This paper reveals and categorizes the most typical writing problems found amongst the Chinese university students.It also analyzes the underlying causes.The findings could have implications for all Chinese English le...This paper reveals and categorizes the most typical writing problems found amongst the Chinese university students.It also analyzes the underlying causes.The findings could have implications for all Chinese English learners.In the end,the author presents suggestions for the improvement of the English writing teaching in China.展开更多
Problems in generating and organizing ideas, in coherence and language competence are common in non-English majors＇ writings. To improve their writing proficiency, the writing course should have real-life purposes, b...Problems in generating and organizing ideas, in coherence and language competence are common in non-English majors＇ writings. To improve their writing proficiency, the writing course should have real-life purposes, balance between real and display writing, between product and process approaches, vary writing activities, train strategies in improving coherence, balance the content of feedback and use various forms of feedback.展开更多
The absence or inadequacy of critical thinking is one of the prevalent problems in English teaching and learning in China, which gives rise to various problems in learners’ writing: digression from the topic, unorigi...The absence or inadequacy of critical thinking is one of the prevalent problems in English teaching and learning in China, which gives rise to various problems in learners’ writing: digression from the topic, unoriginal or uncreative ideas, loose logic, logical fallacies, and lack of real content. Under such circumstances, the present paper proposes the “teaching-learning-assessing-testing Four in One” flipped classroom mode in Educational Informatization 2.0 Background to develop learners’ critical thinking ability relying on technical support provided by the researcher’s school and the mode is then applied in English writing course. The application of the mode has achieved some effects. It is applauded by learners and may thus have some implications for the development of learners’ critical thinking ability in writing courses.展开更多
文摘This paper reveals and categorizes the most typical writing problems found amongst the Chinese university students.It also analyzes the underlying causes.The findings could have implications for all Chinese English learners.In the end,the author presents suggestions for the improvement of the English writing teaching in China.
文摘Problems in generating and organizing ideas, in coherence and language competence are common in non-English majors＇ writings. To improve their writing proficiency, the writing course should have real-life purposes, balance between real and display writing, between product and process approaches, vary writing activities, train strategies in improving coherence, balance the content of feedback and use various forms of feedback.
文摘The absence or inadequacy of critical thinking is one of the prevalent problems in English teaching and learning in China, which gives rise to various problems in learners’ writing: digression from the topic, unoriginal or uncreative ideas, loose logic, logical fallacies, and lack of real content. Under such circumstances, the present paper proposes the “teaching-learning-assessing-testing Four in One” flipped classroom mode in Educational Informatization 2.0 Background to develop learners’ critical thinking ability relying on technical support provided by the researcher’s school and the mode is then applied in English writing course. The application of the mode has achieved some effects. It is applauded by learners and may thus have some implications for the development of learners’ critical thinking ability in writing courses.
