This paper suggests a chunk approach to solve the plateau problem among advanced English learners. The paper first discusses the extant problems and then provides a definition of the chunk approach. Based on some rese...This paper suggests a chunk approach to solve the plateau problem among advanced English learners. The paper first discusses the extant problems and then provides a definition of the chunk approach. Based on some research results in cognitive psychology, it analyses the important role that chunks play in language acquisition and production and thus provides a cognitive foundation for implementing the chunk approach in English teaching. The paper also offers a set of classroom activities which can be easily adopted or adapted by other teachers.展开更多
The development of modem information technology brings opportunities to vocational English teaching reform. Teachers use the advantages &modem information technology can create a good teaching situation, optimize the...The development of modem information technology brings opportunities to vocational English teaching reform. Teachers use the advantages &modem information technology can create a good teaching situation, optimize the classroom teaching process, cultivate student' s self-learning ability, and improve the effectiveness of vocational English classroom teaching. The purpose of college English teaching is to enable students to master certain basic knowledge and skills in English, with some listening, speaking, reading, writing, translation ability, a simple verbal and written communication in daily activities and foreign business activities. Modem information technology provides a strong tecbaaical support to achieve this goal. Multimedia teaching methods widely used in teaching activities to vocational English class have brought a series of profound changes. Teachers using modem educational teclmology to fully develop learning resources, build new teaching model, which make vocational English classroom full of vigor and vitality.展开更多
English as an important international language has obtained increasing attention from Chinese educational institutions of different levels over more than three decades. Currently, in the background of social informati...English as an important international language has obtained increasing attention from Chinese educational institutions of different levels over more than three decades. Currently, in the background of social informatization and economic globalization, as an internationalized language, English is of importance to all the national people Therefore, fostering ethnic minority talents who have higher English quality is the core urgency of our high education as well. We should develop profoundly college English teaching study, summarize and explore new methods, new ideas in the realistic teaching work. However, recently, the college English teaching of ethnic minority class exists many obstacles on language teaching, textbook, examination, and so forth. This paper explores the specific reforms and connotations of ethnic minority college students' class construction by analyzing the current situation of college English teaching of ethnic minority class. Its aim is to enhance the college English teaching quality of ethnic minority class and make teaching quality get a new step in the field of college English teaching展开更多
Globalization and the soaring development of Chinese economy impose new requirements on bilingual instruction in Chinese higher education. It is the market economy mode of thinking that plays an important role in ever...Globalization and the soaring development of Chinese economy impose new requirements on bilingual instruction in Chinese higher education. It is the market economy mode of thinking that plays an important role in every respect of the cultivation of bilingual instruction. On this basis, the thesis explores the role of universities and colleges in terms of the strategy of bilingual instruction and the mechanism to inspire bilingual faculty and students.展开更多
The English teaching of Tertiary vocational education is an important issue that we must pay close attention to. Through the analysis of the present situation, the paper brings some new ideas about the English teachin...The English teaching of Tertiary vocational education is an important issue that we must pay close attention to. Through the analysis of the present situation, the paper brings some new ideas about the English teaching methods. (1) The new concepts about the teaching goals and plans. (2) The new concepts about the teaching ideas. (3) The new concepts about the teaching arrangement and so on. In addition, the paper points out that the English teachers in the vocational colleges should not only follow with interest in teaching, but also enhance personal quality, in order to realize the intention of career-leading and practical talents training in the tertiary vocational education.展开更多
The teaching of English literature to English majors in universities should emphasize on both the introduction of literary history and the analysis of specific literary works. In view of the present situation in the t...The teaching of English literature to English majors in universities should emphasize on both the introduction of literary history and the analysis of specific literary works. In view of the present situation in the teaching of English literature, such as limited teaching hours, excessive contents and the outmoded teaching methods, the teachers should change their concept and mode of teaching, improve their teaching methods, and fully explore new concepts to promote the effectiveness and realize the targets of teaching.展开更多
Vocational English Teaching has reformed for many years, but I found the student' s under current English teaching and training of the public still can not effectively use English, the fundamental reason is that the ...Vocational English Teaching has reformed for many years, but I found the student' s under current English teaching and training of the public still can not effectively use English, the fundamental reason is that the concept adhered to this teaching is not a fundamental one in vocational education, and did not reflects its vocational education characteristics, and this feature is decided by the characteristics of higher vocational institutions themselves. The so-called concept of higher vocational education is the rational acknowledgement, the pursuit of ideals and the education thought of vocational education, it is a concept, a state. In vocational English teaching, in order to adhere to the concept of vocational education, the first thing to do is to reform the current teaching content; the following is to think deeply the teaching content change.展开更多
