Task-based Language Teaching advocates that the students' learning is to master the language naturally and automatically by finishing real tasks in activities,which is a communicative process.Based upon Willis'...Task-based Language Teaching advocates that the students' learning is to master the language naturally and automatically by finishing real tasks in activities,which is a communicative process.Based upon Willis' model for TBLT,the author has done experiment in two classes.The results showed that task-based reading teaching is suitable to vocational college students.There is great significance appeared in the learning quality on the students in experimental class.(1) It can build up the students' self-confidence in reading.(2) It can facilitate the students' reading comprehension.(3) It helps to cultivate the students' autonomous reading habit.展开更多
The traditional teaching approach is teacher-oriented,giving priority to grammar and lexical usage and neglecting the development of students’linguistic ability.The task-based approach is based on tasks and its promi...The traditional teaching approach is teacher-oriented,giving priority to grammar and lexical usage and neglecting the development of students’linguistic ability.The task-based approach is based on tasks and its prominent feature is"learning by doing and learning by using".By accomplishing tasks in target language,students can obtain linguistic knowledge and improve linguistic ability.This thesis is based on task-based approach,referring to English compulsory textbooks in senior middle school,exploring the application of task-based approach in intensive reading classes and providing case studies.展开更多
Reading as one of the four important language skills plays an key role in succeeding in various kinds of examination for college students.Therefore,a question comes out that how to improve English reading effectively....Reading as one of the four important language skills plays an key role in succeeding in various kinds of examination for college students.Therefore,a question comes out that how to improve English reading effectively.With the popularization of taskbased teaching in China,much work has been done in actual English teaching apparently including English reading,and great achievements have been obtained.However,there still exist some problems in college reading class.Considering the importance of reading,current issues in reading class are pointed out,combined with a detailed elaboration on theories of task-based teaching and some suggestions on it.展开更多
The thesis firstly introduced the incidental vocabulary acquisition and involvement load hypothesis.The empirical study explores effectiveness of different learning tasks on incidental vocabulary acquisition.After ana...The thesis firstly introduced the incidental vocabulary acquisition and involvement load hypothesis.The empirical study explores effectiveness of different learning tasks on incidental vocabulary acquisition.After analysis and comparison,the results reveal learning tasks with higher involvement load are generally more effective for incidental vocabulary acquisition than tasks with lower.展开更多
The questions concerning vocabulary acquisition have been explored for years.Among all these researches,there is a basic assumption that learners can acquire words from incidental exposure to written texts.Quite a num...The questions concerning vocabulary acquisition have been explored for years.Among all these researches,there is a basic assumption that learners can acquire words from incidental exposure to written texts.Quite a number of empirical studies have testified the hypothesis,in which,the relationship between reading tasks and incidental vocabulary acquisition(IVA) has become an interest in the field of second language acquisition(SLA) studies.The present study presents some theories and studies about the positive effects of reading tasks on IVA and suggests future research on the related topics.展开更多
Readingto comprehend the source text is a necessary part in translation process.However,the cognitive processing in various reading tasks related to translation is far from well-understood.The present study investigat...Readingto comprehend the source text is a necessary part in translation process.However,the cognitive processing in various reading tasks related to translation is far from well-understood.The present study investigated interpreters’eye movement behavior in E-C language pair across different reading tasks.The participants are instructed to perform four tasks involving reading for specific purposes.The four tasks are as follows:(1)reading for comprehension(monolingual);(2)reading for summary;(3)reading in preparation for translating;and(4)reading while speaking a translation(sight translating).The results showed that reading purposes have a clear effect on interpreters’eye movement behaviors.By tasks both groups of interpreters spent more task time,more and longer fixations as they dealt with increasingly cognitive-demanding tasks.Across groups student interpreters spend more time,more and longer fixations than do professionals in most of the tasks.The study revealed that the increasing cognitive efforts required by reading is dependent on various reading tasks and translation expertise,which provided tentative implications for understanding and modelling the way interpreters read.The study also provided evidence for the validity of eye-tracking as a methodology in different translation modalities.展开更多
In English reading, teachers should take students as the main body by creating situations, putting forward tasks,practicing interaction and evaluating teachers and students according to the corresponding classroom goa...In English reading, teachers should take students as the main body by creating situations, putting forward tasks,practicing interaction and evaluating teachers and students according to the corresponding classroom goals so as to improve students' English reading skills and the comprehensive use of language ability. Effective reading activities can help improve students' English level at different English reading stages,such as pre-reading stage,w hile-reading stage, post-reading stage.展开更多
