跨文化交际与大学英语教学

语言和文化是相辅相成的。公共外语教学必须加强对学生的跨文化交际意识的培养，发挥教师进行文化导入的作用，避免交际中的语用失误，从而顺利地进行交际活动。     

跨文化交际框架下的大学英语教学研究与实践

近几年来,伴随着开放发展的不断深入,我国已经越来越更进一步地迈向世界化与国际化的发展道路,因此,国际交往能力也越来越成为了当今时代下社会对于人才的必然要求。如今,我国的教育改革逐渐取得了众多巨大成就,其中大学英语的教学工作也愈发成熟,然而若想进一步提高大学英语的教学效果,还需要以跨文化交际为框架对课程进行更加深入的研究与实践。本文便以跨文化交际框架下的大学英语课程的教学为主要研究对象,对大学的英语教学体系进行深入性的探究,并针对如何同时培养大学生的跨文化交际能力与英语学习能力提出一定的建议。     

Intersecting communities of practice in distance education: the program team and the online course community

This article is a case study that aimed at understanding the dynamics of two complementary communities involved in a distance education graduate program: one community of practice formed by the instructors and instructional developers, who designed and developed the program, and another created by the students and instructor in one of the online courses. The relationship between both communities and the evolution that occurred within the online course are analyzed. Emergent themes are discussed and recommendations are made for similar contexts and communities.     

合作管理模式：当前高师教育实习工作的应然选择

世界各国教师教育实习的改革脉络综合表现为“一个目标两个维度”。当前,我国高师教育实习改革应在坚持质量目标的前提下,侧重从组织与管理的维度寻求具有操作性和实效性的实习组织模式,合作管理模式势必成为一种应然选择。     

软件学院基于校企联合的教学模式探索与实践

我国软件产业飞速发展,对软件专业人才的培养提出了新的要求。针对当前大学教育更注重专业理论知识教学,忽略大学生实践能力的培养和大学生就业难等问题,提出了"校企联合,以项目驱动教学"为指导方针的新教学模式。介绍软件学院在建立大学生创新实验基地,与企业联合培养软件专业人才中所采取的具体方案,并概括了办学中所取得的经验和成就。     

高职院校实训基地建设新模式的研究

实训基地建设是高职院校人才培养过程中不可或缺的重要组成部分,它体现了高职院校办学特色的主要亮点,其建设的好坏直接关系到高职院校未来的发展。针对高职教育的特点,提出推行校企合作的实训基地,建立产学研结合的实训基地,发展区域共享型实训基地,这对有效地推进企业和高职院校的可持续性发展能够起到积极的作用。     

大学物理课程教学改革的研究与实践

为促进高等院校进一步深化教学改革,加强学校建设,以适应新世纪对高素质人才培养的需要,结合教育部新制定的《理工学科大学物理课程教学基本要求》和我校实际及大学物理的自身特点,对大学物理课程的教材建设与教学内容、教学方法与手段及课程考核等,进行综合的改革研究与实践,进一步提高大学物理的教学质量和学生的综合素质。     

“轨道”概念在大学英语教学研究中的应用

通过对"轨道"概念的讨论,就如何提高大学英语课堂教学成果,提出值得教育工作者思考的几个问题。     

Academic identities and communities of practice in a professional discipline

This paper explores the dynamics surrounding the formation of academic identities in a context where the nature of academic work is contested both as a result of tensions within the discipline and in response to pressure from both the institution and the field of higher education. It is based on a case study which investigated the process of academic identity formation at the micro level of a department at a South African university. The study revealed a complex relationship between identity construction and participation within the particular configuration of teaching, professional and research communities of practice that defined the academic field in the department. Multiple identity trajectories were evident, indicating the role of individual agency, despite the dominance of a professional community of practice within the department. The arrival of new academics in the department without professional practice experience was found to have created the possibility of a changed notion of the academic within the discipline.     

大学英语口语实验教学实践及成效初探

利用现代信息技术,结合口语实践性强的特点及北京邮电大学教改实践,尝试提出基于信息技术的任务驱动型大学英语口语实验教学模式。该模式利用信息技术构建的网络化实验平台和新理念教学系统实现了口语教学和信息技术的深度融合;实现了口语任务的多样化、系统化、量规化;实现了口语输入和输出并重;实现了口语教学重心课内与课外均衡发展。初步实践表明,该模式调动了学生课上和课下练习口语的积极性,提升了学习自信心,提高了口语水平。     

中学英语写作教学循证实践现状研究

基于上海地区17所中学245名英语教师的问卷调查,本文研究了中学英语教师写作教学循证实践现状及影响因素。研究发现,中学英语教师整体上运用循证实践的频率偏低,突出表现在较少运用科技手段辅助写作教学、让学生参与合作学习和提供反馈以及将写作作为学习和理解新内容的手段等。写作教学循证实践的使用存在学段差异,初中教师比高中教师运用的更加频繁。教师性别、教龄和自身教育层次对循证实践的运用没有显著影响。     

基于建构主义学习观的高职房地产专业人才培养实践

本文分析了高职房地产专业人才培养目前存在的问题,并运用建构主义学习观进行房地产专业人才培养,从科学制定岗位标准及培养目标、＂专项·综合·顶岗＂三阶段课程体系、＂校内校外团队＂三平台等方面进行了人才培养实践.     

