Learner's motivation is very important in learning process and learning result. It can be divided into different varieties. The positive factors which can influence learner's motivation can play a vital role i...Learner's motivation is very important in learning process and learning result. It can be divided into different varieties. The positive factors which can influence learner's motivation can play a vital role in College English teaching. In college English learning and teaching, teachers should adopt suitable teaching strategies and methods to realize these positive factors in order to im-prove college students English learning.展开更多
This paper gives an understanding of PAD-based class acceptance among modern Chinese college students’English learning.It first introduces the brief definition of what the PAD-based class is,as well as the situation ...This paper gives an understanding of PAD-based class acceptance among modern Chinese college students’English learning.It first introduces the brief definition of what the PAD-based class is,as well as the situation of English language learning in present China,especially the learning amongst Chinese college students.And then it focuses on the acceptance of the PADbased class in the English learning of Chinese college students,including the breakthrough of the traditional Chinese classroom teaching mode and the innovation of the PAD-based class among Chinese college students’English learning.展开更多
After a brief introduction to current situation of College English teaching, the paper explores the theoretical foundations for designing a Moodle-based College English learning environment. Through a quantitative and...After a brief introduction to current situation of College English teaching, the paper explores the theoretical foundations for designing a Moodle-based College English learning environment. Through a quantitative and qualitative research, the author proves its effectiveness in College English learning. In this new teaching environment, the learners can take initiative to construct knowledge with the assist of modules provided on Moodle platform. Their comprehensive language ability is greatly improved in this harmonious and equal environment through the interaction and communication with peers and the teacher.展开更多
Taking Leshan Normal University as an example,the investigation has been conducted in this paper on the use of learning strategies of more than 3,000 non-English majors in the process of English learning.Based on the ...Taking Leshan Normal University as an example,the investigation has been conducted in this paper on the use of learning strategies of more than 3,000 non-English majors in the process of English learning.Based on the analysis of the survey results,this paper discusses the necessity of college English learning strategy cultivation under the new situation,focusing on the cultivation approaches to college English learning strategy through intelligent teaching platforms,aiming to cultivate student’s awareness of using learning strategies,strengthen their according ability,and improve their English level.展开更多
Project-based learning (PBL) as an instructional approach focuses on student-centeredness through contextualizing learning by presenting students with real world issues and practices that aim at achieving enduring l...Project-based learning (PBL) as an instructional approach focuses on student-centeredness through contextualizing learning by presenting students with real world issues and practices that aim at achieving enduring learning effects. As a challenge to traditional lecture-based instruction, PBL may generate positive backwash assessment effects via documenting the process of developing authentic language skills. These skills-oriented outcomes are achieved through proper curricula in appropriate learning situations via various dimensions. However, problems may occur such as management, pressure from administration, evaluation doing their selected projects. teacher/student attitude, class size and proper group process and criteria, and students' likely frustrations in展开更多
This paper investigates the current situation of Modern Educational Technology (MET) as program resources for college English teaching, exploring the effectiveness of the integration of MET and language teaching and...This paper investigates the current situation of Modern Educational Technology (MET) as program resources for college English teaching, exploring the effectiveness of the integration of MET and language teaching and learning. The case study in this paper illustrates that MET does benefit college English teaching but there are many problems of its application. Pedagogical implications are then provided to enhance the effective integration of MET and language teaching and learning: (1) it is wise for the teachers and learners to reconcile what is desirable with what is acceptable and possible in MET application; (2) teachers should optimize other existing resources to solve the problems caused by inequality and unavailability of MET; (3) teachers should have a clear conception of the relationship of MET and pedagogy to design and apply courseware appropriately; (4) students have beliefs in the benefits of MET, resulting in enhancing their individual language learning and efficiency.展开更多
The ability of college students’English learning self-management plays an important role in English learning.To improve college students’self-management,this paper first analyzed the problems and necessity for.Then ...The ability of college students’English learning self-management plays an important role in English learning.To improve college students’self-management,this paper first analyzed the problems and necessity for.Then it mainly explored how to im prove their self-management ability thus to help student’s improve the efficiency of self-management in college English learning.展开更多
With the help of Big Data and Citespace software, this research makes a statistical analysis of the journals anddissertations on College English teaching and learning materials collected by CNKI from 2011 to 2020. Thi...With the help of Big Data and Citespace software, this research makes a statistical analysis of the journals anddissertations on College English teaching and learning materials collected by CNKI from 2011 to 2020. This paper,based on the knowledge map drawn by the visualized analysis of literatures volume, authors, research institutions,and keywords clustering, analyzes the current research status and hotspots in the compilation of China’s CollegeEnglish textbooks.展开更多
