English reading proficiency is essential for university students in a globalized academic environment,yet many L2 learners encounter challenges,such as limited vocabulary,complex syntax,and unclear text organization,l...English reading proficiency is essential for university students in a globalized academic environment,yet many L2 learners encounter challenges,such as limited vocabulary,complex syntax,and unclear text organization,leading to cognitive overload.Grounded in the Cognitive Load Theory(CLT),this study examines the role of the Chunking Reading Processing Strategy-which integrates fragmented linguistic information into meaningful units at lexical,syntactic,and discourse levels-in alleviating cognitive load and improving reading comprehension.Through a mixed-methods approach,the research investigates how learners at different proficiency levels perceive and apply the chunking strategy,and how such application relates to cognitive load management.The results indicate that higher-proficiency learners employ chunking more frequently and report greater benefits,whereas lower-proficiency learners depend more on instructional support.The study confirms the theoretical and pedagogical value of chunk-based reading instruction and suggests that differentiated,cognitively informed teaching of the chunking strategy can enhance both reading efficiency and strategic awareness among L2 learners.展开更多
As a public basic course and the core general course of undergraduate education,moral education(ME)in College English is imperative.It is necessary to design specific teaching programs flexibly and creatively on the b...As a public basic course and the core general course of undergraduate education,moral education(ME)in College English is imperative.It is necessary to design specific teaching programs flexibly and creatively on the basis of fully understanding the ideas,objectives and tasks,basic principles and implementation methods of ME.This paper tries integrating literature reading into unit topic teaching as a new approach to ME in College English.The specific pathways of integration include:expansion of literary reading content,diversified teaching of literary reading,diversified media of literary reading,and diversified assessment system of literary quality.The integration of literature reading and unit topic teaching is conducive to the realization of the teaching goal of cultivating students’language ability,humanistic quality,and correct values.展开更多
聚焦PEP新教材Start to read板块教学,针对传统阅读启蒙课存在的思维培养不足、教学活动单一等问题,提出“问题·活动·评价”三位一体的教学新范式。通过构建层级化问题体系引导思维进阶,设计梯度式活动促进语篇理解,实施全程...聚焦PEP新教材Start to read板块教学,针对传统阅读启蒙课存在的思维培养不足、教学活动单一等问题,提出“问题·活动·评价”三位一体的教学新范式。通过构建层级化问题体系引导思维进阶,设计梯度式活动促进语篇理解,实施全程化评价保障学习效果。研究表明,该范式能有效提升学生阅读兴趣与综合语言能力,为小学英语阅读启蒙教学提供可复制、可推广的创新路径。展开更多
Pointer instruments are widely used in the nuclear power industry. Addressing the issues of low accuracy and slow detection speed in recognizing pointer meter readings under varying types and distances, this paper pro...Pointer instruments are widely used in the nuclear power industry. Addressing the issues of low accuracy and slow detection speed in recognizing pointer meter readings under varying types and distances, this paper proposes a recognition method based on YOLOv8 and DeepLabv3+. To improve the image input quality of the DeepLabv3+ model, the YOLOv8 detector is used to quickly locate the instrument region and crop it as the input image for recognition. To enhance the accuracy and speed of pointer recognition, the backbone network of DeepLabv3+ was replaced with Mo-bileNetv3, and the ECA+ module was designed to replace its SE module, reducing model parameters while improving recognition precision. The decoder’s fourfold-up sampling was replaced with two twofold-up samplings, and shallow feature maps were fused with encoder features of the corresponding size. The CBAM module was introduced to improve the segmentation accuracy of the pointer. Experiments were conducted using a self-made dataset of pointer-style instruments from nuclear power plants. Results showed that this method achieved a recognition accuracy of 94.5% at a precision level of 2.5, with an average error of 1.522% and an average total processing time of 0.56 seconds, demonstrating strong performance.展开更多
Under the background of accelerated global cultural exchange and information dissemination,reading has become a crucial component of public cultural services.Public libraries in Nordic countries(Denmark,Sweden,Norway,...Under the background of accelerated global cultural exchange and information dissemination,reading has become a crucial component of public cultural services.Public libraries in Nordic countries(Denmark,Sweden,Norway,Finland,Iceland)stand out by adhering to the core philosophy of“universal sharing and equal reading”,integrating reading promotion into national strategies,and constructing extensive service networks through sound legal guarantees and adequate financial support.This study identifies four key strategies for universality and equality in Nordic public libraries:covering all age groups,eliminating group differences,integrating digital and physical resources,and ensuring the right to read through legislative,financial,and other institutional support.These provide a reference for global public cultural services.展开更多
