Motivation to language learning is a complex set of variables including effort, desire to achieve goals, as well as attitudes toward the learning of the language. Individuals' motivation to second-language learnin...Motivation to language learning is a complex set of variables including effort, desire to achieve goals, as well as attitudes toward the learning of the language. Individuals' motivation to second-language learning also includes their motivation orientations, interest in the second language, attitudes toward the second-language group, attitudes toward the second-language learning situations and second-language anxiety. Based on the basic theories and approaches, teaching activities are part of motivation in English classes. The teacher of language should have a good influence on students and develop students' keen interest in study in order to strengthen their intrinsic motivation, and set up some new goals for students to pursue and give the feedback to reinforce their inner drive and confidence. Thus, students will become major conductors, make full use of their potentials and enhance their study results.展开更多
Foreign language teaching is a very complicated process that includes varied factors.Among those factors,the learner's factors are very important.Learner is the main part of a foreign language learning and teachin...Foreign language teaching is a very complicated process that includes varied factors.Among those factors,the learner's factors are very important.Learner is the main part of a foreign language learning and teaching.In recent years,considerable research has been focused on the study of the foreign language learners,especially on their motivations.Learners'motivation plays a very important role in Chinese college students'English learning.展开更多
In the era of widespread use of the Internet, students are more active in English learning, and their use of learning concepts and learning strategies is an important factor in determining the success or failure of En...In the era of widespread use of the Internet, students are more active in English learning, and their use of learning concepts and learning strategies is an important factor in determining the success or failure of English learning. A university is a school that conducts higher education. It refers to a higher education institution that provides education, research conditions, and approves degree awards. The stage of studying in college is a great memory for many people in their lives. There is no pressure on college time compared to high school and high school. College students feel that English is not important, they do not want to learn. In the era when college students often go online, in order to encourage students' desire to learn, we must explore the use of the Internet, and to develop students' English learning habits, we must use the Internet. In recent years, education has gradually introduced the help of network technology, and students' learning methods are diversified and comprehensive. English is a very important skill learning focus for college students. Non-English majors can learn English through a wider range of English learning. This report is an English learning strategy for college students in the Internet age.展开更多
Listening is very important for the learning of a language.We must ensure that there are language standardization and foundation of practice while learning any languages.By improving listening,the language communicati...Listening is very important for the learning of a language.We must ensure that there are language standardization and foundation of practice while learning any languages.By improving listening,the language communication ability can be improved.Learning other languages requires listening as the foundation of learning.In college English teaching,listening also takes very important position.However,due to the current situation of Chinese education and the characteristics of students’learning,Chinese students generally have a lower level of listening skills,and usually,most of them score very low in the listening part in level 4 or level 6 of the College English Tests.The root cause of this phenomenon is that listening test in some underdeveloped areas of China is not included as part of the test results of the middle and high school entrance examinations,and very often,listening was neglected in English lessons.As a result,many students end up with poor listening performance result.However,in college,the teaching of listening still follows the traditional education model of the past,and there are many lessons allocated to this aspect of English learning.In addition,there is almost no strategic guidance in the learning process,making students unable to begin on listening practice.Although both teachers and students tried to improve their listening skills,the results were unsatisfactory.Therefore,it is imperative to solve the problem of poor English listening level of students.Experts such as Huang Zidong and Wang Yu believe that strengthening strategic training is currently a very important method to improve students’English listening skills.展开更多
There are many factors that may affect language learners in acquiring a foreign or second language; motivation is one that cannot be neglected. This paper aims to find out the motivational variables which college stud...There are many factors that may affect language learners in acquiring a foreign or second language; motivation is one that cannot be neglected. This paper aims to find out the motivational variables which college students may have in learning English as a second language.展开更多
This paper aims at exploring college students' English learning motivation to language learning, including effort, interest, and attitudes. To some extent, it is very important to perform activities in language le...This paper aims at exploring college students' English learning motivation to language learning, including effort, interest, and attitudes. To some extent, it is very important to perform activities in language learning classes. On the one hand, teachers should do every effort to develop students' keen interest in English study so as to foster their intrinsic motivation. On the other hand, they should set up new goals for students and feedback properly in order to build confidence in English learning. In a word, it is essential for English teachers to understand students' motivation of English learning so as to save time and teach more efficiently.展开更多
Over the decades, English learning motivation has drawn much attention. The present case study aims to explore college students' motivation of English Learning. Based on SDT, the present study was conducted qualit...Over the decades, English learning motivation has drawn much attention. The present case study aims to explore college students' motivation of English Learning. Based on SDT, the present study was conducted qualitatively. The researcher interviewed three non-English major students. This study found five types of motivation of English Learning. Besides, a person may have multiple motivations at the same time.展开更多
