Language, as a special form of culture, will develop itself by absorbing the valuable elements from other cultures and languages. This essay will mainly concentrate on some English slang words, colloquial usages conce...Language, as a special form of culture, will develop itself by absorbing the valuable elements from other cultures and languages. This essay will mainly concentrate on some English slang words, colloquial usages concerning Chinese culture.展开更多
Language transfer(LA) is the fundamental notion in language learning. Owing to the difference in area and minorities,the language teaching is particular in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This article aims at presen...Language transfer(LA) is the fundamental notion in language learning. Owing to the difference in area and minorities,the language teaching is particular in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This article aims at presenting the Tri- language Transfer among Uygur, English and Chinese and the interrelationship between them to explore the significant role LA plays.Hopefully, it will give some constructive advice and enlightenment on the development of English teaching and learning among the Uygur students.展开更多
For years,learning English has always been a popular trend in China.However,for most of students,the main purpose of learning this language is not to improve their English proficiency but to obtain the related English...For years,learning English has always been a popular trend in China.However,for most of students,the main purpose of learning this language is not to improve their English proficiency but to obtain the related English proficiency certificates,which will contribute to their graduation or competition.Under such instrumental motivation,students may succeed in shortterm competition but fail in long-term development,especially when studying abroad or working in a foreign company.In order to help Chinese students improve their English proficiency effectively;this article will introduce several strategies that could be considered and implemented in English classes in China.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
English language learning strategy is an important part in the process of learning,and the selection and use of it has a direct impact on the effect of English learning.Now there are some problems in the use of colleg...English language learning strategy is an important part in the process of learning,and the selection and use of it has a direct impact on the effect of English learning.Now there are some problems in the use of college English learning strategy,which have many factors,such as:learning environment,learning concepts,learning motivation and so on.Therefore,some corresponding strategies must been taken so as to improve the quality of teachers’teaching and the efficiency of students’learning.展开更多
Chinese English-learners always face many challenges when they try to acquire English language,not only in China's Mainland,but in Chinese communities overseas.Despite the prevalent challenge,such as cultural diff...Chinese English-learners always face many challenges when they try to acquire English language,not only in China's Mainland,but in Chinese communities overseas.Despite the prevalent challenge,such as cultural differences,the present paper tries to re-explore and refine these challenges and strategies,analyze the specific factors,such as age,accent,and thinking difference by using cognitive perspective and sociocultural perspective.To enhance English teaching and learning,it also makes deep discussions and provides some suggestions for future use.展开更多
Nowadays it is common to see inefficiency and time-consuming in English learning for Chinese learners. This paper makes a brief analysis of this phenomenon from two major aspects: internal factors and external factors...Nowadays it is common to see inefficiency and time-consuming in English learning for Chinese learners. This paper makes a brief analysis of this phenomenon from two major aspects: internal factors and external factors. The former includes age factor, affective factor, efforts and gift and the mode of thinking. The latter includes linguistic factor, sociocultural factor and the examination system. And then some practical strategies are given on the basis of the Critical Period Hypothesis, considering affective factor, making enough efforts and taking advantage of gift, adapting to different modes of thinking, Krashen's Input Hypothesis, the Whorfian Hypothesis and perfecting the examination system in order to improve the phenomenon.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
Based on the literature view of some published articles that report on the impact of cultural identity on English learning for Chinese EFL learners, this paper examines the relationship between cultural identity and l...Based on the literature view of some published articles that report on the impact of cultural identity on English learning for Chinese EFL learners, this paper examines the relationship between cultural identity and language learning. Through the review of earlier researchers, this study points out cultural identity not only influences L1 language learning but also L2 language learning.Although many studies showed that the home cultural identity of the EFL or ESL learners has a negative impact on their English learning, there are also researchers stressing its positive impact on those learners. Finally, the paper makes two instructional suggestions to improve Chinese English competence of EFL learners.展开更多
Higher vocational college students are suffering more foreign language anxiety in their English learning.Based on this status quo,the writer poses some pedagogical implication from the perspectives of how to create de...Higher vocational college students are suffering more foreign language anxiety in their English learning.Based on this status quo,the writer poses some pedagogical implication from the perspectives of how to create delightful class atmosphere and reduce students' foreign language anxiety.It is hoped that the findings will help students more effectively learn foreign language.展开更多
