Mediating the “Two-Worlds” Pitfall Through Critical,Project-Based Clinical Experiences

This article looks across two teacher education programs to review the tensions and benefits of critical, project-based (CPB) clinical experiences. The first study examines a project embedded within a methods course focused on secondary English language arts (ELA) preservice teachers (PSTs) engaging with youth around a shared writing activity. In the second study, PSTs partnered with local high school students to consider the relevance of writing in and out of schools. We consider how CPB clinical experiences served as mediating spaces that address the disconnect between universities, schools, and communities (Zeichner, 2010). Data analysis suggested there are numerous tensions and benefits associated with CPB clinical experiences for PSTs, teacher educators, and school-based teachers and students. We draw on the findings from this study to make recommendations for future iterations of such work.     

Student Team Reading and Writing: A Cooperative Learning Approach to Middle School Literacy Instruction

The goal of this project was to create a middle school literacy program that was more responsive to the needs and abilities of early adolescents in urban middle schools. The program components included: (a) cooperative learning classroom processes; (b) a literature anthology for high interest reading material; (c) explicit instruction in reading comprehension; (e) integrated reading, writing, and language arts instruction; and (f) a writing process approach to language arts. The study was conducted in 5 schools in a large urban school district, 2 implementing Student Team Reading and Writing (STRW) and 3 comparison schools. The results indicated that the students in STRW had significantly higher achievement in reading vocabulary, reading comprehension, and language expression. The results suggest that a multifaceted approach to restructuring can effectively improve the achievement of students in urban middle schools.     

Examining shifts in preservice teachers’ beliefs and attitudes toward writing instruction

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of integrating self-reflection, focused instruction, and field practice in a semester-long language arts course in order to shift early childhood preservice teachers’ (PSTs) beliefs and attitudes about writing instruction, as well as their development and planned use of tools for instruction. The findings revealed that a course focused primarily on preparing PSTs to teach writing can influence PSTs’ definitions of writing, the importance they place on writing instruction, their self-efficacy related to teaching writing, and their tools for instruction.     

提高非文科专业应用写作课教学效果研究

高校非文科专业应用写作课教学效果差的原因是练习太少,特别是针对难点、重点——语言的练习少,语言练习完全可在课堂内完成;文种写作练习则必须突出专业特点,挑选与专业关系度大的三五个文种反复练习,以达到熟练掌握的程度。     

Teaching writing to middle school students: a national survey

A random sample of language arts, social studies, and science middle school teachers from the United States were surveyed about their preparation to teach writing, beliefs about responsibilities for teaching writing, use of evidence-based writing practices, assessment of writing, use of technology, and adaptations for struggling writers. The findings from this survey raised concerns about the quality of middle school writing instruction. Many teachers believed their preservice and inservice preparation to teach writing was inadequate. Middle school students spend little time writing or being taught how to write. While most teachers used a variety of evidenced-based writing practices and made adaptations for struggling writers, such methods were applied infrequently. Most teachers did not appear to use assessment data to shape how they taught writing, and computers played a relatively minor role in middle school writing instruction. Even though teachers generally agreed that writing was a collective responsibility, language arts teachers placed a greater emphasis on writing instruction than social studies and science teachers.     

Explorations in using arts‐based self‐study methods

Research methods courses typically require students to conceptualize, describe, and present their research ideas in writing. In this article, the author describes her exploration in using arts‐based techniques for teaching research to support the development of students’ self‐study research projects. The pedagogical approach emerged from the author’s sociocultural theoretical perspective in using symbols and dialogue as mediating tools. Three arts‐based research projects were utilized to assist doctoral students in articulating research interests, framing research proposals, and reflecting on their development as researchers. Data included students’ implementation and assessment of projects; the instructor’s teaching logs; and students’ course evaluations. The projects served to illuminate the subtleties of research interests, self‐understanding and understanding of other’s research, and learning about self‐study by practicing it. Research methods instructors are prompted to consider what happens when students are asked to demonstrate their understanding of research using the arts and when they study the ‘so what’ of using them.     

音乐兼修美术复合型人才培养模式中的素描色彩课程设置

师范院校音乐美术专业互修是国家教育部艺体司牵头主特的研究课题，此项目已推广至全国多家师范院校，我院便是最早加入该项目实验的学校之一，在川内也仅此一家，每年都派代表参加全国研讨。如何使音乐学习者在最短的时间内获得美术学习的自信并能将自己较为熟悉的音乐语言转换为绘画语言，进而登堂入室，音乐兼修美术培养模式中素描色彩课程设置的合理具有重要作用。     

模因论启示下的大学英语写作教学——以《新编大学英语》教程为例

利用语言模因复制和传播的特点,结合《新编大学英语》教程,探讨了模因论启示下的大学英语写作教学,并着重分析了"内容相同形式各异"的基因型语言模因和"形式相同内容各异"的表现型语言模因,认为这些模因的表现方式可以应用于大学英语写作教学。     

Photo-Booklets for English Language Learning: Incorporating Visual Communication into Early Childhood Teacher Preparation

Teachers can integrate discussion and writing about photographs into the early childhood curriculum to build speaking, reading, and writing skills in any language. Although little available research focuses on photography and early childhood education as related specifically to English Language Learners, several current teacher resources do focus on uses of photography in classrooms for young children. What is lacking, however, is substantial reference to the planned use of language along with image creation through photography for the language development of English Language Learners (ELLs) in the early childhood classroom. Teacher training, too, devotes insufficient attention to either visual literacy or visual communication. This article provides a discussion of the role of the visual in English language development as a basis for a sample photography project that can be incorporated into a course for pre-service teachers in methods of teaching ELLs. Pre-service teachers thus experience the project first-hand in terms of image creation and the planning of appropriate content, language, and visual literacy objectives. The resulting visual products then function as teaching resources themselves; however, effective visual learning for ELLs requires that teachers possess such an informed understanding of the techniques that structure and assist language development.     

