谈初中Integrated skills中speak up的教学

口语表达能力是综合语言运用能力的一部分,初中学生通过听说课型得到提升。这种课型是每个单元的Inte原grated skills,前半段是听力教学,后半段是对话。本人通过长期实践发现教材的speak up(对话部分)内容浅显,有些话题和听力无关,有些和已学的新词汇联系不密切,这种现象容易使学生困惑,不知道本课的重难点。本文举例说明如何巧妙地安排这部分的教学。

"The soro-soke[speak up]generation":multimodality and appraisal choices in selected#EndSars civil protest-related memes in Nigeria

This paper explores the deployment of multimodal elements as appraisal resources in#Endsars civil unrest-related memes in Nigerian social media space(WhatsApp and Twitter)to express affective meanings and intersubjective positioning.The study investigates how both verbal and non-verbal elements are deployed as appraisal resources to evaluate the trajectory of the protest.The data,which comprise thirty purposively selected Internet memes,collected between October and December,2020,were analysed qualitatively.The study shows that the meme producers,through the use of multimodal concepts such as symbolic,analytical,action,reactional processes,offer and salience,among others,project various expressions of affect,judgement and appreciation of things to create important narratives in the memes.Thus,the verbal elements are graded/upscaled through the non-verbal elements in the memes to evoke specific reactions,positive/negative,which signal intersubjective positioning about the protest and relevant social actors.The study concludes that meme producers effectively utilize multimodal elements to interrogate various expressions of attitude and inter-subjective opinions that Nigerians made about the protest and its management by the Nigerian government.

SPEAKING模型下滦州古城语言景观研究

该文对唐山市滦州古城的语言景观现象进行定量、定性分析,以SPEAKING模型为切入点,重点关注语言语码以及语言景观参与者和文本的互动关系,从多角度对古城景区的标牌语言进行深入剖析。研究结论显示滦州古城的语言景观呈现出国际化、多元化趋势,且“作者”“读者”与文本的互动关系明显。该研究系统总结了滦州古城语言景观使用的优势及不足,以期为景区的国际化改进和国家及地区语言政策的调整提供参考意见。

SPEAKING模型下北京地铁双语站名语言景观考察与研究

基于SPEAKING模型,选取模型中SPN三个要素,对比2022版及2023版北京城市轨道交通线网图,深入分析北京地铁双语站名语言景观。研究发现,北京地铁双语站名语言景观表达与语言服务质量、语言权势、身份认同及意识形态相关,但存在不统一、不规范等实际问题。文章从语言服务质量的提升和象征功能的体现两个方面对该问题提出针对性修改建议,以规范北京地铁双语站名语言景观表达,进而强化“风向标”引领,彰显“头雁效应”。

Towards Lessening Learners’Aversive Emotions and Promoting Their Mental Health:Developing and Validating a Measurement of English Speaking Demotivation in the Chinese EFL Context

While a plethora of studies has been conducted to explore demotivation and its impact on mental health in second language(L2)education,scanty research focuses on demotivation in L2 speaking learning.Particularly,little research explores the measures to quantify L2 speaking demotivation.The present two-phase study attempts to develop and validate an English Speaking Demotivation Scale(ESDS).To this end,an independent sample of 207 Chinese tertiary learners of English as a Foreign Language(EFL)participated in the development phase,and another group of 188 Chinese EFL learners was recruited for the validation of the scale.Exploratory Factor Analysis(EFA)and Confirmatory Factor Analysis(CFA)were employed to determine the factor structure of the scale.The EFA results revealed a six-factor solution with Teacher-related Factors in Learning Spoken English(TFLSE),Interest and Valence in Learning Spoken English(IVLSE),Self-efficacy in Learning Spoken English(SELSE),Negative Peer Influence in Learning Spoken English(NPILSE),Undesirable Environment for Learning Spoken English(UELSE),and Negative Influence of Assessment and Learning Materials in speaking class(NIALM).In the validation phase,Confirmatory Factor Analysis(CFA)was performed to validate the internal structure of the scale.The CFA results showed that the model fits the data well.Overall,the ESDS is a robust and trustworthy psychometric tool that could be utilized to examine L2 speaking demotivation.Implications for diminishing EFL learners’demotivation,lessening their aversive emotions and promoting their mental health are also discussed.

