With in-depth analysis of possible problems in Chinese traditional intensive reading courses,corresponding solutions are proposed according to the prevailing communicative practices in reading classes internationally ...With in-depth analysis of possible problems in Chinese traditional intensive reading courses,corresponding solutions are proposed according to the prevailing communicative practices in reading classes internationally to cope with the instruction-dominant and product-ended pedagogy in intensive reading course in China's Mainland.To integrate communicative extensive reading projects into intensive reading courses is believed applicable in the domestic context of teaching English reading with its strength in encouraging more exposure to authentic target language,in developing intrinsic motivation of learners and therefore enhancing learners' overall reading competence.展开更多
Studies on Cooperative Learning （CL） have demonstrated advantages and effectiveness of employing strategies of CL on English as a Second Language （ESL）. This report presents the processes of CL implemented in two ...Studies on Cooperative Learning （CL） have demonstrated advantages and effectiveness of employing strategies of CL on English as a Second Language （ESL）. This report presents the processes of CL implemented in two English intensive reading courses at a Chinese university. The purpose is to arouse the students＇ awareness of working in groups in their English reading classroom and to enhance their reading comprehension at tertiary level. The results show that students can adapt to small group work when they realize the benefits brought to them. Although positive effectiveness of CL is prevalent at any levels in educational contexts, benefits of CL on ESL are not deeply cultivated as expected, particularly for Chinese learners of English and some problems can also be found in implementing CL. As the emphasis of curriculum of English Language Teaching （ELT） in China has been on developing students＇ competence in communication in English, it is necessary for teachers to adopt CL in classroom instructions rather than teacher-centered approaches.展开更多
Teaching culture is an indispensable part of English teaching.Teachers should teach western cultures along with teaching linguistic knowledge itself.In college English intensive reading class due to heavy workload,tig...Teaching culture is an indispensable part of English teaching.Teachers should teach western cultures along with teaching linguistic knowledge itself.In college English intensive reading class due to heavy workload,tight schedule and large classes,culture teaching,to certain degree.,seems hard to be realized.In this article,the authors introduce two practical,flexible and user-friendly methods: culture penetration and culture aside which can help teachers to teach culture in intensive reading class so that to improve students' intercultural awareness and competence.展开更多
Curtis J.Bonk defined blended learning as a combination of face-to-face and computer-assisted online learning instruction since it was gradually formed after the emergence of the Internet[1,2].Breen pointed out that b...Curtis J.Bonk defined blended learning as a combination of face-to-face and computer-assisted online learning instruction since it was gradually formed after the emergence of the Internet[1,2].Breen pointed out that blended learning is a learning method that combines online and offline learning activities and resources[3].The blended learning approach is popular in school and e-learning.Moreover,it is one of the important trends in promoting higher education reform in the coming years.Therefore,it has attracted the attention of international researchers[4].In this paper,42 articles in Scopus(established by international institutions)and 30 articles in CNKI(found by Chinese mainland institutions)on the query of“college English reading blended learning”in the field of education were analyzed.Furthermore,CiteSpace software was used to analyze the research hotspots and trends with the keyword clusters and citations that occurred in the last two decades(1999 to 2022)to foresee future research prospects.展开更多
The inherent teaching approach can no longer meet the demands of society.In this paper,current issues within the teaching landscape of architectural engineering technology in higher vocational colleges as well as the ...The inherent teaching approach can no longer meet the demands of society.In this paper,current issues within the teaching landscape of architectural engineering technology in higher vocational colleges as well as the policies and teaching demands that formed the basis of this model were analyzed.The study shows the importance of the implementation of the teaching model“promoting teaching and learning through competitions.”This model puts emphasis on the curriculum and teaching resources,while also integrating the teaching process and evaluation with competition.These efforts aim to drive education reform in order to better align with the objectives of vocational education personnel training,while also acting as a reference for similar courses.展开更多
