Potential use of large language models for mitigating students’problematic social media use:ChatGPT as an example

The problematic use of social media has numerous negative impacts on individuals'daily lives,interpersonal relationships,physical and mental health,and more.Currently,there are few methods and tools to alleviate problematic social media,and their potential is yet to be fully realized.Emerging large language models(LLMs)are becoming increasingly popular for providing information and assistance to people and are being applied in many aspects of life.In mitigating problematic social media use,LLMs such as ChatGPT can play a positive role by serving as conversational partners and outlets for users,providing personalized information and resources,monitoring and intervening in problematic social media use,and more.In this process,we should recognize both the enormous potential and endless possibilities of LLMs such as ChatGPT,leveraging their advantages to better address problematic social media use,while also acknowledging the limitations and potential pitfalls of ChatGPT technology,such as errors,limitations in issue resolution,privacy and security concerns,and potential overreliance.When we leverage the advantages of LLMs to address issues in social media usage,we must adopt a cautious and ethical approach,being vigilant of the potential adverse effects that LLMs may have in addressing problematic social media use to better harness technology to serve individuals and society.

How to Use Language Effectively in Delivering an English Speech

This paper aims at offering some suggestions for the college students who want to deliver an English speech.After the research,the author gives a brief description of the principles of language using in an English speech.It goes from three aspects:choosing words effectively;using langusge strategically;building the speech reasonably.Thus,the author concludes that the success of an English speech will be made up of fully preparation of language usage,serious attitude and confidence.

Gender and Language Use

Linguistic forms used by male and female contrast to different degrees in all speech communities.This heated and controversial topic of language and gender has evoked a considerable amount of research and discussions from various perspectives.Thus,this paper pro vides comprehensive definitions around gender in sociolinguistics.It also summarizes and synthesizes the relevant research considering gen der differences in language use.Lastly,it investigates the connection between gender studies and ESL classroom teaching and puts forward several practical and feasible recommendations on the applications of this concept to the professional teaching in TESOL classroom.

An Investigation into Typical English Language Use Tasks across Jobs by International Talents

Along with the progress of economic globalization and the Belt and Road Initiative,there is a great need for international talents with global vision,knowledge of international rules and regulations,English language proficiency,and the ability to participate in international affairs and competitions.Through text analysis and interviews,this study collects typical English language use tasks in the workplace,and uses questionnaires to investigate the importance and difficulty of different tasks for English language users in different industries,positions and ranks,hence providing references for the design of English training and assessment tasks for international talents.

POLITENESS RANKING IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE USE

The politeness ranking is thought to be one of the features of the Politeness Principle (PP) (He Ziran 1988 P. 102). In the views of Leech, Brown and Levinsodn, speakers, when obeying the PP may choose appropriate politeness ranking according to contextual factors——social distance and status,age,sex,the ranking of impositions, the formality of the occasion and so on and the extent that a given act benefits or costs the addressee in a given situation.

DEVIATION IN THE SENSE OF THE CREATIVE ASPECT OF LANGUAGE USE

Winds stampeding the fields (Ted Hughes) (1) He sang his didn’t he danced his did (E. E. Cummings) (2) Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green (Dylan Thomas) (3) That spanieled me heels,to whom I gave their wishes. (William Shakespeare, Anthony

Exploring Bilingual Uyghur-Chinese Students'Social Use of Language inside and out of Classroom

This paper examines language use inside and out of classroom of Uyghur students from the middle schools for both Han and ethnic minorities in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. A total of 341 Uyghur students between 12 and 15 years of age, attending 3 middle schools for both Han and ethnic minorities in Urumqi, responded to questionnaires requesting information about their language backgrounds, their use of language at school (inside and out of classroom) and in the wider community, their self-perceptions about their linguistic competence in Uyghur and in Chinese and their attitudes towards Uyghur, Chinese and towards bilingualism. The results, in general, demonstrated a positive attitude towards bilingualism, and there was a trend towards favoring the use of Chinese both inside and outside classroom. The implications of the findings for language policy and planning in education are discussed.

Analysis of Text in Language Use

Since language is shaped by the environment it is situated in,language teaching should focus on not only linguistic knowledge,but also social awareness.To better understand the language use,Halliday’s framework and Fairlough's Critical Discourse Analysis approach are introduced in language teaching to help learners develop their literacy and critical thinking.

Saving World Languages Using Logograms

0.Introduction The world of languages is evolving quickly.An increasing number of people are willing to adopt a foreign language—English—to communicate with citizens of a different country.An example of this is'Euro English',a kind of lingua franca used to communicate in Europe,but not always fully understood by native speakers of English from outside Europe,both because the meanings of words are changed (e.g.:'current' becomes 'actual','offer'becomes 'propose','possible'becomes'eventual',etc.)and because the pronunciation may be far from standard.

Current Trends in Online Programming Languages Learning Tools: A Systematic Literature Review

Students face difficulties in programming languages learning (PLL) which encourages many scholars to investigate the factors behind that. Although there a number of positive and negative factors found to be effective in PLL procedure, utilising online tools in PLL were recognized as a positive recommended means. This motivates many researchers to provide solutions and proposals which result in a number of choices and options. However, categorising those efforts and showing what has been done, would provide a better and clear image for future studies. Therefore, this paper aims to conduct a systematic literature review to show what studies have been done and then categorise them based on the type of online tools and the aims of the research. The study follows Kitchenham and Charters guidelines for writing SLR (Systematic Literature Review). The search result reached 1390 publications between 2013-09/2018. After the filtration which has been done through selected criteria, 160 publications were found to be adequate to answer the review questions. The main results of this systematic review are categorizing the aims of the studies in online PLL tools, classifying the tools and finding the current trends of the online PLL tools.

