Some researchers view the teacher written feedback as an effective method in the recursive process of students revising their writing drafts and teachers responding to them in terms of language use,content and linguis...Some researchers view the teacher written feedback as an effective method in the recursive process of students revising their writing drafts and teachers responding to them in terms of language use,content and linguistic knowledge,while others argue its impact on the learners may be less than what teachers would expect.The point to the different opinion is that neither of them takes students’English proficiency and their characteristics of learning English into consideration which may influence students’response to the teacher written feedback differently.展开更多
Based on the comparison of different teacher leaderships at present, this article elaborated how the transformational teacher lead ership functions effectively in ESL/EFL classrooms. With the discussion of the prerequ...Based on the comparison of different teacher leaderships at present, this article elaborated how the transformational teacher lead ership functions effectively in ESL/EFL classrooms. With the discussion of the prerequisites and the characteristics of the transformational teacher leadership, the writer also described how teachers could achieve this leadership in their classrooms and bring impact on student self-awareness, self-development, and their learning success.展开更多
Feedback occupies an essential position in the ESL context. The purpose of this paper is to compare the advantages and disadvantages of teacher and peer comment and also review studies related to ESL learners' att...Feedback occupies an essential position in the ESL context. The purpose of this paper is to compare the advantages and disadvantages of teacher and peer comment and also review studies related to ESL learners' attitudes towards teacher and peer feedback. Many studies have revealed that teacher feedback has played an important role in L2 writing process. However, with the continuing research of L2 language writing pedagogy, it is argued that peer review could be a complementary teaching technique aiming to assist learners' higher thinking process and follow-up editing.展开更多
外籍教师在中国的 ESL(English as a Second L anguage)教学受到了许多教师和专家的广泛关注。本文以问卷形式对四位在江西教育学院任教的英籍教师 ESL 课堂教学原则、教学方法、教学效果与存在的问题等进行了调查与分析。结果显示 :英...外籍教师在中国的 ESL(English as a Second L anguage)教学受到了许多教师和专家的广泛关注。本文以问卷形式对四位在江西教育学院任教的英籍教师 ESL 课堂教学原则、教学方法、教学效果与存在的问题等进行了调查与分析。结果显示 :英籍教师的 ESL 课堂教学虽然存在着一些不足 ,但他们以学生为中心的教学原则和新颖、灵活多样的教学方法给学生带来较好的学习效果 ,受到大多数学生的认可与欢迎。展开更多
Most non-native speakers do have difficulty in developing native-like oracy due to vast differences in pronunciation between L1 and L2, adult ESL learners in particular. As Peter and Susan pointed in Teaching American...Most non-native speakers do have difficulty in developing native-like oracy due to vast differences in pronunciation between L1 and L2, adult ESL learners in particular. As Peter and Susan pointed in Teaching American English Pronunciation(1992), there are specific problem syllables with different language groups. As an ESL teacher from China, I assume it necessary to find out whether these sounds really trouble Chinese students in the ESL class I observed. I am going to pick out the most frequently occurred problem sounds and take notes how the teacher deal with them in class. In this paper, based on classroom observation and interviews, I analyzed problematic English vowels and consonants from Chinese learners, and the corresponding mediations for ESL teacher.展开更多
It has been commonplace to hear of teacher educators promoting reflective practice. The feasibility of the ways of reflective practice suggested in the recent literature will be reviewed. This paper arises from the co...It has been commonplace to hear of teacher educators promoting reflective practice. The feasibility of the ways of reflective practice suggested in the recent literature will be reviewed. This paper arises from the conceptualization of reflection and a review of the concrete problems facing Hong Kong practitioners. In revisiting reflective practice as it is limited and constrained by the heavy workload of English teachers in Hong Kong, it seems to be of utmost importance to provide feasible ways for these teachers to develop their professional competence in this area. The difficulties and the problems that constrain Hong Kong teachers’ reflective practice shall be highlighted and it is argued that what in-service teachers require is a viable and effective way of being reflective. I shall suggest "Chatin-private" (Ouyang, 1997) as an alternative for the overworked teachers to remain reflective in the case of Hong Kong with a particular emphasis on workload of secondary school teachers.展开更多
文摘Some researchers view the teacher written feedback as an effective method in the recursive process of students revising their writing drafts and teachers responding to them in terms of language use,content and linguistic knowledge,while others argue its impact on the learners may be less than what teachers would expect.The point to the different opinion is that neither of them takes students’English proficiency and their characteristics of learning English into consideration which may influence students’response to the teacher written feedback differently.
文摘Based on the comparison of different teacher leaderships at present, this article elaborated how the transformational teacher lead ership functions effectively in ESL/EFL classrooms. With the discussion of the prerequisites and the characteristics of the transformational teacher leadership, the writer also described how teachers could achieve this leadership in their classrooms and bring impact on student self-awareness, self-development, and their learning success.
文摘Feedback occupies an essential position in the ESL context. The purpose of this paper is to compare the advantages and disadvantages of teacher and peer comment and also review studies related to ESL learners' attitudes towards teacher and peer feedback. Many studies have revealed that teacher feedback has played an important role in L2 writing process. However, with the continuing research of L2 language writing pedagogy, it is argued that peer review could be a complementary teaching technique aiming to assist learners' higher thinking process and follow-up editing.
文摘外籍教师在中国的 ESL(English as a Second L anguage)教学受到了许多教师和专家的广泛关注。本文以问卷形式对四位在江西教育学院任教的英籍教师 ESL 课堂教学原则、教学方法、教学效果与存在的问题等进行了调查与分析。结果显示 :英籍教师的 ESL 课堂教学虽然存在着一些不足 ,但他们以学生为中心的教学原则和新颖、灵活多样的教学方法给学生带来较好的学习效果 ,受到大多数学生的认可与欢迎。
文摘Most non-native speakers do have difficulty in developing native-like oracy due to vast differences in pronunciation between L1 and L2, adult ESL learners in particular. As Peter and Susan pointed in Teaching American English Pronunciation(1992), there are specific problem syllables with different language groups. As an ESL teacher from China, I assume it necessary to find out whether these sounds really trouble Chinese students in the ESL class I observed. I am going to pick out the most frequently occurred problem sounds and take notes how the teacher deal with them in class. In this paper, based on classroom observation and interviews, I analyzed problematic English vowels and consonants from Chinese learners, and the corresponding mediations for ESL teacher.
文摘It has been commonplace to hear of teacher educators promoting reflective practice. The feasibility of the ways of reflective practice suggested in the recent literature will be reviewed. This paper arises from the conceptualization of reflection and a review of the concrete problems facing Hong Kong practitioners. In revisiting reflective practice as it is limited and constrained by the heavy workload of English teachers in Hong Kong, it seems to be of utmost importance to provide feasible ways for these teachers to develop their professional competence in this area. The difficulties and the problems that constrain Hong Kong teachers’ reflective practice shall be highlighted and it is argued that what in-service teachers require is a viable and effective way of being reflective. I shall suggest "Chatin-private" (Ouyang, 1997) as an alternative for the overworked teachers to remain reflective in the case of Hong Kong with a particular emphasis on workload of secondary school teachers.