English Speaking Online in the Turkish Teaching Context:A Theoretical Approach

The world initiated a new era with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic.Education all around the globe,including Turkey,was impacted to a great extent.Both teachers and learners were required to adapt to online education within a short period of time.Although previous studies had focused on the impacts of teaching English in general for teachers and learners,studies focusing on teaching of the speaking skills online particularly in the Turkish context was absent in the literature.Therefore,the gap which was to be considered appropriate for this research is related to comprehending the perceptions and challenges EFL teachers confronted while attempting to teach the speaking skills online within the Turkish context.This article aims to have a theoretical contribution to the current research,in order to see the significance of the Turkish context,as online teaching of English speaking was to be considered beneficial for learners,as it increased confidence for the interaction.

高中英语翻转课堂在Listening and Speaking的应用

随着全球化的不断深入,英语作为国际交流的主要语言,其重要性不言而喻。在高中阶段,培养学生的英语听说能力,不仅是语言学习的基本目标,更是他们未来融入社会、实现个人价值的关键。然而,传统的英语听说教学往往存在诸多弊端,如教学模式单一、学生参与度低、缺乏实践机会等。翻转课堂作为一种新兴的教学模式,为高中英语听说教学提供了新的可能。

The Potential of Metaverse in Speaking Skills of English Education

The Metaverse,a three-dimensional(3D)virtual world network that includes social and economic interactions through virtual reality(VR)and augmented reality(AR)devices,has been recognized as a transformative concept in a variety of fields,including education.As technology advances at a rapid pace,the potential of the Metaverse to revolutionize teaching and learning has become increasingly prominent.Particularly in English education,the Metaverse offers promising solutions to address the challenges of oral English education during the COVID-19 era.This paper explores the potential of the Metaverse in enhancing oral English education and highlights its future possibilities.Drawing from the realms of AR and VR,this paper also examines teaching approaches and strategies that integrate the Metaverse into oral English instruction.By leveraging the immersive and interactive nature of the Metaverse,educators or students can create engaging learning experiences that foster oral English communication skills.

The Dynamic Interplay Between Language Motivation and English Speaking Fluency:Implications for Effective Teaching Strategies

In this study,we aim to investigate the reciprocal influence between language motivation and English speaking fluency among language learners,and to draw implications for effective teaching methodologies.By analyzing multiple cases of language learners in conjunction with relevant theories and practical insights,the study uncovers a dynamic correlation between language motivation and speaking fluency.The research findings indicate that heightened language motivation can positively impact learners’speaking fluency,while improved oral skills,in turn,bolster learners’language confidence and motivation.Building on these insights,the study proposes impactful teaching approaches,such as cultivating learners’enthusiasm for language acquisition,providing diverse opportunities for oral practice,and fostering active engagement in language communication.These strategies are designed to enhance language motivation and speaking fluency among learners,offering valuable guidance and reference for educators.

Challenges and Countermeasures in Integrating Chinese Traditional Culture into English Listening and Speaking Course

Foreign language education involves not only language education but also cultural education.It is the new mission of today’s foreign language education to integrate Chinese traditional culture into foreign language teaching and cultivate foreign language talents who can tell Chinese stories well and spread Chinese voice.As a basic course for English majors,English Listening and Speaking faces many challenges when it is integrated into Chinese traditional culture,such as complex teaching content,limited teaching resources,insufficient teachers’literacy,and students’listening and speaking difficulties.In order to solve these problems,teachers and universities should work together to sort out the connotation of Chinese traditional culture,develop audio-visual teaching materials,organize teacher training,and innovate teaching methods,so as to effectively promote the connection between Chinese traditional culture and English Listening and Speaking curriculum system.

《牛津初中英语》教材Speak up版块的教学缺失与建议

本文对《牛津初中英语》（译林版）教材Speakup版块进行了分析，指出了Speakup版块教学中的缺失，并通过对一个教学案例的反思与改进，提出教学该部分的建议。

Warming-up&Speaking教学的实践与探索——以高中英语新教材unit12 Education为例

高中英语新教材的使用,给师生带来新的感受,新教材中的warm ing-up&speaking因旧教材中没有,成为较难处理的一个问题,如何在英语课堂教学中进行创新教育,使得warm ing-up&speaking既在一个轻松的氛围中进行又让学生获取知识呢?我们以高中三年级Un it12 Education为例,进行积极的实践和探索。

Brain-Computer Interface Speaks Up

As reported in July 2021 in The New England Journal of Medicine,a neural implant helped a paralyzed man speak his first compre-hensible words in 18 years:“My family is outside”[1,2].The achievement—albeit in a single patient,nicknamed Pancho,who as a 20-year-old in 2003 suffered a severe stroke following a hor-rific car crash—highlights recent progress in engineering brain–computer interfaces(BCIs).The algorithms that control the array of electrodes placed onto the speech areas of Pancho’s brain and translate his neural activity into words were developed by researchers at the University of California,San Francisco(UCSF).The team hopes their work could one day restore the ability to communicate to the thousands of people each year that lose the capacity to speak due to stroke,disease,or injury.

