以学习者为中心的教学模式在高职英语课堂教学应用研究分析

本文探讨了什么叫“以学习者为中心”及其理论渊源,并对此教学模式在高职专科英语教学的应用进行了定性定量分析。研究结果表明,与以教师为主导的传统教学模式相比,新的教学模式能提高学习者学好外语的积极性,更有利于语言习得。     

A Comparison of Demonstratives in English and Chinese

This paper re-examines the comparison of the demonstratives in English and Chinese,which has been discussed by many linguists.They argue that the demonstratives in English and Chinese don’t correspond symmetrically,and that ’这’ in Chinese,for example,is more widely used than this in English.Earlier approaches to the comparison in terms of space,time and text distance are reviewed.This paper assumes that,compared with English demonstratives,the proximity indicated by Chinese demonstratives is more influenced by psychological factors.This paper holds that the space,time and text distance as well as psychological distance act upon each other,co-determining the choice of demonstratives in Chinese.     

Strategy Use in the Comprehension of English Idioms——A Comparative Study of Good and Poor Chinese English Learners

This study investigates whether L2 learners of English rely on their L1 (in this case Chinese) when attempting to comprehend an idiom in English and whether the student’s level of proficiency has any effect on L1 use in understanding L2 idioms. Using think-aloud protocol, the following conclusions were reached: 1) Almost all subjects translated English idioms into Chinese and searched a match, i.e. there exist transfer and interference of L1 in understanding L2 idioms.2) When the L1 was unable to help for understanding different idioms, good students were able to use conceptual strategies (i.e. metaphors and schema) better than poor students. This paper concludes with a suggestion that metaphor instruction be used to teach L2 idioms since a student cannot get very far when relying solely on his L1.     

外语专业持续发展所面临的挑战与对策分析

英语作为一种语言技能和工具,不仅存在于语言文学之中,更多地依附于其他应用型专业,从而构成了复合型知识构架,这是高校外语专业的发展趋势和方向。目前,高校外语专业的生存发展正面临严峻挑战。外语人才培养模式单一,同质化问题严重,外语毕业生专业水平与社会发展需求脱节,外语专业从业空间正在逐渐萎缩。因此,各高校应大力推进外语专业教学改革,走内涵式发展道路,重视人文素质教育,构建高精尖外语人才培养体系,突出办学特色,因校因地制宜,培养多层次、多元化复合型外语人才。     

反思性教学的特点和优点

反思性教学的特点：1．反思性教学超越了常规教学理论研究中技术理性思维的局限，站在更宏观、更高的层面关注教学实践活动，把教学过程看成是一个受多因素综合影响的动态活动过程进行监控，不断调节，达到系统的优化。2．反思性教学在促进教师专业发展的过程中，更多地重视对教师思考能力的培养，使反思与研究成为教师的一种专业的生活方式，成为他们职业发展的内在需要。     

高职院校新生英语学习策略使用调查与分析

采用问卷调查的方式,对一所高职院校新生的英语学习策略的使用进行调查,结果显示,学生英语学习策略的使用频率不高,大多数学生的策略使用频率为中等或较低,其中,使用频率最高的是元认知策略和补偿策略,使用频率最低的是记忆策略和社交策略。因此,在大学英语教学过程中,应加强对学生的策略培训,培养学生的自主学习能力,从而提高学生的英语学习效率。     

Inference Use by Chinese College Learners in L2 Text Comprehension

Schema theory is an influential approach to text comprehension, which can account for inferring process in L2 text reading. According to the schema theory, comprehending a text is an interactive process between the reader's prior knowledge(top-down processing) and the text(bottom-up processing). Both top-down and bottom-up processing are necessary for the inferring in reading comprehension. This paper explores how good and poor Chinese learners adopts top-down processing and bottom-up processing to make inferences in L2 reading, and finds some differences and similarities in using textual materials and background knowledge to make inferences in L2 reading by good and poor Chinese EFL learners respectively.