A Study on the Integration of Chinese Culture in High School English Teaching

The inseparable relationship between language and culture indicates that culture teaching is indispensable in English teaching.The ultimate goal of culture teaching in English teaching is to cultivate learners’cross-cultural communication skills.Cross-cultural communication is a two-way process,which requires not only knowledge of English culture but also the use of English as a medium for disseminating Chinese culture to the outside world.However,in actual English teaching,the teaching of Chinese culture is a mere formality,and the teaching effect is not obvious.Therefore,it is necessary to conduct a survey and research on Chinese culture teaching in high school English classrooms to understand its current situation,existing problems,and their causes,so as to provide suggestions for Chinese culture teaching in high school.

Research on the Integrated Teaching Design of Junior High School English Units Based on the Key Competencies of English Subjects

The overall teaching design for the junior middle school English unit aims to maximize the use of teaching resources by using the unit as the central theme,integrating it throughout all sections and related activities.This approach continually reinforces students’understanding and retention of individual lesson content while fostering their core literacy and skills.It promotes a comprehensive development of students’listening,speaking,reading,and writing skills,allowing them to engage repeatedly with the language materials until they internalize them as part of their language proficiency.

Classroom Teaching Evaluation of Chinese Painting as a Form of Fine Arts in Rural Junior High Schools

Teaching evaluation is an indispensable part of the teaching system of junior high school.In order to inherit the excellent traditional Chinese culture and arts,traditional Chinese painting has been paid more and more attention to in the fine arts curriculum of rural junior high school.This paper takes the classroom teaching evaluation of traditional Chinese painting as a form of fine arts in rural junior high school as the research object,and analyzes the problems existing in the classroom teaching evaluation of traditional Chinese painting in rural junior high school.This paper puts forward the corresponding improvement measures from the aspects of comprehensive evaluation object,concrete evaluation content,flexible evaluation language and diversified evaluation subjects,in order to improve the evaluation level of fine arts teachers'classroom teaching,improve students'aesthetic cognition and learning interest in traditional Chinese painting,and cultivate students'innovative thinking and spirit.

A Brief Discussion on the Application of Task-based Language Teaching to Improve the Teaching Quality of English Communication Classes in Junior High Schools

With the progress and development of society and the continuous advancement of curriculum standard reform,society has higher requirements for students’English skills.The junior high school stage is the best time to cultivate students’communication skills,however,junior high school English classes are currently still based on traditional teaching as the main teaching method,which only focuses on cultivating students’reading and writing skills,thus neglecting the training of listening and speaking skills.Despite its evident benefits,the implementation of the task-based language teaching(TBLT)method in junior high school English communication classes is not without challenges.The current state of these classes reveals a significant gap in the integration of communicative tasks into the teaching process.This gap stems from a variety of factors,including the lack of appropriate resources,insufficient teacher training,and the deeply ingrained reliance on traditional teaching methods.This study will briefly explain the definition and characteristics of the task-based language teaching method,analyze the current situation of junior high school English communication classes,the difficulties of using TBLT in junior high school English classrooms,and the application methods of task-based teaching methods.The teaching method makes up for the shortcomings of English communication classes in junior high schools and improves the quality of teaching.

Exploring the Development of English Club Activities in Junior High School English Language Learning

English language activities are enjoyable and respect the students’subjectivity,which stimulates their enthusiasm for using English communication.Therefore,it is widely welcomed by junior high school students.The development of the English club and their activities,such as membership,management systems,event planning,advisory lecturers,and cooperation with school management,among others,all directly affect the club activities.Therefore,it is essential to promote their club activities in junior high school English language learning.This paper analyzes the role of the English club and explores their process of conducting specific activities.It is hoped that this paper will be used as a reference for future studies.

