对大学英语写作教学的几点思考

大学生写作水平差,其原因是多方面的,作者通过多年的教学实践,简单的分析了大学生写作水平差的成因并对大学英语写作教学提出几点思考。     

Regimes of performance: practices of the normalised self in the neoliberal university

Universities today inescapably find themselves part of nationally and globally competitive networks that appear firmly inflected by neoliberal concerns of rankings, benchmarking and productivity. This, of course, has in turn led to progressively anticipated and regulated forms of academic subjectivity that many fear are overly econo-centric in design. What I wish to explore in this paper is how, emanating from prevailing neoliberal concepts of individuality and competitiveness, the agency of the contemporary academic is increasingly conditioned via ‘regimes of performance’, replete with prioritised claims of truth and practices of the normalised self. Drawing upon Michel Foucault’s writings on governmentality, and Judith Butler’s subsequent work on subjection, I use findings from a series of in-depth interviews with senior university managers at National University of Ireland, Galway to reflect upon the ways in which academics can respond effectively to the ascendant forms of neoliberal governmentality characterising the academy today. I contemplate the key task of articulating broader educational values, and conclude by considering the challenge of enacting alternative academic subjectivities and practices.     

Teaching and assessing writing skills at university level: a comparison of practices in French and Colombian universities

Background: The analysis of teachers’ conceptions about writing at university level allows the study of teaching practices associated with academic writing. At the same time, it is important to consider the context (disciplines, culture, institution, pedagogical organisation, etc.) where these practices take place.

Purpose: The present article explores the teachers’ conceptions about teaching and assessing writing skills at university level from two academic programmes of psychology: one in France and one in Colombia, through two questions: (a) the writing skills that teachers expect their students to acquire from attending their courses, and (b) the criteria used by the teachers to assess the written performance of their students. The main purpose is to analyse the teaching and evaluation practices that teachers describe in their discourse, taking into account the discipline and some similarities and differences between cultural contexts.

Sample: Ten university psychology teachers, five French and five Colombian, participated voluntarily in the study. The teachers were a heterogeneous group in terms of their ages and number of years of work experience. They taught a range of courses or subjects in the area of psychology.

Design and methods: The research was conducted using a qualitative method. The university teachers’ conceptions were collected during semi-structured interviews. A content analysis of the interviews, using an inductive approach, was undertaken.

Results: The analysis of the discourse indicates that the teachers focus their teaching practices on some specificities of the academic writing, and that they mainly assess different types of students’ knowledge. Additionally, a gap was observed between teaching and assessment practices, which concerns the cognitive dimensions of writing and the rules of academic discourse. This gap seems more evident in French teachers’ discourses. Colombian teachers described, in the main, teaching practices focused on the norms of academic writing.

Conclusions: These findings suggest that some similarities between the teachers’ conceptions are associated with the discipline. Specific differences could be explained by culturally distinct pedagogical practices related to the manner of teaching at university level.     

网络环境下的英语写作教学

传统英语写作教学的特点成为大学英语教学的瓶颈之一。随着网络技术在社会各个领域的不断渗透,网络英语写作教学的优点克服了传统英语写作教学的种种不足,网络写作教学成为可能。各种方式的网络英语写作教学为英语写作教学的开展提供了有益参考。     

网络环境下的高校写作课程教学新思路

随着信息技术的迅猛发展,写作行为本身呈现出与网络接触密切关联的一些新现象,这些新现象的出现对传统的高校写作课程的教学带来了冲击。因此,在网络环境下写作课程如何优化教学,切实提高教学质量,需要结合实际不断探索新的思路和可行性变革。     

网络环境下的大学英语写作教学模式探究

本文首先分析了现如今飞速发展的网络技术对大学英语写作教学的影响,随后主要讨论了网络环境下大学英语写作教学模式的改变,最好提出了网络环境下大学英语写作教学模式的五个设计原则。     

