《英语国家概况》的课程特点及教学策略

《英语国家概况》是英语专业一门重要的文化知识课,是传播英语国家社会文化、培养学生跨文化交际能力的主渠道。较之于其它语言课程,该课程有自身的特点。教学中教师应针对该课程的特点,遵循文化教学的基本原则,采取有效的教学策略,从而达到较好的教学效果。     

民办高等教育的发展空间与前景

我国民办高等教育的发展既有较大的突破,也有相当的困难。通过对其市场空间、经济空间、层级空间、模式空间和政策空间等进行分析,则得出我国民办高等教育发展前景十分乐观的结论。但要实现这一发展,必须不断优化其生态环境,提升自身的发展质量,走多样化的发展道路。     

推销学实践教学法探讨

现代推销学是一门理论与实践相结合的独立学科,并且实践操作性较强。通过分析实施实践教学法的前提、影响推销学实践教学法实施的关键因素以及实践教学法在推销学课程中的具体运用,针对案例教学法、情景模拟教学法、团队研讨法等五种方法进行了具体分析。     

四级网考形式下的大学英语新闻视听说教学

分析了大学英语四级网考形式下将新闻视听说教学引入大学英语听说教学的必要性,认为将新闻视听说教学引入大学英语听说教学有助于大学英语教学培养目标的实现,有助于学生备考四级网考,提高学生的英语综合应用能力。提出了引导学生构建相关图式,加强学生集中注意力和听力技巧训练,将新闻素材与听说教材有机结合等具体实施策略。     

Personal Backgrounds of Effective Teaching

Planning time for giving students effective feedback is an important and challenging aspect of the teaching and learning process. In our article we describe and analyze how we engage students as partners in providing formative feedback in time for students to modify their own thinking or behavior to improve learning. We have found ways to provide formative feedback more frequently and to involve students in providing effective formative feedback to each other. The four techniques we describe are the following: a) three-color group quiz with feedback on product, process, and progress; b) midterm student conferencing; c) shared revision of student generated questions and statements; and d) timely feedback using collaborative assignment blogs. These techniques give feedback in time for revisions to occur, provide scaffolding for learners, inform instruction, and most importantly, involve students as partners in assessment. These pedagogical strategies show that the resulting benefits of improved instruction, enhanced student learning, and better student products are worth the time and effort and contribute to a productive classroom climate where the focus is on learning more than on grading. Formative feedback involving students as partners is a key strategy to enhance the teaching and learning process.     

Comparing creative thinking abilities and reasoning ability of deaf and hearing children

This study focuses on comparing the creative thinking and reasoning abilities of deaf and hearing children. Two groups of deaf (N = 210) and hearing children (N = 200) were chosen based on specific criteria. Two instruments were used in the study: theTorrance Tests of Creative Thinking‐Figural, Form A and Matrix Analogous Test. Canonical Correlation analysis and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were used to analyze the data. The canonical correlation analyses revealed one significant dimension in both deaf and hearing children. The multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) revealed that there are some similarities and differences between the deaf and hearing samples regarding creative thinking abilities.     

基于“真实性”理念的大学英语教学模式优化策略

在外语教学过程中,教学模式是影响语言学习效果的关键。从真实性及其与外语学习过程的关系出发,要认真分析当今大学英语教学模式中存在的弊端,并在此基础上提出基于"真实性"理念的大学英语教学模式优化策略,包括选用真实性的教学材料、安排合理的教学活动、创设真实的语言使用环境及实施科学的教学评估,可有助于解决弊端,完善教学模式。     

Beginning reading strategies in children experiencing contrasting teaching methods

Two groups of 4.5–5.5 year old children in their first year at school were examined; one taught by a whole word teaching method and one taught by a mixed whole word and phonological teaching method. The children were given a test to investigate their reading of normal words. The results of this test were subjected to a detailed error analysis and the two groups were examined in order to see if there were differences in the reading strategies they used. No evidence was found counter to the assumption that reading begins with a logographic stage. However, it was found that teaching method was having a significant impact on the reading strategies which the children adopted. In addition it was found that a number of children from the whole school appeared to exhibit letter by letter reading. This suggests that letter by letter dyslexia might in part be an extreme form of a strategy used by normal readers.     

中介语研究及其在外语教学中的应对策略

中介语是第二外语学习者在第二语言习得过程中构建出来的一种独立的语言体系,在结构上处于母语和目的语的中间状态。文章试对中介语的产生、特点及成因进行阐述,就大学外语教学中如何应对中介语现象提出了建议。     

基于能力本位的高职英语听力的教学策略

本文概述了当前高职英语听力教学的重要性,并分析目前教学中存在的主要问题。依托能力本位教育,从学生,教师,课程体系和评价考核四个方面提出了优化听力教学的几点建议和策略。