研究生专业英语课程学习者需求调查研究

基于学习者需求理论,采用问卷调查法,以广东财经大学非英语专业硕士研究生为调查对象,对研究生专业英语学习需求进行调查研究.根据调查数据的分析结果,对财经类院校研究生专业英语教学改革提出意见和建议.     

独立学院设立商务英语方向课程需求调查——英语专业毕业生问卷分析

本文通过对独立学院英语专业近两年毕业生的问卷调查,从求职者和应用者的角度了解了英语专业学生的就业状况、职业技能,探讨了商务英语的社会需求,并对独立学院商务英语学科建设提出意见。     

高职法律英语专业社会需求调查分析

中国入世以来,对外贸易活动越来越频繁,这催生了对法律英语人才的迫切需求。然而,高职法律英语专业学生就业与社会需求却存在很大的差距。结合社会需求,高职法律英语专业应从课程设置、教学内容和手段、法律英语翻译技能强化训练等方面进行改革,提高法律英语专业学生的就业率。     

需求分析视角下的英语专业课程设置改革——以南京财经大学英语专业学生为例的实证性研究

随着人们对英语在各个领域重要性的认识不断增强,各大院校都设有英语专业。英语专业学生的数量增多也使得他们的就业形势日趋严峻,企业对员工素质的要求日益提高,对英语专业毕业生的要求也越来越高。那么现行的英语专业课程设置是否能够培养出企业所需要的英语人才吗?英语专业学生是否就能从本科的课程中有所收获呢?目前的研究情况并不能全面地回答这两个问题。本文基于需求分析理论,对南京财经大学英语专业学生及南京的各大企业进行调查,了解两者对英语专业学生的需求,并发现了学校的现行课程设置不能很好的满足两者的需求。最后本文根据学生及企业的需求对英语专业的课程设置提出了建议和意见,以期能够对英语专业学生的就业有所帮助。     

非英语专业研究生对英语的运用与需求调查及其启示

该研究运用自编的英语的运用与需求量表,对北京师范大学非英语专业研究生进行了背景信息、专业学习中英语使用情况、英语水平自我评价与其英语对社会需求适用度等方面的调查。调查发现:1)70%以上的研究生认为英语的各项技能对专业学习重要,而最经常运用的是写英文论文摘要,其次是阅读,之后是用英语听报告等;2)在各项英语能力中,这一群体阅读能力的自我评价相对最好,而遇到困难的频率从高到低的前三位依次是:口语、写作和听力。就课程而言,80%以上的研究生认为研究生英语应侧重培养综合运用能力,尤其是口语能力和听力能力,80%以上的研究生建议设置高级口语、实用就业英语、英语应用写作等选修课。     

以学生为中心 以社会需求为导向——高校英语专业教学模式与课程设置改革

随着社会经济的不断发展,社会各行业对英语专业人才提出了新的更高的要求。同时,近几年来,英语专业毕业生的就业形势变得越来越严峻,为适应社会对英语专业人才的需求形势,高校英语专业教学模式和课程设置的改革已迫在眉睫。     

武汉就业市场对英语专业人才的需求状况——以网络招聘为例

随着国际化交流频繁,英语热潮来袭。英语专业人才知识结构单一,供大于求,就业率低。武汉作为全国大学生最多的城市,就业形势尤其严峻。文章以前程无忧、58同城、赶集网三个网站为切入点,通过对英语专业人才招聘信息数据的调查与收集,在此基础上结合几次招聘会的实地调查,分析了目前武汉就业市场对英语专业人才的需求状况,并对结果进行了分析总结,提出了建议。     

武汉就业市场对英语专业人才的需求状况——以网络招聘为例

随着国际化交流频繁,英语热潮来袭。英语专业人才知识结构单一,供大于求,就业率低。武汉作为全国大学生最多的城市,就业形势尤其严峻。文章以前程无忧、58同城、赶集网三个网站为切入点,通过对英语专业人才招聘信息数据的调查与收集,在此基础上结合几次招聘会的实地调查,分析了目前武汉就业市场对英语专业人才的需求状况,并对结果进行了分析总结,提出了建议。     

基于学科背景的非英语专业博士研究生英语教学模式研究

基于一项对非英语专业博士研究生英语教学情况的调查,分析了现阶段非英语专业博士研究生英语教学中存在的问题,针对当前非英语专业研究生英语教学难以满足与适应社会发展需求的这一矛盾,以国际会议和科技论文英语应用为例,提出基于学科背景的非英语专业研究生英语教学的模式,旨在探索适应学科、专业以及社会需求的研究生英语教学模式,以期对当前的研究生英语教学在理论和实践方面予以补充.     

