In view of the current situation of College English Teaching in many universities in China, that is, due to limited or lack of language laboratory, many universities take the form of large-size class in organizing Eng...In view of the current situation of College English Teaching in many universities in China, that is, due to limited or lack of language laboratory, many universities take the form of large-size class in organizing English teaching, the result is that teachers dominate the English classroom, and students are in a passive input state, without much or enough learning autonomy. The writer of this paper suggests a teaching model by using Internet in after-class activities, which is supposed to be helpful in promoting students＇ participation in class activities and enhancing their learning autonomy.展开更多
As the ultimate goal of education, autonomy in language learning has aroused a lot of attention from scholars at home and abroad. While in universities of China, students do not have strong autonomy in English languag...As the ultimate goal of education, autonomy in language learning has aroused a lot of attention from scholars at home and abroad. While in universities of China, students do not have strong autonomy in English language learning. The author tries to adopt specific meta-cognitive strategies to facilitate students＇ autonomy in learning by improving learners＇ capacities in study planning or management, monitoring and evaluating in learning to raise their consciousness and ability in autonomy, and lay a foundation for life-long learning.展开更多
Vocabulary acquisition in adequate quantities for academic study within a short period of time is essential to the Chinese college students. This research focuses on the students＇ development of learner autonomy for ...Vocabulary acquisition in adequate quantities for academic study within a short period of time is essential to the Chinese college students. This research focuses on the students＇ development of learner autonomy for vocabulary learning, and elaborates the approaches of the vocabulary e-learning and mnemonic procedures, which includes： memory strategies, contextual associations, conceptual meaning, creating tasks, etc. The result suggests that these approaches are most advisable and has proven some good effects in the vocabulary learning.展开更多
Learning evaluation reform, an important part of the College English Teaching Reform, is not only a basis for teachers to reflect on their teaching method, to improve their teaching management, and to ensure the teach...Learning evaluation reform, an important part of the College English Teaching Reform, is not only a basis for teachers to reflect on their teaching method, to improve their teaching management, and to ensure the teaching quality, but also an effective means for students to enhance their learning efficiency and to gain sound learning effect as well. This research was intended to apply action research to the construction of multiple learning evaluation system with the aim of proving the effectiveness of the system on raising students＇ learning autonomy to find problems in the teaching, to testify the problems through questionnaire, then to design a feasible teaching strategy and carry out an experimental teaching, and finally to reflect on the whole teaching process from the perspective of how well the learner＇s learning autonomy was enhanced. The research result is valid, positively testifying the presupposition that the Multiple Evaluation System is a comprehensive one, which makes it possible to evaluate the students＇ progress in the whole learning process.展开更多
This paper mainly focuses on university-level learners＇ autonomy in computer-assisted self-access English learning centers through exploring the self-access center in Chongqing University from three aspects： the gen...This paper mainly focuses on university-level learners＇ autonomy in computer-assisted self-access English learning centers through exploring the self-access center in Chongqing University from three aspects： the general survey, the function and the problems of the self-access center.展开更多
In the era of rapid development of information technology,an increasing number of educators involve blog sites in their language teaching process.Although blogs are incredibly effective in language teaching and learni...In the era of rapid development of information technology,an increasing number of educators involve blog sites in their language teaching process.Although blogs are incredibly effective in language teaching and learning,there is still space for growth.Students may be able to choose helpful learning content and share their thoughts with teachers and other language learners.Furthermore,as compared to traditional educational methods,blogs encourage students to communicate with their professors or other students in written form more frequently.As a result,it may help pupils enhance their reading and writing skills,as well as their learning initiative and vocabulary.Finally,it may allow students to track their learning progress,which may be beneficial in developing students’self-assessment,self-management,and self-education skills.展开更多
Purpose:The purpose of this article is to analyze how to make changes to prescribed curriculum,pedagogy,activities,learning environments,and assessments to loosen control over time and space of learning to increase ti...Purpose:The purpose of this article is to analyze how to make changes to prescribed curriculum,pedagogy,activities,learning environments,and assessments to loosen control over time and space of learning to increase time for student autonomy.Design/Approach/Methods:A theoretical analysis of functions of the five elements(curriculum,pedagogy,activities,learning environments,and assessments)of schooling in controlling time and space in learning.Findings:Students'time available for autonomy is limited due to prescribed curriculum,which occupies all students'school time.Pedagogical practices that aim to efficiently implement the prescribed curriculum force and tempt students to spend all available time on the prescribed curriculum and extend work on the prescribed curriculum beyond classrooms through time concentration.Furthermore,the design and implementation of learning activities alter students'perception of time,making activities long and tedious.Moreover,students'time occupation by the prescribed curriculum compresses their space in learning environments.Finally,assessments and evaluations are typically limited to a distorted picture of students due to misplaced observers on different time scales and from an observation perspective.All these can be changed and we proposed possible directions of change.Originality/Value:This article furthers our positions in the previous article published in ECNU Review of Education——"Paradigm Shifting in Education:An Ecological Analysis."In this article,we provided a more detailed analysis of schooling from spatiotemporal perspectives and gave a uniquely fresh perspective on the changes we need in the age of Al to increase the time available for autonomy.展开更多
In view of the current situation that the evaluation mode of English Teaching in secondary vocational school is still dominated by the summative evaluation,the new evaluation mode,the multiple evaluation system,is app...In view of the current situation that the evaluation mode of English Teaching in secondary vocational school is still dominated by the summative evaluation,the new evaluation mode,the multiple evaluation system,is applied to the English teaching practice of secondary vocational school in the form of experiment,and the situation of studentst learning strategies,autonomous learning,interest in learning and English level after the implementation of the multiple evaluation system is analyzed.The results show that the multiple evaluation system of English Teaching in secondary vocational school has a positive impact on studentst English learning strategies,learning autonomy and learning interest,and also plays a certain role in promoting the improvement of students’ overall English level.展开更多
文摘In view of the current situation of College English Teaching in many universities in China, that is, due to limited or lack of language laboratory, many universities take the form of large-size class in organizing English teaching, the result is that teachers dominate the English classroom, and students are in a passive input state, without much or enough learning autonomy. The writer of this paper suggests a teaching model by using Internet in after-class activities, which is supposed to be helpful in promoting students＇ participation in class activities and enhancing their learning autonomy.