歌词创作中设问运用的语言艺术

对于歌词里经常运用的设问修辞格,根据问句与答句的接续形式的不同,分为单问单答、单问连答、连问单答、连问连答四种类型,可集中明显地认识设问在歌词创作中的普遍应用和广泛体现。设问在歌词创作上具有兴波助澜,引人思索的语言艺术功能,用得好,能引起人们的注意,诱人思考,使演唱的内容变得更加吸引人。     

二语写作中母语综合水平习惯性迁移分析

本研究对三个班141名学生六次CET-4模拟考试结果进行了分析。通过对高分组和底分组学生考试结果分析,本文认为母语综合能力对二语写作的影响有积极的一面,但母语综合知识及习惯性转换制约了二语写作水平的提高．本文运用语言学理论和方法分析文体语用特征,揭示困扰二语写作水平的真正原因。     

师范类大学英语专业开设第二语言习得课程的思考

从师范类课程设置及外语教师专业发展的角度来看,为师范大学英语专业（尤其是教育方向）本科生开设第二语言习得课程是十分必要的。教学内容可侧重＂学习风格、学习策略、错误分析＂等内容;教学方式可为案例分析、设计调研作业、组织课堂讨论等;课程评价可综合考虑学生的课堂表现、调研作业及期末论文完成情况。     

民族高校英语专业写作课程教学分析

民族高校英语专业写作课程是专业教学中最薄弱的环节。作为写作教师应不断学习,深入了解学生状况,改善教学方法,建立有效的评估反馈机制。本文通过对民族高校英语专业写作课程现状的分析,提出了写作课程教学改进的策略。     

整合性语言艺术框架下的英语语法教学

整合性语言艺术强调将各种孤立的语言艺术形式相融合,在自然的学习情境中整体上提高学生的听、说、读、写能力。通过对整合性语言艺术的发展、特点和原则等进行简要介绍,并以语法教学为例探讨如何在实际教学中整合各种语言艺术,希望能为我国的英语教学尤其是语法教学带来新的启示。     

Exploring the Popperian Framework in a Pre‐service Teacher Education Program

The study reported in this article is derived from a critical analysis of the work of 28 pre‐service teachers enrolled in the course “Teaching elementary language arts” in a Bachelor of Education concurrent program in a southern State university. The pre‐service teachers were taught how to use an innovative knowledge‐building framework based on the ideas of the philosopher of science, Karl Popper. Two samples of pre‐service teachers’ writing were analyzed to provide evidence of whether they support the occurrence of growth and development of professional knowledge. This study provides some indication of Popper’s framework potential as an effective critical analysis framework for achieving this goal.     

闲笔--提高新闻审美价值的艺术

各种艺术是能相互借鉴的,闲笔也可以借鉴到新闻写作中,诸多新闻实例,充分证明了闲笔艺术在新闻写作中的运用,能带来独特的审美价值:错落生姿、曲径通幽、妙趣横生、管窥全貌、绵里藏针、余韵自成等。新闻只有更新观念,把新闻写得别具一格,才能真正带给读者以阅读美感。     

本科毕业论文写作中存在的问题与对策——以贺州学院为例

目前本科毕业论文写作中存在的问题有部分学生写作态度不认真、有剽窃他人成果的行为等。针对这些问题,应采取相应的教学措施提高学生毕业论文的写作水平,如加强基础写作训练、让学生互改论文,并启发学生寻找有意义的研究课题等,从而提高毕业论文质量。     

大学英语写作教学方法探析

英语写作是学生综合应用能力的体现，也是英语教学的薄弱环节。文章结合大学英语教学的现状以及学生写作中存在的主要问题，在教学中实施了几种不同的教学方法。即：“说”、“写”结合；“读”与“写”结合；“写”与“语言知识复习”有机结合；积极推行写作以及合理改评”等，以促进大学英语才学。     

Students' perceptions of Wiki-based collaborative writing for learners of English as a foreign language

This study proposes a Wiki-based collaborative writing approach to the writing process for EFL (English as a foreign language) learners. A five-stage computer-mediated collaborative writing project including collaborative planning, partitioned drafting, peer-revising, peer-editing, and individual publishing was blended with on-campus English composition course. Fifty-one L2 learners at a university in central Taiwan participated in this project. Procedural scaffolding and collective scaffolding were provided to promote students' self-regulation and thus to foster the development of students' writing skills. A cross-referencing questionnaire survey was adopted to investigate students' perceptions of Wiki-based collaborative writing and students' perceptions of their work in each stage of collaborative writing. As the results indicated, a high percentage of students' satisfaction showed positive perceptions of this Wiki-based collaborative writing environment, and the instructional design of implementing a Wiki-based collaborative writing project with a five-stage writing process does assist EFL learners to accomplish a collaborative writing task on the internet with less limitation of time. This article also points to new possibilities for future research.     

网络对艺体生大学英语写作教学的影响

在分析大学英语写作教学现状基础上,针对艺体生的特点,探讨网络技术在艺体生大学英语写作教学中的应用,提出利用多媒体网络提高艺体大学生写作水平的方法。