The exclusive language of science? Comparing knowledge gains and motivation in English-bilingual biology lessons between non-selected and preselected classes

The dominant role of English as the global language of science entails a requirement for science teachers to equip their non-native English-speaking students with receptive and productive language skills for communication in scientific contexts. Although science courses with English elements are part of some schools’ bilingual programmes, they are usually not available to a wider student audience, but are restricted to high achieving or highly motivated students. The present study was to test whether a newly developed biology content and language integrated learning (CLIL) unit could also benefit standard ninth grade classes. The learning gains and motivation of bilingually inexperienced students were compared to those of a preselected group and a comparison group that had been taught solely in their native language. All participating classes achieved similar gains in content knowledge, and the standard students rated their motivation for bilingual science lessons as positive, albeit not as high as the preselected group. We thus provide evidence against concerns that teaching non-selected students bilingually might lead to deficits in content knowledge acquisition. Following this, we conclude that scientific English should be a part of standard science lessons regardless of specific school programmes.     

I am not unskilled and unaware: deaf and hearing learners’ self-assessments of linguistic and nonlinguistic skills

The unskilled and unaware effect refers to the finding that individuals who are less knowledgeable or less skilled in a domain are relatively less able to evaluate their level of skill or effectively utilise feedback relative to individuals who are more skilled. Studies finding deaf students less accurate than hearing students in estimating their English vocabulary knowledge and in judging how much they are learning from material presented via sign language have attributed those results to the unskilled and unaware effect, citing the lack of language fluencies frequently demonstrated among deaf learners. The present study addressed the issue more directly by comparing both deaf and hearing individuals who were more and less skilled in four domains, three linguistic and one nonlinguistic. Results indicated that even individuals who are unskilled in a nonlinguistic domain can evaluate their performance when they are aware of what skilled performance would look like, and that unskilled and unaware effects can be influenced by individuals’ desires to be skilled.     

CAFTA背景下应用型保险人才培养探究

中国-东盟自由贸易区的建成为我国保险业的飞速发展提供了宽广的平台,随之而来的是对高素质保险人才的巨大需求。如何培养熟悉、了解和适应该区域经济贸易发展的保险人才是现实中的一个重要课题。     

高职高专院校专业带头人的角色定位与培养

高职高专院校专业带头人在专业建设中有示范带头作用。本文明确了专业带头人的角色定位,并提出了高职高专院校进行专业建设、培养专业带头人的基本思路。     

关于本科专业人才培养方案设计与实施的思考

培养方案是一所学校办学特色、办学理念的集中体现,反映了时代和经济社会发展的要求,其实践效果直接影响了学校的人才培养质量。在近几年培养方案修订过程中,进行了大量的调研、设计、研究与思考,本文着重论述了培养方案设计的基本要素、思路及组织实施情况,为同类本科专业培养方案的修订提供参考。     

基础合训本科毕业设计教学改革与实践

毕业设计是本科教学培养计划中的关键一环,其质量高低体现了一所学校的办学水平。本文立足我校基础合训人才培养实际,分析了毕业设计中存在的问题,并对毕业选题、指导模式、过程监控等关键环节进行了改革。实践证明,新的毕业设计指导和组织模式取得了良好的效果,大大提高了论文整体质量及基础合训学员的综合能力素质。     

高职语文实践教学模式的改革探讨

实践教学是巩固理论知识和加深对理论认识的有效途径,从一定意义上讲,其重要性超过理论教学。可以说,高职教育搞得好不好,有没有自己的特色,关键要看实践教学搞得好不好。就高职语文而言,它不仅要培养学生"能说能写"的本领,而且要把这种能力延及到工作、生活、学习、交往的方方面面。因此,在高职院校语文教学改革中,应突出实践性教学。语文教师就要在实践方面多下功夫,让学生在实践中学习各种能力。在教学中从教学思想到教学的各个环节都应该遵循教学实践性的要求,才能推进高职语文教改的良性互动。     

“三位一体”育人模式在高校思想政治理论课教学中的应用途径探析——以怀化学院思想政治论课教学改革为例

近一段时间以来,怀化学院在人才培养模式方面进行改革,提出了“三位一体”育人模式。我把该校提出的“三位一体”育人模式改革和教学紧密结合起来,使学生长知识,强能力,提素质,教学取得明显成效。实践证明,我校提出的“三位一体”育人模式是科学的可行的。     

大学生英语自主学习能力调查分析及其培养策略

自主学习一定不是自由散漫地学习,学习者本人应确定学习目标、掌握学习方法和学习战略。本文从学习英语的主观能动性的研究环境和理论知识入手;通过调查大学生英语自主学习的现实状态并分析了解从而总结出针对培养大学生英语自主学习能力的策略。     

学科交叉人才培养途径的探索与实践——以机器人学科为例

随着科技的快速发展和新兴学科的不断涌现,未来科技的发展越来越需要复合型的创新人才。因此,培养学科交叉型人才已成为研究生教育的重要内容之一,本文分析了机器人学科的特点与优势,从研究生导师、学生、政策以及培养模式等几个方面着手,对研究生学科交叉型人才培养途径进行了详细的探讨,为高校学科交叉型人才培养提供参考与建议。