The Spread of English as a Global Language and its Implication for Classroom Teaching in China Context

The status of English in today’s world has been established definitely.It is not only embodied in the increasing numbers of speakers,but also embodied in the role which English has played in some non-English speaking countries.English is spread as an International language in worldwide and which is no longer belonging to any English speaking countries but belonging to those who use it(McKay,2002).The consequences of English spreading are:on one hand,English as an international lingua franca status has been further consolidated;on the other hand,different regional variants appear in English.These changes lead to the debate between Standard English and varieties of English.All of these in turn generate a profound impact on English language teaching.China as one of non-English speaking countries has also been the impact of globalization in English.The English teaching in China is facing challenges and innovation.     

A Cognitive Analysis of Love Metaphors in English and Chinese Songs

In the study of metaphor, as a branch of the general cognitive science, cognitive linguistics has been walking forward at all times. In recent years, attention has gradually been paid on the metaphor study in the Chinese academic circles, and some domestic scholars have carried out research one after another, mainly through some daily expression, poetry, prose or novel to analyze and demonstrate the similarities and differences of love metaphors in Chinese and western culture. The new exploration of the role of metaphor in poetry and the cognitive mechanism was included, and it gained some achievements. The innovation of this paper is that it breaks the confinition to everyday expression, literature, combing with classic and modern songs in English and Chinese, to compare the love metaphor in English and Chinese songs.     

On the Importance of Cultural Input in English Teaching

English as a foreign language has been a subject in middle school of China for years. Teachers and educators generation by generation have been trying to find an optimal method of teaching foreign language to help students master it better. After unceasing exploring, traditional teaching pattern has been im- proved and new teaching approaches appear such as Task-based language teaching and com- municative language teaching. However, what- ever teaching methods English teachers use in the class, they should not ignore the cultural input in English teaching. The successful and efficient English teaching should transform the single language teaching into the combination of language teaching and cultural teaching. The thesis is concerned with the significance of culture in English teaching. More specifically, some consideration will be given to the reasons and ways of teaching culture.     

Dealing with English Majors＇ Difficulties with Dictation in Chinese Universities

Dictation is a complicated process of decoding information and reorganizing mean- ing of an utterance and it has long been used to measure students＇ language profi- ciency and help them to develop accuracy in listening and writing. However, many English majors have poor performance in dictation of TEM-4. The paper tries to dis- cuss the fundamental factors that prevent students from obtaining a relatively high score in dictation and suggests some ways to deal with the problems.     

A Tentative Refutation on the Language Arbitrariness From the Perspective of the Six Categories of Chinese Characters

It has long been viewed that Saussure’s principle of arbitrariness is a fundamental theory in modern linguistics.Up to now,some linguists and scholars have raised their doubts to Saussure’s arbitrariness theory from different aspects.In this thesis,the author aims at using " 六书 "(The six categories of Chinese characters) to show that the creation of Chinese characters has some reasons and it was not 100% arbitrary between the forms of linguistic signs and their meaning.     

My View on the CET Spoken English Test

With the deepening of China‘s reform and open-door pohcy, the ability to participate mrectly m oral interactions in English becomes more and more important, hence the focus of English language teaching on improving students‘ oral English proficiency. The CET Spoken English Test (CET-SET), which is a face-to-face oral proficiency test, is a component part of the CET test. Since its first administration on a national scale in November 1999, it has been receiving a growing amount of attention from teachers and students in universities in China. As the number of studen tstaking the CET-SET is growing rapidly year by year, it has become crucial to develop an alternative to the CET-SET that can be operationally more practical. My views on the CET-SET are expounded in this paper, which is structured as follows. First, I provide an overview of the CET-SET. Next, I identify several aspects of the test that are amenable to changes. Finally, I put forward some suggestions as to the development of an alternative approach for the CET-SET.     

The Tendency of Current College English Education for Non-majors

The reform of college English education has been a heated discussion in recent years.The traditional means of teach ing paid too much attention to the examination and the teaching materials are out of date when facing the rapid increasing of Chi nese economy,while the new vision emphasizes the learner-centredness,communicating,learning of culture,and it will take the background of International Understanding into consideration.In addition,New "Profession + English" Learning Pattern has al so been highlighted The paper is going to analyze and summarize the current situation of college English education briefly,and predict its development in the future.     

Implications of Output Hypothesis on College English Writing

With the reform of college English course,the objectives,philosophy and models of Chinese EFL teaching have been deeply changed.So college students are required to have higher language proficiency;it is also a challenge for the English teachers in our country.The traditional teaching mode should be changed.College English teaching is not only to input knowledge to students,but also to foster their skills on the application of knowledge,and excavate their potential in order to promote their language proficiency.Writing,as one of the efficient ways to measure students’comprehensive English ability,has attracted more attention in the field of English researches,which,however,got little improvement so far.What we can see from the requirements is that college students and teachers should put more attention on their output instead of input alone.Therefore,this paper intends to apply Swain’s "Output Hypothesis" to the college English teaching of non-English major students in China,and make some teaching suggestions based on the three functions of the "Output Hypothesis".     

