The Effects of Integrating Language Learning Strategy into EFL Instruction for Non-English Major Students in Vocational Technical Colleges

Language learning strategies play an important role in language learning. Students in vocational technical colleges have been regarded as low English proficiency learners due to their weak foundation in learning English. To explore the solution, the present study employed a specific survey of language learning strategy use and tried to conduct a one-semester language learning strategy training, aiming to investigate the effects of integrating language learning strategy into EFL instruction for non-English major students in vocational technical colleges. We found after the instruction, the difference in the frequency of overall strategy use between the experimental group and the control group was significant indicating that the students could be trained with language learning strategies to enhance the frequency of their strategy use. After language learning strategy instruction, the experimental group didn＇t perform significantly better than the control group in terms of their English language proficiency. However, the results of this present study still supported this viewpoint that the strategy instruction had positive impacts to some extent if properly conducted, for it had positive effects on enhancing students＇ language learning strategy use.

A Reconsideration of Communicative Language Teaching in Vocational College English Instruction for Non-English Majors

This thesis investigates vocational college English teachers’perceptions and attitudes toward CLT,revealed the obstacles and difficulties teachers encountered in the application of CLT in vocational English classroom.Meanwhile,this research attempts to explore how the apply CLT effectively in China.

Applying Communicative Language Teching to Improve English Teching Effectiveness in Higher Vocational Colleges

Communicative language teaching(CLT),as a language teaching approach,aiming at teaching second languages for the ultimate goal of communication,has been known and widely practiced by Chinese teachers in their English teaching.But due to the limitations of both students and teachers,CLT is not executed successfully in quite a lot of higher vocational colleges.To carry it out successfully in English classrooms,the following important factors should be seriously taken into account:understanding communicative competence,class instruction in English pragmatics,teachers' role in CLT and assessment of communicative language ability.Hopefully,through discussion of these key aspects of CLT,guiding effect can be produced on improving teaching efficiency through CLT from the perspective of teachers.

Principles of Course Design for Language Teaching and Its Implications to TEFL Reform in Higher Vocational Colleges

Principles of Course Design for Language Teaching by Janice Yalden is a linguistics book for the ESL/EFL teachers and researchers. By briefing and analyzing the contents , some guidelines and methods are found practical and enlightening for the teachers in higher vocational college to develop EFL courses.

On Beliefs about Language Learning in a Chinese Higher Vocational College

Learners' beliefs about language learning constitute one of the important inquiries in research on individual differenc?es. This study aims to undertake an intensive investigation into the language learning beliefs of college beginners in a Chinese higher vocational college. The findings of this investigation can provide some implications for college English teaching and learn?ing.

A Review of Grammar-Translation in Vocational Colleges English Teaching

Among various language teaching methods, Grammar-Translation method is the most traditional and common one. It has been long adopted by language teachers and proved effective in language teaching. Though criticized and challenged by some experts, it is still a very influential and effective way of teaching English to students in China. This paper intends to prove its effectiveness in English teaching by taking China's learning environment into consideration.

The Relation ship between Foreign Language Anxiety and PRETCO-B Scores of Higher Vocational College Students

Higher vocational college students are suffering foreign language anxiety in their English learning. Actually, negative cor-relation exists between foreign language anxiety and PRETCO-B scores. Foreign language anxiety debilitates English learning.It ishoped that the finding will be of value to the English teaching and learning in higher vocational colleges.

Application of Popular Media Culture in English Language Teaching

Huge development and rapid evolution has set new trend of language use and language study. Younger generations keen on popular media culture in daily life as well as language study. Language teachers keep up with the development to explore how to use popular media culture in classroom teaching. Comparing a dispute question of whether putting media culture in language education or not and then illustrating some relevant literatures of application of new media education to explain the necessity and tendency of this new education style. Recent researches find the links between popular culture and encouragement of young learners' motivation of English study. There are plenty of popular media culture materials while numerous teachers prefer to use video clips of animation or popular TV drama as a specific popular culture in English teaching especially to vocational college students.

渗透劳动教育的高职外语创新与创业研究——以抚顺职业技术学院英语专业为例

以党的二十大精神为指导,以政策梳理为背景阐述了专业教育与创新创业教育融合的意义。通过对抚顺职业技术学院英语专业创新创业教育现状的调查分析,发现在课程设置中存在的问题,并从组织保障、师资力量、课程安排和课程结构等方面提出了高职外语专业创新创业教育课程设置构想,希望对提升外语专业学生创新创业能力有所帮助。

职教高考中语文课程考试评价的困境与对策

职教高考所承载的“立德树人、服务选才、引导教学”的核心功能,明确了中职语文课程考试评价的功能与意义。然而,职教高考中语文考试也面临评价与教学的双重困境,即“知识立意”的评价理念,导致教学目标背离“标准”;封闭静态的考试内容,导致教学内容单一割裂;脱离实际应用的考试载体,导致教学方式因循守旧。为此,要正确、有效发挥职教高考中语文课程考试的评价功能,急需修订考试大纲,明晰考试评价的功能和内容;推进命题改革,强化发展素养的评价导向;加强队伍培训,推动考试机构命题能力建设。

基于大语言模型的职业院校区域间发展差异比较研究——以北京市和甘肃省为研究样本

鉴于中国地域辽阔、经济发展不均衡的国情,识别职业教育在各地表现的差异性对于科学统筹全国职业教育的高质量发展意义重大。利用大语言模型ChatGPT,通过Python程序调用API,对北京市和甘肃省职业院校发布的质量年度报告进行本体关系构建,深入对比分析两地区在人才培养与产教融合方面发展的相似性与差异性。结果显示,北京市凭借其丰富的教育资源,更加注重教师团队、课程设置等关键资源的投入,以增强职业院校的建设水平和创新能力;而甘肃省则更加侧重于学生在校的学习质量保障,就业所需的实际技能,致力于培养适应当地社会经济发展需求的实践性人才。