While a plethora of studies has been conducted to explore demotivation and its impact on mental health in second language(L2)education,scanty research focuses on demotivation in L2 speaking learning.Particularly,littl...While a plethora of studies has been conducted to explore demotivation and its impact on mental health in second language(L2)education,scanty research focuses on demotivation in L2 speaking learning.Particularly,little research explores the measures to quantify L2 speaking demotivation.The present two-phase study attempts to develop and validate an English Speaking Demotivation Scale(ESDS).To this end,an independent sample of 207 Chinese tertiary learners of English as a Foreign Language(EFL)participated in the development phase,and another group of 188 Chinese EFL learners was recruited for the validation of the scale.Exploratory Factor Analysis(EFA)and Confirmatory Factor Analysis(CFA)were employed to determine the factor structure of the scale.The EFA results revealed a six-factor solution with Teacher-related Factors in Learning Spoken English(TFLSE),Interest and Valence in Learning Spoken English(IVLSE),Self-efficacy in Learning Spoken English(SELSE),Negative Peer Influence in Learning Spoken English(NPILSE),Undesirable Environment for Learning Spoken English(UELSE),and Negative Influence of Assessment and Learning Materials in speaking class(NIALM).In the validation phase,Confirmatory Factor Analysis(CFA)was performed to validate the internal structure of the scale.The CFA results showed that the model fits the data well.Overall,the ESDS is a robust and trustworthy psychometric tool that could be utilized to examine L2 speaking demotivation.Implications for diminishing EFL learners’demotivation,lessening their aversive emotions and promoting their mental health are also discussed.展开更多
This paper aims to explore how the study of sociolinguistics can benefit teachers,particularly in the context of teaching English as a Foreign Language(EFL)in China.The article will first examine how sociolinguistic k...This paper aims to explore how the study of sociolinguistics can benefit teachers,particularly in the context of teaching English as a Foreign Language(EFL)in China.The article will first examine how sociolinguistic knowledge can reshape teachers’perceptions of“English,”focusing on aspects such as English varieties,World Englishes,and Chinese English.Following that,the article discusses the necessity of rethinking current practices in English language teaching,including the nativeness paradigm and the concept of communicative competence based on a reconceptualized view of“English.”Additionally,the discussion will focus on how teachers,informed by sociolinguistic awareness of non-native teachers’identities and teacher agency,can address and resolve existing challenges in EFL teaching.Finally,the article will conclude by summarizing the key issues discussed and highlighting the significance of studying sociolinguistics for language practitioners in China.展开更多
The phenomenon of aphasia in Chinese culture is serious.The existing English teaching materials emphasize too much Western culture education and lack traditional Chinese cultural elements.Therefore,this paper takes th...The phenomenon of aphasia in Chinese culture is serious.The existing English teaching materials emphasize too much Western culture education and lack traditional Chinese cultural elements.Therefore,this paper takes the Guangdong Maritime Silk Road as an example to study the specific application of traditional Chinese culture in cross-cultural English education.This paper first summarizes the significance of cross-cultural integration into college English education and then points out the serious phenomenon of Chinese cultural aphasia.Next,the paper focuses on English education,using English textbooks as a starting point to explore and integrate strategies related to excellent traditional Chinese culture from the Guangdong Maritime Silk Road.By integrating traditional Chinese culture into business English classes(with the Guangdong Maritime Silk Road as an example),the study explores the influence of such cultural integration on students’cross-cultural communication skills,cultural identity,and learning effects.The results showed that the P value of the experimental group and the control group was<0.05,that is,cultural integration had a positive effect on improving the effect of cross-cultural English education.The overall scores and cultural confidence of the experimental group are higher than those of the control group,which proves that cross-cultural teaching has a positive effect on the improvement of students’scores.展开更多
Language and culture can not be separated. It is impossible to learn language well if people do not master cultural background. With the frequent communication between China and other nations throughout the world, cro...Language and culture can not be separated. It is impossible to learn language well if people do not master cultural background. With the frequent communication between China and other nations throughout the world, cross-cultural communicative competence is put forward to be the ultimate goal of foreign language learning in China. However, in present situation, cultural factor has not gained its due place in students' English learning. Based on this circumstance, this paper analyzes the cultural obstacles on English learning from the aspects of listening, reading and communicating, and puts forward that while instructing English language, teachers of English should pay attention to and spread cultural background knowledge of English speaking nations to improve students' language comprehension ability and cross-cultural communicative competence.展开更多
during the past twenty year,many of the major developments in language teaching in some way related to the need to acknowledge affective factors in language learning.
