语言学习风格与外语教学

语言学习风格是语言学习中个体差异的表现形式之一，近年来受到了外语教师和外语教学研究们的广泛关注。本在论述学习风格理论及要素的基础上，概述了语言学习风格的研究现状及语言学习风格研究在外语教学中的实践意义。     

Connections between learning and teaching: EFL teachers’ reflective practice

This study explores six Vietnamese, English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ reflections on their experiences of English language learning during the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Data collected in narrative interviews with the participating teachers revealed a wide range of issues that arose during their EFL learning, central to which was the prevalence of grammar-focused practices in all EFL classes. From their perspectives as EFL teachers today, the participants see their learning experience as a way of learning to teach. In particular, they pinpoint the negative aspects of language teaching at that time in the hope that their teaching practice today will not repeat the same mistakes. However, they also reflect on positive aspects, especially their influential teachers, to inform their teaching. Based on the findings, the study suggests that language teachers’ experience of language learning should be considered part of reflective teaching as well as of teachers’ trajectories of learning to teach.     

论学校情境中的成就动机在EFL教学中的意义

作者以72名英语专业本科生为对象,从认知内驱力、自我提高的内驱力和附属内驱力三方面对学生的学习动机进行了探讨。文中指出教师不应忽视大多数学生的学习积极性受后两种内驱力影响这一事实,并根据研究结果提出了一些将它们转化为认知内驱力的建议。     

大学英语教师实践性知识构建：一项自我研究

本文以“可能自我”为理论视角,运用自我研究法探究一名大学英语教师实践性知识构建特征以及自我认知对构建过程的影响。研究结果显示：1）该教师实践性知识的构建呈现内容上的阶段性侧重和路径上的合作学习倾向;2）缩减“希望成为的自我”和现实自我的差距并远离“害怕成为的自我”是教师构建实践性知识的动机,教师在各阶段为弥合现有实践性知识与“希望成为的教师”所需知识之间的差异而进行的实践是其知识构建的重要手段。     

Critical incidents in pre-service EFL teachers’ identity construction process

ABSTRACT

Knowledge and human identity are socially constructed phenomena. Like other aspects of human identity, teacher identity is shaped through social influences. Some of the social influences that contribute to teacher identity development happen through critical incidents that teachers or teacher candidates experience. The current study, adopting a critical incident analysis perspective, attempts to ascertain the nature of the critical incidents that 49 pre-service teachers of EFL have experienced throughout their English learning process. It also tries to uncover the effects of these critical incidents on their English learning and teacher identity. The data for the research was collected using a Critical Incident Form developed by the researchers and focus group interviews. The findings indicated that pre-service ELT teachers’ early learning experiences included certain critical incidents. An inductive quantitative analysis of these incidents revealed that they can be categorized into three themes: people, context, and outcome. Exploring the nature of critical incidents and their role in the construction of English language teacher identity will hopefully be a benefit to teachers and teacher educators.     

Error analysis and the EFL classroom teaching

This paper makes a study of error analysis and its implementation in the EFL （English as Foreign Language） classroom teaching. It starts by giving a systematic review of the concepts and theories concerning EA （Error Analysis）, the various reasons causing errors are comprehensively explored. The author proposes that teachers should employ different and flexible error treatment strategies in accordance with the teaching objectives, students＇ linguistic competence, their affective factors and the effectiveness of the error correction.     

从语用的角度看英语"禁忌话题"

文章对一份针对NSs展开的语用调查问卷中有关“禁忌话题”的信息作了展示和分析,调查结果显示大多数NSs的观点与我国一些研究者的观点存在一定的差异。在比较差异的同时,文章尝试从语用的角度对英语外语教学中的禁忌话题展开探讨和讨论。     

Strategies in Teaching English to Large Classes in the Universities

It is widely admitted that teaching English to a large class has certain disadvantages over a small class. But in many schools even universities in China, large class teaching is still a common practice. English teachers in many universities in China often have a lot of teaching difficulties and problems. Therefore, it is necessary for those teachers to understand the main principles and learn Some basic strategies for large class English teaching in order to improve their teaching. This paper aims to suggest some guidelines for large class EFL teachers.     

对比修辞研究在外语写作教学中的启示作用

第二语言写作被认为在一定程度上受作者母语的语言及传统文化的影响,从而影响作者语篇的组织。从对比修辞学研究的历史入手,通过探讨对比修辞研究在汉语方面的研究,可以分析汉语和英语在语句及语篇上的差异,以及它们之间的关系,进而了解这一领域的研究对外语写作教学具有重要的启示作用。     

英语学习过程诸因素探讨

在外语／二语学习过程中,必须充分考虑语言环境、社会语言环境、学习风格、学习年龄、学习阶段等因素,这些因素对学习者努力的结果有直接的决定性的影响。它们影响外语／二语学习者是否以及怎样充分利用可以得到的一切学习机会,而是否以及怎样充分利用可以得到的一切学习机会又决定外语／二语学习者能否学得目的语。外语／二语教师应该根据这些因素采取相应的教学策略和途径,来满足外语／二语学习者的学习需求。二语／外语教师在学习过程中的重要作用,体现于引导学习者以最适合自己学习风格的学习方法充分地有效地利用所能得到的二语／外语学习机会。