大学英语课堂阅读教学之关键

培养学生具有较强的英语阅读能力是对大学英语教学第一层次的要求。以分析阅读和阅读教学之间的区别为切入点 ,探讨传统的阅读教学中存在的不足之处以及如何把握阅读教学的关键     

Influences of reading online texts in Korean English language learners' cultural identities

This qualitative case study investigated 4 Korean elementary level English language learners' (ELLs) cultural identities when they read online texts at home and school. The participants were fourth- or fifth-grade students. The data consisted of observations, interviews, field notes, reflective journals, and the ELLs' verbal reports at home and school between the spring and the fall of 2010. The author's purpose was to identify the influences of reading online texts at home and school in Korean elementary level ELLs' cultural identities. Findings revealed that the online text readings helped the ELLs form, maintain, and shift their cultural identities. The author discusses Korean ELLs' languages, cultures, and technologies in the contexts of electronic literacies and suggests educational implications to facilitate their reading online texts.     

《英语阅读》教学方法的探索与实践

现代教学理论认为:阅读是主体对文本材料进行认知构建的心理过程。是主体获取知识和信息的重要手段。通过大量系统的阅读实践,学生可以逐步扩大词汇量,积累语言知识,进而加深文化积淀。《英语阅读》是英语专业基础阶段的必修课程之一,阅读能力的提高对听、说、写、译能力的发展起着推动与辅助作用。因此,笔者认为:探求《英语阅读》行之有效的教学方法有重要的实践指导意义。     

英语专业学生兴趣阅读频率和态度调查研究

运用定量和定性研究的方法调查了英语专业学生兴趣阅读的习惯和态度。151名在校大学生接受了问卷调查。结果表明：英语专业学生总体课外兴趣阅读的频率较高,他们对待兴趣阅读的态度也是积极肯定的。多元回归分析进一步表明,调查对象过去接触过的英丈课外书与其阅读频率和态度均显著相关,其母语阅读频率与英语兴趣阅读频率之间的相关也达到了显著水平。此研究结果对二语阅读教学和实践有着重要启示。     

拔尖人才培养模式在商务英语精读课中的探索与应用

商务英语精读为商务英语专业的基础课程,以听、说为重点,过程结合读、写、译,将英语和商务扩展阅读融为一体,突出实用性,注重培养学生商务技能。拔尖人才培养模式凸显语言的实用性,通过相关的实践性训练,力求为高年级的专业课学习打下坚实的基础,也为将来在日常或涉外工作中学生能够熟练地使用英语进行商务活动创造优势。     

浅说几种英语修辞方式

阅读英语文章时 ,仅仅分析句子的语法成分是不够的 ,重要的是领会文章内在的深刻含义及作者要表达的真实思想感情。同时还应该学会欣赏那些修辞好的句子和段落     

初探“以说促读”在高职《大学英语》阅读课的应用

本文"说"为"口语","读"为"阅读"。随着经济全球化的发展,高职高专英语教学应重于应用。英语阅读作为英语四大技能之一,学校除了要培养学生阅读理解技能,也应提升其在阅读课所习得知识应用于日常生活或职业的能力。但阅读课普遍气氛沉闷,学习质量不高。以口语任务来促进阅读学习,能激发学生对英语阅读的兴趣,提升学生英语阅读理解能力。本文以《大学英语》一节阅读课为例,指出在高职英语阅读教学中"以说促读"的可行性及优势,为高职英语教学提供帮助和借鉴。     

利用网络资源开展讨论式英语阅读教学--探索成人课外英语阅读的新途径

利用网络资源开展讨论式英语阅读教学是基于现代教育理念进行的一种教学实践.本文在分析网络资源对开展讨论式英语阅读教学有重要作用的基础上,结合电大英语阅读教学课例,着重探讨了实施该教学方法的步骤、效果及注意事项.     