The spoken English learning of non-English major learners is quite different from the English majors the learning ways. Therefore, it requires that the learners make changes and choices of the learing ways according t...The spoken English learning of non-English major learners is quite different from the English majors the learning ways. Therefore, it requires that the learners make changes and choices of the learing ways according to their specific characteristics and conditions, so as to enhance the efficiency of learning of English. This paper makes s concrete analysis about the necissesity of spoken learning major and non-English major learners, discusses the widespread problems on spoken English learning , especially means and the overall of English of English major and non-English major learners, and proposes some practical strategies that are applied in the process of spoken English learing.展开更多
The global spread of English is remarkable, for it has developed many different non-native varieties of English("world Englishes"). On account of the varieties of English, the essay reviews briefly historica...The global spread of English is remarkable, for it has developed many different non-native varieties of English("world Englishes"). On account of the varieties of English, the essay reviews briefly historical causes and relevant literature for English globalization. The issues of English localization, who is qualified as English instructor, what kind of English to learn and how is English changing in China are included. The essay discusses also the implications of World Englishes for English language learning and proposes three points in the context of learning English in China:(1) English language learning should take into account the changes of English;(2)attitude towards global and local English variants should be properly treated;(3)compared with English test results, more attention must be paid to practical communication competences.展开更多
Nowadays,English movies have been considered as one of the most effective ways to assist students to keep interest in improving their English abilities and enlarge their English vocabularies,as well as their cross cul...Nowadays,English movies have been considered as one of the most effective ways to assist students to keep interest in improving their English abilities and enlarge their English vocabularies,as well as their cross cultural communicative ability.Based on the functions of English movies,which make them meet the needs of college students’English acquisition,this paper analyzes the advantages of English movies in English learning.展开更多
The aim of the study was to explore non-Engish majors' actual practice of out-of class English learning activities and the relationship between out-of-class English learning and language proficiency. Data were gat...The aim of the study was to explore non-Engish majors' actual practice of out-of class English learning activities and the relationship between out-of-class English learning and language proficiency. Data were gathered through qualitative methods by semi-structured interviews and observation with 6 non-English majors from Tianjin Foreign Studies University. Students' CET-4 scores were collected as well. Out-of-class observation was conducted with two participants who represent respectively high and low scores in CET. The results indicated that high scorers generally showed higher level of learner autonomy in out-of-class learning context. than low scorers. Most of the participants hoped to obtain more guidance and recommendations for learning materials and learning strategies so as to improve their language skills.展开更多
文摘Language, as a special form of culture, will develop itself by absorbing the valuable elements from other cultures and languages. This essay will mainly concentrate on some English slang words, colloquial usages concerning Chinese culture.
文摘Language transfer(LA) is the fundamental notion in language learning. Owing to the difference in area and minorities,the language teaching is particular in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This article aims at presenting the Tri- language Transfer among Uygur, English and Chinese and the interrelationship between them to explore the significant role LA plays.Hopefully, it will give some constructive advice and enlightenment on the development of English teaching and learning among the Uygur students.
文摘For years,learning English has always been a popular trend in China.However,for most of students,the main purpose of learning this language is not to improve their English proficiency but to obtain the related English proficiency certificates,which will contribute to their graduation or competition.Under such instrumental motivation,students may succeed in shortterm competition but fail in long-term development,especially when studying abroad or working in a foreign company.In order to help Chinese students improve their English proficiency effectively;this article will introduce several strategies that could be considered and implemented in English classes in China.