A third use of sociology of scientific knowledge: a lens for studying teacher practice

Over the last two decades, science educators and science education researchers have grown increasingly interested in utilising insights from the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) to inform their work and research. To date, researchers in science education have focused on two applications: results of sociological studies of science have been used to define new areas of content, generally referred to as Nature of Science (NOS). This has included research into students’ understanding of the NOS, teachers’ understanding of the NOS, and inclusion (or exclusion) of NOS themes in curricula. A second vein of inquiry has been investigations that consider the classroom as a microcosm of scientific discourse and inquiry. Such research has included investigations of student‐to‐student and student‐to‐teacher interactions. In this paper, we present a third application for educational research – the investigation of teacher knowledge and practice as sociological phenomena. In addition to supporting scholarly research, we believe it can be a useful tool for illuminating the complexities of teaching that needs to be taken into account by policy makers and practitioners. In this paper, we provide a thematic review of concepts from the sociology of scientific knowledge, and their application to a case of teacher work.     

浅议综合集成研讨厅在高校实践教学规划中的应用

总结了高校实践教学的特点,提出了实践教学规划综合集成研讨厅的概念,构想了综合集成研讨厅的基本框架和功能机制。有利于高校改善实践教学规划设计阶段的管理工作。     

教育技术专业影视制作实践技能培养的思考

针对教育技术专业影视制作实践教学现状进行分析,并结合相关实践教学内容,从实验教学规范性和教学方法优化、实验室开放、社会活动平台构建以及实践教学评价体系完善等方面进行探讨,以更好地促进教育技术专业影视制作实践技能和综合应用人才培养。     

Combining the best of two worlds: a conceptual proposal for evidence-informed school improvement

Abstract

Background: Data-based decision-making (DBDM) and research-informed teaching practice (RITP) are key to teacher and school improvement. Currently, however, DBDM and RITP represent two distinct approaches to developing evidence-informed practice (EIP) and do not correspond to the all-encompassing notion of EIP envisaged by many academics and commentators.

Purpose: DBDM and RITP are usually employed independently of each other. Each is associated with its own theoretical perspectives and research base, and each has its own pitfalls and strengths. Yet the approaches employed appear to be complementary, suggesting that there might be value in combining DBDM and RITP into one overarching process for achieving EIP. This paper presents the conceptual analysis and arguments for this proposal.

Sources of evidence: Drawing from literature and previous research in the fields of DBDM, RITP and EIP, we describe both DBDM and RITP, before comparing and contrasting the integral aspects of each.

Main argument: Our analysis leads us to suggest that not only is there overlap between these two approaches, but the strengths of each appear to mirror and compensate for the weaknesses of the other. As such, we argue that it is important that decisions in education are based on a combination of personal judgement, research evidence and local school data. This is because such a combination is likely to lead to equitable, effective and efficient decisions that are informed by values and preferences, grounded in context and steeped in practices that have been shown to be effective elsewhere.

Conclusions: We suggest that an effective strategy for EIP might be to achieve ‘the best of two worlds’ by integrating DBDM and RITP. In line with evidence-informed practices in medicine and management, this means EIP in education can finally be engaged in as a holistic approach to educational decision-making that critically appraises different forms of evidence before key improvement decisions are made. Our proposed approach, Evidence informed School and Teacher Improvement, is thus designed with the aim of enhancing the quality of educational provision by employing these evidence types as part of a systematic cycle of inquiry, focused on continuously improving the quality of learning in schools.     

广西高职高专院校人才培养工作水平评估的实践与思考

高职高专院校人才培养工作水平评估是促进高职高专院校以就业为导向,加强各项教学改革与建设,保证高职高专教育持续健康发展的重要举措,本文从广西高职高专院校人才培养工作水平评估的现状、已取得成绩和存在问题及今后工作等策略进行较全面的探讨。     

Analysis of design and delivery of critical incident workshops for elementary school English as a foreign language teachers in community of practice

Language teachers can uncover new understanding of the teaching and learning process through reflecting on critical incidents [Richard, J.C., and T.S.C. Farrell. 2005. Professional Development for Language Teachers. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press]. Based on the data analysis of workshop handouts, observation notes, and interviews, this study analyses three critical incident workshops designed and delivered to 19 elementary school English teachers in Taiwan in terms of design, participants’ learning, strengths, and suggestions. The study has the following findings. First, the participants moved from knowing nothing about critical incidents or mazes to writing up, discussing, and analysing critical incidents in collaborative reflective practice. Most importantly, the workshop facilitator fostered a safe and trusting environment for participating teachers to discuss critical incidents freely and combat their isolation. Five elements are recommended to be integrated into the design and delivery of critical incident workshops.