The book Becoming a Reading Teacher:Connecting Research and Practice aims to encourage readers to regard reading as a lifelong habit.To bridge the gap between teachers and researchers,this book is structured around fo...The book Becoming a Reading Teacher:Connecting Research and Practice aims to encourage readers to regard reading as a lifelong habit.To bridge the gap between teachers and researchers,this book is structured around four parts:reading as a linguistic process,reading as a personal experience,reading as a collective experience,and reading as a classroom practice.The definition of a reading teacher can be interpreted in two ways:the teacher who builds readings into the lesson and the teacher who provides the opportunity for learners to be readers,but who is a reader themselves.Such teachers regard reading as a lifelong learning habit and pass on the enthusiasm to learners,eventually creating a reading culture beyond the classroom.However,the necessity for reading teachers to participate in the research may be explained as follows.Firstly,new research may change one’s mind.What’s more,research allows teachers to turn their difficulties,surprises,and challenges into questions,and to seek answers to those questions.In addition,research helps teachers overcome the challenges in teaching by discovering new strategies.Research can also help to prove teachers’choices and decisions in teaching.Secondly,research allows teachers to see the role they play in the bigger picture.Research connects teachers with others and gives them a broader and shared perspective on their questions and experiences.Last but not least,research informs and promotes changes in policy,thinking,and so on.展开更多
I love reading different types of books and I am especially interested in history7 books. I read books for half an hour before going to bed every night. It seems that I can't sleep well if if I don’t read for a w...I love reading different types of books and I am especially interested in history7 books. I read books for half an hour before going to bed every night. It seems that I can't sleep well if if I don’t read for a while. I spend at least seven hours a week reading books. Some of my friends love reading, too. We usually spend a half day in the city library at weekends, n always seems to go fast when we are reading interesting books. Our Chinese teacher gives us a lot of advice on books.展开更多
As is universally acknowledged,educators have endeavored for ages to seek the more effective teaching method.Then action research has become a tool which is frequently applied to the teaching practice aiming to locate...As is universally acknowledged,educators have endeavored for ages to seek the more effective teaching method.Then action research has become a tool which is frequently applied to the teaching practice aiming to locate the teaching mode satisfactory to both teachers and students.The English majors are required to pass the TEM-4 exam when they are sophomores.It is essential for them to acquire the effective learning skills from reading classes.But it seems that vocabulary and grammar study—so called the traditional teaching method prove boring to students.Therefore,the tapestry approach is put forward.But the question is though the tapestry approach stimulates students’interest,can it can improve their English level?In order to figure out the result,two classes will be chosen in this research—one is controlled class,the other is experimental class.The traditional teaching method and the tapestry approach will be used in these two classes respectively.The experiment will last one semester.The students will be tested on two same TEM-4 papers at the beginning and at the end of the semester.The data will be collected for comparison.If the experimental class get the higher scores in the TEM-4 paper,it demonstrates that the tapestry approach is successful in balancing the need for interests and the need for English improvement.展开更多
Compared with the skills of listening and speaking, reading is commonly considered to be one of the most difficult skills to be improved for the middle school students. The slow progression results from various obstac...Compared with the skills of listening and speaking, reading is commonly considered to be one of the most difficult skills to be improved for the middle school students. The slow progression results from various obstacles the students might confront in their reading. This essay makes a summary of various difficulties that hinder the students＇ successful reading comprehension, from the aspects of vocabulary, sentence and grammar, understanding of a passage, habits of reading, logic thinking, meanings of language and culture background.展开更多
This is a review of the article ＂Extensive Reading in English： habits and attitudes of a group of Italian university EFL students＂. This review is concerned with such aspects as the title of the article, the proble...This is a review of the article ＂Extensive Reading in English： habits and attitudes of a group of Italian university EFL students＂. This review is concerned with such aspects as the title of the article, the problem dealt with in the article, research methods, subjects, use of tables, conclusions based on data analysis and the significance of the study.展开更多
Reading can be divided into two parts:intensive reasing and extensive readng．Intensivesreading has been playing an important role in our English teaching. It contains the study ofwords and phrases,phonetics and gramm...Reading can be divided into two parts:intensive reasing and extensive readng．Intensivesreading has been playing an important role in our English teaching. It contains the study ofwords and phrases,phonetics and grammatical rules,drills and idioms．Through intensivereading,StUdents can gradually get into the habit of analysing and solving Problems indepen-展开更多
