This paper aims to present reflections about the interaction and the representations of male and female existing in the communication virtual environment by analyzing the participants＇ discourse in the role playing g...This paper aims to present reflections about the interaction and the representations of male and female existing in the communication virtual environment by analyzing the participants＇ discourse in the role playing game Cosplay Big Brother Brazil, developed by the site Cosplaybr. These reflections take as basic theoretical reference the studies of gender and concepts of the dialogic theory, such as plurivocity. The methodology was based on a case study with qualitative approach. A systematic reflexive procedure was used, with data gathering from primarily （field research--interviews and observations） and indirect （bibliography） sources. Based on this study, the author verified, in first place, a quite dynamic way of virtual communication. It happens as an asynchrony simulation of a synchronic dialogue, once the participants try to emulate a virtual environment in a real one, by only using words and few illustrations. Each member shows himself/herself as a storyteller where the other components are the participants. Each participant is a font of infinite new voices. All the communication process takes place in a constant way and applying democratic rules. The results of this work suggest an interesting point of view about communication in a virtual environment, highlighting themes related to interactivity, language and performance. From now on, we expect to enhance the study, trying to better understand the dynamics of the selected aspects in the analyzed virtual environment.展开更多
It is vital that Sri Lankan undergraduate students learn to speak competently because they need to become capable communicators in order to accomplish a wide range of goals and to become useful members of their commun...It is vital that Sri Lankan undergraduate students learn to speak competently because they need to become capable communicators in order to accomplish a wide range of goals and to become useful members of their communities. However, teaching oral communication skills to English language learners has always been a challenge for the language teacher. As a result, teachers have often attempted to look for new methods that would enable students’ learning process by creating a difference in the English as a second language （ESL） learning-teaching classroom. This paper describes the applications of the task-based language teaching （TBLT） methodology in which communicative tasks engage a group of undergraduates in authentic conversation in order to teach oral communication skills in an academic setting. The Sri Lankan ESL learning-teaching context was chosen as the research context for this study and comprised a sample of randomly selected 60 2nd-year undergraduates whose proficiency in English was at elementary level. This utilized both qualitative and quantitative measurements and followed the model, presented by Willis （1996）, which includes three stages： pre-task stage, task-cycle and language focus for TBLT in the ESL learning-teaching classroom. Students were required to work in groups and the task-cycles involved a questionnaire survey game in which they were required to construct “Wh” questions in order to elicit information from others. The findings report that this approach has inspired students better in learning oral communication skills unlike many conventional teaching methods which promote a form-focused theory. They tried to experiment with what they knew without fear of being corrected by the teacher when an error was made, got feedback from their peers and formulated ＆ reformulated their ideas with a sense of accuracy and fluency. The researcher recommends that ESL teaching practitioners use TBLT methodology in their classroom, since this enhances learners’ accuracy and fluency. Furthermore, language teachers can spend more time in reflection which will allow them to think critically on their classroom behaviour. They can identify and work on their weaknesses in the classroom as well as building on their strengths.展开更多
The ultimate goal of college personnel training is ＂comprehensively implementing quality-oriented education and cultivating innovation-oriented personnel＂. The application of ＂harmonious teaching method＂ in the sp...The ultimate goal of college personnel training is ＂comprehensively implementing quality-oriented education and cultivating innovation-oriented personnel＂. The application of ＂harmonious teaching method＂ in the sports dance teaching of general colleges can help theoretically analyze the teaching process of existing sports dance actions and reveal the main reason for the gap with the goal of ＂comprehensive harmonious development＂, and also can verify the theoretical analysis results. Therefore, using teaching experiment method, experiment class and control class were selected for implementing two different teaching methods. Difference T test of small samples average was made on the acquired data for revealing the teaching effect difference between two different teaching methods. The result shows that the difference between two teaching methods was significant. The application of ＂harmonious teaching method＂ in the sports dance teaching of physical education of general colleges plays a certain positive role in training the comprehensive and harmonious moral, intellectual and physical developments of college students.展开更多
Under the widespread view that verbal competence is essential in foreign language acquisition. nonverbal communication has not been given sufficient attention and importance in foreign language teaching in China. In m...Under the widespread view that verbal competence is essential in foreign language acquisition. nonverbal communication has not been given sufficient attention and importance in foreign language teaching in China. In most cases in intercultural interaction, people focus on verbal cues while neglecting those nonverbal messages produced by the bodies and the environment. Such neglect often results in misunderstandings and conflicts because nonverbal communication reveals basic cultural traits from which people are able to gather clues about underlying attitudes and values. So the study of nonverbal communication is an important component to the study of intercultural communication. It deserves due attention in foreign language acquisition. Grounded on the model of cultural learning put forward by Hanvey, the study puts forward a set of feasible suggestions on how to improve intercultural nonverbal communication competence of college non-English majors.展开更多
