Under the traditional mode of college English teaching, students are passive recipients of information in class, while teachers dominate the class most of time. Under such circumstances, grammar-translation approach a...Under the traditional mode of college English teaching, students are passive recipients of information in class, while teachers dominate the class most of time. Under such circumstances, grammar-translation approach and audio-lingual approach are mainly applied in teaching. However, the application of task-based teaching approach in college English teaching makes a big difference. The students are no longer the passive recipients of information but the active participants. The advantages of this approach are well embodied in various aspects of college English teaching, including reading, writing, listening and speaking.展开更多
This paper study the feasibility of task-based teaching model in flight attendant oral English class in China. The problem of this research is to discuss why task-based teaching can be used in flight attendant oral En...This paper study the feasibility of task-based teaching model in flight attendant oral English class in China. The problem of this research is to discuss why task-based teaching can be used in flight attendant oral English class to improve students' oral English and its advantage. The research results shows that TBT makes language learningcloser tolearners' real life. However, the drawbacks manifests that the task-based methodplaces high requirements on teachers and students since it is more flexible and cooperative, which calls for high control from teachers and good collaboration from students.展开更多
The effects of a task-based learning （TBL） approach on learner progress in L2 public speaking are investigated through questionnaires, a case study, and student evaluations. The 34 completed questionnaires showed th...The effects of a task-based learning （TBL） approach on learner progress in L2 public speaking are investigated through questionnaires, a case study, and student evaluations. The 34 completed questionnaires showed that all of the students made generic preparations for their first individual speech, but relevant and unique improvements for the second one. Speeches given in English by two Chinese undergraduate students in the same Public Speaking course were analyzed in detail to identify phonological improvements in accuracy and fluenc~ The paper concludes that task-based instruction supports learner-initiated learning opportunities outside the classroom, thus encouraging greater learner improvements.展开更多
Content-based instruction(CBI)effectively combines language skills with subject.According to CBI teaching concept,teachers can improve students’academic English ability by effectively designing academic English class...Content-based instruction(CBI)effectively combines language skills with subject.According to CBI teaching concept,teachers can improve students’academic English ability by effectively designing academic English classroom activities.In this paper,the author tries to integrate the teaching idea of CBI in the course of academic English teaching,so as to cultivate students’ability to communicate in academic English.展开更多
文摘Under the traditional mode of college English teaching, students are passive recipients of information in class, while teachers dominate the class most of time. Under such circumstances, grammar-translation approach and audio-lingual approach are mainly applied in teaching. However, the application of task-based teaching approach in college English teaching makes a big difference. The students are no longer the passive recipients of information but the active participants. The advantages of this approach are well embodied in various aspects of college English teaching, including reading, writing, listening and speaking.
文摘This paper study the feasibility of task-based teaching model in flight attendant oral English class in China. The problem of this research is to discuss why task-based teaching can be used in flight attendant oral English class to improve students' oral English and its advantage. The research results shows that TBT makes language learningcloser tolearners' real life. However, the drawbacks manifests that the task-based methodplaces high requirements on teachers and students since it is more flexible and cooperative, which calls for high control from teachers and good collaboration from students.
文摘The effects of a task-based learning （TBL） approach on learner progress in L2 public speaking are investigated through questionnaires, a case study, and student evaluations. The 34 completed questionnaires showed that all of the students made generic preparations for their first individual speech, but relevant and unique improvements for the second one. Speeches given in English by two Chinese undergraduate students in the same Public Speaking course were analyzed in detail to identify phonological improvements in accuracy and fluenc~ The paper concludes that task-based instruction supports learner-initiated learning opportunities outside the classroom, thus encouraging greater learner improvements.
文摘Content-based instruction(CBI)effectively combines language skills with subject.According to CBI teaching concept,teachers can improve students’academic English ability by effectively designing academic English classroom activities.In this paper,the author tries to integrate the teaching idea of CBI in the course of academic English teaching,so as to cultivate students’ability to communicate in academic English.