人工智能技术在高职外语教学中的创新应用

人工智能作为先进的数字技术,为高职院校外语教学改革指明了方向,人工智能技术可为高职外语教学的数字化、智慧化、创新化发展提供载体。本文对高职院校外语教学现状加以分析,从学生、教师、教学角度讨论了人工智能技术对外语教学的促进作用,进而提出合理设计外语课堂教学资源、提高高职外语课堂教学水平、开展多元化教学评价工作以及提高教师外语教学信息素养的应用策略。

职业院校外语专业教师教学创新团队建设研究

职业教育发展的关键在于教师队伍建设。通过分析目前职业院校外语专业教师教学创新团队的建设情况,指出目前在外语专业教师教学创新团队建设过程中存在的问题,并结合河南工业职业技术学院团队建设的实际情况,提出了行之有效的建设途径,为相关职业院校外语专业教师教学创新团队建设提供借鉴。

立德树人导向下涉农高职语文课程思政建设探析

文章立足涉农高职语文课程思政教学,探析涉农高职语文课程思政的本质,通过深度挖掘其蕴含的隐性思政元素、巧妙运用隐性思政元素和恰当引入显性思政元素,增强高职语文课程思政的思想性。在以立德树人为根本、以强农兴农为己任的目标指引下,探讨语文课程思政建设的有效路径,从培育文化自信、厚植“三农”情怀、赋能乡村振兴和恪守职业道德等四个维度,提出融耕读教育、强农兴农、生态文明、工匠精神于课程思政中,为实现全员、全方位、全过程育人打下坚实基础。

广西高职院校对外汉语课程建设研究

广西高职院校对外汉语课程建设以本科院校为蓝本开展,缺乏高职特色。广西高职院校应针对存在的问题,开展具有高职特色的对外汉语课程建设。除常规课程,还要开设考试辅导课程和专业汉语课程等,使对外汉语教学与专业教学结合起来,与产业发展深度融合,贯通第一课堂和第二课堂,充分发挥第二课堂作用,实现“岗课赛证”结合,拓展对外汉语教学的边界,建设具有高职特色的对外汉语课程。

课程思政指导下的职业院校外语教学研究——以成都农业科技职业学院为例

党的十八大报告将“立德树人”确立为教育的根本任务。“培养什么样的人”“怎样培养人”以及“为谁培养人”是人才培养的根本问题。理解新时代课程思政的内涵,才有可能帮助我们充分发挥各类课程的思想政治教育功能,解决实际教学过程中遇到的问题。课程思政的内涵是立德树人,具体要求是思政理论课外的其他各门课程都有思想思政育人功能。职业院校的外语教学不仅要实现课程教学目标,还要落实对学生思想政治方面的教育和引导,实现思政目标。

“支架式教学”在高职院校英语教学中的应用研究

作为一种教学理念和模式,支架式教学在处理“教”与“学”二者之间的关系方面呈现出形式上的多样性、对象上的针对性、内容上的适切性、设置上的及时性、评价的即时性等特点。支架式教学主要包括搭建支架、进入情境、独立探索、协作学习、效果评价五个环节,他们构成了一个完整且高效的学习过程。采用实验法,对支架式教学在高职院校英语教学中的应用要求和环境展开深入研究,其结果验证了支架式教学在提升学生英语成绩方面具有显著效果。为进一步发挥支架式教学法的效果,需要提升教师素养、熟悉各种支架、找准“最近发展区”、营造积极环境。

服务型与技术型职业院校发展状况比较研究:基于大语言模型

为深入探讨服务型职业院校与技术型职业院校在资源投入、参与教学改革以及助推企业发展三个关键方面的行业差异,为职业教育的精准发展提供理论支撑和实践指导,利用大语言模型ChatGPT,从职业院校发布的质量年度报告中抽取主谓宾结构信息,以此为基础构建本体关系的三元组,进而深入剖析服务型与技术型职业院校在资源投入、教学改革以及企业发展助推等三个维度上的具体差异。结果显示,服务型职业院校更注重服务类专业的实践教学和职业素养培养,致力于提升学生的服务能力和综合素质,以满足服务行业对人才的需求;而技术型职业院校则更侧重于技术类专业的教学设备、实训基地建设与技术更新,旨在培养具备专业技术能力和创新精神的技术人才。

日本奥委会职业学院教育项目的内容构成、实践经验与借鉴启示

系统梳理日本奥委会职业学院的教育项目内容及其实践经验,为我国优秀运动员退役再就业难题提供破解思路。日本奥委会职业学院搭建了三个层层递进的教育项目:早期技能培训、中期职业辅导和后期就业支援,为现役优秀运动员职业生涯规划的顺利实施提供了有效保障。日本的教育项目周期贯穿于现役运动员的整个运动生涯,教育环境创设立足于现役运动员的全面发展,教育服务设计着眼于现役运动员的就业需求,教育质量保障依托于社会各界的优势资源。其对我国现役运动员职业生涯规划教育的启示如下:构建全程职业发展规划,做好现役运动员谋篇布局工作;跨界整合优势资源,搭建现役运动员就业服务平台;改善全面发展的成长环境,促进现役运动员职业生涯可塑性发展。