I, an introvert, have observed the introverted EFL teachers in my work place in terms of the characteristics of communica-tion in class since I felt some of my personality traits get in the way in my class. The findin...I, an introvert, have observed the introverted EFL teachers in my work place in terms of the characteristics of communica-tion in class since I felt some of my personality traits get in the way in my class. The findings correspond to Brian R. Little's per-sonality psychology.Brian Little has revealed that introverted people lack mutual gazes and tend to talk past each other, and intro-verted EFL teachers are no exception according to my study. In the perspective of personality psychology, avoiding too much eyecontact is not because of a lack of confidence, but a way for introverts to reduce the outside stimulation. This explanation is reason-able but not good for communication in EFL teaching. In fact it is contradicted with the notion that language teachers should be amaster of communication themselves. Then I managed to identify these seemingly anti-social characteristics of communication andseek for some other means to compensate for what might be missed out in class communication. Brian Little clarifies the relation-ship between free trait, core projects and acting out of character. I conduct an empirical study by using questionnaires in which tenhigh-achieving university introverted English teachers with ten-year teaching experiences illustrates their initial problems in EFLteaching as well as their possible solutions. By collecting some characteristics of communication in class, I provide a three-stepcounter strategy for introverted EFL teachers to survive language class communication. First, accept the"weakness"and feel com-fortable with it. Second, set goals to practice it. Third, look for other means to compensate for it. This counter measure conforms toBrain Little's theory on the relationship between"free trait","core project "and"acting out of character". It is expected that thethree-step counter strategy is useful in introverted EFL teacher's pedagogical practice.展开更多
In this paper, we present a cloud service model of multilingual home-school communications （MHSC） with the Drupal framework to provide a friendly learning environment for the students from transnational marriages. T...In this paper, we present a cloud service model of multilingual home-school communications （MHSC） with the Drupal framework to provide a friendly learning environment for the students from transnational marriages. The transnational marriage is a phenomenon with ever-increasing in Taiwan and around the world. For a student who has a transnational foreign mother, home-school communication is often an obstacle because the foreign mother has language difficulty understanding the delivered messages in the communication book from teachers. In order to improve parent-teacher communications for the transnational families, we designed and constructed the cloud service platform with online multilingual communications and translation service functions, such that teachers can prepare different sheets of multilingual messages for home-school communication books and foreign mothers can read the messages from the teachers in their native languages through the web interface.展开更多
With the gradual deepening of the concept of“cultural education”in the educational,class culture construction has changed from the original pursuit of the creation of material environment to the construction of spir...With the gradual deepening of the concept of“cultural education”in the educational,class culture construction has changed from the original pursuit of the creation of material environment to the construction of spiritual culture,this paper takes the communication as the breakthrough of the class spiritual culture construction,on the basis of expounding that communication is conducive to the formation of common cognition,emotional sharing and community consciousness in the construction of class spiritual culture,analyzes the difficulties in the form of communication in the construction of class spiritual culture,such as the rigidity of the form,the externality of the content and the utilitarianism of the level,put forward the strategies to communicate in the class activities of joint action,based on the deep understanding and reflection of the class activities,and in the open and inclusive atmosphere of the class activities,In order to arouse people to explore the class spiritual culture construction of new thinking,new path.展开更多
Comparing the traditional teaching methods with the modem communicative teaching methods in language theory and also in teaching practice, students can learn much better in an encouraging communicative class atmospher...Comparing the traditional teaching methods with the modem communicative teaching methods in language theory and also in teaching practice, students can learn much better in an encouraging communicative class atmosphere. The article analyzes the characteristics of an encouraging communicative class atmosphere and provides some practical methods to achieve it.展开更多
In this dissertation, questionnaire is the main way to accomplish the research. Some basic information of culture teaching in today's English listening class has been drawn from those questionnaires carried out by...In this dissertation, questionnaire is the main way to accomplish the research. Some basic information of culture teaching in today's English listening class has been drawn from those questionnaires carried out by the students from Hechi University. Though the analysis on the statue of cultural teachings, the factors that confine the cultural teaching and the importance of cultural teaching in college English listening class, we intend to help university students have a better understanding of the significance of cultural teaching. By doing so, cultural teaching will be paid more attention to.展开更多