There are some important relations in College English teaching.How to deal with these relations is of great significance for efficient teaching and learning.The paper takes three key relations,i.e.,the relation betwee...There are some important relations in College English teaching.How to deal with these relations is of great significance for efficient teaching and learning.The paper takes three key relations,i.e.,the relation between language competence and communicative competence,one’s mother tongue and foreign languages,foreign language competence and quality-oriented education,as research objects,and has made a detailed analysis of the relationship between the two elements in each pair.The paper points out that only if teachers know the relations between them clearly can they teach better.展开更多
The term "unsuccessful college English learners" mentioned in this paper refers to those undergraduates getting less than 49.5 points in their fourth semester's CET-4. This paper did quite a lot of statistical data...The term "unsuccessful college English learners" mentioned in this paper refers to those undergraduates getting less than 49.5 points in their fourth semester's CET-4. This paper did quite a lot of statistical data work, summarized the main characteristics of those students and analyzed the main causes of resulting in this. In the end, some practical proposals and measures have been put forward to improve these students' English learning conditions and help them to get out of their difficult situation.展开更多
In view of the current situation of College English Teaching in many universities in China, that is, due to limited or lack of language laboratory, many universities take the form of large-size class in organizing Eng...In view of the current situation of College English Teaching in many universities in China, that is, due to limited or lack of language laboratory, many universities take the form of large-size class in organizing English teaching, the result is that teachers dominate the English classroom, and students are in a passive input state, without much or enough learning autonomy. The writer of this paper suggests a teaching model by using Internet in after-class activities, which is supposed to be helpful in promoting students' participation in class activities and enhancing their learning autonomy.展开更多
Definition of termsInputs can be defined as everything which students bring tothe classroom including their prior teaching and learningenvironment,attitude,enthusiasm,motivation,phonologyfrom their first language and ...Definition of termsInputs can be defined as everything which students bring tothe classroom including their prior teaching and learningenvironment,attitude,enthusiasm,motivation,phonologyfrom their first language and varying degrees of confidence.When they arrive in college they are exposed to spoken Englishfrom a range of teachers who have a variety of spoken abilitiesand teaching techniques.展开更多
With the implementation of China’s reform and opening policy, foreign-invested enterprises have developed quickly since the 1980s. According to incomplete statistics, there are a total of 190,000 foreign-invested ent...With the implementation of China’s reform and opening policy, foreign-invested enterprises have developed quickly since the 1980s. According to incomplete statistics, there are a total of 190,000 foreign-invested enterprises in China. With high salaries, pleasant working environments, advanced management and a system of selecting for employment on the basis of qualification, these enterprises employ a group of well-educated young people. They are becoming an important part of China’s white-collar stratum.Fang Xia, secretary of the Medical Pro]ect Department of the Beijing-based Siemens Technological Development Co. Ltd., is one of the white-collar women working for foreign-invested enterprises. With her excellent German language skill, and her spirit, she has won the trust of her colleagues and her boss. Here are her feelings and experience working in Siemens.展开更多
This paper is a questionnaire survey on learning strategies used by Chinese non-English majors including good language learners and less successful learners. It is based on English Band Four examination scores and fin...This paper is a questionnaire survey on learning strategies used by Chinese non-English majors including good language learners and less successful learners. It is based on English Band Four examination scores and final examination scores of 80 university students. The objective of this study is to find out whether the two groups of students used the same or different learning strategies.展开更多
文摘Learner's motivation is very important in learning process and learning result. It can be divided into different varieties. The positive factors which can influence learner's motivation can play a vital role in College English teaching. In college English learning and teaching, teachers should adopt suitable teaching strategies and methods to realize these positive factors in order to im-prove college students English learning.
文摘This paper gives an understanding of PAD-based class acceptance among modern Chinese college students’English learning.It first introduces the brief definition of what the PAD-based class is,as well as the situation of English language learning in present China,especially the learning amongst Chinese college students.And then it focuses on the acceptance of the PADbased class in the English learning of Chinese college students,including the breakthrough of the traditional Chinese classroom teaching mode and the innovation of the PAD-based class among Chinese college students’English learning.
文摘After a brief introduction to current situation of College English teaching, the paper explores the theoretical foundations for designing a Moodle-based College English learning environment. Through a quantitative and qualitative research, the author proves its effectiveness in College English learning. In this new teaching environment, the learners can take initiative to construct knowledge with the assist of modules provided on Moodle platform. Their comprehensive language ability is greatly improved in this harmonious and equal environment through the interaction and communication with peers and the teacher.
基金This paper is one of the achievements of the project“A Study on the College English Learning Strategies Based on Intellectual Teaching Platforms”sponsored by the Sichuan Foreign Language Literature Research Center(No.SCWYH19-16).