文摘As the ultimate goal of education, autonomy in language learning has aroused a lot of attention from scholars at home and abroad. While in universities of China, students do not have strong autonomy in English language learning. The author tries to adopt specific meta-cognitive strategies to facilitate students＇ autonomy in learning by improving learners＇ capacities in study planning or management, monitoring and evaluating in learning to raise their consciousness and ability in autonomy, and lay a foundation for life-long learning.
文摘Vocabulary acquisition in adequate quantities for academic study within a short period of time is essential to the Chinese college students. This research focuses on the students＇ development of learner autonomy for vocabulary learning, and elaborates the approaches of the vocabulary e-learning and mnemonic procedures, which includes： memory strategies, contextual associations, conceptual meaning, creating tasks, etc. The result suggests that these approaches are most advisable and has proven some good effects in the vocabulary learning.
文摘Learning evaluation reform, an important part of the College English Teaching Reform, is not only a basis for teachers to reflect on their teaching method, to improve their teaching management, and to ensure the teaching quality, but also an effective means for students to enhance their learning efficiency and to gain sound learning effect as well. This research was intended to apply action research to the construction of multiple learning evaluation system with the aim of proving the effectiveness of the system on raising students＇ learning autonomy to find problems in the teaching, to testify the problems through questionnaire, then to design a feasible teaching strategy and carry out an experimental teaching, and finally to reflect on the whole teaching process from the perspective of how well the learner＇s learning autonomy was enhanced. The research result is valid, positively testifying the presupposition that the Multiple Evaluation System is a comprehensive one, which makes it possible to evaluate the students＇ progress in the whole learning process.
文摘This paper mainly focuses on university-level learners＇ autonomy in computer-assisted self-access English learning centers through exploring the self-access center in Chongqing University from three aspects： the general survey, the function and the problems of the self-access center.
基金The Quality Project of West Anhui Health Vocational College in 2018,“Research on the Design and Application of Project-Based Blended Teaching of Nursing English in Vocational Colleges”(Number:YJZLGC201809,Project Director:Xin Li)The Provincial Quality Teaching and Research Project of Higher Education of Anhui Province in 2019,“Application and Research of Project-Based Teaching Method in Nursing English Courses in Medical Vocational Colleges”(Number:2019jyxm0615,Project Director:Lili Zhou)The Key Project of Humanities and Social Science Research of Higher Education of Anhui Province in 2020,“Research on Employment-Oriented PBL System for Medical Students”(Number:SK2020A0721,Project Director:Lili Zhou).
文摘In the era of rapid development of information technology,an increasing number of educators involve blog sites in their language teaching process.Although blogs are incredibly effective in language teaching and learning,there is still space for growth.Students may be able to choose helpful learning content and share their thoughts with teachers and other language learners.Furthermore,as compared to traditional educational methods,blogs encourage students to communicate with their professors or other students in written form more frequently.As a result,it may help pupils enhance their reading and writing skills,as well as their learning initiative and vocabulary.Finally,it may allow students to track their learning progress,which may be beneficial in developing students’self-assessment,self-management,and self-education skills.
文摘Purpose:The purpose of this article is to analyze how to make changes to prescribed curriculum,pedagogy,activities,learning environments,and assessments to loosen control over time and space of learning to increase time for student autonomy.Design/Approach/Methods:A theoretical analysis of functions of the five elements(curriculum,pedagogy,activities,learning environments,and assessments)of schooling in controlling time and space in learning.Findings:Students'time available for autonomy is limited due to prescribed curriculum,which occupies all students'school time.Pedagogical practices that aim to efficiently implement the prescribed curriculum force and tempt students to spend all available time on the prescribed curriculum and extend work on the prescribed curriculum beyond classrooms through time concentration.Furthermore,the design and implementation of learning activities alter students'perception of time,making activities long and tedious.Moreover,students'time occupation by the prescribed curriculum compresses their space in learning environments.Finally,assessments and evaluations are typically limited to a distorted picture of students due to misplaced observers on different time scales and from an observation perspective.All these can be changed and we proposed possible directions of change.Originality/Value:This article furthers our positions in the previous article published in ECNU Review of Education——"Paradigm Shifting in Education:An Ecological Analysis."In this article,we provided a more detailed analysis of schooling from spatiotemporal perspectives and gave a uniquely fresh perspective on the changes we need in the age of Al to increase the time available for autonomy.
文摘In view of the current situation that the evaluation mode of English Teaching in secondary vocational school is still dominated by the summative evaluation,the new evaluation mode,the multiple evaluation system,is applied to the English teaching practice of secondary vocational school in the form of experiment,and the situation of studentst learning strategies,autonomous learning,interest in learning and English level after the implementation of the multiple evaluation system is analyzed.The results show that the multiple evaluation system of English Teaching in secondary vocational school has a positive impact on studentst English learning strategies,learning autonomy and learning interest,and also plays a certain role in promoting the improvement of students’ overall English level.
