Schema is an important concept in cognitive psychology, referring to how different types of information are connected in our brain, and the process of activating stored information. In view of modern schema theory, th...Schema is an important concept in cognitive psychology, referring to how different types of information are connected in our brain, and the process of activating stored information. In view of modern schema theory, this paper focuses on its application in the three stages of interpretation practice. Schema plays a role in preparation before interpretation, which includes enhancing the interpreter＇s linguistic competence, and enlarging his storage of background information; schema influences performance during interpretation in terms of comprehension and note-taking; summary after interpretation is to supplement original schema. With the guidance of schema theory, interpretation practice can be carried out in an effective way.展开更多
This article reports on the findings of a study that explores the mentality of Chinese English-major students on the politics of native English speaker teachers(NESTs)versus nonnative English speaker teachers(NNESTs)t...This article reports on the findings of a study that explores the mentality of Chinese English-major students on the politics of native English speaker teachers(NESTs)versus nonnative English speaker teachers(NNESTs)through a questionnaire survey of 95 undergraduate English majoring in English at a Chinese university.Data analysis reveals that the vast majority of the participants viewed Inner Circle NESTs as being linguistically more competent in English than Outer Circle English teachers and local Chinese English teachers(LCETs),deemed it natural to prioritize Inner Circle NESTs in the hiring of foreign English teachers and considered it reasonable to offer higher payment to NESTs.Although Inner Circle NESTs are also deemed pedagogically more capable than the other two categories of English teachers,this positioning is less salient than that concerning the linguistic competence that NESTs and NNESTs are assumed to possess.All these findings suggests the continuity of native speakerism in China.Nevertheless,that many students maintained a neutral stance on the superiority of NESTs over LCETs in adopting diverse teaching methods and learner-centered principle as well on the intelligibility of Inner Circle NESTs versus Outer Circle English teachers deserves further exploration.展开更多
文摘Schema is an important concept in cognitive psychology, referring to how different types of information are connected in our brain, and the process of activating stored information. In view of modern schema theory, this paper focuses on its application in the three stages of interpretation practice. Schema plays a role in preparation before interpretation, which includes enhancing the interpreter＇s linguistic competence, and enlarging his storage of background information; schema influences performance during interpretation in terms of comprehension and note-taking; summary after interpretation is to supplement original schema. With the guidance of schema theory, interpretation practice can be carried out in an effective way.
文摘This article reports on the findings of a study that explores the mentality of Chinese English-major students on the politics of native English speaker teachers(NESTs)versus nonnative English speaker teachers(NNESTs)through a questionnaire survey of 95 undergraduate English majoring in English at a Chinese university.Data analysis reveals that the vast majority of the participants viewed Inner Circle NESTs as being linguistically more competent in English than Outer Circle English teachers and local Chinese English teachers(LCETs),deemed it natural to prioritize Inner Circle NESTs in the hiring of foreign English teachers and considered it reasonable to offer higher payment to NESTs.Although Inner Circle NESTs are also deemed pedagogically more capable than the other two categories of English teachers,this positioning is less salient than that concerning the linguistic competence that NESTs and NNESTs are assumed to possess.All these findings suggests the continuity of native speakerism in China.Nevertheless,that many students maintained a neutral stance on the superiority of NESTs over LCETs in adopting diverse teaching methods and learner-centered principle as well on the intelligibility of Inner Circle NESTs versus Outer Circle English teachers deserves further exploration.
