting with her first unfinished novel The Sentinel （2002） and ending with her last published novel The Birds Fall Down （1966）. It draws a comparative analysis between the two narratives and confirms some thematic traditions, their influences and development in this writer＇s practice. The novels are used to exemplify West＇s complex politics, her independent philosophy and her blunt and arresting voice, which seem to have complicated her position as a woman writer of her time. The analysis suggests that West＇s extensive usage of conflicts, ambiguous female images, suffragist and anti-Soviet ideas as the main themes expressed through her impressive mode of characterization across a variety of different genres, impeded a complete understanding and public perception of her work, while simultaneously demonstrating complexity of her narratives. The study shows that she used these matters to debate contemporary issues and to find new solutions to unravel antagonisms. It proposes, in general, that West＇s work is essential to examine modern traditions of literary practices and women＇s writing in particular, to explore human nature and to inquire into family and gender relations.

Going Home, Staying or Emigrating： Former WWII-Forced Labourers in Ukraine, Great Britain and Germany

Former WWII-forced labourers have dealt with their experiences in various ways. Migrations before, during and after the war have made a lasting impact. So there are individual and collective ways of dealing with these experiences. In an internationally comparative approach, commonalities and differences of these ways will be analysed within the contexts of the respective societal structures, political systems and of the evolving cultures of commemoration since 1945 in three different countries： （1） Ukraine as it was the origin of one of the biggest single national groups of forced labourers; （2） Germany as it was the country that initiated and orchestrated the Europe-wide system of forced labour, but also coerced some of its own citizens to work; and （3） England as it was the most important immigration country for former forced labourers within Europe, while there were also British Prisoners of War who had to perform forced labour; the relation between individual and collective memories with regard to the specific experiences of the former forced labourers is also taken into consideration. Finally, the understanding of the term ＂forced labour＂ that has been developed within historiography is contrasted with the subjective evaluations of the people concerned.

The manipulative factors behind translated literature： A case study of the Chinese translation of The Gadfly by LI Liang-min

The Gadfly written by Irish authoress Ethel Lilian Voynich remains silent with her work in the Western world. However, after its translation and publication in China in the 1950s by LI Liang-min, it becomes a revolutionary canon and enjoys the equal popularity with some Soviet progressive revolutionary fictions which were prevailing in China. The Gadfly has enormous influence and appeal in China. It was an indubitable canon in readers＇ heart at that time. But the translated version that people read is an abridgement, which includes more than 60 deletions. It is indicated from the analysis that the canonization of The Gadfly in China is far from a casual phenomenon. Instead, it is the result of the manipulation of the prevailing ideology and poetics.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs： The Adaptation

Adapting is to change a specific material from one genre into another. As one of the most well-known fairy tales, ＂Snow White story＂ has gone through many adaptation processes for a long time. Among those processes, Brother Grimms＇ Snow White and Disney＇s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs show some remarkable relationships between the source and target materials, because Disney adapted the Grimms＇ version of Snow White for their film version of Snow White. This paper will focus on the similarities between the Grimms＇ Snow White and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in adapting from one genre to another. The Grimms collected as many different oral tales of ＂Snow White＂ as they could and wrote them down into letters. While they recorded these tales, they chopped and combined them to fit in the category of pre-Christian Teutonic literature. Disney Production also selected one of various versions of ＂Snow White story＂ and realized to put it into the silver screen. Disney changed, added, omitted and modified some plots of the Grimms＇ Snow White again. This time, the changes were made to appeal this movie to the audiences of the 20th century.