To enhance the reading ability is one of the aims of the college English teaching and learning in China. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how strategies can be applied in college English reading class using...To enhance the reading ability is one of the aims of the college English teaching and learning in China. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how strategies can be applied in college English reading class using a task-based method rather than other traditional approaches.展开更多
In order to alter the reality of reading teaching, arouse students' reading interest and to improve their reading competence, the author conducted an empirical research on the application of Task-Based Approach to...In order to alter the reality of reading teaching, arouse students' reading interest and to improve their reading competence, the author conducted an empirical research on the application of Task-Based Approach to junior middle school English reading teaching. The research aims to encourage students to take an active part in class, stimulate their reading interest, and to improve their reading competence by students' complement of reading tasks; furthermore, it probes into the difficulties about the application of Task-Based Approach to practical teaching so that it can provide reference for teachers' improvement of teaching methods.展开更多
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;thereaft...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.展开更多
Topics around helping students to acquire the skill of reading have become increasingly popular in the discussion of foreign language teaching.In this paper,the author emphasizes the importance of improving learners...Topics around helping students to acquire the skill of reading have become increasingly popular in the discussion of foreign language teaching.In this paper,the author emphasizes the importance of improving learners' reading skill,presents the understanding of three factors concerning how to improve learners' reading comprehension in EFL class and then introduces a 90-minute lesson plan to illustrate the statements.展开更多
WORI is the Production-Oriented Approach to reading in the TEFL context of China. It is intended to enhance English learners' proficiency in writing and reading. By asking questions to draw learners' attention to th...WORI is the Production-Oriented Approach to reading in the TEFL context of China. It is intended to enhance English learners' proficiency in writing and reading. By asking questions to draw learners' attention to the professional writers' choices concerning organization, development, style, and diction, teachers explicitly guide learners to observe, analyze, study, apperceive, so as to learn about their writing thinking and strategies. By designing a variety of reading-to-write tasks, teachers endeavour to activate learners' writing thinking developed in writing-oriented reading activities to have such writing thinking fixed in mind and internalized. The WORI also fosters English learners' autonomy of sustaining development in reading, writing, as well as their English learning.展开更多
在机器阅读理解任务中,如何在包含不可回答问题的情况下提高答案的准确性是自然语言处理领域的一项重要挑战.虽然基于深度学习的机器阅读理解模型展现出很好的性能,但是这些模型仍然存在抽取特征冗余、语义信息不全面、问题分类任务和...在机器阅读理解任务中,如何在包含不可回答问题的情况下提高答案的准确性是自然语言处理领域的一项重要挑战.虽然基于深度学习的机器阅读理解模型展现出很好的性能,但是这些模型仍然存在抽取特征冗余、语义信息不全面、问题分类任务和答案抽取任务耦合性不强的问题.为了解决以上问题,本文提出一种结合门控机制和多级残差结构的多任务联合训练模型GMRT(Gated Mechanism and Multi-level Residual Structure for Multi-task Joint Training),以提升机器阅读理解任务中答案预测的准确性.GMRT构建门控机制来筛选交互后的关联特征,从而控制信息的流动.采用多级残差结构分别连接注意力机制和门控机制,保证每个阶段都保留原始语义信息.同时,通过边缘损失函数对问题分类任务和答案抽取任务联合训练,确保预测答案过程中任务之间的强耦合性.在SQuAD2.0数据集上的实验结果表明,GMRT模型的EM值和F1值均优于对比模型.展开更多
文摘Task-based Language Teaching advocates that the students' learning is to master the language naturally and automatically by finishing real tasks in activities,which is a communicative process.Based upon Willis' model for TBLT,the author has done experiment in two classes.The results showed that task-based reading teaching is suitable to vocational college students.There is great significance appeared in the learning quality on the students in experimental class.(1) It can build up the students' self-confidence in reading.(2) It can facilitate the students' reading comprehension.(3) It helps to cultivate the students' autonomous reading habit.
文摘The traditional teaching approach is teacher-oriented,giving priority to grammar and lexical usage and neglecting the development of students’linguistic ability.The task-based approach is based on tasks and its prominent feature is"learning by doing and learning by using".By accomplishing tasks in target language,students can obtain linguistic knowledge and improve linguistic ability.This thesis is based on task-based approach,referring to English compulsory textbooks in senior middle school,exploring the application of task-based approach in intensive reading classes and providing case studies.
文摘Reading as one of the four important language skills plays an key role in succeeding in various kinds of examination for college students.Therefore,a question comes out that how to improve English reading effectively.With the popularization of taskbased teaching in China,much work has been done in actual English teaching apparently including English reading,and great achievements have been obtained.However,there still exist some problems in college reading class.Considering the importance of reading,current issues in reading class are pointed out,combined with a detailed elaboration on theories of task-based teaching and some suggestions on it.