The Obstacles and Solutions to Improving Non English-major Students’Listening Comprehension

Listening has been playing an essential role in daily communication.However,listening is the most difficult part and has been an obstacle in the process of learning English for most of learners for a variety of reasons.The paper mainly discusses the linguistic and non—linguistic obstacles in the process of listening and aims to help English learners find out their own shortcomings and put forward some corresponding solutions to improve learners' listening ability.     

Interlanguage Fossilization with Oral English Teaching of Growing Cad re Students in Military Academy

The fossilization of interlanguage has long been a universal problem in foreign language learning and teaching, thus winning the concerns of foreign teachers and researchers. The paper analyzes the causes of this phenomenon which is expected to be beneficial to oral English teaching of growing cadre students in military academy, and then gives some suggestions in their oral English teaching, combining with the characteristics of growing cadre students’ English learning.     

通过任务型教学提高学生交际能力

Task-based language teaching(TBLT)is a new teaching method.?"Task"is a special term in language teaching and it's different from language exercise.It has its specific features,forms and teaching steps.There are varieties of tasks in English teaching,but the focus of every task is on solving a communicative problem,?which has some connections with a real world of learners'lives and learning experience,and which can arouse learners'interest,participation and sense of responsibility.The development of process of TBLT represents a change of focus a revolution in syllabus design.It starts from the learners'needs and emphasizes learning language by doing things.The basic principles for task-based syllabus design are authenticity,form-function integration and task dependency.The aim of this project is to introduce TBLT and it also seeks to carry out the method of TBLT in English classes.     

Cultural Elements of English Movie Title

Movie title is the name of a movie which to some extent determines the audience’s choice to watch the movie or not.English movie title,as a special kind of English language,reflects language and culture of the specific English country.To better understand and appreciate the movie,it is essential to understand the cultural elements of the English movie title.The thesis with start with the introduction of movie title and its naming approaches,then analyze the three cultural elements that is historical,religious and linguistic cultural elements in English movie title in the hope of providing helpful background knowledge for Chinese audience to better appreciate the English culture.     

Importance of a Good Grasp of Sentence Sense Groups in English Learning

In the past twenty years, many good ways of learning English have been put forward. In this paper, the author comes up with a new approacha good grasp of sentence sense groups which he thinks is very helpful in improving the student English in many aspects. The author believes that a good grasp of sentence groups in English sentences is the basis of learning English well and that many students will benefit much from it when applying it to their English learning.     

On the College English Learning Strategies and Their Usages

English language learning strategy is an important part in the process of learning,and the selection and use of it has a direct impact on the effect of English learning.Now there are some problems in the use of college English learning strategy,which have many factors,such as:learning environment,learning concepts,learning motivation and so on.Therefore,some corresponding strategies must been taken so as to improve the quality of teachers’teaching and the efficiency of students’learning.     

Importance of a Good Grasp of Sentence Sense Groups in English Learning

In the past twenty years, many good ways of learning English have been put forward. In this paper, the author comes up with a new approacha good grasp of sentence sense groups which he thinks is very helpful in improving the student English in many aspects. The author believes that a good grasp of sentence groups in English sentences is the basis of learning English well and that many students will benefit much from it when applying it to their English learning.     

Studies on solar flat plate collector evaporation systems for tannery effluent （soak liquor）

INTRODUCTION The tannery effluent (soak liquor) spewed out by tanneries to the surroundings has been polluting the land and water bodies in and around the tanneries and is evaporated over a period of time. The rate of evaporation over this period is small in the natural evaporative ponds and so large area is required. But land in urban and semi-urban sectors is scarce and very costly. Hence, it is required to augment the evaporation rate by adopting some suitable techniques. The rate of e…     

Group Cooperative Learning—Making Learning a Deeper Process

The paper is to explore whether or not group cooperative learning in author’s university can make students learning deeply.In 2004,the Chinese Ministry of Education constituted"College English Teaching Syllabus"(College English Teaching Syllabus,2004,showed in appendix),in which it makes it clear that the properties and objectives of College English teaching are:College English teaching is a teaching system which has the content of English language knowledge,English applied skills,learning strategies,intercultural communication.According to the syllabus,lots of Chinese universities will aim to explore new and effective teaching modes,which will stimulate college English teachers to reflect their traditional teaching methods and make the corresponding improvement inevitably.     

The Application of Game Teaching Method in Spoken English Teaching in Primary School

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the present situation of game teaching method in primary school,to find out the problems in the application of game teaching method and to forward the corresponding solutions.From the current development of English education,it has become a development trend to add games in teaching,Therefore,the paper advocates that English teach?ers in primary school use game teaching method to stimulate students’interest in learning spoken English.This thesis consists of three parts.Chapter one is an analysis the concept of game teaching method.Chapter two describes and analysis the problems in spoken English teaching in primary school.The final chapter puts forward some principles and measures to help primary school English teachers to improve students’spoken English ability.     

A Talk on Ellipsis

From the view-point of grammar, it often happens in English sentence that some words may be omitted. The structure of the sentenceseems incomplete but its sense is clear. This phenominon is called "ellipsis". The aim of ellipsis is for the sake of brief and to the point.Thus the main point of a sentence will be stood out and the repeatedpart omitted. So we can achieve a good result of expression. A sentencecontaining an ellipsis is called an "elliptical sentence". For instance: