The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of using project method in teaching professional English in non-linguistic colleges. The main principles of project teaching, the technology of its adoption...The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of using project method in teaching professional English in non-linguistic colleges. The main principles of project teaching, the technology of its adoption in teaching process, and some kinds of projects used in studying are reviewed. During the research the following methods were used: theoretical analysis, empirical, and statistical. While studying the course "Professional foreign language", the monitoring of effectiveness of project method use in teaching a foreign language was made. Monitoring was conducted under the following criteria: percent of progress, percent of quality of knowledge, and the level of motivation in studying English. The experience showed that in the process of project work learners' general educational abilities, special abilities, and communication abilities are developed.展开更多
This is a report on an empirical study of listening comprehension strategies in autonomous learning environment which was conducted among the second-year non-English majors in Shandong University (Weihai) on the bas...This is a report on an empirical study of listening comprehension strategies in autonomous learning environment which was conducted among the second-year non-English majors in Shandong University (Weihai) on the basis of O'Malley and Chamot's theory of learning strategies, dating from September, 2010 to January, 2011. The study aims to verify the teachability of listening comprehension strategies, the enhancement of students' awareness of applying these strategies in their listening comprehension pratice and positive effects of listening comprehension strategies cast on students' listening comprehension proficiency. Questionnares on listening comprehension strategies were conducted at the beginning and at the end of the research respectively, in addition to the listening comprehension strategies training from the beginning to the end of the research. Besides, there was a interview arranged in the middle of the research. Meanwhile, there were two listening comprehension proficiency tests arranged at the beginning and at the end of the research. According to the results, it can be indicated that the students' strategy awareness can be promoted, while their listening proficiency also can be improved by the listening comprehension strategy training.展开更多
This paper starting from the current issue of computer teaching profession, proposes action-oriented approach for employment -oriented in the computer teaching. The implementation of action-oriented approach breaks th...This paper starting from the current issue of computer teaching profession, proposes action-oriented approach for employment -oriented in the computer teaching. The implementation of action-oriented approach breaks the traditional teaching model, combine the learning of specialized knowledge and cultivation of professional expertise organically, and thus enhance the students' active learning, the ability to take the initiative to explore, making them develop in professional competence, social skills and personality展开更多
Improving Non-English major students' autonomous learning is a focus for the teachers in the high vocational and technical college. Furthermore, promoting students' autonomous learning through metcacognitive strateg...Improving Non-English major students' autonomous learning is a focus for the teachers in the high vocational and technical college. Furthermore, promoting students' autonomous learning through metcacognitive strategies training has been received increasing attention. The research reports an empirical study on the relationship between metacognitive strategies and English autonomous learning. Finally, the teaching experiment was proved to be feasible and valid.展开更多
After several years of intense study, the most urgent problem those college students must face is employment, what' s more, with the sustaining development of China' s economy and the accelerating pace of social pro...After several years of intense study, the most urgent problem those college students must face is employment, what' s more, with the sustaining development of China' s economy and the accelerating pace of social progress, the society shows much more need for the comprehensiveness and adaptation ability of talents. However, under the influence of long-term examination-oriented education, college students are only content with the courses required now which leads to the lack of large scope of expertise and ability to solve practical problems, being narrow-minded, and having poor flexibility, creativity and manipulative ability. With the addition of the significant differences between the campus and the society, many college graduates always have the feeling of maladjuslanent when entering the society, for example, they are usually lack of effective learning methods, strong social responsibilities and self-learning abilities and have poor understanding and mastery of professional knowledge, poor unity consciousness, poor manipulative ability in social practices and poor cognitive competence, furthermore ,they tend to have great intercommunicative obstacles and can not evaluate themselves and others correctly.展开更多
This study aims at investigating the effects of the pre-task planning mode on listening comprehension of Chinese EFL (English as a foreign language) learners as well as students' opinions towards the pre-task plann...This study aims at investigating the effects of the pre-task planning mode on listening comprehension of Chinese EFL (English as a foreign language) learners as well as students' opinions towards the pre-task planning mode Three step~., namely, concept mapping, strategic planning, as well as rehearsal, are employed in the pre-task planning mode in the present study. There are altogether 40 second-year English majors participated in the present study, and they are randomly assigned into the experimental group and the control group. The instruments employed in the present study to achieve the research purposes include the listening comprehension test, the teacher's log, the students' opinion questionnaires, the students' open-ended questionnaires, and the semi-structured interviews. Research findings revealed that there were significant main effects on the listening comprehen,;ion of Chinese EFL learners after the training by the pre-task planning mode. Moreover, the students held positive attitudes towards the pre-task planning mode展开更多
文摘The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of using project method in teaching professional English in non-linguistic colleges. The main principles of project teaching, the technology of its adoption in teaching process, and some kinds of projects used in studying are reviewed. During the research the following methods were used: theoretical analysis, empirical, and statistical. While studying the course "Professional foreign language", the monitoring of effectiveness of project method use in teaching a foreign language was made. Monitoring was conducted under the following criteria: percent of progress, percent of quality of knowledge, and the level of motivation in studying English. The experience showed that in the process of project work learners' general educational abilities, special abilities, and communication abilities are developed.
