Among the four basic skills, writing remains the weakest point for college students in China, and has always been a great headache for their teachers. This article points out the two potential causes for the phenomeno...Among the four basic skills, writing remains the weakest point for college students in China, and has always been a great headache for their teachers. This article points out the two potential causes for the phenomenon: one is pedagogical and the other psychological. To overcome both pedagogical and psychological blocks, a theme-based process-teaching model with activities reflecting five teaching principles has been created on the basis of three hypotheses. The two-year study shows that this model not only helps students improve their writing proficiency but also their integrated ability through taking responsibility for their own learning during the process.展开更多
文摘Among the four basic skills, writing remains the weakest point for college students in China, and has always been a great headache for their teachers. This article points out the two potential causes for the phenomenon: one is pedagogical and the other psychological. To overcome both pedagogical and psychological blocks, a theme-based process-teaching model with activities reflecting five teaching principles has been created on the basis of three hypotheses. The two-year study shows that this model not only helps students improve their writing proficiency but also their integrated ability through taking responsibility for their own learning during the process.
