Learning to write requires time and efforts. Although English writing is gaining attention and emphasis on our college syllabus, college students have made very little advancement in English writing. This is partly du...Learning to write requires time and efforts. Although English writing is gaining attention and emphasis on our college syllabus, college students have made very little advancement in English writing. This is partly due to the shortcomings of traditional teaching methods. This paper suggests that two ways be adopted in order to improve students＇ writing ability： （1） integrating reading with writing; （2） integrating speaking with writing.展开更多
Introduction‘Integrated skills is when the main language skills are practised in conjunction with each other.(Willis,1981)In EFL teaching in China,most teachers believe that skills should be practised in isolation in...Introduction‘Integrated skills is when the main language skills are practised in conjunction with each other.(Willis,1981)In EFL teaching in China,most teachers believe that skills should be practised in isolation in theclassroom.That is,in a reading lesson,special attention is paid only to reading.Lessons generallyfollow the same pattern going through the new words;reading the text aloud paragraph by paragraph;explaining difficult points(especially the grammatical items);asking comprehension questions;andfinally doing the exercises after the text.In such a reading lesson,even the reading skill itself is notpractised,let alone other skills.What is more,both teacher and students find this kind of teachingdull and de-motivating.展开更多
文摘Learning to write requires time and efforts. Although English writing is gaining attention and emphasis on our college syllabus, college students have made very little advancement in English writing. This is partly due to the shortcomings of traditional teaching methods. This paper suggests that two ways be adopted in order to improve students＇ writing ability： （1） integrating reading with writing; （2） integrating speaking with writing.
文摘Introduction‘Integrated skills is when the main language skills are practised in conjunction with each other.(Willis,1981)In EFL teaching in China,most teachers believe that skills should be practised in isolation in theclassroom.That is,in a reading lesson,special attention is paid only to reading.Lessons generallyfollow the same pattern going through the new words;reading the text aloud paragraph by paragraph;explaining difficult points(especially the grammatical items);asking comprehension questions;andfinally doing the exercises after the text.In such a reading lesson,even the reading skill itself is notpractised,let alone other skills.What is more,both teacher and students find this kind of teachingdull and de-motivating.