The COVID-19 has made a significant contribution to the reform and growth of online education.It has also exposed many problems that need to be improved.This research studies challenges in online college English learn...The COVID-19 has made a significant contribution to the reform and growth of online education.It has also exposed many problems that need to be improved.This research studies challenges in online college English learning from three aspects:students,teachers,and platforms,and then puts forward strategies to optimize online English teaching.The research suggests that student’s interest and initiative in studying should be brought to the full play;teachers'information literacy and competency should be enhanced and the combination of platforms should be smartly chosen and applied.展开更多
Researches on flipped classroom are capturing much attention.This study is conducted among top students with the purpose of confirming the effect of flipped classroom.It found that the flipped classroom does not refer...Researches on flipped classroom are capturing much attention.This study is conducted among top students with the purpose of confirming the effect of flipped classroom.It found that the flipped classroom does not refer to learning by themselves,even though objects are top students,the teachers are supposed to participate much more in the learning process than they do in the conventional class.It is concluded that top students can benefit a lot from flipped classroom with learning efficiency and interest improved,yet still under the guidance of teachers.Learning motive is not strengthened obviously.Some reflections on teaching are offered afterwards.展开更多
Referring to the questionnaire survey and literature materials, this paper describes the current situation of college students' insufficient autonomous English learning ability and thefactors that influence this abil...Referring to the questionnaire survey and literature materials, this paper describes the current situation of college students' insufficient autonomous English learning ability and thefactors that influence this ability; it also suggests feasible suggestions under the network environment. Students (N= 178) from different grades, majors, universities and areas responded to a questionnaire survey, and the collected data were analyzed. The results indicate that complex external environment and insufficient internal subject cognition influence college students' autonomous English learning ability. Finally, this paper suggests that a good network environment is necessary for autonomous learners to enhance insufficient autonomous English learning ability and interaction, continuous thinking and cultural introduction are also indispensable to develop this ability.展开更多
This paper gives an understanding of PAD-based class acceptance among modern Chinese college students’English learning.It first introduces the brief definition of what the PAD-based class is,as well as the situation ...This paper gives an understanding of PAD-based class acceptance among modern Chinese college students’English learning.It first introduces the brief definition of what the PAD-based class is,as well as the situation of English language learning in present China,especially the learning amongst Chinese college students.And then it focuses on the acceptance of the PADbased class in the English learning of Chinese college students,including the breakthrough of the traditional Chinese classroom teaching mode and the innovation of the PAD-based class among Chinese college students’English learning.展开更多
This paper aims to investigate the motivation of Chinese college students.Questionnaires and other means of statistics are adopted to analyze college students' motivation and their motivating degree.The author als...This paper aims to investigate the motivation of Chinese college students.Questionnaires and other means of statistics are adopted to analyze college students' motivation and their motivating degree.The author also lists out some advices for the college English teachers to improve their teaching method and protect the students' learning motivation.展开更多
Through investigation and research,this paper analyzes the needs and status quo of medical students’English learning,and makes a correlation analysis between them.This paper uses the strategy of questionnaire survey ...Through investigation and research,this paper analyzes the needs and status quo of medical students’English learning,and makes a correlation analysis between them.This paper uses the strategy of questionnaire survey and take the actual medicalstudents in our country as the survey object,and uses two-dimensional model of Oxford and three-dimensional model of O’Malleyand Chamot statistical method to get the final conclusion.The results show that the high score group students show stronger internallearning motivation,the choice of cognitive strategies shows a strong sense of autonomy and responsibility,while the low score stu-dents mainly show external learning motivation,in the specific learning process,they rely more on mechanical imitation and ignorethe cultivation of creative thinking.展开更多
With the increase of our country's reform and open policy, the requirement of having someone who has the professional knowledge as well as the fluency of English has been increased day by day. Currently, the core of ...With the increase of our country's reform and open policy, the requirement of having someone who has the professional knowledge as well as the fluency of English has been increased day by day. Currently, the core of the quality education is to cultivate and enhance the college English autonomous learning abilities of students. Therefore, college English teaching is faced with new opportunities and challenges. This paper gives the brief introduction of college English autonomous learning, shows the background and characteristics of it, and presents the current problems that Chinese college students have, and ultimately the measures that we Chinese English teachers should take during the teaching work, which aims to motivate students' learning interests and improve their learning effect.展开更多
In China,a lot of studies have been carried out to investigate the college students' learning strategies and their relationship to learning achievement mainly in the aspect of reading,writing,listening and vocabul...In China,a lot of studies have been carried out to investigate the college students' learning strategies and their relationship to learning achievement mainly in the aspect of reading,writing,listening and vocabulary learning.But in the area of speaking,not many researches have been conducted due to this or that reason.Moreover,the subjects under these studies were mostly English majors and non-English majors of the common universities or colleges.There are few studies that focus on the use of the strategies of the non-English major students from independent colleges.This study was conducted by means of questionnaire and oral test among 90 first-year non-English major students from an independent college.展开更多
