The Feasibility Study on Developing General Education in Public English Courses of Higher Vocational Colleges

The implementation of general education is the only way to train higher vocational complex talents.Through analysis ofthe feasibility of developing general education in public English courses of higher vocational colleges,it is hoped that the reform ofpublic English will be promoted effectively.

The Basic English Words of Communication for General Purposes

The aim of research on general purposes of basic English words is to discover and explicate the practices through which interacts produce and understand conduct in the communication.The study focuses on the linguistic of communication.

On Generalities of Chinese Names and English Names

Name system has developed simultaneously with the change of world language.Generalities of Chinese names and English names are discussed from 8 aspects.Meanwhile,the structural changes of names in Chinese and English are also contrasted in order to make some further exploration.Readers may more deeply understand the specific regularity of the individual languages after knowing several generalities.

The Problems in Rural English Teaching and the Optimization Path: A Study Based on the Chinese General Social Survey Data

The new curriculum,new ideas and new requirements concerning English teaching have made the rural English teaching face unprecedented challenges. There are many problems contributing to the poor effect of rural English teaching,such as outdated teaching equipment,unreasonable curriculum design,insufficient teaching staff,asymmetrical teaching content,family education and students' personal problems. Based on the Chinese General Social Survey data,it is found that in terms of English reading,English speaking or English writing,the current English level of China's rural residents is lagging behind. From the average,the reading level of rural residents is better than the speaking and writing level,but the paired T-test results show that there are no significant differences between them,suggesting that under the current system of rural English teaching,the English level of rural residents is constrained to a low level. To improve the rural English teaching in the future,it is necessary to pay close attention to the following aspects: stabilizing the investment in rural education; optimizing the English teaching content; converting the philosophy of education; increasing teacher training; establishing the new linkage system.

From General Maritime English to Specific Maritime English-Some Thought on the Revision to the 2009 Edition of IMO Maritime English Model Course 3.17

This paper expresses some thought on the revision to the 2009 edition of IMO Maritime English Model Course 3.17. It starts with the changes and challenges that have occurred with the amendments of the STCW Convention at Manila, and goes on with the observations and considerations of the possible principles for the revision. The paper argues that since the requirements and recommendations set in the newly amended convention are more specific, the course should be revised accordingly in correspondence with the specific requirements set and the methodology of the instruction should be adjusted with orientation toward communication competence and specific tasks and duties of the seafarers in English.

Assessing and Improving General English University Students＇ Main Sub-skills of Reading Compression： A Case of University of Bojnord

General English course at Iranian universities has always been a controversial issue since the students taking this course are rather weak in English proficiency and need more authentic instructions based on accurate need analysis. The materials applied in this course are mainly focused on reading comprehension. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to improve General English university students＇ main sub-skills of reading comprehension and see the effect of the possible changes in terms of time and the fields of study of the students. To do this, 168 university students taking General English course at university of Bojnord, including humanities, engineering, physical education, and sciences, received instruction on the main sub-skills of reading comprehension after taking a pre-test sample TOELF section of reading comprehension. After 16 sessions of 90 minute instruction, they took the post-test section of TOEFL sample of reading comprehension. Mixed between within subject analysis of variance was used to assess the impact of instruction for the four groups of students from pre-test to post-test. The findings of the study indicated that the effect of instruction in terms of time, from pre-test to post-test, and the interaction of time and fields of study were significant. Besides, changes for 10 sub-skills were the same among the four fields of study.

The Effect of Using L1 （Arabic Language） in the L2 （English Language） Classroom on the Achievement in General English of Foundation Year Students in King Abdulaziz University

This study aims at investigating the effect of using L 1 （Arabic Language） while teaching a target language （English Language） on the achievement in General English of foundation year students in King Abdulaziz University. To achieve the purpose of the study, the researcher used an experimental design： an experimental group and a control group. The independent variable is using L1 while teaching English in very limited and specified areas. The dependent variable is students＇ achievement in general English. The statistics used is the t-test. The population of the study was all students enrolled in the foundation year 1431/1432 in the ELI （English Language Institute） at King Abdulaziz University. The sample of the study consisted of 50 students taking North Star in the sections A and B as a university requirement in the foundation year 1431/1432 in King Abdulaziz University. The results of the study were in favor of banning Arabic in the English language classroom as shown in the mean scores of the control and experimental groups in the tables. It is recommended that teachers and instructors should be trained to use teaching strategies that help them use English only in the English language classroom.

A Corpus-based Study on the Use of Past Participles in Maritime English and General English

Four sampled corpora have been used for a quantitative analysis on usage of past participles(PPs) in maritime English (ME) and general English(GE). Part-of-speech tagging software CLAWS5 and AntConc 3.2.0 are used for extraction of PPs and da-ta collection. Standardized frequency based on 100000 words is adopted to ensure the comparability of PPs found in different corpo-ra. This study covers analysis of overall frequency distribution and different grammatical functions of PPs. Results show that ME prefers using more PPs and these PPs are more likely to be used as predicative and postpositive attribute than does GE.Detailed comparison and contrast about the use of PPs between GE and ME are also made, thus providing helpful information for learners or teachers of maritime English.