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English language learning strategy is an important part in the process of learning,and the selection and use of it has a direct impact on the effect of English learning.Now there are some problems in the use of college English learning strategy,which have many factors,such as:learning environment,learning concepts,learning motivation and so on.Therefore,some corresponding strategies must been taken so as to improve the quality of teachers’teaching and the efficiency of students’learning.
文摘Chinese English-learners always face many challenges when they try to acquire English language,not only in China's Mainland,but in Chinese communities overseas.Despite the prevalent challenge,such as cultural differences,the present paper tries to re-explore and refine these challenges and strategies,analyze the specific factors,such as age,accent,and thinking difference by using cognitive perspective and sociocultural perspective.To enhance English teaching and learning,it also makes deep discussions and provides some suggestions for future use.
文摘Nowadays it is common to see inefficiency and time-consuming in English learning for Chinese learners. This paper makes a brief analysis of this phenomenon from two major aspects: internal factors and external factors. The former includes age factor, affective factor, efforts and gift and the mode of thinking. The latter includes linguistic factor, sociocultural factor and the examination system. And then some practical strategies are given on the basis of the Critical Period Hypothesis, considering affective factor, making enough efforts and taking advantage of gift, adapting to different modes of thinking, Krashen's Input Hypothesis, the Whorfian Hypothesis and perfecting the examination system in order to improve the phenomenon.
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Based on the literature view of some published articles that report on the impact of cultural identity on English learning for Chinese EFL learners, this paper examines the relationship between cultural identity and language learning. Through the review of earlier researchers, this study points out cultural identity not only influences L1 language learning but also L2 language learning.Although many studies showed that the home cultural identity of the EFL or ESL learners has a negative impact on their English learning, there are also researchers stressing its positive impact on those learners. Finally, the paper makes two instructional suggestions to improve Chinese English competence of EFL learners.
文摘Higher vocational college students are suffering more foreign language anxiety in their English learning.Based on this status quo,the writer poses some pedagogical implication from the perspectives of how to create delightful class atmosphere and reduce students' foreign language anxiety.It is hoped that the findings will help students more effectively learn foreign language.
基金the Humanities and Social Sciences Project,China’s Ministry of Education(Grant Number:22YJA740016)the Key Project of Hubei Provincial Department of Education Philosophy and Social Science Research Fund(No.21ZD051)the Teaching and Research Fund of Hubei University of Technology(No.Xiao2022018).
文摘While a plethora of studies has been conducted to explore demotivation and its impact on mental health in second language(L2)education,scanty research focuses on demotivation in L2 speaking learning.Particularly,little research explores the measures to quantify L2 speaking demotivation.The present two-phase study attempts to develop and validate an English Speaking Demotivation Scale(ESDS).To this end,an independent sample of 207 Chinese tertiary learners of English as a Foreign Language(EFL)participated in the development phase,and another group of 188 Chinese EFL learners was recruited for the validation of the scale.Exploratory Factor Analysis(EFA)and Confirmatory Factor Analysis(CFA)were employed to determine the factor structure of the scale.The EFA results revealed a six-factor solution with Teacher-related Factors in Learning Spoken English(TFLSE),Interest and Valence in Learning Spoken English(IVLSE),Self-efficacy in Learning Spoken English(SELSE),Negative Peer Influence in Learning Spoken English(NPILSE),Undesirable Environment for Learning Spoken English(UELSE),and Negative Influence of Assessment and Learning Materials in speaking class(NIALM).In the validation phase,Confirmatory Factor Analysis(CFA)was performed to validate the internal structure of the scale.The CFA results showed that the model fits the data well.Overall,the ESDS is a robust and trustworthy psychometric tool that could be utilized to examine L2 speaking demotivation.Implications for diminishing EFL learners’demotivation,lessening their aversive emotions and promoting their mental health are also discussed.