探析大学英语写作教学中存在的问题与解决方法

英语写作教学是大学英语教学的难题之一,长期以来写作教学存在"耗时低效"的问题,缺乏一个有效的教学组织模式。本文对大生英语写作教学的现状进行成因分析,并把阻碍大学英语写作教学有效模式形成归结于三方面影响因素:教学安排层面、教学方法层面和学生层面,结合实际情况阐述这些因素对大学英语写作教学的影响,深入到实践层面,挖掘问题产生的原因,并积极探索解决问题的有效方案。     

大学英语阅读教学面临的问题与对策研究

英语阅读教学对大学生语言综合能力的培养具有重要作用,但在实际的教学中面临着一些问题,针对问题采取相应的对策,能极大地促进阅读课教学效果的提高。     

支架式教学模式在大学英语写作教学中的运用

支架式教学模式作为建构主义的一种教学范式,可以有效地处理"教"与"学"之间的关系。近年来在国内外教育教学理论和实践领域日益受到重视。本文结合支架式教学理论,探讨其在大学英语写作教学中的运用,为外语写作教学提供新的借鉴。     

意识形态读写观在英语写作教学中的探索

读写结合是提高学生英语写作能力的有效途径。根据意识形态读写观的理论,结合英语写作教学的实际情况,采用多种教学手段,提高学生的英语写作能力。     

试论大学英语专业阅读和教学方法

由于社会与经济的不断发展,对于专业英语技能的要求越来越高。本文阐述了当前大学英语专业阅读教学中存在的问题,并提出了相关的教学策略。     

大学英语精读课堂教学中的互动教学模式

本文从互动教学的角度,探讨了高校英语专业教师在具体的教学实践中应该如何组织教学,从听、说、读、写四个方面更好地与学生进行互动,从而达到改善教学效果的目的。     

运用“三联”教学策略促英语写作技能提升

非英语专业大学生在英语写作方面存在基础语言能力差、写作技巧欠缺等问题。在英语写作教学中,使用“三联”教学策略可有效提升学生的写作能力。     

试论高校思想政治理论课课堂创新教学情境的功能

当前,课堂教学仍然是高校思想政治理论课教学活动的主要形式,教学情境问题同样是高校思想政治教育不容忽视的问题。本文围绕大学生创新能力的发展,探讨了高校思想政治理论课课堂创新教学情境的主要功能。     

基于英汉对比的大学英语写作教学方案研究

本文通过介绍英语写作学习小组的研究成果,探讨了将英汉对比方法应用于大学英语写作教学的具体方案,教学重点及学生的接受程度,以及需要进一步研究的方向。     

大学英语精读教学制约因素及对策研究

本文从大学英语精读教学存在的问题入手,探讨了提高精读教学水平的具体措施,对相关工作人员有一定的借鉴作用。     

高职英语写作教学中激发学生写作兴趣的有效对策

随着高等职业教育的发展,高职英语写作教学的重要性更加明显,由于很多学生对英语写作缺乏学习兴趣,基本处于"被动写作"、"痛苦写作"的境地,所以严重影响了高职英语写作教学的有效性。鉴于此,就英语写作教学中激发学生写作兴趣的有效对策进行探讨,旨在让学生在寓教于乐的课堂氛围下,提高英语写作兴趣,激发学生的写作潜能。     

Assumptions and practices in using digital technologies to teach writing in middle‐level classrooms across Canada

Interviews with 216 Grades 4–8 teachers and observations in 21 classrooms show that computers are widely used to teach writing across Canada. Restricted access to computers plays a role in the frequency and types of interactions that students and teachers have with computers in writing classes. Equally influential are assumptions about writing development and effective teaching practice. Many participating teachers believe that spell checkers hamper students’ spelling development. They view computers as tools to extend and support their teaching of mini‐lessons.     

小学识字与写字教学改革的基本理念

学生语言发展的规律以及实践的经验和教训证明 ,识字教学内容应该符合学生日常生活的语言实际 ,但不能等同于学生的语言实际。识字应该采取认、写、讲、用分进合击的理念。现实的需要和对写字教学功能认识的变化引发了写字教学的改革。