In the 21 st century, the transformation of higher education toward application orientation is posing challenges to the university teachers, especially to the teachers of humanities. Combining the teaching practice wi...In the 21 st century, the transformation of higher education toward application orientation is posing challenges to the university teachers, especially to the teachers of humanities. Combining the teaching practice with the teaching methods and theories of domestic and foreign scholars, this article intends to explore the strategies for teaching courses of English literature in such a transformational period, including multiple teaching strategies and the cultivation of innovative thinking, cultivation of students' ability to use English with the works of English literature as language materials, use of realistic contexts to spread classic western language and culture. These teaching strategies can enhance the practicability and effectiveness of the curricula, and expand the teaching space of literature.展开更多
At present, with the further deepening of the integration of the world economy, the international exchanges and cooperation continue to increase, and the training mode of the talents must also be internationalized. Th...At present, with the further deepening of the integration of the world economy, the international exchanges and cooperation continue to increase, and the training mode of the talents must also be internationalized. The students should receive the cultivation of the professional knowledge, and at the same time, they must have a certain ability of the cross-cultural communication and the level of the professional English. In addition, the national medium and long-term educational reform and development plan (2010 - 2020) also proposed the strategic requirements to improve the quality of the higher education and the level of the internationalization, to promote the comprehensive development of the students. Because of this, the national big colleges and universities are carrying out the reform of the university English teaching in different degrees, and have achieved certain results. But today, in terms of the direction of the educational reform of the university English, the academic circles are still unable to reach an agreement. For example, to set the university courses in English, some scholars believe that because the English levels of the high school graduates enhance unceasingly, the courses with the language teaching as the main contents cannot meet the needs of the students, which need to be reduced or even eliminated, and should be replaced by the bilingual teaching with the liberal education as the contents. Also some scholars advocated that the orientation of the university English teaching in the future should be the ESP teaching or the academic English teaching, rather than the traditional English teaching for the humanities.展开更多
Compared with college students in regular higher education institutions, students in higher vocational colleges have a series of problems, such as lack of study foundation, learning interest and self-control. Although...Compared with college students in regular higher education institutions, students in higher vocational colleges have a series of problems, such as lack of study foundation, learning interest and self-control. Although they have studied English for many years, they still have many problems in applying English. They also have some problems in English learning. Under this background, English teachers in higher vocational colleges must improve teaching methods and stimulate students' interest in English learning. Building a teaching model of flipped classroom based on information technology will provide new ideas for English teaching reform.展开更多
At present, quality education is proceeding in full swing in China. English education provided by colleges and universities of China has gone through a series of reform and gained relatively rapid development to a cer...At present, quality education is proceeding in full swing in China. English education provided by colleges and universities of China has gone through a series of reform and gained relatively rapid development to a certain degree. English has become an international language, and most companies have listed English proficiency as an important requirement for hiring employees, which indicates that English teaching in classrooms of colleges and universities is of great importance. However, cultural conflict between teachers and students in English classes provided by colleges and universities has been gradually drawing people's attention and has an impact on quality of English teaching provided by colleges and universities. In this paper, the current situation of cultural conflict is introduced and several solutions for solving such cultural conflicts are put forward, which may be viewed as a reflection.展开更多
With the development of the internationalization of education is increasingly evident in the internationalization of education background, high school English teaching should take the initiative to adapt to developmen...With the development of the internationalization of education is increasingly evident in the internationalization of education background, high school English teaching should take the initiative to adapt to developments in the new situation. This article on how to improve their own quality, improve teaching effectiveness, students of English communication ability, so that students in the current international context can adapt to the development of education research are discussed. Under international background education driven, high school English teaching will face new challenges, for high school English teachers, should constantly update their knowledge structure, knowledge reserves, in the process of globalization, who can grasp the elements of various resources flow law, who is likely to benefit fxom the flow of resources, and upgrade themselves. Only in the tide of globalization continue to challenge themselves, subjected to erosion and baptism, education level of high school to a new level is possible. Current international education is not only abroad, but multicultural harmony and tolerance, in order to comply with the objective needs of the times, constantly updated teaching ideas, positive reform and innovation to achieve the level of English international high school continues to increase.展开更多
