The Effect of Latinization on Reading Time and Understanding: Greeklish in Communication and Social Media

The increasing prevalence of technology in society has an impact on young people’s language use and development. Greeklish is the writing of Greek texts using the Latin instead of the Greek alphabet, a practice known as Latinization, also employed for many non-latin alphabet languages. The primary aim of this research is to evaluate the effect of Greeklish on reading time. A sample of 732 young Greeks were asked about their habits when communicating through e-mail and social media with their friends and they then participated in an experiment in which they were asked to read and understand two short texts, one written in Greek and the other in Greeklish. The findings of the research show that nearly one third of the participants use Greeklish. The results of the experiment conducted reveal that understanding is not affected by the alphabet used but reading Greeklish is significantly more time consuming than reading Greek independently of the sex and the familiarity of the participants with Greeklish. The findings suggest that amending social and communication media with software utilities related to Latinization such as language identifiers and converters may reduce reading time and thus facilitate written communication among the users.

Reading Course and Cross-Cultural Communication of Tourism English

Tourism English reading is the course with the largest amount of information that students know and understand professional knowledge background of tourism, development history of tourism industry and classification and development status of tourism industry; which is also a course that students learn with relative difficulty. In tourism English reading teaching, introducing the cross-cultural communication knowledge and enhancing cross-cultural communication ability will help students to overcome the obstacles in reading, so as to make this course play its role.

The Application of "Infiltration" Intercultural Communication Teaching in English Intensive Reading Teaching

Due to the general promotion of the new English curriculum standards,the training of students'intercultural communication skills has become the main goal of the current English teaching reform.In English teaching,reading teaching includes all aspects of English country customs,human accidents,political diplomacy,etc.The intensive reading of English reading helps students to understand the culture of English-speaking countries.Therefore,in order to improve the quality of English intensive reading in China,starting from the important role and main principles of"infiltration"intercultural communication teaching in English intensive reading teaching,to explore the application of"infiltration"cross-cultural communication teaching in English intensive reading teaching.

On Communicative Reading Testing of College English

Tests are indispensable in the teaching process. A good test can be used as a valuable teaching device. Reading is a major way of acquiring knowledge and it is one of the most important skills in English learning. Then how we can construct a good reading test is the focus for many language researchers. This paper discusses the communicative reading testing of college English and its backwash on teaching.

Integrating Communicative Extensive Reading into Intensive Reading Course

With in-depth analysis of possible problems in Chinese traditional intensive reading courses,corresponding solutions are proposed according to the prevailing communicative practices in reading classes internationally to cope with the instruction-dominant and product-ended pedagogy in intensive reading course in China's Mainland.To integrate communicative extensive reading projects into intensive reading courses is believed applicable in the domestic context of teaching English reading with its strength in encouraging more exposure to authentic target language,in developing intrinsic motivation of learners and therefore enhancing learners' overall reading competence.

Communicative Approach in Teaching Reading in Chinese EFL Classrooms

How to teach reading has become a cornerstone of teachers in China as they develop overall teaching strategies in EFL classrooms.In this paper,firstly the author will introduce the context of teaching reading;thereafter clarify the concept of communicative language teaching(CLT) and its implications in EFL teaching;next illustrate the teaching context in China where CLT is encouraged to be implemented in classrooms;furthermore,reading with a purpose and the relevant teaching techniques will be introduced,in line with the important characteristics of communicative tasks.Finally the author will demonstrate some communicative tasks for purposeful reading in the EFL classroom of a senior high school in China.

A Communicative Approach to Reading Comprehension Exercise Design-A Case Study of I Have a Dream

Reading competence is one of the basic skills of language acquisition.The teaching of reading skill has been attached great importance to in College English education in China.For decades,people have made efforts to improve the classroom teaching effects through various means,one of which is that of communicative approach.This paper attempts to explore the design of reading comprehension exercise through a case study in the light of communicative theory,thus providing an alternative to the conventional reading course teaching method.

Teaching Intensive Reading Communicatively

The course of Intensive Reading is one of the key courses for the students who major in English at the tertiary level in China. This paper presents the writers＇ experiment of the communicative approach adopted in the course and discusses its effectiveness. The experiment focuses on the teaching of texts. The effectiveness of the approach is discussed drawing on the analysis of the questionnaire.

Extensive Reading and Writing Reader＇s Response Journal： The Very Way to Improve Students＇ English Proficiency

This paper figures out the problems the Chinese students often meet with when they try to obtain the English language ability. In order to assist my students crack down on such problems, I take up the approach of giving them opportunities to play the active roles in English reading activity and requiring them to write reading response journals and to have frequent discussions in the reading class. The approach aims at improving the students＇ ability and getting them to be trained and improved effectively in the language skills concerned. The approach has come out with remarkable achievements. My understanding is that the process of learning a foreign language is a process indeed of accumulation, including both the language and culture knowledge. The accumulation can be gained by means of reading a lot, thus improving the students＇ language competence, enlarging their cultural and language field of vision on the western world. We teachers play the function of bridge leading the students to succeed in mastering and applying English as a practical tool in their life and work to come. This paper introduces what I have been trying to assist my students in solving their problems through my teaching practice during the past years.

