Research and Practice of Course Reform in English Majors of Colleges and Universities from the Ideological and Political Perspective

There is an urgent need for high-quality talents with ideological and moral character for the development of higher education and the cultivation of English majors who meet the requirements of the times.The course reform in English majors from the ideological and political perspective is an important way to improve the comprehensive quality and moral values of students,which helps to cultivate English talents with social responsibility and innovative abilities.This paper analyzes the problems in the current courses through literature review and field research,such as the lack of ideological and political perspective and low interest of students in ideological and political content.Based on these issues,taking the course“Comprehensive English”as an example,various teaching stages were practiced from the aspects of learning objectives,learning content,learning situation,implementation ideas,implementation effects,and teaching evaluation.Additionally,some suggestions are proposed,such as integrating ideological and political content into the entire process of teaching.The teaching staff needs to possess high-level English teaching ability and ideological and political perspective,standardize the evaluation system,and integrate epistemology into the evaluation process of ideological and political education,in order to promote in-depth research and exploration of ideological and political education of English majors.

On Linguistics Course Construction to Foster English Application-oriented Talents in Tibetan Ethnic Colleges: A Case Study of Sichuan Minzu College

Under the social background of application-oriented transformation of local colleges and universities,the construction of linguistics course for English majors in Tibetan ethnic colleges should actively adapt to the requirements of the times,update the teaching concept,take application as orientation,take combination of language theory and language practice as the principle,take interlinguistic study as the basic content and focus on language acquisition and second language teaching of extralinguistic study.In view of the existing problems in this course,the reform should take the following aspects into consideration:redefining the training objectives,finding out the course orientation,revising the teaching contents,improving the teaching methods,enriching the teaching means,reforming the evaluation methods,enhancing the teaching practice,strengthening the construction of the teaching staff and the construction of the course resources,to make the linguistic theoretical courses related to and guide students’language learning practice,to make it close to and be applied in students’daily life,to prepare students to be future teachers or researchers and most importantly to train qualified application-oriented English teachers for ethnic areas in Tibet.

An Analysis of the Research Trends in Blended Learning Methods in Teaching College English Reading Courses

Curtis J.Bonk defined blended learning as a combination of face-to-face and computer-assisted online learning instruction since it was gradually formed after the emergence of the Internet[1,2].Breen pointed out that blended learning is a learning method that combines online and offline learning activities and resources[3].The blended learning approach is popular in school and e-learning.Moreover,it is one of the important trends in promoting higher education reform in the coming years.Therefore,it has attracted the attention of international researchers[4].In this paper,42 articles in Scopus(established by international institutions)and 30 articles in CNKI(found by Chinese mainland institutions)on the query of“college English reading blended learning”in the field of education were analyzed.Furthermore,CiteSpace software was used to analyze the research hotspots and trends with the keyword clusters and citations that occurred in the last two decades(1999 to 2022)to foresee future research prospects.

Analysis of the Reform of Ideological and Political Education in College English Curriculum from the Perspective of“Cultural Confidence”

With the rapid development of the education industry,higher requirements have been put forward for college English education and teaching,accelerating the pace of college English reform.Issues such as how to integrate knowledge transmission,language expression skill improvement,cultural element extraction,and ideological and political education,and present the role of curriculum education function have attracted attention.In the era of informatization,college students’thinking has undergone certain changes and gradually developed towards diversification.Therefore,universities should start from the perspective of cultural confidence,extract valuable ideological and political elements,and explore effective tourism ideological and political teaching methods.While helping college students enhance their cultural confidence,it is also beneficial for them to better inherit traditional Chinese culture.This article conducts an in-depth exploration of ideological and political education in college English courses from the perspective of“cultural confidence”and uses scientific and effective measures to solve the problems encountered,aiming to provide valuable guidelines for relevant researchers.

Values and Paths of Ideological and Political Education in College English Teaching in Applied Universities

As the state promotes teaching reform with the goal of ideological and political education,the teaching of various disciplines in colleges and universities is facing new challenges and novel research topics.In applied colleges and universities,as a compulsory course of general education,the ideological and political education elements have not been deeply explored,and the function of ideological and political education that should be undertaken by English teaching has not been fully realized.This paper analyzes the value of ideological and political education in college English in applied colleges and universities and discusses the effective path of ideological and political education in college English in applied colleges and universities from the four levels of teachers,teaching materials,teaching methods,and curriculum.