文摘This is a report on an empirical study of listening comprehension strategies in autonomous learning environment which was conducted among the second-year non-English majors in Shandong University (Weihai) on the basis of O'Malley and Chamot's theory of learning strategies, dating from September, 2010 to January, 2011. The study aims to verify the teachability of listening comprehension strategies, the enhancement of students' awareness of applying these strategies in their listening comprehension pratice and positive effects of listening comprehension strategies cast on students' listening comprehension proficiency. Questionnares on listening comprehension strategies were conducted at the beginning and at the end of the research respectively, in addition to the listening comprehension strategies training from the beginning to the end of the research. Besides, there was a interview arranged in the middle of the research. Meanwhile, there were two listening comprehension proficiency tests arranged at the beginning and at the end of the research. According to the results, it can be indicated that the students' strategy awareness can be promoted, while their listening proficiency also can be improved by the listening comprehension strategy training.
文摘This paper starting from the current issue of computer teaching profession, proposes action-oriented approach for employment -oriented in the computer teaching. The implementation of action-oriented approach breaks the traditional teaching model, combine the learning of specialized knowledge and cultivation of professional expertise organically, and thus enhance the students' active learning, the ability to take the initiative to explore, making them develop in professional competence, social skills and personality
文摘Improving Non-English major students' autonomous learning is a focus for the teachers in the high vocational and technical college. Furthermore, promoting students' autonomous learning through metcacognitive strategies training has been received increasing attention. The research reports an empirical study on the relationship between metacognitive strategies and English autonomous learning. Finally, the teaching experiment was proved to be feasible and valid.
文摘After several years of intense study, the most urgent problem those college students must face is employment, what' s more, with the sustaining development of China' s economy and the accelerating pace of social progress, the society shows much more need for the comprehensiveness and adaptation ability of talents. However, under the influence of long-term examination-oriented education, college students are only content with the courses required now which leads to the lack of large scope of expertise and ability to solve practical problems, being narrow-minded, and having poor flexibility, creativity and manipulative ability. With the addition of the significant differences between the campus and the society, many college graduates always have the feeling of maladjuslanent when entering the society, for example, they are usually lack of effective learning methods, strong social responsibilities and self-learning abilities and have poor understanding and mastery of professional knowledge, poor unity consciousness, poor manipulative ability in social practices and poor cognitive competence, furthermore ,they tend to have great intercommunicative obstacles and can not evaluate themselves and others correctly.
文摘This study aims at investigating the effects of the pre-task planning mode on listening comprehension of Chinese EFL (English as a foreign language) learners as well as students' opinions towards the pre-task planning mode Three step~., namely, concept mapping, strategic planning, as well as rehearsal, are employed in the pre-task planning mode in the present study. There are altogether 40 second-year English majors participated in the present study, and they are randomly assigned into the experimental group and the control group. The instruments employed in the present study to achieve the research purposes include the listening comprehension test, the teacher's log, the students' opinion questionnaires, the students' open-ended questionnaires, and the semi-structured interviews. Research findings revealed that there were significant main effects on the listening comprehen,;ion of Chinese EFL learners after the training by the pre-task planning mode. Moreover, the students held positive attitudes towards the pre-task planning mode