In today' s society, there are increasingly more new requirements on English education in local colleges and universities, and also there are some problems to be exposed. A great difference exists between the languag...In today' s society, there are increasingly more new requirements on English education in local colleges and universities, and also there are some problems to be exposed. A great difference exists between the language application ability of learners and the actual conditions of teaching; great investments are put by both schools and teachers into teaching, but the teaching quality is not improved and also the teaching effect is not very ideal; the pass rate and excellent rate of CET4 and CET6 are pursued by many Chinese colleges and universities, and the strategy with an ocean of paper and examination-oriented intensive training methods are even applied, so that the internal rules of language teaching are seriously damaged.展开更多
Along with the continuous development of English educational reform in colleges and universities, higher requirements are proposed on the construction of English teaching team. In this paper, several strategies for co...Along with the continuous development of English educational reform in colleges and universities, higher requirements are proposed on the construction of English teaching team. In this paper, several strategies for constructing a learning-oriented English teaching team are proposed in combination with the current situation of English education in colleges and universities.展开更多
Higher vocational English teaching is a kind of education discipline which is more inclined to occupation and technology, whose basic teaching export is to lay foundation for their future employment. In terms of the s...Higher vocational English teaching is a kind of education discipline which is more inclined to occupation and technology, whose basic teaching export is to lay foundation for their future employment. In terms of the social environment of the new period, along with the continuous improvement of the national open economic environment, the society pays more attention to the wide application of the tool of the English language. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of society, to lay a more favorable foundation of knowledge for the students is an important part of English teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges in the new period. This article first analyzes the importance of English teaching reform in higher vocational education, and then analyzes the direction of curriculum reform from the angle of theory, and puts forward the concrete reform strategies.展开更多
The current vocational public English education system can not meet the demands of society and market, so there' s still a big gap between the capacity of students' workplace English and market demands. Therefore, t...The current vocational public English education system can not meet the demands of society and market, so there' s still a big gap between the capacity of students' workplace English and market demands. Therefore, the vocational public English teaching should change the traditional English teaching modes, and construct new diversified teaching modes based on the training of workplace English proficiency, which enables students to master the workplace English through practical work tasks. The practical teaching process is an effective way to realize this teaching aim. So the training of students' workplace English capacity is the primary task of English teaching reform in vocational colleges.展开更多
The rise of higher vocational education in our country is just a few years ago. In recent years, the country' s institutions of higher learning at different levels almost opened vocational school vocational classes, ...The rise of higher vocational education in our country is just a few years ago. In recent years, the country' s institutions of higher learning at different levels almost opened vocational school vocational classes, including a certain scale of running private schools, but also they have established nationally recognized vocational education classes to satisfy the high school grade point average of students for further studies to improve the quality of the people, for the country develop vocational and technical personnel played a positive role. But over the same period they are to be admitted into the school when vocational students are far from proficiency in English language, to classroom teaching English it brought many difficulties. Thus, with the deepening of China' s reform and opening up, especially after China joining the WTO, English as a common language has increasingly shown its importance. How to improve high vocational English teaching is topic worth serious discussion among educators.展开更多
文摘This paper suggests a chunk approach to solve the plateau problem among advanced English learners. The paper first discusses the extant problems and then provides a definition of the chunk approach. Based on some research results in cognitive psychology, it analyses the important role that chunks play in language acquisition and production and thus provides a cognitive foundation for implementing the chunk approach in English teaching. The paper also offers a set of classroom activities which can be easily adopted or adapted by other teachers.
文摘The development of modem information technology brings opportunities to vocational English teaching reform. Teachers use the advantages &modem information technology can create a good teaching situation, optimize the classroom teaching process, cultivate student' s self-learning ability, and improve the effectiveness of vocational English classroom teaching. The purpose of college English teaching is to enable students to master certain basic knowledge and skills in English, with some listening, speaking, reading, writing, translation ability, a simple verbal and written communication in daily activities and foreign business activities. Modem information technology provides a strong tecbaaical support to achieve this goal. Multimedia teaching methods widely used in teaching activities to vocational English class have brought a series of profound changes. Teachers using modem educational teclmology to fully develop learning resources, build new teaching model, which make vocational English classroom full of vigor and vitality.