English is not only a language,but also a tool.There are many factors that affect students’English learning quality and ef?ficiency,among which the biggest one is learning motivation.At present,some non-English major...English is not only a language,but also a tool.There are many factors that affect students’English learning quality and ef?ficiency,among which the biggest one is learning motivation.At present,some non-English majors in our country lack the motiva?tion of English learning,and the phenomenon of students’grade differentiation becomes more and more obvious,which seriously affects the process and quality of English teaching in the whole class.Analyzing and exploring the present situation and cultivation of English learning motivation of non-English majors can improve the quality and level of English learning of Chinese college stu?dents as a whole.展开更多
The general and traditional ways to learn English words are too boring and unsystematic, which is a weak point in students'English learning. The author has conducted a survey among freshmen, sophomores, juniors to...The general and traditional ways to learn English words are too boring and unsystematic, which is a weak point in students'English learning. The author has conducted a survey among freshmen, sophomores, juniors to find out the points,combined the results of the survey with features of memory and storage system, put forward word formation. This essay also presents the advantages of word formation in English vocabulary teaching and learning and introduces five main categories of word formation.展开更多
文摘Motivation to language learning is a complex set of variables including effort, desire to achieve goals, as well as attitudes toward the learning of the language. Individuals' motivation to second-language learning also includes their motivation orientations, interest in the second language, attitudes toward the second-language group, attitudes toward the second-language learning situations and second-language anxiety. Based on the basic theories and approaches, teaching activities are part of motivation in English classes. The teacher of language should have a good influence on students and develop students' keen interest in study in order to strengthen their intrinsic motivation, and set up some new goals for students to pursue and give the feedback to reinforce their inner drive and confidence. Thus, students will become major conductors, make full use of their potentials and enhance their study results.
文摘Foreign language teaching is a very complicated process that includes varied factors.Among those factors,the learner's factors are very important.Learner is the main part of a foreign language learning and teaching.In recent years,considerable research has been focused on the study of the foreign language learners,especially on their motivations.Learners'motivation plays a very important role in Chinese college students'English learning.
文摘In the era of widespread use of the Internet, students are more active in English learning, and their use of learning concepts and learning strategies is an important factor in determining the success or failure of English learning. A university is a school that conducts higher education. It refers to a higher education institution that provides education, research conditions, and approves degree awards. The stage of studying in college is a great memory for many people in their lives. There is no pressure on college time compared to high school and high school. College students feel that English is not important, they do not want to learn. In the era when college students often go online, in order to encourage students' desire to learn, we must explore the use of the Internet, and to develop students' English learning habits, we must use the Internet. In recent years, education has gradually introduced the help of network technology, and students' learning methods are diversified and comprehensive. English is a very important skill learning focus for college students. Non-English majors can learn English through a wider range of English learning. This report is an English learning strategy for college students in the Internet age.
文摘Listening is very important for the learning of a language.We must ensure that there are language standardization and foundation of practice while learning any languages.By improving listening,the language communication ability can be improved.Learning other languages requires listening as the foundation of learning.In college English teaching,listening also takes very important position.However,due to the current situation of Chinese education and the characteristics of students’learning,Chinese students generally have a lower level of listening skills,and usually,most of them score very low in the listening part in level 4 or level 6 of the College English Tests.The root cause of this phenomenon is that listening test in some underdeveloped areas of China is not included as part of the test results of the middle and high school entrance examinations,and very often,listening was neglected in English lessons.As a result,many students end up with poor listening performance result.However,in college,the teaching of listening still follows the traditional education model of the past,and there are many lessons allocated to this aspect of English learning.In addition,there is almost no strategic guidance in the learning process,making students unable to begin on listening practice.Although both teachers and students tried to improve their listening skills,the results were unsatisfactory.Therefore,it is imperative to solve the problem of poor English listening level of students.Experts such as Huang Zidong and Wang Yu believe that strengthening strategic training is currently a very important method to improve students’English listening skills.
文摘There are many factors that may affect language learners in acquiring a foreign or second language; motivation is one that cannot be neglected. This paper aims to find out the motivational variables which college students may have in learning English as a second language.
文摘This paper aims at exploring college students' English learning motivation to language learning, including effort, interest, and attitudes. To some extent, it is very important to perform activities in language learning classes. On the one hand, teachers should do every effort to develop students' keen interest in English study so as to foster their intrinsic motivation. On the other hand, they should set up new goals for students and feedback properly in order to build confidence in English learning. In a word, it is essential for English teachers to understand students' motivation of English learning so as to save time and teach more efficiently.
文摘Over the decades, English learning motivation has drawn much attention. The present case study aims to explore college students' motivation of English Learning. Based on SDT, the present study was conducted qualitatively. The researcher interviewed three non-English major students. This study found five types of motivation of English Learning. Besides, a person may have multiple motivations at the same time.
