English for Careers is a public course for non-English majors,whose objectives are to develop students’basic language skills for work-related activities:listening,reading,speaking,and writing.As far as the four skill...English for Careers is a public course for non-English majors,whose objectives are to develop students’basic language skills for work-related activities:listening,reading,speaking,and writing.As far as the four skills are concerned,most students in higher vocational colleges have the very poor speaking ability.How to improve students’speaking ability is a hard and urgent task for English teachers.This article sets out to analyze the reasons for this problem in English for Careers.Then,based on the second language acquisition and current teaching theory,ways of improving students’speaking ability are suggested.展开更多
With the advent of economic globalization,the increasingly fierce competition of the world has put forward a higher demand on people’s English competence.recently,the speaking ability of Chinese college students has ...With the advent of economic globalization,the increasingly fierce competition of the world has put forward a higher demand on people’s English competence.recently,the speaking ability of Chinese college students has become a heated discus sion which is well worth our attention.展开更多
English speaking ability is one of the most direct ways and standards to judge whether one’s English is good or not.How to improve English speaking ability is always a heated topic among English learners.Many educato...English speaking ability is one of the most direct ways and standards to judge whether one’s English is good or not.How to improve English speaking ability is always a heated topic among English learners.Many educators have examined that reading English aloud has been attested to be an effective method of learning English,especially improving English speaking ability.This paper,through a questionnaire survey,is to analyze the relationship between students’oral English outcome and their reading aloud,followed by the reasons why reading aloud affects English speaking ability,attempting to find out effective strategies to help English learners to improve their English speaking ability.展开更多
Language input in foreign language classrooms is no longer restricted to one particular mode of transmission,but it can be achieved by use of different modes.Multimodality or the combination of various modes has been ...Language input in foreign language classrooms is no longer restricted to one particular mode of transmission,but it can be achieved by use of different modes.Multimodality or the combination of various modes has been applied to stimulate foreign language learning.The present paper aims to verify the effectiveness of multimodal input in language learning.It demonstrates the experiment conducted in two freshman classes in a university.The two classes used the same textbook supported by audio CD containing the recorded material.The experiment class,however,additionally has some visuals in listening classes to strengthen the linguistic input.The research lasted for one semester and findings from the study show that multimodal input has significantly improved the listening and speaking abilities of the students and also has positive impacts on the learners’attitudes towards language study.展开更多
To make oral test accurately reflect the actual English spoken ability of candidates and play its role in guiding and promoting the improvement of English learners in the teaching, we must ensure that the design of sc...To make oral test accurately reflect the actual English spoken ability of candidates and play its role in guiding and promoting the improvement of English learners in the teaching, we must ensure that the design of scientific questions, the feasibility and validity of judgments to make an accurate and fair measurement of testers' language ability.展开更多
Nowadays it is very common that many students have poor ability of oral English. To solve this problem, we will have to adopt some measures: building equal, relax environment to encourage students to speak English; mo...Nowadays it is very common that many students have poor ability of oral English. To solve this problem, we will have to adopt some measures: building equal, relax environment to encourage students to speak English; motivating interests; paying attention to"FreeTalk "; making class lively. According to these measures, they will help students to improve oral communicative ability.展开更多
The aim of English teaching is not only to make the students learn new words and grammar, answer multiple-choice questions to get good scores, but also to enhance the students'abilities of the integrated applicati...The aim of English teaching is not only to make the students learn new words and grammar, answer multiple-choice questions to get good scores, but also to enhance the students'abilities of the integrated application of English, speaking and listening in particular. The ultimate goal of learning English is to use English to communicate with others in the future jobs and real life. However, the non-English majors have great trouble speaking English in class and in real life. Such ways as Socratic dialogues, cause analysis and questionnaire are used to investigate the reasons. In order to improve speaking ability, group discussion is used in class. In consequence, the students have more interest, motivation, courage and confidence in speaking English. Meanwhile, they have also established the concept of using what they learned in class, in practical work and real life.展开更多
文摘English for Careers is a public course for non-English majors,whose objectives are to develop students’basic language skills for work-related activities:listening,reading,speaking,and writing.As far as the four skills are concerned,most students in higher vocational colleges have the very poor speaking ability.How to improve students’speaking ability is a hard and urgent task for English teachers.This article sets out to analyze the reasons for this problem in English for Careers.Then,based on the second language acquisition and current teaching theory,ways of improving students’speaking ability are suggested.
文摘With the advent of economic globalization,the increasingly fierce competition of the world has put forward a higher demand on people’s English competence.recently,the speaking ability of Chinese college students has become a heated discus sion which is well worth our attention.
文摘English speaking ability is one of the most direct ways and standards to judge whether one’s English is good or not.How to improve English speaking ability is always a heated topic among English learners.Many educators have examined that reading English aloud has been attested to be an effective method of learning English,especially improving English speaking ability.This paper,through a questionnaire survey,is to analyze the relationship between students’oral English outcome and their reading aloud,followed by the reasons why reading aloud affects English speaking ability,attempting to find out effective strategies to help English learners to improve their English speaking ability.
基金My sincere thanks should be expressed to Martha Michieka,associate professor at East Tennessee State University,Johnson City,TN,USA,who has provided valuable advice for me in writing this paper.
文摘Language input in foreign language classrooms is no longer restricted to one particular mode of transmission,but it can be achieved by use of different modes.Multimodality or the combination of various modes has been applied to stimulate foreign language learning.The present paper aims to verify the effectiveness of multimodal input in language learning.It demonstrates the experiment conducted in two freshman classes in a university.The two classes used the same textbook supported by audio CD containing the recorded material.The experiment class,however,additionally has some visuals in listening classes to strengthen the linguistic input.The research lasted for one semester and findings from the study show that multimodal input has significantly improved the listening and speaking abilities of the students and also has positive impacts on the learners’attitudes towards language study.
文摘To make oral test accurately reflect the actual English spoken ability of candidates and play its role in guiding and promoting the improvement of English learners in the teaching, we must ensure that the design of scientific questions, the feasibility and validity of judgments to make an accurate and fair measurement of testers' language ability.
文摘Nowadays it is very common that many students have poor ability of oral English. To solve this problem, we will have to adopt some measures: building equal, relax environment to encourage students to speak English; motivating interests; paying attention to"FreeTalk "; making class lively. According to these measures, they will help students to improve oral communicative ability.
文摘The aim of English teaching is not only to make the students learn new words and grammar, answer multiple-choice questions to get good scores, but also to enhance the students'abilities of the integrated application of English, speaking and listening in particular. The ultimate goal of learning English is to use English to communicate with others in the future jobs and real life. However, the non-English majors have great trouble speaking English in class and in real life. Such ways as Socratic dialogues, cause analysis and questionnaire are used to investigate the reasons. In order to improve speaking ability, group discussion is used in class. In consequence, the students have more interest, motivation, courage and confidence in speaking English. Meanwhile, they have also established the concept of using what they learned in class, in practical work and real life.
基金教育部考试中心-英国文化教育协会2020年英语测评科研课题“An Empirical Study into the Validity ofa CSE-based Placement test in China’s Transnational Higher Education”(考协[2020]263号)。
基金教育部考试中心—英国文化教育协会2020年英语测评科研课题之重点课题“An Empirical Study into the Validity of a CSE-based Placement test in China's Transnational Higher Education”(考协[2020]263号)。