文摘This paper aims to explore how the study of sociolinguistics can benefit teachers,particularly in the context of teaching English as a Foreign Language(EFL)in China.The article will first examine how sociolinguistic knowledge can reshape teachers’perceptions of“English,”focusing on aspects such as English varieties,World Englishes,and Chinese English.Following that,the article discusses the necessity of rethinking current practices in English language teaching,including the nativeness paradigm and the concept of communicative competence based on a reconceptualized view of“English.”Additionally,the discussion will focus on how teachers,informed by sociolinguistic awareness of non-native teachers’identities and teacher agency,can address and resolve existing challenges in EFL teaching.Finally,the article will conclude by summarizing the key issues discussed and highlighting the significance of studying sociolinguistics for language practitioners in China.
基金Research on the Cultural Inheritance of Guangdong Maritime Silk Road Enabled by AI(CXXL2024249)。
文摘The phenomenon of aphasia in Chinese culture is serious.The existing English teaching materials emphasize too much Western culture education and lack traditional Chinese cultural elements.Therefore,this paper takes the Guangdong Maritime Silk Road as an example to study the specific application of traditional Chinese culture in cross-cultural English education.This paper first summarizes the significance of cross-cultural integration into college English education and then points out the serious phenomenon of Chinese cultural aphasia.Next,the paper focuses on English education,using English textbooks as a starting point to explore and integrate strategies related to excellent traditional Chinese culture from the Guangdong Maritime Silk Road.By integrating traditional Chinese culture into business English classes(with the Guangdong Maritime Silk Road as an example),the study explores the influence of such cultural integration on students’cross-cultural communication skills,cultural identity,and learning effects.The results showed that the P value of the experimental group and the control group was<0.05,that is,cultural integration had a positive effect on improving the effect of cross-cultural English education.The overall scores and cultural confidence of the experimental group are higher than those of the control group,which proves that cross-cultural teaching has a positive effect on the improvement of students’scores.
文摘Language and culture can not be separated. It is impossible to learn language well if people do not master cultural background. With the frequent communication between China and other nations throughout the world, cross-cultural communicative competence is put forward to be the ultimate goal of foreign language learning in China. However, in present situation, cultural factor has not gained its due place in students' English learning. Based on this circumstance, this paper analyzes the cultural obstacles on English learning from the aspects of listening, reading and communicating, and puts forward that while instructing English language, teachers of English should pay attention to and spread cultural background knowledge of English speaking nations to improve students' language comprehension ability and cross-cultural communicative competence.
文摘during the past twenty year,many of the major developments in language teaching in some way related to the need to acknowledge affective factors in language learning.
文摘The spoken English learning of non-English major learners is quite different from the English majors the learning ways. Therefore, it requires that the learners make changes and choices of the learing ways according to their specific characteristics and conditions, so as to enhance the efficiency of learning of English. This paper makes s concrete analysis about the necissesity of spoken learning major and non-English major learners, discusses the widespread problems on spoken English learning , especially means and the overall of English of English major and non-English major learners, and proposes some practical strategies that are applied in the process of spoken English learing.
文摘The global spread of English is remarkable, for it has developed many different non-native varieties of English("world Englishes"). On account of the varieties of English, the essay reviews briefly historical causes and relevant literature for English globalization. The issues of English localization, who is qualified as English instructor, what kind of English to learn and how is English changing in China are included. The essay discusses also the implications of World Englishes for English language learning and proposes three points in the context of learning English in China:(1) English language learning should take into account the changes of English;(2)attitude towards global and local English variants should be properly treated;(3)compared with English test results, more attention must be paid to practical communication competences.
文摘Nowadays,English movies have been considered as one of the most effective ways to assist students to keep interest in improving their English abilities and enlarge their English vocabularies,as well as their cross cultural communicative ability.Based on the functions of English movies,which make them meet the needs of college students’English acquisition,this paper analyzes the advantages of English movies in English learning.
文摘The aim of the study was to explore non-Engish majors' actual practice of out-of class English learning activities and the relationship between out-of-class English learning and language proficiency. Data were gathered through qualitative methods by semi-structured interviews and observation with 6 non-English majors from Tianjin Foreign Studies University. Students' CET-4 scores were collected as well. Out-of-class observation was conducted with two participants who represent respectively high and low scores in CET. The results indicated that high scorers generally showed higher level of learner autonomy in out-of-class learning context. than low scorers. Most of the participants hoped to obtain more guidance and recommendations for learning materials and learning strategies so as to improve their language skills.