An Interpretation of the Topic for the Prepared Speech of the 2018 FLTRP Cup English Public Speaking Contest

The FLTRP(Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press)Cup English Public Speaking Contest is one of the major nationwide English competitions for Chinese learners as well as a hot spot for extracurricular activities among Chinese colleges.The prepared speech has always been of great significance to all participants in that its survivors will qualify for the next round and gain a chance of making it to the final summit round.This essay intends to interpret the topic of the prepared speech“The Stones,______”by tracing the origin of“stones”,analyzing relevant key words with an intent to advise rhetorical strategies on speech writing based on the principles of three beauties.

中专英语教材中Warm-up,Listening和Speaking的教学

本文从分析当前中等职业学校普遍使用的英语教材入手,结合Warm-up,Listening和Speaking三部分内容,探讨如何根据学生的实际水平,灵活而创造性地使用教材,总结出可行的教法和对策。

Toward a Realization of Teaching Principles in Oral English Class:Helping Student Set up Confidence in Speaking English

Speaking is a productive skill which is completely living in the en-couragement of communicative efficiency.Comparatively Chinesestudents are quiet and shy.One of the reasons is that they don’t haveadvantage in speaking.They are afraid of making mistakes.

Analyzing ＂Fuzziness＂ of Hedges and Its Function in ＂Filter Cup＂ English Public Speaking Contest

In recent years, numerous scholars have attached much importance to the pragmatic function of hedges and associated it with daily life. Scholars have conducted a lot of research on how hedges function in news broadcast, interview, trial, commercial negotiation, language teaching, entertainment, etc. However, there is still no research on its application in Public Speaking Contest （hereinafter referred to as PSC ）. PSC is usually regarded as a great annual event for students. In order to analyze the efficiency of hedges in PSC to help students to he skirted in the application of different hedges, this article wiU analyze characteristics of hedges by the comparison with the relevant concept like probability and vagueness; then some scholars＇ approach of classifieation will be introduced; lastly, it will analyze different function of hedges under the context of some articles in＂Filter Cup＂English Public Speaking Contest. Adaptors can make the expression more polite and tact; rounders can make speaker＇ s information more believable and show his sincere attitude for judges; plausibility shields can show thoughtful and clear-headed property; attribution shields can help to avoid the responsibility for a fault.

An Inside and Outside Look Into Cultural Identity Construction of the FLTRP Cup English Public Speaking Contest--A Two Decade Review

As the admittedly top-level English competition in China,the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press(FLTRP)English Speech Contest has celebrated its 20-year anniversary.The competition not only provides a platform for the contestants to showcase their talent but also serves as a think tank for teachers to gain insight and inspiration as to the latest teaching methods and national educational policies.This essay finds evidence,by examining the given topics for prepared speech,to prove that increasing attention is being shifted from language skills acquisition to intercultural competence and cultural identity construction of the students.In light of the ever-globalized world,the issue is further complicated by the emergence and wide use of new media which accents the influence of individuals in public diplomacy.

Exploration and Practice of Improving College Students’ Speaking Competence through Group Discussion

The aim of English teaching is not only to make the students learn new words and grammar, answer multiple-choice questions to get good scores, but also to enhance the students'abilities of the integrated application of English, speaking and listening in particular. The ultimate goal of learning English is to use English to communicate with others in the future jobs and real life. However, the non-English majors have great trouble speaking English in class and in real life. Such ways as Socratic dialogues, cause analysis and questionnaire are used to investigate the reasons. In order to improve speaking ability, group discussion is used in class. In consequence, the students have more interest, motivation, courage and confidence in speaking English. Meanwhile, they have also established the concept of using what they learned in class, in practical work and real life.

悠闲英语（65）A Cup of English How to Speak ＂Real＂ English——“真”英文与“假”英文

咦，英文还分真假吗？那什么才是“真”英文7礼貌、谦恭、举止构成了“真”英文的三大要素。英文是英美文化的一部分，英美习俗注重礼貌，所以英文是一个注重礼貌的语言。同学们在课堂上都学过“情态动词”（modal auxiliary verbs’），如can，must，should等；