The Application of Schema Theory to English Reading Teaching in Junior High School

Reading is an effective means to cultivate junior high school students＇ comprehensive ability of using English and plays an important role in English study. Schema theory is a scientific reading theory advocated by modern teaching, and it regards the reading comprehension as a process that readers＇ knowledge and skills interact with the information in the reading material. In this paper, a questionnaire is conducted to reveal the fact that students lack schemata in reading and then a proposal that language schema, content schema, and form schema be integrated to activate students＇ existing schemata in the process of reading is put forward

A Study of＂Chinese Cultural Aphasia＂ in Senior High School English Teaching

Based on collecting and analyzing the former studies, through the questionnaire, test paper and interview, this paper makes an investigation about Chinese Cultural Aphasia, which aims at finding out whether it exists or not and the reasons that are responsible for the phenomenon. The result shows： （1） ＂Chinese Cultural Aphasia＂ phenomenon does exist in Senior High English teaching, and students＇ ability of expressing Chinese culture in English is worse than expected. （2） The reasons that are responsible for the phenomenon are in the following： Both students and teachers lack Chinese cultural consciousness, including that teachers＇ teaching idea is not correct and teaching method is single. What＇s more, in textbooks the proportion of Chinese culture content is too little. Accordingly, some proposals are put forward to solve the problem： （1） Students should pay attention to English expressions of Chinese culture. （2） Teachers should develop double culture ability, change attitude to English teaching, change the teaching method, use the textbooks neatly, increase the check of expressions related to Chinese culture. （3） Increase the proportion of Chinese culture in the textbooks

A Comparison of the Character,Target and Content of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and the Chinese Courses at Primary School

This article examines the opinion that teaching Chinese as a foreign language(TCFL)is equivalent to teaching Chinese at primary school by analyzing the differences between the character,target and content of the two courses and reasons for their differences to provide theories and practical support for a more reasonable and effective teaching.

The Application of Life-based Teaching Concept in High School Chinese Teaching

This article mainly discusses the application of the concept of life-based teaching in Chinese teaching in senior high schools,so as to improve students’interest in learning and Chinese literacy.Using the method of combining theoretical analysis and case study,this paper conducts in-depth research on the application of life-based teaching concept in Chinese teaching in high school.This paper analyzes the current situation of the development of life-based teaching concept and its specific application in Chinese teaching in senior high schools,and conducts case studies analysis.The concept of life-based teaching has important application value in Chinese teaching in senior high schools.It can help teachers to better link the teaching content with students’real life,and improve students’learning interest and Chinese literacy.

On the Application of Game-playing in the English Vocabulary Teaching for Junior High School Students

As is known to all,mastering a quantity of vocabulary is the key of English learning.Literature research,observational method and empirical research are the main methodologies of the study.The interview and corresponding sound recording help figure out the traditional vocabulary teaching methodologies.The finished questionnaire plays an important role in getting familiar with participants’vocabulary learning conditions.The results of the study manifest that game-playing method takes effect in vocabulary teaching.Not only can the games activate participants’enthusiasm,but also involve them in the activity and help focus on their attention.It is beneficial to help them mastering vocabularies more firmly.

A Brief Description of Audio-Lingual Method and Discussion of its Advantages and Disadvantages vis-a-vis the English Language Teaching Situation in Chinese Middle Schools

With the development of reform and open policy, foreign languages become more and moreuseful. And how to teach a foreign language is an important matter. A lot of methods of teaching foreign languages have been developed. There’re grammar-trans-lation method, direct method, audio-lingual method, communicative method, etc. In this paper I in-

Improving Oral English in Break Time in Junior High School

Teachers have been paying more attention to oral English teaching in junior high school than ever before. Generally, teachers focus on teaching oral English in class, where they give preeminence to creating an environment in the classroom which approximates to the"real-life"communicative use of language (Yang Chaochun & Cheng Lian 2005). However, there are some limits teaching oral English in class. This essay puts forwards to provide input during the break time for students to acquire oral English unconsciously in junior high school to make up for the insufficiency.

