The awareness of applying genre in teaching and learning language has been aroused recently, and the choices of genres are connected closely with teachers' teaching goals and the needs of students. This paper whic...The awareness of applying genre in teaching and learning language has been aroused recently, and the choices of genres are connected closely with teachers' teaching goals and the needs of students. This paper which holds certain pedagogic purpose, analyzes genre-based teaching approach via an analysis on an English text book named Changes (level 1), aiming to help EFL teachers cultivate their genre awareness.展开更多
There are several teaching approaches being used to instruct the reading and writing teaching, such as the product approach, the process approach and the genre approach. In a long period, the product approach and the ...There are several teaching approaches being used to instruct the reading and writing teaching, such as the product approach, the process approach and the genre approach. In a long period, the product approach and the process approach dominate the field of writing teaching. With the development of genre and genre-analysis theory, we begin to realize that genre-based approach is effective in improving students ’ reading comprehension and writing. Based on the analysis of the theory and on the present situations of college English teaching and personal teaching experience, the genre-based teaching approach is introduced to the writing and reading comprehension teaching.展开更多
The previous studies show that the major problems faced by the students in writing can be classified into two categories, that is, they don't know"what to write"and"how to write". The researche...The previous studies show that the major problems faced by the students in writing can be classified into two categories, that is, they don't know"what to write"and"how to write". The researchers found that the specific problems existing in their writings are identified as poor content, incomplete generic structure and misuse of cohesive devices. Therefore, on the basis of the previous studies, this study attempts to use Martin's genre theory to resolve the existed problems of the Professional College English major's students in writing and enhance students' discourse writing ability. Meanwhile, this study tries to answer the following questions:(1) Compared with the traditional writing teaching methods, whether the genre-based writing method has a significant effect to improve students' writing skills;(2) Whether the genre-based writing method is possible to increase students' interest in writing. The experimental result and the questionnaire show that genre-based approach in ESL writing teaching really can improve students' writing achievement and enhance students' interest in English writing.展开更多
Reading is a complex process,and effective reading is preceded by discourse patterns,namely genre knowledge of the passage structure.Genre-based approach applies the theory of genre and genre analysis to the classroom...Reading is a complex process,and effective reading is preceded by discourse patterns,namely genre knowledge of the passage structure.Genre-based approach applies the theory of genre and genre analysis to the classroom,and develops teaching activities revolving around the schematic structure of a text.It is attempted by teaching genre knowledge to cultivate students' genre awareness under certain social and cultural environment for enhancing their reading comprehension.展开更多
Teachers are supposed to apply the Genre-Based Approach(GBA)to teach academic writing in the Foundation Year Program(FYP)in the colleges of technology.However,students in these colleges find it difficult to produce a ...Teachers are supposed to apply the Genre-Based Approach(GBA)to teach academic writing in the Foundation Year Program(FYP)in the colleges of technology.However,students in these colleges find it difficult to produce a formal piece of academic work(Al-Husseini,2004).Students seem to face lot of writing problems and so the author conducted this study to have a better understanding of what is happening.He carried a questionnaire study to reveal the causes of difficulties in academic writing.The author restricted his focus on research to lack of practice in applying these skills in students’writing as that is more relevant in the technical colleges’context.The study proved that the absence of practicing learning and teaching academic writing due to the insufficient use of the GBA,partly discourage the adequate mastering of these skills.Following the GBA to tackle such problem might be useful.As a consequence,the author considers this research study’s results as an additional evidence for the value of the GBA in developing the learning and teaching of academic writing skills to FYP Omani students in the technical colleges.展开更多
Genre-based teaching approach is a pedagogy based on genre and genre analysis theory.Based on this teaching approach,the paper puts forward a three-stage model appropriate for the teaching of business English reading....Genre-based teaching approach is a pedagogy based on genre and genre analysis theory.Based on this teaching approach,the paper puts forward a three-stage model appropriate for the teaching of business English reading.It develops teaching activities focusing on the schematic structure of a discourse.Its purpose is to make students know that the discourses with different genres have different communicative purposes and discourse structures.Through a theoretical analysis and empirical study of the model,it is concluded that genre-based teaching approach can effectively help students improve their ability of business English reading comprehension.展开更多
This paper introduced three schools of genre-based approaches in English teaching, focusing in particular on the SFL approach. A model of pedagogy teaching students to write English editorials is designed.