YOU CAN' T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES!"──REFLECTIONS ON THE TEACHING OF INTENSIVE READING AT TEACHERS' COLLEGES IN CHINA

In this article, we first identify one of the most common issues in the teaching of Intetive Reading at teachers’ colleges. That is, in the teaching of Intensive Reading, EFL teachers tend to teach linguistic knowledge to such extent that the importance of other language components-sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic competence diminishes. We then try to analyze the main causative factors which inhibit EFL teachers from imlementing effectively new teaching methods such as Communicative Language Teachillg. Through theoretical discussion, we attempt to present some pedagogical implications for the solution to the problem identified. In conclusion,we comment briefly on the proposed solutions to the problem, hoping to improve the teaching of Intensive Reading at Teachers’ college in China.

Research and Design on Remote Meter Reading System based on PLC Technology

With the deepened transformation of China＇s power system, the stability and reliability of power utilization have been dramatically improved, but meter reading data acquisition does not keep pace with the times. With the continuous maturity of low-voltage power line communication （PLC）, this leads us to see hopes of using PLC technology to realize remote meter reading. In this paper, based on current PLC technology and combining domestic and foreign successful cases, a beneficial exploration and research is conducted from the composition and establishment of software and the design of software and protocol.

A Survey on Teaching EFL Reading in College

Reading, as an important input of language, is one of the most essential parts in ELT. This paper analyzes the current situation in reading teaching by studying the teaching methods and human factors. With the help of a questionnaire, some problems existing in reading are put forward. The pedagogical implication of the survey as to acquiring communicative competence in reading course is discussed.

Security Threats to Business Information Systems Using NFC Read/Write Mode

Radio Frequency IDentification(RFID)and related technologies such as Near Field Communication(NFC)are becoming essential in industrial contexts thanks to their ability to perform contactless data exchange,either device-to-device or tag-to-device.One of the three main operation modes of NFC,called read/write mode,makes use of the latter type of interaction.It is extensively used in business information systems that make use of NFC tags to provide the end-user with augmented information in one of several available NFC data exchange formats,such as plain text,simple URLs or enriched URLs.Using a wide variety of physical form factors,NFC-compatible tags(wireless transponders)are currently available in many locations with applications going from smart posters,contactless tokens,tap-and-go payments or transport ticketing to automated device configuration,patient identification at hospitals or inventory management within supply chains.Most of these applications handle sensitive processes or data.This paper proposes a complete security threat model for the read/write operation mode of NFC used in Next Generation Industrial IoT(Nx-IIoT)contexts.This model,based on a wellknown methodology,STRIDE,allows developers and users to identify NFC applications vulnerabilities or weaknesses,analyze potential threats,propose risk management strategies,and design mitigation mechanisms to mention only some significant examples.

AN INITIAL ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH TO THE INTENSIVE READING COURSE:An overall evaluation of the teaching practice on the Nankai University HTTC

IntroductionIn China,the significance of intensive reading in language learning and teaching is known to allconcerned.For a long period of time,roughly halfa century,there have been no great changes in the wayintensive reading is taught.As a result some schools and colleges continue to place too much emphasis onusage rather than use.The teacher spends a great deal of time explaining language points,paraphrasingdifficult sentence structures,and introducing the author’s background.Students,on the other hand,areaccustomed to accepting whatever is presented to them passively.

TEACHING STRATEGIES IN ENGLISH MAJOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TEACHING — HOW TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL INTENSIVE READING ENGLISH CLASS

How to have a successful Intensive reading English class? The teacher should possess a lot of practice based on the theory of second language acquisition and teaching strategies. This paper mainly discusses the way of how to manage Intensive English classes in the perspective of teaching approach, class design and teaching procedure, etc. The three aspects are associated with each other very closely. If the teacher can combine these three factors successfully, he can be regarded as a competent teacher.

Lexical Processing in Context Interpretation

Elaborate explanations of word definitions and word distinctions are the usual practice in reading class in China. This paper proposes a 3P method in vocabulary learning and teaching which includes vocabulary preview, vocabulary processing, and vocabulary practice, aiming for a better knowledge of vocabulary and a better comprehension of the text.

How the ICT Development Level Influences Students’Digital Reading Literacy:A Multi-level Model Comparison Based on PISA 2018 Data

The purpose of this study is to systematically showcase and evaluate how students’,schools’,and countries’Information and Communication Technology(ICT)development levels influence students’digital reading literacy by using the data of the Program for International Student Assessment(PISA)2018 and the multi-level model approach.It is found that the ICT development at each level has a significant positive effect on students’digital reading literacy,and there is a significant interactive moderating effect between different levels.The gap in ICT development levels between the countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)and developed economies has a“Matthew effect”in widening the digital reading literacy gap in the short term,but in the long run,the faster growth of the countries participating in BRI in ICT development levels will narrow the gap and alleviate the effect.China should make use of its advantages in ICT development to engage in global education governance,facilitate the co-development in both the ICT development level and the digital reading literacy for the countries participating in BRI,and contribute to the development of global education by opening up a new way of development.

Vocabulary Teaching Strategies Focusing on Language Learner

As we enter the 21st century, acquisition of vocabulary has assumed a more important role, and as some would argue, it has assumed the central role in learning a second language. On one hand, students have a strong desire to improve their English level in order to make them more adaptable when they step into this competitive society after graduation. On the other hand, most students are facing a great difficulty in learning a large number of vocabularies though they do spend a lot of time and energy on it. Also, recent researches show that students don＇t like the classroom that is still teacher-centered and lecture-based. They want to be more involved in class and more responsible for their own studies. Hence, it is important to equip students with necessary strategies for dealing with vocabulary learning activities. In this paper, three strategies are recommended： extensive listening ＆ reading and contextual guesswork, communicative activities and group-work and the use of dictionary.

On the Principle with Listening and Speaking in the Lead

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