College Students’ Use of Impoliteness Expression in the WeChat Diction

The purpose of this study was to investigate college students’ use of impoliteness expressions in WeChat diction and what factors influence college students’ use of impoliteness expressions. In-depth interview was used. The chatting records of a large WeChat group with 134 members—Hubin 12 Housings’ 2021 graduate Management group in a comprehensive university in Wuhan in the latest month were analyzed. 10 college students who were members of that WeChat group were interviewed. The interview was related to their inner activities when using impoliteness expressions and what factors could influence their use of impoliteness expressions. The results showed that college students were more likely to use motivated impoliteness, informational impoliteness and strategic impoliteness. College students’ use of impoliteness expressions were influenced by gender, social status and the relationship between the speaker and the hearer. The paper could provide a new study area for researchers. It will attract researchers’ attention on the use of impolite language, especially among different roles of people in society.

Examining the Relations between Language and Society through a Small Window

Language and society are so closely intertwined.From the sociolinguistic perspective,language not only has denotation functions,but also has a function of signaling the speakers' social and personal backgrounds.Personal names,as a kind of language use,although vary from country to country and from times to times,they still signal something about people's social identities.Chinese names have very rich connotation.Chinese naming system is a mirror of Chinese society and culture,and personal names have revealed a lot of time features.This study is to examine the change in the choice of words for Chinese given names during the time period of 1940s to the current from the sociolinguistic perspective.It focuses to explore the relations between the change of language use in personal names and the change of society,as well as on the influence of social ideology on the choice of Chinese given names.

新课标下高中英语教学探索——以“Using Language”部分为例

从当前高中英语新教材NSEFC中"using language"部分教学所存在的问题出发,结合新课程标准和教学实践,从三个方面入手来探讨using language的教学策略。

基于主题意义探究的高中英语Using Language读写课实践

分析基于主题意义的高中英语Using Language读写课的教学优势。以人教版高中《英语》必修2 Unit 3 Computers Using Language读写课为例,阐明围绕主题语境设计高中英语Using Language读写课的具体策略。

高中英语Using language中“以读促写”教学策略初探

鉴于学生英语写作和教师英语教学中存在的问题,结合教学实践,讨论了在教学中尝试了＂以读促写＂教学策略在农村普通高中英语Using language中的运用,从不同层面和不同角度解决写作难题,从而使学生的习作＂清澈如斯＂。

思维导图在Using Language中的应用研究

通过对思维导图概念的阐述和对其应用于英语教学优势的分析,从Reading(阅读)和Listening(听力)两个方面详细地论述了思维导图在Using Language中的有效应用。在Using Language(语言运用)中应用思维导图呈现任务,不仅有助于提高教学质量,而且有利于学生构建知识之间的联系,优化学习过程,提高学生的语言综合运用能力。

探究多媒体在高中英语教学中的应用——以人教版高中《英语》Using Language教学为例

分析多媒体在高中英语课堂教学中的使用意义,针对目前高中英语教学中存在滥用多媒体的问题,以人教版高中《英语》Using Language教学为例,探究多媒体在高中英语教学中的使用原则和使用时机。指出高中英语教师在使用多媒体时应遵循"以学生为主体"原则、互补性原则和适度原则;在单词学习、课堂导入、突破教学难点和知识延伸拓展时合理使用多媒体,真正发挥多媒体的作用,提高高中英语教学的效果。

A new approach to classroom-based language assessment

If one considers the number of language learners that are worldwide,the number of classroom-based language assessments(CBLAs)that are given each year,and the number of decisions that are made on the basis of these,it is obvious that in terms of sheer numbers,more students are affected by CBLAs per year than by those based on large-scale language assessments.Because of this,it is essential that classroom teachers have the knowledge,skills,and tools to enable them to develop and use CBLAs that they can justify to stakeholders,e.g.,students,parents,and school authorities.In this paper we describe the approach to CBLAs that we have developed.First,we discuss the role of assessment in teaching and learning,the kinds of decisions that classroom teachers need to make,and the different modes of CBLAs.We then describe the process of using CBLAs to help teachers make decisions that will have beneficial consequences.Next,we discuss fairness and accountability in assessment and the process of assessment justification,including an assessment use argument.Finally,we discuss the process of developing CBLAs,using an example of a classroom-based language assessment to illustrate this.

An Overview of Language Learning Strategies

As English has become a universal lingua franca at present,more and more learners are anxious to learn it effectively and successfully.Studies show that the use of language learning strategies directly relates to language performance.This article attempts to provide an overview of language learning strategies for researchers' reference,helping them get insights in this field.

基于Using Language的以读促写教学模式探究

分析Using Language和写作教学脱节的问题,根据"以读促写"的理论,提出依托Using Language的"以读促写"的教学策略。基于此,结合教学实例分析如何从以仿促写、以串促写、以续促写三方面拓展学生思维,提高学生的写作能力。