Study on Connotation and Characteristics of Online-offline"Golden Courses"of Higher Vocational College English

This paper focuses on the analysis of the connotation and characteristics of online-offline"Golden Courses"of higher vo-cational college English, which lays a good foundation for its construction and application in higher vocational colleges.

Study on the teacher factors in the management of web course for college English

One of the characteristics of current college English teaching is to improve the quality of teaching with the help of internet-based resources, which is also the tendency of the college English teaching reform. However, there exist problems of management derived from the management conception and rejuvenation of teachers who lack both the network knowledge and the sense of responsibility. These problems may be solved by updating the teachers＇ concept of management and by improving their professional ability and teacher＇s ethics standard.

A Study on the Application of PBL on SPOC—Taking College English Courses for Hearing-Impaired Students for Example

Project-Based-Learning(PBL)is“teacher-led,student-centered and project-supported”.By completing projects students can learn knowledge,acquire skills,and cultivate abilities.PBL is not only applicable to specialized courses for hearing-impaired students,but also to college English courses for hearing-impaired students.SPOC can“flip”the traditional classes and increase the capacity of college English courses.Taking college English courses for hearing-impaired students as an example,this paper studies the application of PBL on SPOC(Small Private Online Course).It is proved that this model can not only greatly reduce teachers’pressure of limited class time,improve the teaching efficiency,but also can stimulate students’interest to learn and undoubtedly achieve better learning effects.

On the Reform of Vocabulary Teaching in College English Reading Course

Vocabulary is the basis of English learning.The mastery of vocabulary directly affects the development of students’listening,speaking,reading,writing,translation,and other abilities.Therefore,vocabulary teaching plays an important role in English teaching.As a basic course for College English majors,one of the teaching objectives of reading course is to help students expand their vocabulary,enhance their sense of English language,and increase their cultural background knowledge of English speaking countries.In the process of extensive reading teaching,teachers should not be limited to the traditional vocabulary teaching mode,but should guide students to memorize words quickly and efficiently through flexible teaching methods,expand vocabulary,and at the same time,teachers should pay attention to the introduction of cultural knowledge in the process of vocabulary explanation,so as to help students understand the meaning more deeply and thoroughly.

Analysis on Modern Teaching of English and American Literature Courses for College English Majors

As global economic integration development enters a realization era,English holds a very important position in China's diplomacy as the language is an internationally-used language.Besides,English also plays a very important role in our daily life.Colleges and universities should pay more attention in strengthening the development of English teaching courses as they are an important base for cultivating high-quality talents.In the modern teaching of English and American literature courses,college English majors do not only need to teach students English language knowledge but are also required need to strengthen students'knowledge and study of national culture.In this journal,the author investigates and analyses the current situation and existing problems of the modern teaching of English and American literature courses in English majors of colleges and universities.Then,puts forward the implementation strategies such as modern teaching of English and American literature courses in English majors’colleges and universities,aiming to help in implementing the teaching of English and American literature courses successfully.

Analysis on Modern Teaching of English and American Literature Courses for College English Majors

As global economic integration development enters a realization era,English holds a very important position in China's diplomacy as the language is an internationally-used language.Besides,English also plays a very important role in our daily life.Colleges and universities should pay more attention in strengthening the development of English teaching courses as they are an important base for cultivating high-quality talents.In the modern teaching of English and American literature courses,college English majors do not only need to teach students English language knowledge but are also required need to strengthen students'knowledge and study of national culture.In this journal,the author investigates and analyses the current situation and existing problems of the modern teaching of English and American literature courses in English majors of colleges and universities.Then,puts forward the implementation strategies such as modern teaching of English and American literature courses in English majors’colleges and universities,aiming to help in implementing the teaching of English and American literature courses successfully.

Exploration on the Reform of English Teaching in Universities and Colleges under the Application-oriented Talent Training Mode

With the rapid development of the economy,China’s economic form has also undergone significant changes.In this case,the requirements for talents are getting higher and higher.In the process of cultivating talents,schools must constantly change their educational concepts and cultivate more application-oriented talents for the society.In this context,the reform of university and college English is of great necessity.Based on the importance of application-oriented talent training,this paper analyzes the current situation of English teaching in universities and colleges under the application-oriented talent training mode,and puts forward some specific measures for the reform of English teaching in universities and colleges.