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
This study had the purpose of testingtwo methods for teaching grammar in Englishasa Foreign Language(EFL)class:the deductive and inductive approaches in terms of effectiveness and rapport.This research was conducted i...This study had the purpose of testingtwo methods for teaching grammar in Englishasa Foreign Language(EFL)class:the deductive and inductive approaches in terms of effectiveness and rapport.This research was conducted in a public high school in Ecuador.Seventy students enrolled in the second year of senior high school participated.One in-service teacher taught the EFL classes during the process of intervention(10 weeks),and two EFL teachers observed all of these classes and recorded the information by filling in observation sheets.The students were administered grammar pretests and post-tests in order to assess their grammar knowledge.The results of the tests showed a significant difference in the scores in favor of the inductive approach.After the statistical analysis of the data obtained from the tests and observation sheets,we concluded that the inductive approach is more effective for teaching grammar in the EFL classroom in terms of instruction and rapport.展开更多
In 1990 Richards argued that there were two major approaches to teaching speaking skills,an indirect approach,"inwhich conversational competence is seen as the product of engaging learners in conversational inter...In 1990 Richards argued that there were two major approaches to teaching speaking skills,an indirect approach,"inwhich conversational competence is seen as the product of engaging learners in conversational interaction"(p.76),and a direct approach,which"6involvesplanninga conversational programme around the specific micro skills,strategies,and processes that are involved in fluent conversation"(p.77).展开更多
Aiming at solving the problems of outdated mode and single method of English teaching for sergeant students,as well as the separation of learning and applying in traditional English classes,this paper proposes a blend...Aiming at solving the problems of outdated mode and single method of English teaching for sergeant students,as well as the separation of learning and applying in traditional English classes,this paper proposes a blended teaching mode guided by the production-oriented approach,carries out feasibility analysis,designs teaching activities according to the output-driven hypothesis,and tests the effectiveness of this teaching mode in Sergeant English class through practice.It has proved that this teaching mode can effectively stimulate students’motivation and interest in learning English,improve their English output and enhance their learning confidence,and significantly improve the teaching effectiveness.展开更多
In language teaching,the development of writing skills is an important and challenging teaching task.Writing performance is not only related to the vocabulary and syntax that students usually accumulate,but also invol...In language teaching,the development of writing skills is an important and challenging teaching task.Writing performance is not only related to the vocabulary and syntax that students usually accumulate,but also involves richness in terms of content,which is related to students'experience and perception of context.Descriptive essays are one of the writing genres that include specific understanding and perception of space,time,and context.However,in traditional writing instruction,students usually do not have the opportunity to have a deeper sense of the context of the topic.As a result,students usually have limited expression in the writing process.Therefore,this study explores the application of experiential teaching method in teaching writing in elementary schools by taking the"underwater world"as an example.Based on this,an SVVR learning system was developed and a quasi-experiment was conducted in an elementary school writing classroom to compare the learning effects of this method with those of traditional teaching methods.The results of the study showed that the SVVR-supported experiential teaching method could improve students'writing performance as well as their sense of self-efficacy and self-efficacy.展开更多
For the past decades,genre-based language teaching has drawn an increasing attention from researchers and language teachers.It has been applied to more and more language teaching contexts.This paper aims to explain th...For the past decades,genre-based language teaching has drawn an increasing attention from researchers and language teachers.It has been applied to more and more language teaching contexts.This paper aims to explain this teaching approach from the following aspects:theories underlying it,design and teaching procedures.It also explores ways to apply this approach to English writing teaching.展开更多
This paper applies the techniques of genre analysis to the writing course directed at learners aiming to use English in Professional settings, and analyses its teaching roles.
