Language teaching is demanding.The focus of language teachers nowadays has been extended to a broader area.In the TESOL context,the findings and research of learning style have raised the attention of language teacher...Language teaching is demanding.The focus of language teachers nowadays has been extended to a broader area.In the TESOL context,the findings and research of learning style have raised the attention of language teachers,who have to take the responsibility to study how to improve the teaching results according to different learners.This essay attempts to demonstrate a language-teaching activity in a typical English class and discuss the application of learning style theory in it so as to improve the practical English teaching in China.展开更多
Learning styles are considered as an important individual difference of affecting learning efficiency and English achievements.This research focuses on the sophomores whose majors are Physical Education (P.E.),Art and...Learning styles are considered as an important individual difference of affecting learning efficiency and English achievements.This research focuses on the sophomores whose majors are Physical Education (P.E.),Art and Music (P.A.M.students) in Yangtze Normal University to investigate into total learning styles,the relationships concerning major,English achievement respectively with learning styles.The results show that participants prefer group learning style rather than auditory learning style;there is no possible links between learning styles and their majors,and English achievements.展开更多
Since Henry Holec first put forward the term‘Autonomy'in 1980's, autonomous learning has been drawing the universal attention of scholars both at home and abroad. Promoting learners' ability of self-regul...Since Henry Holec first put forward the term‘Autonomy'in 1980's, autonomous learning has been drawing the universal attention of scholars both at home and abroad. Promoting learners' ability of self-regulated learning has been taken as one of the important goals of modern education. College English autonomous learning based on network environment does not mean free study without any restraints or monitoring, but rather involves the self-monitoring and external monitoring. Meanwhile, different learners may have different cognitive styles in their learning processes, which may have an influence on the improvement of the learners' efficiency in the autonomous language learning. Proper monitoring models coordinating with the students' different field cognitive styles.展开更多
In the light of need to use learning styles to enhance verbal proficiency,this paper will explore the interconnectedness of learning styles and proficiency in verbal communication.It will first introduce the backgroun...In the light of need to use learning styles to enhance verbal proficiency,this paper will explore the interconnectedness of learning styles and proficiency in verbal communication.It will first introduce the background of the study.This will be followed by an overview of the research on related literature and studies in the field.Lastly the paper concludes that foreign language teachers should give attention to the styles for languages learning and verbal proficiency since they are closely correlated.展开更多
As an important understanding method of human,metaphor has played a crucial role in human’s cognition of the concept and structure of things.Modern metaphorical theory stresses the way of thinking and cognitive style...As an important understanding method of human,metaphor has played a crucial role in human’s cognition of the concept and structure of things.Modern metaphorical theory stresses the way of thinking and cognitive style of language speakers and it has been paying more and more attention by foreign language teachers and learners.Its positive guiding role and the value of application has been recognized by many experts and scholars both at home and abroad.The research results show that whether in teaching English vocabulary or cultural teaching,teachers can make use of the character of metaphorical understanding to guide students to regard metaphor as an effective cognitive tool,to understand and use English vocabulary and cultural knowledge.Therefore,English language teachers should pay attention to absorbing and applying the latest achievements of metaphor research,explain in detail the rationale behind the phenomenon,and organize the scattered language phenomenon through metaphor,in order to promote English language teaching level.展开更多
文摘Language teaching is demanding.The focus of language teachers nowadays has been extended to a broader area.In the TESOL context,the findings and research of learning style have raised the attention of language teachers,who have to take the responsibility to study how to improve the teaching results according to different learners.This essay attempts to demonstrate a language-teaching activity in a typical English class and discuss the application of learning style theory in it so as to improve the practical English teaching in China.
文摘Learning styles are considered as an important individual difference of affecting learning efficiency and English achievements.This research focuses on the sophomores whose majors are Physical Education (P.E.),Art and Music (P.A.M.students) in Yangtze Normal University to investigate into total learning styles,the relationships concerning major,English achievement respectively with learning styles.The results show that participants prefer group learning style rather than auditory learning style;there is no possible links between learning styles and their majors,and English achievements.
文摘Since Henry Holec first put forward the term‘Autonomy'in 1980's, autonomous learning has been drawing the universal attention of scholars both at home and abroad. Promoting learners' ability of self-regulated learning has been taken as one of the important goals of modern education. College English autonomous learning based on network environment does not mean free study without any restraints or monitoring, but rather involves the self-monitoring and external monitoring. Meanwhile, different learners may have different cognitive styles in their learning processes, which may have an influence on the improvement of the learners' efficiency in the autonomous language learning. Proper monitoring models coordinating with the students' different field cognitive styles.
文摘In the light of need to use learning styles to enhance verbal proficiency,this paper will explore the interconnectedness of learning styles and proficiency in verbal communication.It will first introduce the background of the study.This will be followed by an overview of the research on related literature and studies in the field.Lastly the paper concludes that foreign language teachers should give attention to the styles for languages learning and verbal proficiency since they are closely correlated.
文摘As an important understanding method of human,metaphor has played a crucial role in human’s cognition of the concept and structure of things.Modern metaphorical theory stresses the way of thinking and cognitive style of language speakers and it has been paying more and more attention by foreign language teachers and learners.Its positive guiding role and the value of application has been recognized by many experts and scholars both at home and abroad.The research results show that whether in teaching English vocabulary or cultural teaching,teachers can make use of the character of metaphorical understanding to guide students to regard metaphor as an effective cognitive tool,to understand and use English vocabulary and cultural knowledge.Therefore,English language teachers should pay attention to absorbing and applying the latest achievements of metaphor research,explain in detail the rationale behind the phenomenon,and organize the scattered language phenomenon through metaphor,in order to promote English language teaching level.