This paper gives an account of characteristics of the intensive reading in English teaching, and change of teachers’ roles in the learner-centered teaching approach. Suggestions are put forward as to how to be a qual...This paper gives an account of characteristics of the intensive reading in English teaching, and change of teachers’ roles in the learner-centered teaching approach. Suggestions are put forward as to how to be a qualified teacher in the intensive reading class accordingly.展开更多
This paper presents four teaching techniques of activating the textbook for intensive reading which include:injecting contemporary elements into the text,relating the text to students' life,questioning about the t...This paper presents four teaching techniques of activating the textbook for intensive reading which include:injecting contemporary elements into the text,relating the text to students' life,questioning about the text challengingly and ingeniously,and spicing up the text.展开更多
College students have more difficulty in Intensive Reading course resulting from their language proficiency.Therefore,reading strategies should be focused on in intensive reading to help college students to lower the ...College students have more difficulty in Intensive Reading course resulting from their language proficiency.Therefore,reading strategies should be focused on in intensive reading to help college students to lower the threshold of the course aswell as facilitate stu dents'performance in intensive reading.展开更多
This article reviews the background and problems in the teaching of intensive reading (IR) to the students with non English majors and proposes some activities for improving the teaching and learning process of the IR...This article reviews the background and problems in the teaching of intensive reading (IR) to the students with non English majors and proposes some activities for improving the teaching and learning process of the IR classroom. It is expected that with some applicable and effective activities, the teacher can help students read actively and grow into effective and independent readers.展开更多
Classic reading has high educational value,but the integration of classic reading and Ideological and Political Education is low due to the cultivation of different majors in Colleges and universities.Ideology-oriente...Classic reading has high educational value,but the integration of classic reading and Ideological and Political Education is low due to the cultivation of different majors in Colleges and universities.Ideology-oriented Course is a kind of collaborative concept of curriculum.The integration of classical reading and Ideological and Political Education in the goal setting,curriculum implementation and curriculum evaluation of classical reading education can improve the educational value and efficiency of classical reading.展开更多
Mind map has been widely recognized as an effective teaching and learning tool in all levels of education. This paper, based on the writer’s teaching practice, aimed to investigate the potential use of mind map in En...Mind map has been widely recognized as an effective teaching and learning tool in all levels of education. This paper, based on the writer’s teaching practice, aimed to investigate the potential use of mind map in English intensive reading classes of college students, and found that it could help students to understand and memorize the main ideas and important details of reading materials in a systematical way.展开更多
Stylistic study concerns itself with the situational features that influence variations in language use,the criterion for the classification of language variety,and the description and interpretation of the linguistic...Stylistic study concerns itself with the situational features that influence variations in language use,the criterion for the classification of language variety,and the description and interpretation of the linguistic features and functions of the main varieties(both literary and non-literary) of a language.At present,it is still a controversial topic about the difference between the literature and the non-literature.Actually,the boundary between the literary and the non-literary is not very clear,but vague.If we apply the language of exquisite AD to the literature class and discuss them together with poetry,its "literariness" and "aesthetic value" will not be less awe-inspiring.展开更多
In this article, we first identify one of the most common issues in the teaching of Intetive Reading at teachers’ colleges. That is, in the teaching of Intensive Reading, EFL teachers tend to teach linguistic knowled...In this article, we first identify one of the most common issues in the teaching of Intetive Reading at teachers’ colleges. That is, in the teaching of Intensive Reading, EFL teachers tend to teach linguistic knowledge to such extent that the importance of other language components-sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic competence diminishes. We then try to analyze the main causative factors which inhibit EFL teachers from imlementing effectively new teaching methods such as Communicative Language Teachillg. Through theoretical discussion, we attempt to present some pedagogical implications for the solution to the problem identified. In conclusion,we comment briefly on the proposed solutions to the problem, hoping to improve the teaching of Intensive Reading at Teachers’ college in China.展开更多