A Brief Discussion on Reading Lesson for Junior high school students

Reading as an essential way of learning plays an important role in knowing the world and setting up people's values towards life and society.It is also very important for the students in Junior School.This essay will briefly introduce the current reading situation of junior high school students in China and then focus on reading class teaching for a group of junior high school students in China.

Analyzing the Application of Functional Linguistics in Junior Middle School English Teaching

Based on the application of functional linguistics in junior middle school English teaching,this paper first illustrates the concepts of systematic grammar and functional grammar.Secondly,according to the application of functional grammar in reading,in translation and in writing,it is concluded that applied linguistics has an important role in promoting junior middle school English teaching,which comprehensively illustrates the importance of functional linguistics in junior middle school English teaching.Functional linguistics is of great significance to instruct junior middle school teaching.This paper explores the definition of functional linguistics and the linguistic patterns of functional linguistics.

A Study on Left-behind Junior Students'Foreign Language Learning Anxiety

Since the 1960s, foreign language educators and researchers home and abroad have started to pay attention to the influence of the affective variables including language learning anxiety on foreign language learning. This thesis tried to find out the factors that may influence the foreign language learning anxiety level of left-behind students and put forward ways to help lower down the foreign language learning anxiety level of the left-behind junior middle school students.

Problems and Strategies of English Teaching in Rural Middle Schools in the Era of New Media

With the deepening of curriculum reform in junior high school,the education field is undergoing tremendous changes.Besides,with the rapid development of the Internet today,students have been exposed to various new media software since childhood.The existing education and teaching are also desperately keeping up with the pace of the times,and continue to bring online teaching to the practical classrooms of rural middle schools through new media.Teachers should not only impart basic professional knowledge to students,but also improve students'ability to use English.

A Study of Vocabulary Teaching in Junior Comprehensive TCSL Courses

Vocabulary teaching is an integral part of teaching Chinese as a second language(TCSL).Based on a collection and analysis of words that foreign students at the junior level usually get wrong,①this paper suggests that TCSL teachers should make sure that new words in textbooks are explained accurately and foresee the words that students may misunderstand during vocabulary teaching.In addition to conceptual meanings,they should analyze and explain affiliated meanings,grammatical functions,and common collocations with other words through typical sentence examples.They should also pay attention to the potential role played by the semantic transparency of words in understanding,acquiring,and selecting the meanings of such words.The teaching of separable words should focus on their pragmatic forms.Simple conversations can be made to strengthen students’memorization,while quantifiers can be taught via their etymology to help students develop a reasonable understanding of the collocation rules between quantifiers and corresponding nouns.

The Application of Inquiring Teaching to the Junior English Class

As a teaching method against the giving-and-accepting pattern, the inquiring teaching in junior high school pays more attention to learners' understanding, feeling and experience in the course and emphasizes the cooperation and communication among students and teachers. In this paper, it explores the advantages of inquiring teaching, which cultivate students' interest in learning and ability of analyses, induction and application, compared with the traditional teaching.Besides, some suggestions are provided in English teaching of Junior high school.

Promoting Intercultural Understanding in China’s High School ELT Class-rooms through Young Adult Literature

Language teaching involves not only developing students’linguistic performance but also promoting their intercultural competence.Within the intercultural competence framework,learners acquire skills that enable them to discover the complexity of various cultures and enhance intercultural understanding(IU).Young adult literature offers opportunities for English learners to en⁃counter cultural differences and creatively engage themselves with the diversity of the world.This paper firstly lists the worldwide calling for IU education.Then,it presents problems with IU education in English language teaching(ELT)classrooms in Chinese context.Finally,it provides a diversity of teaching approaches towards IU by means of young adult literature.

THE FEATURES OF AND APPROACHES TO SENIOR ENGLISH TEACHING IN CHINESE HIGH SCHOOLS

This paper outlines the features of the new senior middle school textbooks:Senior English for China.Itdescribes the need for the change of approach adopted for teaching English in China,the communica-tive basis on which the new books are based and the approaches that the teachers have to take in order touse the books and teach the language more effectively.