A Corpus-Based Study on General Extenders in Different Genres in American English

This article investigates general extenders in American English,using a more than one-billion-word corpus(COCA)classified by different genres.In this study,the differences and frequencies of general extenders in different genres are displayed.The study also illustrates the tendency of the use of general extenders in American English from 1990 to 2020.Moreover,the salient features of general extenders used in different genres are observed.The study can provide some practical implications for the use of general extenders for second language learners.

Business English Teaching Reform in Vocational Colleges in China

Since the development of China's economy and the strengthening of globalization, China's international trade is increas-ingly thriving and the total volume of trade is growing as well. The country's demand for bilingual trade talents is increasing at the same time. As the result, it is necessary to make the reform and corresponding adjustments according to the training objectives of Business English curriculum in order to cultivate job-oriented and interdisciplinary trade talents that can meet the needs of mod-ern commercial society.

Analysis of Genetic Effects for Heterosis of Erucic Acid and Glucosinolate Contents in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)

The embryo, cytoplasmic, and maternal heterosis for erucic acid content （EAC） and glucosinolate content （GLS） of rapeseed （Brassica napus L.） were studied by using the genetic models for quantitative traits of seeds in diploid crops. Eight parents were included in a diallel mating design in two years. It was found that the heterosis of EAC and GLS was simultaneously controlled by genetic main effects and genotype×environment （GE） interaction effects. The general heterosis of most crosses for EAC was significantly positive, while it was not for GLS. The general heterosis was more important for two quality traits of rapeseed because of the low GE interaction heterosis in both years, especially for GLS. Among different genetic systems, significant positive embryo general heterosis and the negative maternal general heterosis were found for EAC and GLS in most hybrid crosses. Some hybrids with significant negative interaction heterosis were detected for either of EAC or GLS. In general, maternal general and interaction heterosis was more important for reducing EAC and GLS of rapeseed.

Understanding Business English from the Stylistic Features of English Business Communication

Whether it is business English or business in English has remained a discrepancy for both linguists and learners. Researchers have been approaching from various aspects such as lexicon, semantics or syntax, etc. in order to define business English from general English but hardly has a clear-cut division been drawn out yet. So analysis of the stylistic features of the language used in business settings is made to illustrate that BE is by no means a simple combination of business and English, and successful acquisition of business English requires the learner's awareness of business English vocabulary so as to further improve their international business ability to use language-related tactics to get results.

Research on the Proper Countermeasures of Constructing the Student Centered English Classroom Atmosphere

In this paper, we conduct research on proper countermeasures of constructing the student centered English classroom atmosphere. Student-centered education essentially requires educators from the perspective of students thinking and gives full consideration to the students’ interest hobbies, need, etc., in the teaching process is given priority to with the activities of the students. Compared with traditional English teaching mode, the study of the theoretical foundation of the comprehensive practice teaching mode are rare. This paper integrates the related theories to propose the novel mode of the current English education paradigm that will be meaningful.

音乐传播学视域下中国古典诗词歌曲的英译研究

从音乐传播学的角度探求中国艺术歌曲的英译特点,是鞭策中国艺术歌曲及古典诗词歌曲传播的有效路径。本文通过研究《越人歌》的英译版本,发现其英译原则和中国古诗词的特点是不谋而合的,应当注重意思、读音、意蕴三个方面。同时,注重全方位媒介的国际传播也是促进其海外流传的重要手段。

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BUSINESS ENGLISH MAJORS' GENERAL ENGLISH AND BUSINESS ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES

This thesis is based on O'Malley and Chamot's classification of L2 vocabulary learning strategies and other scholars' studies. Through a questionnaire, vocabulary tests, and interviews with business English learners, the author conducted an investigation into various kinds of vocabulary learning strategies employed by Business English majors in General English and Business English study. The subjects participating in this investigation are 95 third year Business English majors from our college. Detailed analyses of both the quantitative and qualitative data have yielded the findings: 1) The frequency of some General English learning strategies and Business English learning strategies employed by Business English majors coincides, but the difference between General English learning strategies and Business English learning strategies employed by the subjects is apparent. More English learning strategies are obviously used in General English learning than in Business English learning. 2) There is a certain correlation between vocabulary learning strategies and vocabulary size of General English and Business English, and capable Business English learners tend to positively transfer English learning strategies employed in General English learning into Business English learning. Based on analyses and results, the thesis suggests that Business English learners should be specially trained for English learning strategies. Specialized courses offered should be designed to help students without any professional knowledge organize mental schema associated with specific vocabularies, and to help specialized vocabularies enlarge rapidly. Business English learners can positively transfer General English learning strategies into Business English learning, and thereby smoothly transform General English learning into Business English learning.