文摘English as an important international language has obtained increasing attention from Chinese educational institutions of different levels over more than three decades. Currently, in the background of social informatization and economic globalization, as an internationalized language, English is of importance to all the national people Therefore, fostering ethnic minority talents who have higher English quality is the core urgency of our high education as well. We should develop profoundly college English teaching study, summarize and explore new methods, new ideas in the realistic teaching work. However, recently, the college English teaching of ethnic minority class exists many obstacles on language teaching, textbook, examination, and so forth. This paper explores the specific reforms and connotations of ethnic minority college students' class construction by analyzing the current situation of college English teaching of ethnic minority class. Its aim is to enhance the college English teaching quality of ethnic minority class and make teaching quality get a new step in the field of college English teaching
文摘Globalization and the soaring development of Chinese economy impose new requirements on bilingual instruction in Chinese higher education. It is the market economy mode of thinking that plays an important role in every respect of the cultivation of bilingual instruction. On this basis, the thesis explores the role of universities and colleges in terms of the strategy of bilingual instruction and the mechanism to inspire bilingual faculty and students.
文摘The English teaching of Tertiary vocational education is an important issue that we must pay close attention to. Through the analysis of the present situation, the paper brings some new ideas about the English teaching methods. (1) The new concepts about the teaching goals and plans. (2) The new concepts about the teaching ideas. (3) The new concepts about the teaching arrangement and so on. In addition, the paper points out that the English teachers in the vocational colleges should not only follow with interest in teaching, but also enhance personal quality, in order to realize the intention of career-leading and practical talents training in the tertiary vocational education.
文摘The teaching of English literature to English majors in universities should emphasize on both the introduction of literary history and the analysis of specific literary works. In view of the present situation in the teaching of English literature, such as limited teaching hours, excessive contents and the outmoded teaching methods, the teachers should change their concept and mode of teaching, improve their teaching methods, and fully explore new concepts to promote the effectiveness and realize the targets of teaching.
文摘Vocational English Teaching has reformed for many years, but I found the student' s under current English teaching and training of the public still can not effectively use English, the fundamental reason is that the concept adhered to this teaching is not a fundamental one in vocational education, and did not reflects its vocational education characteristics, and this feature is decided by the characteristics of higher vocational institutions themselves. The so-called concept of higher vocational education is the rational acknowledgement, the pursuit of ideals and the education thought of vocational education, it is a concept, a state. In vocational English teaching, in order to adhere to the concept of vocational education, the first thing to do is to reform the current teaching content; the following is to think deeply the teaching content change.
文摘In the 21 st century, the transformation of higher education toward application orientation is posing challenges to the university teachers, especially to the teachers of humanities. Combining the teaching practice with the teaching methods and theories of domestic and foreign scholars, this article intends to explore the strategies for teaching courses of English literature in such a transformational period, including multiple teaching strategies and the cultivation of innovative thinking, cultivation of students' ability to use English with the works of English literature as language materials, use of realistic contexts to spread classic western language and culture. These teaching strategies can enhance the practicability and effectiveness of the curricula, and expand the teaching space of literature.
文摘At present, with the further deepening of the integration of the world economy, the international exchanges and cooperation continue to increase, and the training mode of the talents must also be internationalized. The students should receive the cultivation of the professional knowledge, and at the same time, they must have a certain ability of the cross-cultural communication and the level of the professional English. In addition, the national medium and long-term educational reform and development plan (2010 - 2020) also proposed the strategic requirements to improve the quality of the higher education and the level of the internationalization, to promote the comprehensive development of the students. Because of this, the national big colleges and universities are carrying out the reform of the university English teaching in different degrees, and have achieved certain results. But today, in terms of the direction of the educational reform of the university English, the academic circles are still unable to reach an agreement. For example, to set the university courses in English, some scholars believe that because the English levels of the high school graduates enhance unceasingly, the courses with the language teaching as the main contents cannot meet the needs of the students, which need to be reduced or even eliminated, and should be replaced by the bilingual teaching with the liberal education as the contents. Also some scholars advocated that the orientation of the university English teaching in the future should be the ESP teaching or the academic English teaching, rather than the traditional English teaching for the humanities.
