Pedagogical practices of NetNZ teachers for supporting online distance learners

A supportive online learning environment entails teachers using effective pedagogical practices to meet the needs of their students and developing a positive teacher–student relationship to foster learner motivation and engagement. This paper reports a study investigating how 32 secondary teachers in New Zealand taught their online distance classes and how they related to their students. These classes were administered by NetNZ, an online distance education community. An online survey conducted in 2016 found that NetNZ teachers used inquiry-based practices including flipped learning and knowledge-building pedagogies to support agency, autonomy, collaboration, and community development. They also used synchronous and asynchronous communication technologies to overcome barriers of relationship building in online settings. NetNZ was unique in delivering distance education in the New Zealand context in that it used a community approach to encourage a more active participation of its member schools and teachers in delivering distance courses to secondary students.     

Deliberative communication goes to college: the ‘Deliberation Forum’ project as a democratic agent of empowerment for communication students

A new field of research has developed over the last few decades, called ‘Deliberative Communication’. It focuses on the potential contribution of public deliberations to strengthening the foundations of democracy and the promotion of social–political goals and objectives. The current research focuses on a unique case study, the ‘Deliberation Forum’ project, conducted by the Department of Communication at the Yezreel Valley College, Israel. The researcher sought to learn about students' experience of participating in this online forum and the effects they attributed to it, through unstructured interviews she held with them. The students indicated that, for the most part, the experience of participating in the deliberation forum was very positive: it enhanced their self-image as thinking people; strengthened their sense of self-importance as students within the department; developed and reinforced habits of keeping abreast of current affairs as well as critical thinking; and finally, the experience developed and strengthened habits of active participation in pluralistic debates. The study findings indicate that participation in projects of this kind has a clear empowerment potential, while also improving participants' attitude toward public deliberation and decision-making processes.     

五年制师范生阅读能力提升的策略分析

在如今五年制的大专师范学习中,掌握阅读能力是不容轻视的,大专师范生若是想要在毕业后更好的从事教育工作,就一定要实现学习和工作的无缝连接。鉴于此,本文将从如何培养大专师范生阅读能力入手,希望对大专师范生的教学能力提高有所帮助。     

The Importance of Cultural Understanding in English Study

Reading is a crucial tool in acquiring information and knowledge.Culture cannot be separated from language.College English reading should focus on the differences of culture.It is important to understand how to lay stress on the differences in the course of college English teaching and learning about reading for increasing students’ ability of reading.This thesis analyzes the influence of culture on English reading and tries to set up a principle of teaching English through culture.This thesis centers on cultural differences between China and Western countries and how to deal with that relationship in the English reading.     

The Application of The Top-down Approach in Teaching Extensive Reading

The top-down and bottom-up are two main approaches used in teaching extensive reading and both of them should be used alternatively so that students can not only understand the details but also the main ideas of reading materials.The importance of using top-down approach is emphasized and some suggestions are given on the problem that students pay so much attention on vocabulary and grammar rather than main idea in reading.     

A Study on the Readings of Imperfective Aspect in English and Chinese

Smith (1997) proposes three stages of a situation from the imprefective veiwpoints in English: preliminary, internal and resultant stage and three readings of imperfective aspect. In the essay, the different readings of imperfective aspect in English and Chinese will be explored.     

语言模因论与英语听力教学

报道一项旨在验证"语言模因论"对英语学习是否有促进作用的教学实验。受试者为35名英语教育专业2009级本科学生。他们在课堂内通过听说等渠道模仿、朗读、背诵和复述《听力教程》中的某些英语听力对话、段落和新闻材料并学习里面的生词和短语以及与之相关的文化背景知识,行动研究的时间为16周。结果表明:所有被试者英语听力理解能力得到了较大的提高,而且促进了师生对英语听力理解过程的反思能力。这说明在进行英语听力训练时,对学生提出模仿、朗读、背诵和复述等学习方法的要求,不仅能有效地促进英语学习,而且提高教学质量。     

网络舆情中的政府回应策略分析

网络舆情是现实民意在网络空间的反映,政府对网络民意的反应事关政府的执政基础和执政能力。文章根据2009年地方政府应对网络舆情能力排行榜的数据,归纳并分析排名高低的原因,总结出一些规律性的经验教训,为政府应对网络舆情提供有效的理论依据,从而形成网络民意与政府工作的良性互动。     

学习者元认知作用机制:面授与远程学习之比较

本研究重点探讨了面授学习者与远程学习者在元认知作用机制上的差异。首先通过文献研究建立起预设概念模型,分别向面授学习者和远程学习者发放调查问卷,共回收有效问卷424份,然后通过责任教师取得研究被试的课程成绩,使用结构方程模型多群组分析方法比较面授学习者与远程学习者的元认知活动对其学习成绩和学习效能感的作用和影响,最后提出对远程学习者进行元认知支持的策略。     

基于“支架理论”视角下的早期阅读

"支架理论"对早期阅读有六点启示:澄清观念为基本前提、儿童为本为核心理念、多样化阅读为集中体现、语言环境创设为关键因素、师幼互动为现实途径、多元评价为检验方式。