<Abstuact>Communicative approach in English language teaching(ELT) is frequently discussed and debated.It is believed by many linguists and teachers to be an effective methodtosolvesomeoftheteachingandlearningpr...<Abstuact>Communicative approach in English language teaching(ELT) is frequently discussed and debated.It is believed by many linguists and teachers to be an effective methodtosolvesomeoftheteachingandlearningproblems.Thispapergivesacomprehensiveaccountoftheapproach.ItpresentstheadvantagesofcommunicativeapproachintheteachingofEnglishlanguageandhowtoapplyitbymeansofclassroomactivities.ItsuggeststhatEnglishteachersshouldconductfurtherresearchtoremedytheshortcomingsinEnglishteaching.展开更多
In recent years, the college English teaching reform has been increasingly deepened. The study of the relationship between cognitive approach and foreign language teaching is undoubtedly instructive not only to guaran...In recent years, the college English teaching reform has been increasingly deepened. The study of the relationship between cognitive approach and foreign language teaching is undoubtedly instructive not only to guarantee the quality of foreign language teaching but also to improve learners' foreign language proficiency. In this essay, the author expounds the development of cognitive approach and some relative teaching principles, on which basis the author puts forward some specific practices in foreign language teaching.展开更多
Because of poor vocabulary, improper use of lexis, and interference of first language, it is difficult for students in voca-tional school to learn Business English Correspondence well. Business English has close relat...Because of poor vocabulary, improper use of lexis, and interference of first language, it is difficult for students in voca-tional school to learn Business English Correspondence well. Business English has close relations with lexical chunks, whichmakes it necessary to apply lexical approach to teaching of Business English Correspondence. This paper intends to explore its the-oretical foundations and emphasize how to apply lexical approach to teaching of Business English Correspondence in vocationalschool.展开更多
Task-based language teaching approach(TBLTA), which lays stress on "learning by doing", gained increasing popularity in English teaching in recent years. The design of phonetic teaching calls for more emphas...Task-based language teaching approach(TBLTA), which lays stress on "learning by doing", gained increasing popularity in English teaching in recent years. The design of phonetic teaching calls for more emphasis from English educators since it is one of the basic rounds of English teaching. This paper made a trial on the utilization of TBLTA in the English phonetic teaching context and designed a TBLTA model for English phonetic teaching based on discussions about model and merits of TBLTA.展开更多
During recent years,some notions about tasks have been considered as the major part of analysis in different teaching approaches and teachers are being more interested in the use of taskbased approach both in foreign ...During recent years,some notions about tasks have been considered as the major part of analysis in different teaching approaches and teachers are being more interested in the use of taskbased approach both in foreign and in second language teaching.The main goal of this article is to introduce and discuss some major principles of task-based language teaching and indicates how teachers can apply them in their curriculum.展开更多
I.IntroductionThe study of the.lexical approach focuses on the understanding ofa lexical-grammatical unit,which was called lexical phrase by Nattinger and Decarrieo and was called chunks by Michel Lewis.It is a multi-...I.IntroductionThe study of the.lexical approach focuses on the understanding ofa lexical-grammatical unit,which was called lexical phrase by Nattinger and Decarrieo and was called chunks by Michel Lewis.It is a multi-word unit of varying lengths,which has a fixed orrelatively fixed structure and expresses a certain meaning.It is prefabri-cated and frequently used.As a language teacher I think chunks arevery useful in language teaching and the lexical approach is a way of improving my teaching.They make sense in the classroom as they展开更多
文摘The awareness of applying genre in teaching and learning language has been aroused recently, and the choices of genres are connected closely with teachers' teaching goals and the needs of students. This paper which holds certain pedagogic purpose, analyzes genre-based teaching approach via an analysis on an English text book named Changes (level 1), aiming to help EFL teachers cultivate their genre awareness.
文摘There are several teaching approaches being used to instruct the reading and writing teaching, such as the product approach, the process approach and the genre approach. In a long period, the product approach and the process approach dominate the field of writing teaching. With the development of genre and genre-analysis theory, we begin to realize that genre-based approach is effective in improving students ’ reading comprehension and writing. Based on the analysis of the theory and on the present situations of college English teaching and personal teaching experience, the genre-based teaching approach is introduced to the writing and reading comprehension teaching.