文摘Compared with college students in regular higher education institutions, students in higher vocational colleges have a series of problems, such as lack of study foundation, learning interest and self-control. Although they have studied English for many years, they still have many problems in applying English. They also have some problems in English learning. Under this background, English teachers in higher vocational colleges must improve teaching methods and stimulate students' interest in English learning. Building a teaching model of flipped classroom based on information technology will provide new ideas for English teaching reform.
文摘At present, quality education is proceeding in full swing in China. English education provided by colleges and universities of China has gone through a series of reform and gained relatively rapid development to a certain degree. English has become an international language, and most companies have listed English proficiency as an important requirement for hiring employees, which indicates that English teaching in classrooms of colleges and universities is of great importance. However, cultural conflict between teachers and students in English classes provided by colleges and universities has been gradually drawing people's attention and has an impact on quality of English teaching provided by colleges and universities. In this paper, the current situation of cultural conflict is introduced and several solutions for solving such cultural conflicts are put forward, which may be viewed as a reflection.
文摘With the development of the internationalization of education is increasingly evident in the internationalization of education background, high school English teaching should take the initiative to adapt to developments in the new situation. This article on how to improve their own quality, improve teaching effectiveness, students of English communication ability, so that students in the current international context can adapt to the development of education research are discussed. Under international background education driven, high school English teaching will face new challenges, for high school English teachers, should constantly update their knowledge structure, knowledge reserves, in the process of globalization, who can grasp the elements of various resources flow law, who is likely to benefit fxom the flow of resources, and upgrade themselves. Only in the tide of globalization continue to challenge themselves, subjected to erosion and baptism, education level of high school to a new level is possible. Current international education is not only abroad, but multicultural harmony and tolerance, in order to comply with the objective needs of the times, constantly updated teaching ideas, positive reform and innovation to achieve the level of English international high school continues to increase.
文摘In today' s society, there are increasingly more new requirements on English education in local colleges and universities, and also there are some problems to be exposed. A great difference exists between the language application ability of learners and the actual conditions of teaching; great investments are put by both schools and teachers into teaching, but the teaching quality is not improved and also the teaching effect is not very ideal; the pass rate and excellent rate of CET4 and CET6 are pursued by many Chinese colleges and universities, and the strategy with an ocean of paper and examination-oriented intensive training methods are even applied, so that the internal rules of language teaching are seriously damaged.
文摘Along with the continuous development of English educational reform in colleges and universities, higher requirements are proposed on the construction of English teaching team. In this paper, several strategies for constructing a learning-oriented English teaching team are proposed in combination with the current situation of English education in colleges and universities.
文摘Higher vocational English teaching is a kind of education discipline which is more inclined to occupation and technology, whose basic teaching export is to lay foundation for their future employment. In terms of the social environment of the new period, along with the continuous improvement of the national open economic environment, the society pays more attention to the wide application of the tool of the English language. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of society, to lay a more favorable foundation of knowledge for the students is an important part of English teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges in the new period. This article first analyzes the importance of English teaching reform in higher vocational education, and then analyzes the direction of curriculum reform from the angle of theory, and puts forward the concrete reform strategies.
文摘The current vocational public English education system can not meet the demands of society and market, so there' s still a big gap between the capacity of students' workplace English and market demands. Therefore, the vocational public English teaching should change the traditional English teaching modes, and construct new diversified teaching modes based on the training of workplace English proficiency, which enables students to master the workplace English through practical work tasks. The practical teaching process is an effective way to realize this teaching aim. So the training of students' workplace English capacity is the primary task of English teaching reform in vocational colleges.
文摘The rise of higher vocational education in our country is just a few years ago. In recent years, the country' s institutions of higher learning at different levels almost opened vocational school vocational classes, including a certain scale of running private schools, but also they have established nationally recognized vocational education classes to satisfy the high school grade point average of students for further studies to improve the quality of the people, for the country develop vocational and technical personnel played a positive role. But over the same period they are to be admitted into the school when vocational students are far from proficiency in English language, to classroom teaching English it brought many difficulties. Thus, with the deepening of China' s reform and opening up, especially after China joining the WTO, English as a common language has increasingly shown its importance. How to improve high vocational English teaching is topic worth serious discussion among educators.