One of the main features of a communicative English classis activities, organized by the teacher and conducted by studentsperforming certain functions and involving different topics. Theuse of activities has gained mu...One of the main features of a communicative English classis activities, organized by the teacher and conducted by studentsperforming certain functions and involving different topics. Theuse of activities has gained much attention. However, the linkbetween activities seems to have been ignored. This paper is anattempt to explore the role of cohesiveness between activities incommunicative teaching. The cohesiveness can be eithermechanical or dynamic. The key is that dynamic cohesivenesscontributes to the atmosphere and effectiveness of communicativeEnglish classroom teaching.展开更多
How to have a successful Intensive reading English class? The teacher should possess a lot of practice based on the theory of second language acquisition and teaching strategies. This paper mainly discusses the way of...How to have a successful Intensive reading English class? The teacher should possess a lot of practice based on the theory of second language acquisition and teaching strategies. This paper mainly discusses the way of how to manage Intensive English classes in the perspective of teaching approach, class design and teaching procedure, etc. The three aspects are associated with each other very closely. If the teacher can combine these three factors successfully, he can be regarded as a competent teacher.展开更多
Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) has become one of the most important teaching approaches in the fields ofTeaching English to the Speakers of Other Language(TESOL). Not only in the western developed countries, but...Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) has become one of the most important teaching approaches in the fields ofTeaching English to the Speakers of Other Language(TESOL). Not only in the western developed countries, but also in developingcountries, for example, China is also influenced by the approach of CLT in its English as a Second Language(ESL) classes. Particu-larly ESL classes of universities in China have used CLT as an important approach in teaching English speaking, listening, readingand writing. From the previous study and research there are evidences showed that CLT for ESL in universities in China have theiradvantages and values,but the classes still have some problems and need to develop which proved the hypothesis before research.展开更多
The teaching of speaking has been neglected in EFL （English as a Foreign Language） settings throughout language history which led to negative effects on EFL teachers＇ and learners＇ attitudes. While teachers exhibi...The teaching of speaking has been neglected in EFL （English as a Foreign Language） settings throughout language history which led to negative effects on EFL teachers＇ and learners＇ attitudes. While teachers exhibit hesitation having no preset teaching paradigms at their disposal, learners experience withdrawal in speaking situations that demand interactional ease and socio-pragmatic awareness. Indeed, both the type of instruction and the complexity of this skill make of the teaching of spoken language a highly controversial issue especially with the implicit dichotomy that speaking entails and which opposes accurate mastery of linguistic patterns to ease or facility in meaning transmission. This paper aims at reconsidering the way this dormant skill has been tackled and the interfering variables that should be rethought and revisited while dealing with it.展开更多
My Fair Lady is one of the most famous musical movies in the world and for years, many people are obsessed with this movie.This paper will analyze the language use of two short excerpts in this movie from a sociolingu...My Fair Lady is one of the most famous musical movies in the world and for years, many people are obsessed with this movie.This paper will analyze the language use of two short excerpts in this movie from a sociolinguistic perspective. Some key sociolinguisticconcepts concerning conversations, such as standard/non-standard English, class, politeness and taboo, gender and phatic communication are to be explored and used in the analysis.展开更多
文摘I, an introvert, have observed the introverted EFL teachers in my work place in terms of the characteristics of communica-tion in class since I felt some of my personality traits get in the way in my class. The findings correspond to Brian R. Little's per-sonality psychology.Brian Little has revealed that introverted people lack mutual gazes and tend to talk past each other, and intro-verted EFL teachers are no exception according to my study. In the perspective of personality psychology, avoiding too much eyecontact is not because of a lack of confidence, but a way for introverts to reduce the outside stimulation. This explanation is reason-able but not good for communication in EFL teaching. In fact it is contradicted with the notion that language teachers should be amaster of communication themselves. Then I managed to identify these seemingly anti-social characteristics of communication andseek for some other means to compensate for what might be missed out in class communication. Brian Little clarifies the relation-ship between free trait, core projects and acting out of character. I conduct an empirical study by using questionnaires in which tenhigh-achieving university introverted English teachers with ten-year teaching experiences illustrates their initial problems in EFLteaching as well as their possible solutions. By collecting some characteristics of communication in class, I provide a three-stepcounter strategy for introverted EFL teachers to survive language class communication. First, accept the"weakness"and feel com-fortable with it. Second, set goals to practice it. Third, look for other means to compensate for it. This counter measure conforms toBrain Little's theory on the relationship between"free trait","core project "and"acting out of character". It is expected that thethree-step counter strategy is useful in introverted EFL teacher's pedagogical practice.