文摘The COVID-19 has made a significant contribution to the reform and growth of online education.It has also exposed many problems that need to be improved.This research studies challenges in online college English learning from three aspects:students,teachers,and platforms,and then puts forward strategies to optimize online English teaching.The research suggests that student’s interest and initiative in studying should be brought to the full play;teachers'information literacy and competency should be enhanced and the combination of platforms should be smartly chosen and applied.
基金researches of 2016 Teaching and Research Project for Wuhan Textile University(The Project Number:201605086/2016JY086)
文摘Researches on flipped classroom are capturing much attention.This study is conducted among top students with the purpose of confirming the effect of flipped classroom.It found that the flipped classroom does not refer to learning by themselves,even though objects are top students,the teachers are supposed to participate much more in the learning process than they do in the conventional class.It is concluded that top students can benefit a lot from flipped classroom with learning efficiency and interest improved,yet still under the guidance of teachers.Learning motive is not strengthened obviously.Some reflections on teaching are offered afterwards.
文摘Referring to the questionnaire survey and literature materials, this paper describes the current situation of college students' insufficient autonomous English learning ability and thefactors that influence this ability; it also suggests feasible suggestions under the network environment. Students (N= 178) from different grades, majors, universities and areas responded to a questionnaire survey, and the collected data were analyzed. The results indicate that complex external environment and insufficient internal subject cognition influence college students' autonomous English learning ability. Finally, this paper suggests that a good network environment is necessary for autonomous learners to enhance insufficient autonomous English learning ability and interaction, continuous thinking and cultural introduction are also indispensable to develop this ability.
文摘This paper gives an understanding of PAD-based class acceptance among modern Chinese college students’English learning.It first introduces the brief definition of what the PAD-based class is,as well as the situation of English language learning in present China,especially the learning amongst Chinese college students.And then it focuses on the acceptance of the PADbased class in the English learning of Chinese college students,including the breakthrough of the traditional Chinese classroom teaching mode and the innovation of the PAD-based class among Chinese college students’English learning.
文摘This paper aims to investigate the motivation of Chinese college students.Questionnaires and other means of statistics are adopted to analyze college students' motivation and their motivating degree.The author also lists out some advices for the college English teachers to improve their teaching method and protect the students' learning motivation.
文摘Through investigation and research,this paper analyzes the needs and status quo of medical students’English learning,and makes a correlation analysis between them.This paper uses the strategy of questionnaire survey and take the actual medicalstudents in our country as the survey object,and uses two-dimensional model of Oxford and three-dimensional model of O’Malleyand Chamot statistical method to get the final conclusion.The results show that the high score group students show stronger internallearning motivation,the choice of cognitive strategies shows a strong sense of autonomy and responsibility,while the low score stu-dents mainly show external learning motivation,in the specific learning process,they rely more on mechanical imitation and ignorethe cultivation of creative thinking.
文摘With the increase of our country's reform and open policy, the requirement of having someone who has the professional knowledge as well as the fluency of English has been increased day by day. Currently, the core of the quality education is to cultivate and enhance the college English autonomous learning abilities of students. Therefore, college English teaching is faced with new opportunities and challenges. This paper gives the brief introduction of college English autonomous learning, shows the background and characteristics of it, and presents the current problems that Chinese college students have, and ultimately the measures that we Chinese English teachers should take during the teaching work, which aims to motivate students' learning interests and improve their learning effect.
文摘In China,a lot of studies have been carried out to investigate the college students' learning strategies and their relationship to learning achievement mainly in the aspect of reading,writing,listening and vocabulary learning.But in the area of speaking,not many researches have been conducted due to this or that reason.Moreover,the subjects under these studies were mostly English majors and non-English majors of the common universities or colleges.There are few studies that focus on the use of the strategies of the non-English major students from independent colleges.This study was conducted by means of questionnaire and oral test among 90 first-year non-English major students from an independent college.
文摘English is not only a language,but also a tool.There are many factors that affect students’English learning quality and ef?ficiency,among which the biggest one is learning motivation.At present,some non-English majors in our country lack the motiva?tion of English learning,and the phenomenon of students’grade differentiation becomes more and more obvious,which seriously affects the process and quality of English teaching in the whole class.Analyzing and exploring the present situation and cultivation of English learning motivation of non-English majors can improve the quality and level of English learning of Chinese college stu?dents as a whole.
文摘The general and traditional ways to learn English words are too boring and unsystematic, which is a weak point in students'English learning. The author has conducted a survey among freshmen, sophomores, juniors to find out the points,combined the results of the survey with features of memory and storage system, put forward word formation. This essay also presents the advantages of word formation in English vocabulary teaching and learning and introduces five main categories of word formation.