Research on Integrating Moral Education Into College English Course on the Basis of Outcomes-Based Teaching Mode

College English courses are an important part of college education with humanistic and instrumental characteristics.Outcomes-based teaching method is oriented by students’learning output,which has been applied in education for decades.Students achieve the outcomes through communication,cooperation,and exploration from which their initiative,confidence,and learning ability are improved.It is instructive to help student both develop language skills as well as enrich the knowledge of Chinese traditional culture.This paper explores the necessity of moral education and relates them to College English course on the basis of outcomes-based teaching method.It is intended to help teachers understand the theory and philosophy of outcomes-based education and put it into moral education practice in their instructional planning,teaching,and assessment of students.

A Comparative Analysis of Sino-Thai College English Course Teaching——A Case of Comparison between Jiujiang University and Chiang Mai University

English is one of the most common languages in the world,and it has become one of the most important subjects in various countries.The native languages of China and Thailand are not English,and both countries are located in Asia and have many similarities in geographical location and cultural background.The Ministries of Education of the two countries have successively put forward relevant policies to promote the development of English education in the country.The implementation of these policies has promoted the development of college English course teaching in the country.These factors determine that the two countries have similarities in college English course teaching for Non-English majors.However,there are differences in teaching mode and teaching staff in the two countries because of their different national conditions,which make many differences,exist in college English course teaching for non-English majors in the two countries.During the author’s career as an exchange student in Chiang Mai University,she experienced the difference of college English course teaching for non-English majors in Thai universities,so the author did some researches on the basis of the understanding of English course teaching in Thai universities.Therefore,this thesis takes Sino-Thai college English course teaching for non-English majors as the research object—takes Jiujiang University and Chiang Mai University as example,and analyses their present situation from the aspects of the development and evolution,the teaching mode,and teaching staff of college English course teaching for non-English majors.On this basis,the author makes a comparative analysis of the English course teaching for non-English majors in two selected universities,then find their respective advantages and disadvantages,and put forward some suggestions on the development of Sino-Thai college English course teaching.

Construction Strategy Exploration of College English Listening and Speaking Course Under the Network Environment

In order to make college students better adapt to modem social need, improving college students＇ English comprehensive ability has become the top priority of the current college English teaching. However, many problems still exist in the process of actual college English listening and speaking teaching. This paper mainly discusses the existing problems of college English listening teaching, and then puts forward college English listening and speaking construction strategy under the network environment.

The Practice of ＂Flipped classroom＂ in the Reading and Writing Course of College English

The reform of college English should focus on the ways to improve the practicing ability. This ability should be based on the improvement of students, which is the fundamental aim of reform on the college English. In order to cope with this problem, ＂flipped classroom＂has many advantages. By Giving definitions to the ＂flipped classroom＂, this dissertation analyzed the differences between the regular class and the ＂flipped classroom＂ and carried out a new way to improve the reading and writing course： we can take advantage of multimedia and new internet technology.

A Research on the Application of Case Teaching Method in Curriculum-Based Ideological and Political Education in College English Course under the Concept of OBE

Since the idea of“Curriculum-Based Ideological and Political Education”was formally proposed in 2016,it has rapidly become a research hotspot in education reform.Although a large number of relevant studies have focused on the effective paths to curriculum-based ideological and political education in specific courses,there are few studies on how to integrate ideological and political education contents into particular courses under specific educational concepts and by particular teaching methods.Thus,this paper will explore how to improve the teaching effectiveness of curriculumbased ideological and political education in College English course with the OBE concept as the driving force and the case teaching method as the means.Finally,a few thoughts on the application of case teaching method in College English course are offered.

An Exploration on ＂Cultivating Character＂ in the Courses of College English

The fundamental purpose of Virtue education for college students is to carry out the education policy of moral education first and cultivate college students＇ correct attitude towards life, work, helping them achieve the happy life. This paper, based on the understanding of the inner link between the character of the college English course culture contains and students＇ virtue cultivation, analyzes the characteristics of our College English curriculum culture such as generation, counterbalance and practice and puts forward strategies to cultivate student＇s deliberating, self-supervision and cautious action by teachers＇ teaching wisdom, the design of the teaching evaluation and contents and students＇ learning experience step by step and so on.

Preliminary Study on a Teaching Model of the College English Course Based on WebQuest

This paper is a report on an introduction to the teaching model of college English course based on WebQuest, in which learners learn English in a process of using the World Wide Web to solve a problem. It's one of the latest uses of technology gaining popular status in education. It is characterized as a computer-based, student-centered inquiry learning activity. The WebQuest has become prominent in many educational areas and has received considerable attention from teachers and educators. That web-based self-access learning should be integrated into college English courses is strongly advocated by the Ministry of Education in China and a new teaching model of college English course based on WebQuest will become a good complement for the traditional English teaching models.