1. IntroductionThe National Matriculation English Test (NMET) in China is knownas a high- stakes examination as it is the criterion for admission intohigher education. This influential examination has two main functions:
Based on a detailed analysis of all the works written by contemporary American writer Philip Roth,Xin Huimin’s monograph A Study of the Writing of the Memories in Philip Roth’s Fiction divides his literary writing c...Based on a detailed analysis of all the works written by contemporary American writer Philip Roth,Xin Huimin’s monograph A Study of the Writing of the Memories in Philip Roth’s Fiction divides his literary writing career of more than half a century into three phases:the Jewish writing phase,the American writing phase and the phase of“late style”writing.Drawing on related theories of memory,Xin explores how the protagonists in Roth’s seven novels use their various modes of memory to fashion and reconstruct their ethnical,national and personal identity,and further points out that these three distinct phases correspond to Roth’s shifts from a Jewish writer,an American writer,and to an aging writer.The book comprehensively manifests Roth’s ethical concerns,his political appeal and the aesthetic value of his works.展开更多
With international exchanges and gatherings becoming more common, Chinese in pinyin, mainly the names of people and places has become more and more common. Pinyin is a system for transliterating Chinese characters int...With international exchanges and gatherings becoming more common, Chinese in pinyin, mainly the names of people and places has become more and more common. Pinyin is a system for transliterating Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet and was officially adopted by the People＇s Republic of China in 1979.展开更多
This paper focuses on providing effective feedback for the students in the writing process.Excessivemarking is defective as it reduces their motivation,whereas minimal marking is recommended as itimproves their inner ...This paper focuses on providing effective feedback for the students in the writing process.Excessivemarking is defective as it reduces their motivation,whereas minimal marking is recommended as itimproves their inner drive for writing.In addition,there are other forms of feedback,such as peerfeedback,comments and face-to-face discussions.The students are required to act on the feedback totheir own advantage.It has been proved that the proposed correcting method is time-saving,chal-lenging and efficient.展开更多
In light of language acquisition,writing matters in the advancement of language ability.If second language learners want to achieve fluency and accuracy,only a large amount of input is not enough,But they also need to...In light of language acquisition,writing matters in the advancement of language ability.If second language learners want to achieve fluency and accuracy,only a large amount of input is not enough,But they also need to have understandable output prac⁃tices.Naturally,writing is an important part of comprehensible output practice.Rested on the theory and practice of writing,this pa⁃per aims to provide practical guidance for college students to study English writing independently.展开更多
A learner's stages of L2 development are connected by his or her L1 and culture. It is, accordingly, of paramount impor-tance to understand the second language learners' culture and learning process and better...A learner's stages of L2 development are connected by his or her L1 and culture. It is, accordingly, of paramount impor-tance to understand the second language learners' culture and learning process and better assist them through this process in theway of teaching them English writing.This essay has demonstrated several elements which affect learners' English writing throughmy own experiences, such as different cultures, reading and correct recognition of writing, and the writing process.展开更多
Weblogs, writing logs on the web, have been popularly used as an instructional tool to facilitate, reading and writing instructions in ESL （English as a Second Language）/EFL （English as a Foreign Language） classro...Weblogs, writing logs on the web, have been popularly used as an instructional tool to facilitate, reading and writing instructions in ESL （English as a Second Language）/EFL （English as a Foreign Language） classrooms. This study employed weblogs to support the writing process of Thai EFL students and provided an opportunity for them to participate in a Thai-Japanese weblog exchange project. The results showed that student bloggers： （1） enjoyed blogging due to their perceived reading and writing incentives, the exchange of cultural knowledge, and networking; and （2） employed the writing process to complete their written assignments. Findings suggest that weblogs can foster EFL learners＇ motivation, development of reading and writing skills, and development of cultural knowledge, and facilitate their writing process via cyberspace.展开更多
This paper analyzes the design and implementation of a normal writing test in a senior high school. In line with theories of test evaluation, an effective writing test should try to meet the balance of the six usefuln...This paper analyzes the design and implementation of a normal writing test in a senior high school. In line with theories of test evaluation, an effective writing test should try to meet the balance of the six usefulness, which will be discussed in this paper; thereafter, pedagogical implications will be mentioned with an emphasis on how a test affects the teachers in changing their teaching approaches and motivates the learners in achieving higher goals in their writing proficiency.展开更多
文摘1. IntroductionThe National Matriculation English Test (NMET) in China is knownas a high- stakes examination as it is the criterion for admission intohigher education. This influential examination has two main functions:
文摘Based on a detailed analysis of all the works written by contemporary American writer Philip Roth,Xin Huimin’s monograph A Study of the Writing of the Memories in Philip Roth’s Fiction divides his literary writing career of more than half a century into three phases:the Jewish writing phase,the American writing phase and the phase of“late style”writing.Drawing on related theories of memory,Xin explores how the protagonists in Roth’s seven novels use their various modes of memory to fashion and reconstruct their ethnical,national and personal identity,and further points out that these three distinct phases correspond to Roth’s shifts from a Jewish writer,an American writer,and to an aging writer.The book comprehensively manifests Roth’s ethical concerns,his political appeal and the aesthetic value of his works.
文摘With international exchanges and gatherings becoming more common, Chinese in pinyin, mainly the names of people and places has become more and more common. Pinyin is a system for transliterating Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet and was officially adopted by the People＇s Republic of China in 1979.
文摘This paper focuses on providing effective feedback for the students in the writing process.Excessivemarking is defective as it reduces their motivation,whereas minimal marking is recommended as itimproves their inner drive for writing.In addition,there are other forms of feedback,such as peerfeedback,comments and face-to-face discussions.The students are required to act on the feedback totheir own advantage.It has been proved that the proposed correcting method is time-saving,chal-lenging and efficient.
文摘In light of language acquisition,writing matters in the advancement of language ability.If second language learners want to achieve fluency and accuracy,only a large amount of input is not enough,But they also need to have understandable output prac⁃tices.Naturally,writing is an important part of comprehensible output practice.Rested on the theory and practice of writing,this pa⁃per aims to provide practical guidance for college students to study English writing independently.
文摘A learner's stages of L2 development are connected by his or her L1 and culture. It is, accordingly, of paramount impor-tance to understand the second language learners' culture and learning process and better assist them through this process in theway of teaching them English writing.This essay has demonstrated several elements which affect learners' English writing throughmy own experiences, such as different cultures, reading and correct recognition of writing, and the writing process.
文摘Weblogs, writing logs on the web, have been popularly used as an instructional tool to facilitate, reading and writing instructions in ESL （English as a Second Language）/EFL （English as a Foreign Language） classrooms. This study employed weblogs to support the writing process of Thai EFL students and provided an opportunity for them to participate in a Thai-Japanese weblog exchange project. The results showed that student bloggers： （1） enjoyed blogging due to their perceived reading and writing incentives, the exchange of cultural knowledge, and networking; and （2） employed the writing process to complete their written assignments. Findings suggest that weblogs can foster EFL learners＇ motivation, development of reading and writing skills, and development of cultural knowledge, and facilitate their writing process via cyberspace.
文摘This paper analyzes the design and implementation of a normal writing test in a senior high school. In line with theories of test evaluation, an effective writing test should try to meet the balance of the six usefulness, which will be discussed in this paper; thereafter, pedagogical implications will be mentioned with an emphasis on how a test affects the teachers in changing their teaching approaches and motivates the learners in achieving higher goals in their writing proficiency.