文摘The previous studies show that the major problems faced by the students in writing can be classified into two categories, that is, they don't know"what to write"and"how to write". The researchers found that the specific problems existing in their writings are identified as poor content, incomplete generic structure and misuse of cohesive devices. Therefore, on the basis of the previous studies, this study attempts to use Martin's genre theory to resolve the existed problems of the Professional College English major's students in writing and enhance students' discourse writing ability. Meanwhile, this study tries to answer the following questions:(1) Compared with the traditional writing teaching methods, whether the genre-based writing method has a significant effect to improve students' writing skills;(2) Whether the genre-based writing method is possible to increase students' interest in writing. The experimental result and the questionnaire show that genre-based approach in ESL writing teaching really can improve students' writing achievement and enhance students' interest in English writing.
文摘Reading is a complex process,and effective reading is preceded by discourse patterns,namely genre knowledge of the passage structure.Genre-based approach applies the theory of genre and genre analysis to the classroom,and develops teaching activities revolving around the schematic structure of a text.It is attempted by teaching genre knowledge to cultivate students' genre awareness under certain social and cultural environment for enhancing their reading comprehension.
文摘Teachers are supposed to apply the Genre-Based Approach(GBA)to teach academic writing in the Foundation Year Program(FYP)in the colleges of technology.However,students in these colleges find it difficult to produce a formal piece of academic work(Al-Husseini,2004).Students seem to face lot of writing problems and so the author conducted this study to have a better understanding of what is happening.He carried a questionnaire study to reveal the causes of difficulties in academic writing.The author restricted his focus on research to lack of practice in applying these skills in students’writing as that is more relevant in the technical colleges’context.The study proved that the absence of practicing learning and teaching academic writing due to the insufficient use of the GBA,partly discourage the adequate mastering of these skills.Following the GBA to tackle such problem might be useful.As a consequence,the author considers this research study’s results as an additional evidence for the value of the GBA in developing the learning and teaching of academic writing skills to FYP Omani students in the technical colleges.
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文摘Genre-based teaching approach is a pedagogy based on genre and genre analysis theory.Based on this teaching approach,the paper puts forward a three-stage model appropriate for the teaching of business English reading.It develops teaching activities focusing on the schematic structure of a discourse.Its purpose is to make students know that the discourses with different genres have different communicative purposes and discourse structures.Through a theoretical analysis and empirical study of the model,it is concluded that genre-based teaching approach can effectively help students improve their ability of business English reading comprehension.
文摘This paper introduced three schools of genre-based approaches in English teaching, focusing in particular on the SFL approach. A model of pedagogy teaching students to write English editorials is designed.
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.
文摘This study had the purpose of testingtwo methods for teaching grammar in Englishasa Foreign Language(EFL)class:the deductive and inductive approaches in terms of effectiveness and rapport.This research was conducted in a public high school in Ecuador.Seventy students enrolled in the second year of senior high school participated.One in-service teacher taught the EFL classes during the process of intervention(10 weeks),and two EFL teachers observed all of these classes and recorded the information by filling in observation sheets.The students were administered grammar pretests and post-tests in order to assess their grammar knowledge.The results of the tests showed a significant difference in the scores in favor of the inductive approach.After the statistical analysis of the data obtained from the tests and observation sheets,we concluded that the inductive approach is more effective for teaching grammar in the EFL classroom in terms of instruction and rapport.
文摘In 1990 Richards argued that there were two major approaches to teaching speaking skills,an indirect approach,"inwhich conversational competence is seen as the product of engaging learners in conversational interaction"(p.76),and a direct approach,which"6involvesplanninga conversational programme around the specific micro skills,strategies,and processes that are involved in fluent conversation"(p.77).
