The Construction of College English Courses, Syllabus and Text-books Should Pay More Attention to Unsuccessful Learners—Separating CET-4 from College English Teaching

The term ＂unsuccessful college English learners＂ mentioned in this paper refers to those undergraduates getting less than 49.5 points in their fourth semester＇s CET-4. This paper did quite a lot of statistical data work, summarized the main characteristics of those students and analyzed the main causes of resulting in this. In the end, some practical proposals and measures have been put forward to improve these students＇ English learning conditions and help them to get out of their difficult situation.

Learner Autonomy:What Is Going on in Previewing by Non-English Majors?

预习是学生自主学习的一个重要组成部分,而且对课堂学习效果有很大的影响。本文报告了一项对非英语专业学生预习英语精读课文的研究。通过使用有声思维、回顾访谈和观察等方法,发现非英语专业学生在预习中能发挥自主性,主要体现在确定预习目的和预习材料,选择预习方法,预习中对所学内容监控和评价。虽然本研究中的英语成功学习者组和不成功学习者组都很重视课前预习,都能发挥自主性,但从外语学习的角度看,前者比后者更能有效地操控预习这个自主学习活动。根据研究结果,文章就英语教学和相关教材的编写提出了一些建议。