This paper begins with an analysis of the difficulties and problems in teaching listening to EFL students. To deal with these issues, it outlines three teaching procedures and describes the unique features and tasks i...This paper begins with an analysis of the difficulties and problems in teaching listening to EFL students. To deal with these issues, it outlines three teaching procedures and describes the unique features and tasks in each stage of teaching. Teachers should be able to identify what technical and procedural issues are involved in their teaching. The authors point out that listening should be task-oriented and accompanied with effective means of evaluation. The paper ends with a discussion of the part of the role-playing and the interactive activities in the listening process and the student engagement.展开更多
Metacognition has been quite a buzzword in recent research on language learning, in particular second language learning. As a concept originally coined in the field of psychology, metacognition has been extensively di...Metacognition has been quite a buzzword in recent research on language learning, in particular second language learning. As a concept originally coined in the field of psychology, metacognition has been extensively discussed in second language acquistion field, because increasingly more researchers point to the significant role learners＇ metacognition plays in their language learning. However, as a psychological concept, many teachers feel metacognition is a rather elusive concept for them to concretize in everyday pedagogy. To shed light on classroom teaching, this paper deciphers this concept to our language teachers. It mainly focuses on the constructs of metacognition, the development of this concept in language learning area, and the practice of implementing metacognitive instruction in language classrooms.展开更多
Language communicative competence is the ultimate goal of College English Teaching, which has become unanimously accepted. Yet, college English language classroom teaching has long been a focus of concern of students&...Language communicative competence is the ultimate goal of College English Teaching, which has become unanimously accepted. Yet, college English language classroom teaching has long been a focus of concern of students' reading and writing skills, which surely weakens their other skills developing, especially listening and speaking skills. How to achieve effective language communication in ELT is a major issue. This paper analyzes the importance of listening and speaking ability in English study and communication, and their interaction as well, explores the approaches to improving listening and speaking competence in ELT classroom.展开更多
文摘This paper begins with an analysis of the difficulties and problems in teaching listening to EFL students. To deal with these issues, it outlines three teaching procedures and describes the unique features and tasks in each stage of teaching. Teachers should be able to identify what technical and procedural issues are involved in their teaching. The authors point out that listening should be task-oriented and accompanied with effective means of evaluation. The paper ends with a discussion of the part of the role-playing and the interactive activities in the listening process and the student engagement.
文摘Metacognition has been quite a buzzword in recent research on language learning, in particular second language learning. As a concept originally coined in the field of psychology, metacognition has been extensively discussed in second language acquistion field, because increasingly more researchers point to the significant role learners＇ metacognition plays in their language learning. However, as a psychological concept, many teachers feel metacognition is a rather elusive concept for them to concretize in everyday pedagogy. To shed light on classroom teaching, this paper deciphers this concept to our language teachers. It mainly focuses on the constructs of metacognition, the development of this concept in language learning area, and the practice of implementing metacognitive instruction in language classrooms.
文摘Language communicative competence is the ultimate goal of College English Teaching, which has become unanimously accepted. Yet, college English language classroom teaching has long been a focus of concern of students' reading and writing skills, which surely weakens their other skills developing, especially listening and speaking skills. How to achieve effective language communication in ELT is a major issue. This paper analyzes the importance of listening and speaking ability in English study and communication, and their interaction as well, explores the approaches to improving listening and speaking competence in ELT classroom.