The thesis researches effects of Cooperative Learning on senior students’English reading character and reveals the significance and effectiveness of Cooperative Learning cultivating students’English reading characte...The thesis researches effects of Cooperative Learning on senior students’English reading character and reveals the significance and effectiveness of Cooperative Learning cultivating students’English reading character.English reading character comprises reading habits and reading experience,therefore this thesis analyzes students’reading behaviors,frequency,reading volume,and reading attitude as well as reading interest and self-assessment from these two dimensions.Then it sums up relations between these dimensions and provides some implications for how senior teachers utilize Cooperative Learning to cultivate students’English reading character.展开更多
基金Henan Social Science Foundation Project“Research on the Typological Macro-Event Variation of Chinese Reciprocal Construction”(2023BYY002)Henan University Graduate Education Teaching Reform Research and Practice Project“English Language Intelligence Interdisciplinary Talent Training and Practice”(YJSJG2023XJ026)。
文摘The book Becoming a Reading Teacher:Connecting Research and Practice aims to encourage readers to regard reading as a lifelong habit.To bridge the gap between teachers and researchers,this book is structured around four parts:reading as a linguistic process,reading as a personal experience,reading as a collective experience,and reading as a classroom practice.The definition of a reading teacher can be interpreted in two ways:the teacher who builds readings into the lesson and the teacher who provides the opportunity for learners to be readers,but who is a reader themselves.Such teachers regard reading as a lifelong learning habit and pass on the enthusiasm to learners,eventually creating a reading culture beyond the classroom.However,the necessity for reading teachers to participate in the research may be explained as follows.Firstly,new research may change one’s mind.What’s more,research allows teachers to turn their difficulties,surprises,and challenges into questions,and to seek answers to those questions.In addition,research helps teachers overcome the challenges in teaching by discovering new strategies.Research can also help to prove teachers’choices and decisions in teaching.Secondly,research allows teachers to see the role they play in the bigger picture.Research connects teachers with others and gives them a broader and shared perspective on their questions and experiences.Last but not least,research informs and promotes changes in policy,thinking,and so on.
文摘I love reading different types of books and I am especially interested in history7 books. I read books for half an hour before going to bed every night. It seems that I can't sleep well if if I don’t read for a while. I spend at least seven hours a week reading books. Some of my friends love reading, too. We usually spend a half day in the city library at weekends, n always seems to go fast when we are reading interesting books. Our Chinese teacher gives us a lot of advice on books.
文摘As is universally acknowledged,educators have endeavored for ages to seek the more effective teaching method.Then action research has become a tool which is frequently applied to the teaching practice aiming to locate the teaching mode satisfactory to both teachers and students.The English majors are required to pass the TEM-4 exam when they are sophomores.It is essential for them to acquire the effective learning skills from reading classes.But it seems that vocabulary and grammar study—so called the traditional teaching method prove boring to students.Therefore,the tapestry approach is put forward.But the question is though the tapestry approach stimulates students’interest,can it can improve their English level?In order to figure out the result,two classes will be chosen in this research—one is controlled class,the other is experimental class.The traditional teaching method and the tapestry approach will be used in these two classes respectively.The experiment will last one semester.The students will be tested on two same TEM-4 papers at the beginning and at the end of the semester.The data will be collected for comparison.If the experimental class get the higher scores in the TEM-4 paper,it demonstrates that the tapestry approach is successful in balancing the need for interests and the need for English improvement.
文摘Compared with the skills of listening and speaking, reading is commonly considered to be one of the most difficult skills to be improved for the middle school students. The slow progression results from various obstacles the students might confront in their reading. This essay makes a summary of various difficulties that hinder the students＇ successful reading comprehension, from the aspects of vocabulary, sentence and grammar, understanding of a passage, habits of reading, logic thinking, meanings of language and culture background.
文摘This is a review of the article ＂Extensive Reading in English： habits and attitudes of a group of Italian university EFL students＂. This review is concerned with such aspects as the title of the article, the problem dealt with in the article, research methods, subjects, use of tables, conclusions based on data analysis and the significance of the study.
文摘Reading can be divided into two parts:intensive reasing and extensive readng．Intensivesreading has been playing an important role in our English teaching. It contains the study ofwords and phrases,phonetics and grammatical rules,drills and idioms．Through intensivereading,StUdents can gradually get into the habit of analysing and solving Problems indepen-
文摘The thesis researches effects of Cooperative Learning on senior students’English reading character and reveals the significance and effectiveness of Cooperative Learning cultivating students’English reading character.English reading character comprises reading habits and reading experience,therefore this thesis analyzes students’reading behaviors,frequency,reading volume,and reading attitude as well as reading interest and self-assessment from these two dimensions.Then it sums up relations between these dimensions and provides some implications for how senior teachers utilize Cooperative Learning to cultivate students’English reading character.