Novartis Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine由Novartis Foundation for Gerontological Research(ANZAAM Region),Tsao Foundation andthe Society for Geriatric Medicine(Singnpore)组织,会议经过一年余时间筹备,于1999年10月1...Novartis Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine由Novartis Foundation for Gerontological Research(ANZAAM Region),Tsao Foundation andthe Society for Geriatric Medicine(Singnpore)组织,会议经过一年余时间筹备,于1999年10月11～22日在新加坡召开.出席会议有中国、新加坡、澳大利亚、马来西亚、印尼、泰国、南非、菲律宾、韩国、斐济以及我国香港地区等18个国家和地区,共有代表32人.会议由国际老年学会主席Gary Andrews教授主持,并作世界及地区人口变迁报告.Ludomyr John Mykyta教授主讲了老年人疾病和健康状况评价、骨质疏松、老年人性学、老年痴呆、老年人用药等学术报告.香港医院管理局梁万福医师报告老年人高血压、老年人心力衰竭处理、疾病预防、保健和营养等问题.新加坡家护基金名誉秘书俞再华主任安排代表参观康复中心、社区中心、精神中心、老年公寓、老年病房、亚历山大医院、仁慈医院以及具有2000余张病床板桥医院等.会议上各国代表对老龄化及其对策进行了认真交流和学习.展开更多
Vocabulary is the basis of English learning.The mastery of vocabulary directly affects the development of students’listening,speaking,reading,writing,translation,and other abilities.Therefore,vocabulary teaching play...Vocabulary is the basis of English learning.The mastery of vocabulary directly affects the development of students’listening,speaking,reading,writing,translation,and other abilities.Therefore,vocabulary teaching plays an important role in English teaching.As a basic course for College English majors,one of the teaching objectives of reading course is to help students expand their vocabulary,enhance their sense of English language,and increase their cultural background knowledge of English speaking countries.In the process of extensive reading teaching,teachers should not be limited to the traditional vocabulary teaching mode,but should guide students to memorize words quickly and efficiently through flexible teaching methods,expand vocabulary,and at the same time,teachers should pay attention to the introduction of cultural knowledge in the process of vocabulary explanation,so as to help students understand the meaning more deeply and thoroughly.展开更多
As an important component of intensive reading teaching, vocabulary teaching not only ties up with the quality of intensive reading, but also with the students'skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. A...As an important component of intensive reading teaching, vocabulary teaching not only ties up with the quality of intensive reading, but also with the students'skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. After discussing the place of vocabulary teaching in intensive reading, this essay provides several proposal strategies according to the current problems in vocabulary teaching in intensive reading class in China. And then it narrates that students'ability of vocabulary acquisition and cognition depends on adopting various and flexible teaching strategies and repetition.展开更多
Tourism English reading is the course with the largest amount of information that students know and understand professional knowledge background of tourism, development history of tourism industry and classification a...Tourism English reading is the course with the largest amount of information that students know and understand professional knowledge background of tourism, development history of tourism industry and classification and development status of tourism industry; which is also a course that students learn with relative difficulty. In tourism English reading teaching, introducing the cross-cultural communication knowledge and enhancing cross-cultural communication ability will help students to overcome the obstacles in reading, so as to make this course play its role.展开更多
The aim of this study is to conduct the validity analysis of the test paper of the academic English reading and writing course referring to the freshmen of non-English majors in a university of Technology in Shanghai....The aim of this study is to conduct the validity analysis of the test paper of the academic English reading and writing course referring to the freshmen of non-English majors in a university of Technology in Shanghai.The validity is mainly analyzed from these three aspects:the content and construct validity,the reaction process,and the internal structure of the test paper.And the principles of language assessment in the design of the test paper are given in this study.The validity study was also conducted in a class with 42 freshmen,and the scores of them were analyzed through the internal correlation coefficient from Statistic Package for Social Science(SPSS)25.0.Finally,the validity of the test paper is concluded.展开更多
文摘With in-depth analysis of possible problems in Chinese traditional intensive reading courses,corresponding solutions are proposed according to the prevailing communicative practices in reading classes internationally to cope with the instruction-dominant and product-ended pedagogy in intensive reading course in China's Mainland.To integrate communicative extensive reading projects into intensive reading courses is believed applicable in the domestic context of teaching English reading with its strength in encouraging more exposure to authentic target language,in developing intrinsic motivation of learners and therefore enhancing learners' overall reading competence.