文摘The thesis firstly introduced the incidental vocabulary acquisition and involvement load hypothesis.The empirical study explores effectiveness of different learning tasks on incidental vocabulary acquisition.After analysis and comparison,the results reveal learning tasks with higher involvement load are generally more effective for incidental vocabulary acquisition than tasks with lower.
文摘The questions concerning vocabulary acquisition have been explored for years.Among all these researches,there is a basic assumption that learners can acquire words from incidental exposure to written texts.Quite a number of empirical studies have testified the hypothesis,in which,the relationship between reading tasks and incidental vocabulary acquisition(IVA) has become an interest in the field of second language acquisition(SLA) studies.The present study presents some theories and studies about the positive effects of reading tasks on IVA and suggests future research on the related topics.
文摘Readingto comprehend the source text is a necessary part in translation process.However,the cognitive processing in various reading tasks related to translation is far from well-understood.The present study investigated interpreters’eye movement behavior in E-C language pair across different reading tasks.The participants are instructed to perform four tasks involving reading for specific purposes.The four tasks are as follows:(1)reading for comprehension(monolingual);(2)reading for summary;(3)reading in preparation for translating;and(4)reading while speaking a translation(sight translating).The results showed that reading purposes have a clear effect on interpreters’eye movement behaviors.By tasks both groups of interpreters spent more task time,more and longer fixations as they dealt with increasingly cognitive-demanding tasks.Across groups student interpreters spend more time,more and longer fixations than do professionals in most of the tasks.The study revealed that the increasing cognitive efforts required by reading is dependent on various reading tasks and translation expertise,which provided tentative implications for understanding and modelling the way interpreters read.The study also provided evidence for the validity of eye-tracking as a methodology in different translation modalities.
文摘In English reading, teachers should take students as the main body by creating situations, putting forward tasks,practicing interaction and evaluating teachers and students according to the corresponding classroom goals so as to improve students' English reading skills and the comprehensive use of language ability. Effective reading activities can help improve students' English level at different English reading stages,such as pre-reading stage,w hile-reading stage, post-reading stage.
文摘To enhance the reading ability is one of the aims of the college English teaching and learning in China. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how strategies can be applied in college English reading class using a task-based method rather than other traditional approaches.
文摘In order to alter the reality of reading teaching, arouse students' reading interest and to improve their reading competence, the author conducted an empirical research on the application of Task-Based Approach to junior middle school English reading teaching. The research aims to encourage students to take an active part in class, stimulate their reading interest, and to improve their reading competence by students' complement of reading tasks; furthermore, it probes into the difficulties about the application of Task-Based Approach to practical teaching so that it can provide reference for teachers' improvement of teaching methods.
文摘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.
文摘Topics around helping students to acquire the skill of reading have become increasingly popular in the discussion of foreign language teaching.In this paper,the author emphasizes the importance of improving learners' reading skill,presents the understanding of three factors concerning how to improve learners' reading comprehension in EFL class and then introduces a 90-minute lesson plan to illustrate the statements.
文摘WORI is the Production-Oriented Approach to reading in the TEFL context of China. It is intended to enhance English learners' proficiency in writing and reading. By asking questions to draw learners' attention to the professional writers' choices concerning organization, development, style, and diction, teachers explicitly guide learners to observe, analyze, study, apperceive, so as to learn about their writing thinking and strategies. By designing a variety of reading-to-write tasks, teachers endeavour to activate learners' writing thinking developed in writing-oriented reading activities to have such writing thinking fixed in mind and internalized. The WORI also fosters English learners' autonomy of sustaining development in reading, writing, as well as their English learning.
文摘在机器阅读理解任务中,如何在包含不可回答问题的情况下提高答案的准确性是自然语言处理领域的一项重要挑战.虽然基于深度学习的机器阅读理解模型展现出很好的性能,但是这些模型仍然存在抽取特征冗余、语义信息不全面、问题分类任务和答案抽取任务耦合性不强的问题.为了解决以上问题,本文提出一种结合门控机制和多级残差结构的多任务联合训练模型GMRT(Gated Mechanism and Multi-level Residual Structure for Multi-task Joint Training),以提升机器阅读理解任务中答案预测的准确性.GMRT构建门控机制来筛选交互后的关联特征,从而控制信息的流动.采用多级残差结构分别连接注意力机制和门控机制,保证每个阶段都保留原始语义信息.同时,通过边缘损失函数对问题分类任务和答案抽取任务联合训练,确保预测答案过程中任务之间的强耦合性.在SQuAD2.0数据集上的实验结果表明,GMRT模型的EM值和F1值均优于对比模型.