文摘Aiming at solving the problems of outdated mode and single method of English teaching for sergeant students,as well as the separation of learning and applying in traditional English classes,this paper proposes a blended teaching mode guided by the production-oriented approach,carries out feasibility analysis,designs teaching activities according to the output-driven hypothesis,and tests the effectiveness of this teaching mode in Sergeant English class through practice.It has proved that this teaching mode can effectively stimulate students’motivation and interest in learning English,improve their English output and enhance their learning confidence,and significantly improve the teaching effectiveness.
文摘In language teaching,the development of writing skills is an important and challenging teaching task.Writing performance is not only related to the vocabulary and syntax that students usually accumulate,but also involves richness in terms of content,which is related to students'experience and perception of context.Descriptive essays are one of the writing genres that include specific understanding and perception of space,time,and context.However,in traditional writing instruction,students usually do not have the opportunity to have a deeper sense of the context of the topic.As a result,students usually have limited expression in the writing process.Therefore,this study explores the application of experiential teaching method in teaching writing in elementary schools by taking the"underwater world"as an example.Based on this,an SVVR learning system was developed and a quasi-experiment was conducted in an elementary school writing classroom to compare the learning effects of this method with those of traditional teaching methods.The results of the study showed that the SVVR-supported experiential teaching method could improve students'writing performance as well as their sense of self-efficacy and self-efficacy.
文摘For the past decades,genre-based language teaching has drawn an increasing attention from researchers and language teachers.It has been applied to more and more language teaching contexts.This paper aims to explain this teaching approach from the following aspects:theories underlying it,design and teaching procedures.It also explores ways to apply this approach to English writing teaching.
文摘This paper applies the techniques of genre analysis to the writing course directed at learners aiming to use English in Professional settings, and analyses its teaching roles.
文摘<Abstuact>Communicative approach in English language teaching(ELT) is frequently discussed and debated.It is believed by many linguists and teachers to be an effective methodtosolvesomeoftheteachingandlearningproblems.Thispapergivesacomprehensiveaccountoftheapproach.ItpresentstheadvantagesofcommunicativeapproachintheteachingofEnglishlanguageandhowtoapplyitbymeansofclassroomactivities.ItsuggeststhatEnglishteachersshouldconductfurtherresearchtoremedytheshortcomingsinEnglishteaching.
文摘In recent years, the college English teaching reform has been increasingly deepened. The study of the relationship between cognitive approach and foreign language teaching is undoubtedly instructive not only to guarantee the quality of foreign language teaching but also to improve learners' foreign language proficiency. In this essay, the author expounds the development of cognitive approach and some relative teaching principles, on which basis the author puts forward some specific practices in foreign language teaching.
文摘Because of poor vocabulary, improper use of lexis, and interference of first language, it is difficult for students in voca-tional school to learn Business English Correspondence well. Business English has close relations with lexical chunks, whichmakes it necessary to apply lexical approach to teaching of Business English Correspondence. This paper intends to explore its the-oretical foundations and emphasize how to apply lexical approach to teaching of Business English Correspondence in vocationalschool.
文摘Task-based language teaching approach(TBLTA), which lays stress on "learning by doing", gained increasing popularity in English teaching in recent years. The design of phonetic teaching calls for more emphasis from English educators since it is one of the basic rounds of English teaching. This paper made a trial on the utilization of TBLTA in the English phonetic teaching context and designed a TBLTA model for English phonetic teaching based on discussions about model and merits of TBLTA.
文摘During recent years,some notions about tasks have been considered as the major part of analysis in different teaching approaches and teachers are being more interested in the use of taskbased approach both in foreign and in second language teaching.The main goal of this article is to introduce and discuss some major principles of task-based language teaching and indicates how teachers can apply them in their curriculum.
文摘I.IntroductionThe study of the.lexical approach focuses on the understanding ofa lexical-grammatical unit,which was called lexical phrase by Nattinger and Decarrieo and was called chunks by Michel Lewis.It is a multi-word unit of varying lengths,which has a fixed orrelatively fixed structure and expresses a certain meaning.It is prefabri-cated and frequently used.As a language teacher I think chunks arevery useful in language teaching and the lexical approach is a way of improving my teaching.They make sense in the classroom as they