基金supports from the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Asia University
文摘In this paper, we present a cloud service model of multilingual home-school communications （MHSC） with the Drupal framework to provide a friendly learning environment for the students from transnational marriages. The transnational marriage is a phenomenon with ever-increasing in Taiwan and around the world. For a student who has a transnational foreign mother, home-school communication is often an obstacle because the foreign mother has language difficulty understanding the delivered messages in the communication book from teachers. In order to improve parent-teacher communications for the transnational families, we designed and constructed the cloud service platform with online multilingual communications and translation service functions, such that teachers can prepare different sheets of multilingual messages for home-school communication books and foreign mothers can read the messages from the teachers in their native languages through the web interface.
基金This paper is part of the results of"Research Fund Achievements of Sichuan Preschool Teachers College"(No.SYB202001)。
文摘With the gradual deepening of the concept of“cultural education”in the educational,class culture construction has changed from the original pursuit of the creation of material environment to the construction of spiritual culture,this paper takes the communication as the breakthrough of the class spiritual culture construction,on the basis of expounding that communication is conducive to the formation of common cognition,emotional sharing and community consciousness in the construction of class spiritual culture,analyzes the difficulties in the form of communication in the construction of class spiritual culture,such as the rigidity of the form,the externality of the content and the utilitarianism of the level,put forward the strategies to communicate in the class activities of joint action,based on the deep understanding and reflection of the class activities,and in the open and inclusive atmosphere of the class activities,In order to arouse people to explore the class spiritual culture construction of new thinking,new path.
文摘Comparing the traditional teaching methods with the modem communicative teaching methods in language theory and also in teaching practice, students can learn much better in an encouraging communicative class atmosphere. The article analyzes the characteristics of an encouraging communicative class atmosphere and provides some practical methods to achieve it.
文摘In this dissertation, questionnaire is the main way to accomplish the research. Some basic information of culture teaching in today's English listening class has been drawn from those questionnaires carried out by the students from Hechi University. Though the analysis on the statue of cultural teachings, the factors that confine the cultural teaching and the importance of cultural teaching in college English listening class, we intend to help university students have a better understanding of the significance of cultural teaching. By doing so, cultural teaching will be paid more attention to.
文摘One of the main features of a communicative English classis activities, organized by the teacher and conducted by studentsperforming certain functions and involving different topics. Theuse of activities has gained much attention. However, the linkbetween activities seems to have been ignored. This paper is anattempt to explore the role of cohesiveness between activities incommunicative teaching. The cohesiveness can be eithermechanical or dynamic. The key is that dynamic cohesivenesscontributes to the atmosphere and effectiveness of communicativeEnglish classroom teaching.
文摘How to have a successful Intensive reading English class? The teacher should possess a lot of practice based on the theory of second language acquisition and teaching strategies. This paper mainly discusses the way of how to manage Intensive English classes in the perspective of teaching approach, class design and teaching procedure, etc. The three aspects are associated with each other very closely. If the teacher can combine these three factors successfully, he can be regarded as a competent teacher.
文摘Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) has become one of the most important teaching approaches in the fields ofTeaching English to the Speakers of Other Language(TESOL). Not only in the western developed countries, but also in developingcountries, for example, China is also influenced by the approach of CLT in its English as a Second Language(ESL) classes. Particu-larly ESL classes of universities in China have used CLT as an important approach in teaching English speaking, listening, readingand writing. From the previous study and research there are evidences showed that CLT for ESL in universities in China have theiradvantages and values,but the classes still have some problems and need to develop which proved the hypothesis before research.
文摘The teaching of speaking has been neglected in EFL （English as a Foreign Language） settings throughout language history which led to negative effects on EFL teachers＇ and learners＇ attitudes. While teachers exhibit hesitation having no preset teaching paradigms at their disposal, learners experience withdrawal in speaking situations that demand interactional ease and socio-pragmatic awareness. Indeed, both the type of instruction and the complexity of this skill make of the teaching of spoken language a highly controversial issue especially with the implicit dichotomy that speaking entails and which opposes accurate mastery of linguistic patterns to ease or facility in meaning transmission. This paper aims at reconsidering the way this dormant skill has been tackled and the interfering variables that should be rethought and revisited while dealing with it.
文摘My Fair Lady is one of the most famous musical movies in the world and for years, many people are obsessed with this movie.This paper will analyze the language use of two short excerpts in this movie from a sociolinguistic perspective. Some key sociolinguisticconcepts concerning conversations, such as standard/non-standard English, class, politeness and taboo, gender and phatic communication are to be explored and used in the analysis.