制约彝族地区大学英语阅读教学的主要因素及其对策研究

民族地区教育是我国教育事业的重要组成部分，也是民族工作的重要内容。但是由于我院地处彝族地区，学生大多来自偏远地区，生源贫困面大，教育基础参差不齐，给大学英语教学工作——尤其是阅读教学增加了极大的困难。本文从分析制约彝族地区大学英语阅读教学的主要因素人手，并针对以上因素提出了相应的对策，以期对我院学生阅读能力的提高有所帮助。     

独立学院大学英语阅读教学现状分析与对策研究

英语阅读是大学英语教学的一个重要组成部分,必然会面临着很多问题。本文分析了当前独立学院大学英语阅读教学的现状及其存在的问题,并探索了解决的方法,以便能够更好地提高英语阅读教学的效果。     

An examination of student- and across-level mediation mechanisms accounting for gender differences in reading performance: a multilevel analysis of reading engagement

Enjoyment of reading, diversity of reading and metacognitive awareness of reading strategies are cognitive and affective variables pertaining to three facets of reading engagement for students to read happily, widely and skilfully. These have been found to be related to effectiveness in reading instruction. They together form a focus for this study to examine the underlying student- and across-level mechanisms to explain gender differences in reading performance of Macao students. Drawing data from Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009 Study, the mediation effects of gender and the school’s gender composition on reading performance are analysed. Two findings are of both theoretical and pedagogical interests. Firstly, the three facets of reading engagement from the nurture perspective explain substantially the within-school gender gap. Secondly, in coeducation context where students read happily and skilfully, there are gender-specific peer influences across-level onto student reading performance. Implications for gender-inclusive reading instruction programmes are discussed.     

Expertise reversal effect and sequencing of learning tasks in online English as a second language learning environment

The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of sequencing instructional materials and learners' prior knowledge on learning ESL (English as a second language) through an online learning course. 121 fifth-grade students from an elementary school in Korea participated in the study. Each participant was allocated to one cell of a 2?×?2 between-subjects factorial design, with an instructional format (i.e. sequential or concurrent) as a first factor, and prior knowledge (i.e. high or low) as a second factor. Instructions of the words and grammar rules were allocated to each page for the sequential group, whereas integrated on a single page for the concurrent group. The result indicates that the sequential instruction of words followed by grammar explanations was more effective for the students with higher levels of prior knowledge than the concurrent presentation. The reverse was also found for the students with lower levels of prior knowledge in English. There are four possible explanations for the results. First, split-attention effect, temporal-contiguity effect, or transient information effect might occur. Second, worked-example effect might occur and over-ride the effect of sequencing. Third, intrinsic and extraneous cognitive load might intertwine each other. Last, the levels of element interactivity in two instructional formats might be different from each other. The implications for instructional designers and future research are discussed.     

文化差异在广告英汉互译中的体现及其处理

在广告英汉互译中,思维方式、语言、词汇、句法、修辞等方面都存在着文化差异.通过"功能相似,意义相符"的符号学理论,可作出适宜的处理.     

高职英语阅读课任务型教学设计——以《新视野大学英语教程II》第八单元(There is a lot more to life than a job)为例

教学设计的目的在于促进学习者的学习,而教学设计的过程起着重要作用。该文以《新视野大学英语教程II》第八单元为实例,从教材和学生情况出发,结合实际,探讨高职英语阅读课任务型教学设计方案。     

An exploration of important factors in the decision-making process undertaken by foundation degree students with respect to level 6 progression

Deciding what degree to study and where are very important decisions to make for a range of practical and economic reasons, and much research has been undertaken in this area. What has not been considered previously is the decision-making processes of students who have completed an associate degree, such as a Higher National Diploma or Foundation Degree, and are now considering where to complete their Bachelor education. Associate degrees are often provided by further education colleges (FECs) in partnership with universities, and the choices available to college-based higher education students are whether to continue at the college or move to university. A mixed-methods approach was adopted comprising of an online questionnaire and subsequent focus groups of students studying at HE at a southwest FEC. The findings showed that equal importance is placed on the practical issues of proximity and familiarity as on course suitability, with the only differences between those remaining at college and those moving to university being financially based.     

An international online survey of the practices and perceptions of higher education professors with respect to the assessment of learning in the classroom

In a context where public action must demonstrate its effectiveness and efficiency, and where the links between teaching and the quality of learning are regularly highlighted, it seems relevant to identify the trends and logic that govern university professors’ decisions with respect to the modes of learning assessment favoured within the framework of their delivery of teaching services. Moreover, given that university teaching practices are changing rapidly due to the introduction of different views of the learning process, one might conclude that the same holds for assessment practices. Through our research work, we led to the development of a trilingual (English, French and Spanish) online survey devoted to an international investigation into the classroom assessment practices of higher education teachers. This survey proposes an online platform that will allow institutions of higher learning to document some of their current practices and to compare observed trends with what is happening elsewhere, in accordance with differing missions and traditions. These research notes are thus intended to describe the survey itself and to show how the questionnaire and individual items were structured, in addition to providing an overview of treatments within and between institutions that followed the testing.