文摘This paper aims to present reflections about the interaction and the representations of male and female existing in the communication virtual environment by analyzing the participants＇ discourse in the role playing game Cosplay Big Brother Brazil, developed by the site Cosplaybr. These reflections take as basic theoretical reference the studies of gender and concepts of the dialogic theory, such as plurivocity. The methodology was based on a case study with qualitative approach. A systematic reflexive procedure was used, with data gathering from primarily （field research--interviews and observations） and indirect （bibliography） sources. Based on this study, the author verified, in first place, a quite dynamic way of virtual communication. It happens as an asynchrony simulation of a synchronic dialogue, once the participants try to emulate a virtual environment in a real one, by only using words and few illustrations. Each member shows himself/herself as a storyteller where the other components are the participants. Each participant is a font of infinite new voices. All the communication process takes place in a constant way and applying democratic rules. The results of this work suggest an interesting point of view about communication in a virtual environment, highlighting themes related to interactivity, language and performance. From now on, we expect to enhance the study, trying to better understand the dynamics of the selected aspects in the analyzed virtual environment.
文摘It is vital that Sri Lankan undergraduate students learn to speak competently because they need to become capable communicators in order to accomplish a wide range of goals and to become useful members of their communities. However, teaching oral communication skills to English language learners has always been a challenge for the language teacher. As a result, teachers have often attempted to look for new methods that would enable students’ learning process by creating a difference in the English as a second language （ESL） learning-teaching classroom. This paper describes the applications of the task-based language teaching （TBLT） methodology in which communicative tasks engage a group of undergraduates in authentic conversation in order to teach oral communication skills in an academic setting. The Sri Lankan ESL learning-teaching context was chosen as the research context for this study and comprised a sample of randomly selected 60 2nd-year undergraduates whose proficiency in English was at elementary level. This utilized both qualitative and quantitative measurements and followed the model, presented by Willis （1996）, which includes three stages： pre-task stage, task-cycle and language focus for TBLT in the ESL learning-teaching classroom. Students were required to work in groups and the task-cycles involved a questionnaire survey game in which they were required to construct “Wh” questions in order to elicit information from others. The findings report that this approach has inspired students better in learning oral communication skills unlike many conventional teaching methods which promote a form-focused theory. They tried to experiment with what they knew without fear of being corrected by the teacher when an error was made, got feedback from their peers and formulated ＆ reformulated their ideas with a sense of accuracy and fluency. The researcher recommends that ESL teaching practitioners use TBLT methodology in their classroom, since this enhances learners’ accuracy and fluency. Furthermore, language teachers can spend more time in reflection which will allow them to think critically on their classroom behaviour. They can identify and work on their weaknesses in the classroom as well as building on their strengths.
文摘The ultimate goal of college personnel training is ＂comprehensively implementing quality-oriented education and cultivating innovation-oriented personnel＂. The application of ＂harmonious teaching method＂ in the sports dance teaching of general colleges can help theoretically analyze the teaching process of existing sports dance actions and reveal the main reason for the gap with the goal of ＂comprehensive harmonious development＂, and also can verify the theoretical analysis results. Therefore, using teaching experiment method, experiment class and control class were selected for implementing two different teaching methods. Difference T test of small samples average was made on the acquired data for revealing the teaching effect difference between two different teaching methods. The result shows that the difference between two teaching methods was significant. The application of ＂harmonious teaching method＂ in the sports dance teaching of physical education of general colleges plays a certain positive role in training the comprehensive and harmonious moral, intellectual and physical developments of college students.
文摘Under the widespread view that verbal competence is essential in foreign language acquisition. nonverbal communication has not been given sufficient attention and importance in foreign language teaching in China. In most cases in intercultural interaction, people focus on verbal cues while neglecting those nonverbal messages produced by the bodies and the environment. Such neglect often results in misunderstandings and conflicts because nonverbal communication reveals basic cultural traits from which people are able to gather clues about underlying attitudes and values. So the study of nonverbal communication is an important component to the study of intercultural communication. It deserves due attention in foreign language acquisition. Grounded on the model of cultural learning put forward by Hanvey, the study puts forward a set of feasible suggestions on how to improve intercultural nonverbal communication competence of college non-English majors.