文摘Studies on Cooperative Learning （CL） have demonstrated advantages and effectiveness of employing strategies of CL on English as a Second Language （ESL）. This report presents the processes of CL implemented in two English intensive reading courses at a Chinese university. The purpose is to arouse the students＇ awareness of working in groups in their English reading classroom and to enhance their reading comprehension at tertiary level. The results show that students can adapt to small group work when they realize the benefits brought to them. Although positive effectiveness of CL is prevalent at any levels in educational contexts, benefits of CL on ESL are not deeply cultivated as expected, particularly for Chinese learners of English and some problems can also be found in implementing CL. As the emphasis of curriculum of English Language Teaching （ELT） in China has been on developing students＇ competence in communication in English, it is necessary for teachers to adopt CL in classroom instructions rather than teacher-centered approaches.
文摘Teaching culture is an indispensable part of English teaching.Teachers should teach western cultures along with teaching linguistic knowledge itself.In college English intensive reading class due to heavy workload,tight schedule and large classes,culture teaching,to certain degree.,seems hard to be realized.In this article,the authors introduce two practical,flexible and user-friendly methods: culture penetration and culture aside which can help teachers to teach culture in intensive reading class so that to improve students' intercultural awareness and competence.
文摘Curtis J.Bonk defined blended learning as a combination of face-to-face and computer-assisted online learning instruction since it was gradually formed after the emergence of the Internet[1,2].Breen pointed out that blended learning is a learning method that combines online and offline learning activities and resources[3].The blended learning approach is popular in school and e-learning.Moreover,it is one of the important trends in promoting higher education reform in the coming years.Therefore,it has attracted the attention of international researchers[4].In this paper,42 articles in Scopus(established by international institutions)and 30 articles in CNKI(found by Chinese mainland institutions)on the query of“college English reading blended learning”in the field of education were analyzed.Furthermore,CiteSpace software was used to analyze the research hotspots and trends with the keyword clusters and citations that occurred in the last two decades(1999 to 2022)to foresee future research prospects.
文摘The inherent teaching approach can no longer meet the demands of society.In this paper,current issues within the teaching landscape of architectural engineering technology in higher vocational colleges as well as the policies and teaching demands that formed the basis of this model were analyzed.The study shows the importance of the implementation of the teaching model“promoting teaching and learning through competitions.”This model puts emphasis on the curriculum and teaching resources,while also integrating the teaching process and evaluation with competition.These efforts aim to drive education reform in order to better align with the objectives of vocational education personnel training,while also acting as a reference for similar courses.
文摘This paper gives an account of characteristics of the intensive reading in English teaching, and change of teachers’ roles in the learner-centered teaching approach. Suggestions are put forward as to how to be a qualified teacher in the intensive reading class accordingly.
文摘This paper presents four teaching techniques of activating the textbook for intensive reading which include:injecting contemporary elements into the text,relating the text to students' life,questioning about the text challengingly and ingeniously,and spicing up the text.
文摘College students have more difficulty in Intensive Reading course resulting from their language proficiency.Therefore,reading strategies should be focused on in intensive reading to help college students to lower the threshold of the course aswell as facilitate stu dents'performance in intensive reading.
文摘This article reviews the background and problems in the teaching of intensive reading (IR) to the students with non English majors and proposes some activities for improving the teaching and learning process of the IR classroom. It is expected that with some applicable and effective activities, the teacher can help students read actively and grow into effective and independent readers.
基金Project of Social Science Achievement Evaluation Committee of Hunan Province,No.XSP21YBC335Educational Science Program of Hunan Province,No.XJK20BDY005+1 种基金Ideology-oriented Course Project of Hunan Province(No.:HNKCS-2020-0470)Project of Changde Social Science Achievement Evaluation Committee(No.:CSP20YZ21).
文摘Classic reading has high educational value,but the integration of classic reading and Ideological and Political Education is low due to the cultivation of different majors in Colleges and universities.Ideology-oriented Course is a kind of collaborative concept of curriculum.The integration of classical reading and Ideological and Political Education in the goal setting,curriculum implementation and curriculum evaluation of classical reading education can improve the educational value and efficiency of classical reading.
文摘Mind map has been widely recognized as an effective teaching and learning tool in all levels of education. This paper, based on the writer’s teaching practice, aimed to investigate the potential use of mind map in English intensive reading classes of college students, and found that it could help students to understand and memorize the main ideas and important details of reading materials in a systematical way.
