With the development of the economy and society, a large number of qualified persons with good English are in great need, which puts forward a challenge to the English teaching of higher learning about how to train th...With the development of the economy and society, a large number of qualified persons with good English are in great need, which puts forward a challenge to the English teaching of higher learning about how to train the students to be proficient in English. By analyzing oral English classes, this paper aims at exploring how to effectively improve students＇ oral competence by means of diversified ways of teaching.展开更多
The paper discusses the concept of oral fluency and some factors which influence students＇ oral fluency, analyses the data from first-year English majors in USST and also helps design some effective ways to provide e...The paper discusses the concept of oral fluency and some factors which influence students＇ oral fluency, analyses the data from first-year English majors in USST and also helps design some effective ways to provide every chance to ＂force＂ students to speak English. Finally, the paper points out that oral class is absolutely not the only class to practice speaking English, other classes such as Comprehensive English, Extensive English, etc., can also be used to improve the students＇ oral fluency effectively if designed properly展开更多
To improve students＇ listening and speaking ability and cultivate thinking habit of speaking is the focus of English teaching. And CLT is the best choice to solve this problem. CLT focus on improving students＇ commu...To improve students＇ listening and speaking ability and cultivate thinking habit of speaking is the focus of English teaching. And CLT is the best choice to solve this problem. CLT focus on improving students＇ communicative competence through creating harmonious teaching environment, establishing fruitful teacher-student relationship and organizing effective classroom activities. Through the experiment done in the an independent college oral English class, this thesis tries to prove CLT is effective for improving independent college students＇ communicative competence by tests, questionnaire and interview to seventy non-English freshmen of our college by means of qualitative and quantitative methods. Besides, this thesis provides the teaching model of CLT. Through the painstaking organization of classroom teaching, students can experience the real communicative environment and can cultivate the ability of using language.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
One of the challenges in foreign language teaching, specifically teaching listening skill, is to create a low-anxiety classroom environment, since many learners believe listening induces anxiety. This study compares l...One of the challenges in foreign language teaching, specifically teaching listening skill, is to create a low-anxiety classroom environment, since many learners believe listening induces anxiety. This study compares learners＇ anxiety in two different classrooms in which learners were instructed by two forms of artifacts： materializing and verbalizing. The Foreign Language Listening Anxiety Scale （FLLAS） scores before and after a 13-week experimental treatment course were used to compare learners＇ anxiety before and after receiving intervention by two means. In this study, the lower score of anxiety was for the group which did verbalization practice in the class; however, both groups showed the same performance on listening test.展开更多
What language competence a learner has can she/he achieve an effective communication？ This question is the main concern for applied linguists and English teachers in TEFL, for the recognition of language competence d...What language competence a learner has can she/he achieve an effective communication？ This question is the main concern for applied linguists and English teachers in TEFL, for the recognition of language competence directly influences the goal of teaching, curriculum design, textbook writing and classroom practice. This paper discusses the various points of views on language competence and explores its characteristics which, the author believes, will shed some light on foreign language teaching.展开更多
This action research explores the use of the flipped classroom approach in an English speaking class with 25 students at intermediate level in a vocational college in China's Mainland. It aims at motivating Englis...This action research explores the use of the flipped classroom approach in an English speaking class with 25 students at intermediate level in a vocational college in China's Mainland. It aims at motivating English learners and helping them develop communicative language skills more effectively and efficiently. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are adopted to analyze the data collected through interviews, teaching logs, as well as anonymous questionnaires and a summative assessment. Results show that the flipped classroom approach does stimulate students to invest more time and effort prior to instruction and during class learners do participate in communicative language exercises more enthusiastically. As a result, conceivable progress has been made in learners＇ performance. Possible recommendations of incorporating periodic rotation within the class, adding certain teacher-led instruction, and informal evaluation with group members, are raised at the end of the paper to help further improve the teaching/learning outcome of the flipped classroom approach.展开更多
This paper reports a case study investigating and comparing the cognition and classroom practice of two college English teachers with regards to oral English teaching in an agricultural university. Both consistency an...This paper reports a case study investigating and comparing the cognition and classroom practice of two college English teachers with regards to oral English teaching in an agricultural university. Both consistency and inconsistency between their cognition and practice are examined and reasons especially for inconsistency are explored. Findings suggest that teachers do hold a system of cognition which shapes their classroom practice to a very large extent. However, due to the influence of many other factors, both internal and external, their practice in oral English teaching does not always reflect their cognition.展开更多
This paper reports a case study designed to understand classroom interactional processes in a Chinese university. The case study focuses on scaffolding in teacher-student interaction as well as the process of shifting...This paper reports a case study designed to understand classroom interactional processes in a Chinese university. The case study focuses on scaffolding in teacher-student interaction as well as the process of shifting the responsibility from the teacher to student. Our first aim was to determine how teacher-student interactions in two oral English classes were distributed, and our second aim was to determine how the two teachers perceive their roles in teacher-student interaction and how their perceptive differences were reflected in teacher-student interaction in their oral English classes. The data were collected through videotaping and an interview. Results show that distribution patterns of teacher-student interactions were mainly different in the two oral English classes, and the role perception differences of the two teachers were partly reflected in their teacher-student interaction. The study suggests that the process of shifting the responsibility from teacher to student is a complex process which demands great efforts from teachers as well as willingness from students.展开更多
文摘With the development of the economy and society, a large number of qualified persons with good English are in great need, which puts forward a challenge to the English teaching of higher learning about how to train the students to be proficient in English. By analyzing oral English classes, this paper aims at exploring how to effectively improve students＇ oral competence by means of diversified ways of teaching.