职业需求引导下的高职英语专业综合英语课程教学探索

高职英语专业的综合英语是一门综合性基础课,涵盖听、说、读、写、译等英语技能的培养,课程内容丰富,覆盖面广,是英语专业学生学习其他专业课程的根基。这对教师的教学提出挑战:有限的教学时间内不可能面面俱到,如何体现其实用性,让学生吸收应用性强的精华,提高学生的整体语言应用能力,从而满足日后就业的需要?鉴于此,通过调查高职英语专业学生的职业需求,根据反馈发现其学习需要,尝试探索一定程度上更适合学生的教学方法及教学内容,让学生具备较为扎实的专业基础,提高就业能力。     

The special needs of teachers of special needs children

More and more, special needs children are entering early childhood education programs. But the integration of special needs children into the regular classroom — and their acceptance by their nonhandicapped peers — continues to be a concern of both parents and teachers. Many of the proposed benefits of mainstreaming are based upon opportunities for interactions between special needs children and their nonhandicapped peers. What we know about enhancing the quality of these interactions has definite implications for teachers. After examining the research on social relations and social skills training programs for special needs children, we will discuss these implications.Cary A. Buzzelli is an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama. Nancy File is a doctoral student in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.     

The professional development needs of special needs assistants in Irish post-primary schools

According to government policy in Ireland, special needs assistants (SNAs) may be employed in post-primary schools to support students deemed to have chronic and serious care needs. There is currently no national policy regarding the continuing professional development (CPD) of SNAs, to meet the requirements of their role. This study investigated the CPD needs of SNAs, working in post-primary schools, in the Border, Midland and Western region of Ireland. Findings from a survey of SNAs and principals revealed that while the majority agreed CPD for SNAs should be compulsory, an ad hoc approach to provision of CPD prevailed, and barriers to CPD were identified. Findings also indicated that CPD in supporting students with Emotional and Behaviour Disorders was a key requirement identified by principals and SNAs. Supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and promoting student independence were also identified as areas for CPD. The need for a national policy with regard to CPD for SNAs is highlighted.     

Diglossic needs of illiterate adult women in Egypt: a needs assessment

In light of the rarity and unavailability of academic publications on literacy/illiteracy in the Arab world, this study attempts to determine the linguistic needs of illiterate adult women in Egypt in the context of informal adult basic education. The purpose of this study is to understand illiterate adult women’s daily linguistic needs in relation to diglossic de‐contextualization in Arabic, the comprehension gap between colloquial and standard Arabic that contributes negatively to the process of reading and writing acquisition in standard Arabic. The present study, based on participatory action research methodology, was conducted in Egypt where 11 adult female literacy classes, five (139 subjects) in Cairo (urban) and six (151 subjects) in Menia (Upper Egypt/Northern Egypt) were group‐interviewed. The results of the group interviews clearly define the functional context of adult female illiteracy (i.e. age and immediate linguistic/literacy needs) and enforce a diglossic dichotomy, entailing ‘reading’ and ‘writing’ categories. If considered by literacy authorities, diglossic integration in adult literacy programmes/curricula will certainly help Egyptian illiterate adult women to integrate easily in their environment, the ultimate goal of all involved in the fight against adult illiteracy in the Arab world.     

Educational needs of the talented

Children with specific talents have particular needs that must be recognized if that talent is to be nurtured.     

The synchrony of mother-infant needs

Growing evidence continues to demonstrate the benefits infants derive from breastfeeding, and the connection to natural births and breastfeeding is made apparent; however, mothers may misunderstand. They may mistakenly believe they must sacrifice in order to give their infants the best start in life. Childbirth educators can help mothers understand how they, too, may personally benefit from natural childbirth and breastfeeding. These mother-infant needs are not competitive; instead, they are synchronous.