文摘Taking Leshan Normal University as an example,the investigation has been conducted in this paper on the use of learning strategies of more than 3,000 non-English majors in the process of English learning.Based on the analysis of the survey results,this paper discusses the necessity of college English learning strategy cultivation under the new situation,focusing on the cultivation approaches to college English learning strategy through intelligent teaching platforms,aiming to cultivate student’s awareness of using learning strategies,strengthen their according ability,and improve their English level.
文摘Project-based learning (PBL) as an instructional approach focuses on student-centeredness through contextualizing learning by presenting students with real world issues and practices that aim at achieving enduring learning effects. As a challenge to traditional lecture-based instruction, PBL may generate positive backwash assessment effects via documenting the process of developing authentic language skills. These skills-oriented outcomes are achieved through proper curricula in appropriate learning situations via various dimensions. However, problems may occur such as management, pressure from administration, evaluation doing their selected projects. teacher/student attitude, class size and proper group process and criteria, and students' likely frustrations in
文摘This paper investigates the current situation of Modern Educational Technology (MET) as program resources for college English teaching, exploring the effectiveness of the integration of MET and language teaching and learning. The case study in this paper illustrates that MET does benefit college English teaching but there are many problems of its application. Pedagogical implications are then provided to enhance the effective integration of MET and language teaching and learning: (1) it is wise for the teachers and learners to reconcile what is desirable with what is acceptable and possible in MET application; (2) teachers should optimize other existing resources to solve the problems caused by inequality and unavailability of MET; (3) teachers should have a clear conception of the relationship of MET and pedagogy to design and apply courseware appropriately; (4) students have beliefs in the benefits of MET, resulting in enhancing their individual language learning and efficiency.
文摘The ability of college students’English learning self-management plays an important role in English learning.To improve college students’self-management,this paper first analyzed the problems and necessity for.Then it mainly explored how to im prove their self-management ability thus to help student’s improve the efficiency of self-management in college English learning.
基金This research is based on the“Construction of Chinese Academic Translation Team Project”(ZP1823105)of the Characteristic Humanities and Social Science Discipline Construction in 2018,and“2019-2020 Postgraduate Teaching Book Project Translation and International Communication”,East China University of Science and Technology.
文摘With the help of Big Data and Citespace software, this research makes a statistical analysis of the journals anddissertations on College English teaching and learning materials collected by CNKI from 2011 to 2020. This paper,based on the knowledge map drawn by the visualized analysis of literatures volume, authors, research institutions,and keywords clustering, analyzes the current research status and hotspots in the compilation of China’s CollegeEnglish textbooks.
文摘There are some important relations in College English teaching.How to deal with these relations is of great significance for efficient teaching and learning.The paper takes three key relations,i.e.,the relation between language competence and communicative competence,one’s mother tongue and foreign languages,foreign language competence and quality-oriented education,as research objects,and has made a detailed analysis of the relationship between the two elements in each pair.The paper points out that only if teachers know the relations between them clearly can they teach better.
文摘The term "unsuccessful college English learners" mentioned in this paper refers to those undergraduates getting less than 49.5 points in their fourth semester's CET-4. This paper did quite a lot of statistical data work, summarized the main characteristics of those students and analyzed the main causes of resulting in this. In the end, some practical proposals and measures have been put forward to improve these students' English learning conditions and help them to get out of their difficult situation.
文摘In view of the current situation of College English Teaching in many universities in China, that is, due to limited or lack of language laboratory, many universities take the form of large-size class in organizing English teaching, the result is that teachers dominate the English classroom, and students are in a passive input state, without much or enough learning autonomy. The writer of this paper suggests a teaching model by using Internet in after-class activities, which is supposed to be helpful in promoting students' participation in class activities and enhancing their learning autonomy.
文摘Definition of termsInputs can be defined as everything which students bring tothe classroom including their prior teaching and learningenvironment,attitude,enthusiasm,motivation,phonologyfrom their first language and varying degrees of confidence.When they arrive in college they are exposed to spoken Englishfrom a range of teachers who have a variety of spoken abilitiesand teaching techniques.
文摘With the implementation of China’s reform and opening policy, foreign-invested enterprises have developed quickly since the 1980s. According to incomplete statistics, there are a total of 190,000 foreign-invested enterprises in China. With high salaries, pleasant working environments, advanced management and a system of selecting for employment on the basis of qualification, these enterprises employ a group of well-educated young people. They are becoming an important part of China’s white-collar stratum.Fang Xia, secretary of the Medical Pro]ect Department of the Beijing-based Siemens Technological Development Co. Ltd., is one of the white-collar women working for foreign-invested enterprises. With her excellent German language skill, and her spirit, she has won the trust of her colleagues and her boss. Here are her feelings and experience working in Siemens.
文摘This paper is a questionnaire survey on learning strategies used by Chinese non-English majors including good language learners and less successful learners. It is based on English Band Four examination scores and final examination scores of 80 university students. The objective of this study is to find out whether the two groups of students used the same or different learning strategies.