文摘The paper discusses the concept of oral fluency and some factors which influence students＇ oral fluency, analyses the data from first-year English majors in USST and also helps design some effective ways to provide every chance to ＂force＂ students to speak English. Finally, the paper points out that oral class is absolutely not the only class to practice speaking English, other classes such as Comprehensive English, Extensive English, etc., can also be used to improve the students＇ oral fluency effectively if designed properly
文摘To improve students＇ listening and speaking ability and cultivate thinking habit of speaking is the focus of English teaching. And CLT is the best choice to solve this problem. CLT focus on improving students＇ communicative competence through creating harmonious teaching environment, establishing fruitful teacher-student relationship and organizing effective classroom activities. Through the experiment done in the an independent college oral English class, this thesis tries to prove CLT is effective for improving independent college students＇ communicative competence by tests, questionnaire and interview to seventy non-English freshmen of our college by means of qualitative and quantitative methods. Besides, this thesis provides the teaching model of CLT. Through the painstaking organization of classroom teaching, students can experience the real communicative environment and can cultivate the ability of using language.
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One of the challenges in foreign language teaching, specifically teaching listening skill, is to create a low-anxiety classroom environment, since many learners believe listening induces anxiety. This study compares learners＇ anxiety in two different classrooms in which learners were instructed by two forms of artifacts： materializing and verbalizing. The Foreign Language Listening Anxiety Scale （FLLAS） scores before and after a 13-week experimental treatment course were used to compare learners＇ anxiety before and after receiving intervention by two means. In this study, the lower score of anxiety was for the group which did verbalization practice in the class; however, both groups showed the same performance on listening test.
文摘What language competence a learner has can she/he achieve an effective communication？ This question is the main concern for applied linguists and English teachers in TEFL, for the recognition of language competence directly influences the goal of teaching, curriculum design, textbook writing and classroom practice. This paper discusses the various points of views on language competence and explores its characteristics which, the author believes, will shed some light on foreign language teaching.
文摘This action research explores the use of the flipped classroom approach in an English speaking class with 25 students at intermediate level in a vocational college in China's Mainland. It aims at motivating English learners and helping them develop communicative language skills more effectively and efficiently. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are adopted to analyze the data collected through interviews, teaching logs, as well as anonymous questionnaires and a summative assessment. Results show that the flipped classroom approach does stimulate students to invest more time and effort prior to instruction and during class learners do participate in communicative language exercises more enthusiastically. As a result, conceivable progress has been made in learners＇ performance. Possible recommendations of incorporating periodic rotation within the class, adding certain teacher-led instruction, and informal evaluation with group members, are raised at the end of the paper to help further improve the teaching/learning outcome of the flipped classroom approach.
文摘This paper reports a case study investigating and comparing the cognition and classroom practice of two college English teachers with regards to oral English teaching in an agricultural university. Both consistency and inconsistency between their cognition and practice are examined and reasons especially for inconsistency are explored. Findings suggest that teachers do hold a system of cognition which shapes their classroom practice to a very large extent. However, due to the influence of many other factors, both internal and external, their practice in oral English teaching does not always reflect their cognition.
文摘This paper reports a case study designed to understand classroom interactional processes in a Chinese university. The case study focuses on scaffolding in teacher-student interaction as well as the process of shifting the responsibility from the teacher to student. Our first aim was to determine how teacher-student interactions in two oral English classes were distributed, and our second aim was to determine how the two teachers perceive their roles in teacher-student interaction and how their perceptive differences were reflected in teacher-student interaction in their oral English classes. The data were collected through videotaping and an interview. Results show that distribution patterns of teacher-student interactions were mainly different in the two oral English classes, and the role perception differences of the two teachers were partly reflected in their teacher-student interaction. The study suggests that the process of shifting the responsibility from teacher to student is a complex process which demands great efforts from teachers as well as willingness from students.