文摘Stylistic study concerns itself with the situational features that influence variations in language use,the criterion for the classification of language variety,and the description and interpretation of the linguistic features and functions of the main varieties(both literary and non-literary) of a language.At present,it is still a controversial topic about the difference between the literature and the non-literature.Actually,the boundary between the literary and the non-literary is not very clear,but vague.If we apply the language of exquisite AD to the literature class and discuss them together with poetry,its "literariness" and "aesthetic value" will not be less awe-inspiring.
文摘In this article, we first identify one of the most common issues in the teaching of Intetive Reading at teachers’ colleges. That is, in the teaching of Intensive Reading, EFL teachers tend to teach linguistic knowledge to such extent that the importance of other language components-sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic competence diminishes. We then try to analyze the main causative factors which inhibit EFL teachers from imlementing effectively new teaching methods such as Communicative Language Teachillg. Through theoretical discussion, we attempt to present some pedagogical implications for the solution to the problem identified. In conclusion,we comment briefly on the proposed solutions to the problem, hoping to improve the teaching of Intensive Reading at Teachers’ college in China.
文摘Novartis Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine由Novartis Foundation for Gerontological Research(ANZAAM Region),Tsao Foundation andthe Society for Geriatric Medicine(Singnpore)组织,会议经过一年余时间筹备,于1999年10月11～22日在新加坡召开.出席会议有中国、新加坡、澳大利亚、马来西亚、印尼、泰国、南非、菲律宾、韩国、斐济以及我国香港地区等18个国家和地区,共有代表32人.会议由国际老年学会主席Gary Andrews教授主持,并作世界及地区人口变迁报告.Ludomyr John Mykyta教授主讲了老年人疾病和健康状况评价、骨质疏松、老年人性学、老年痴呆、老年人用药等学术报告.香港医院管理局梁万福医师报告老年人高血压、老年人心力衰竭处理、疾病预防、保健和营养等问题.新加坡家护基金名誉秘书俞再华主任安排代表参观康复中心、社区中心、精神中心、老年公寓、老年病房、亚历山大医院、仁慈医院以及具有2000余张病床板桥医院等.会议上各国代表对老龄化及其对策进行了认真交流和学习.
文摘Vocabulary is the basis of English learning.The mastery of vocabulary directly affects the development of students’listening,speaking,reading,writing,translation,and other abilities.Therefore,vocabulary teaching plays an important role in English teaching.As a basic course for College English majors,one of the teaching objectives of reading course is to help students expand their vocabulary,enhance their sense of English language,and increase their cultural background knowledge of English speaking countries.In the process of extensive reading teaching,teachers should not be limited to the traditional vocabulary teaching mode,but should guide students to memorize words quickly and efficiently through flexible teaching methods,expand vocabulary,and at the same time,teachers should pay attention to the introduction of cultural knowledge in the process of vocabulary explanation,so as to help students understand the meaning more deeply and thoroughly.
文摘As an important component of intensive reading teaching, vocabulary teaching not only ties up with the quality of intensive reading, but also with the students'skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. After discussing the place of vocabulary teaching in intensive reading, this essay provides several proposal strategies according to the current problems in vocabulary teaching in intensive reading class in China. And then it narrates that students'ability of vocabulary acquisition and cognition depends on adopting various and flexible teaching strategies and repetition.
文摘Tourism English reading is the course with the largest amount of information that students know and understand professional knowledge background of tourism, development history of tourism industry and classification and development status of tourism industry; which is also a course that students learn with relative difficulty. In tourism English reading teaching, introducing the cross-cultural communication knowledge and enhancing cross-cultural communication ability will help students to overcome the obstacles in reading, so as to make this course play its role.
文摘The aim of this study is to conduct the validity analysis of the test paper of the academic English reading and writing course referring to the freshmen of non-English majors in a university of Technology in Shanghai.The validity is mainly analyzed from these three aspects:the content and construct validity,the reaction process,and the internal structure of the test paper.And the principles of language assessment in the design of the test paper are given in this study.The validity study was also conducted in a class with 42 freshmen,and the scores of them were analyzed through the internal correlation coefficient from Statistic Package for Social Science(SPSS)25.0.Finally,the validity of the test paper is concluded.