In the new era,university libraries have become the main front for universities to promote reading and have an important influence on the quality of talent cultivation in universities.It has become an important missio...In the new era,university libraries have become the main front for universities to promote reading and have an important influence on the quality of talent cultivation in universities.It has become an important mission for universities to do a good job in promoting reading in libraries in the new era and provide better reading services.Based on this,this article briefly summarizes the importance of reading promotion innovation in university libraries and the characteristics of reading behavior among university teachers and students.On this basis,it explores the reading promotion model of university libraries in the new era,hoping to provide useful references for the reading promotion work in university libraries.展开更多
Everyone has hobbies,and my favorite one is reading.It's like opening a door to a whole new world!I love reading all kinds of books,especially adventure stories and science books.When I read an adventure book,I fe...Everyone has hobbies,and my favorite one is reading.It's like opening a door to a whole new world!I love reading all kinds of books,especially adventure stories and science books.When I read an adventure book,I feel like I'm traveling to different worlds or solving mysteries with the characters.Science books teach me amazing things about animals,space,and how things work.It's like having a superpowerknowledge!展开更多
Using Xiamen as an example,this study investigates the practical route of incorporating Minnan culture into high school English reading instruction.It does this by combining the materials of Compulsory 2 UNIT4 History...Using Xiamen as an example,this study investigates the practical route of incorporating Minnan culture into high school English reading instruction.It does this by combining the materials of Compulsory 2 UNIT4 History and Traditions,Compulsory 2 UNIT1 Cultural Heritage,and Compulsory 3 UNIT3 Diverse Cultures,and by creating a series of English reading lessons with a Minnan cultural theme.To enhance students’English reading skills and cultural literacy,southern Fujian cultural elements like Nanyin,lacquer thread carving,and Pok Pok were incorporated into the classroom through the use of games,pre-reading activities,reading activities,and post-reading activities.The results of the study show that the integration of southern Fujian culture into English reading teaching is feasible and effective,can stimulate students’learning interest,enhance the sense of cultural identity,and provide practical references for cultural integration in English teaching.展开更多
With the acceleration of globalization and the rapid economic growth in Hainan province,English-language learning is becoming increasingly important for students from Hainan vocational college.As an important part of ...With the acceleration of globalization and the rapid economic growth in Hainan province,English-language learning is becoming increasingly important for students from Hainan vocational college.As an important part of English language skills,English reading ability is affected by many factors,among which anxiety is an crucial element which will hinder students’reading level.Therefore,this study focuses on the group of science and engineering students in Hainan vocational colleges.A total of 244 science and engineering students from a higher vocational college in Sanya were chosen as the study objects.The level English reading anxiety and its correlation with English scores were explored in detail through a questionnaire survey.The results show that there is a certain degree of English reading anxiety among higher vocational science and engineering students in Hainan,which is manifested mainly in the strangeness of reading materials,the lack of vocabulary and the lack of confidence in reading comprehension.Further correlation analysis revealed that English reading anxiety is significantly negatively correlated with students’English scores;that is,the reading anxiety level has the negative correlation with students’English scores.These findings indicate that reading anxiety hinders the improvement of students’English reading ability and English learning performance to some extent.This study also analyses various factors that lead to reading anxiety,such as teaching methods,learning strategies,individual psychology,etc.,and proposes targeted mitigation strategies accordingly,aiming to provide a reference to reform science and engineering students’English teaching in Hainan vocational colleges.Through above methods,teachers can help students relieve reading anxiety so as to promote the progress of English reading ability and the overall English level to better adapt to the requirements of higher vocational education for English application ability.展开更多
This paper is committed to an empirical study on the application of common English discourse patterns in the English reading teaching for non-English major students at an average or lower proficiency level.A quantitat...This paper is committed to an empirical study on the application of common English discourse patterns in the English reading teaching for non-English major students at an average or lower proficiency level.A quantitative research method is adopted.The research results show that the application of discourse patterns in teaching in the network environment can help improve students’reading comprehension ability to a certain extent.展开更多
This research explores whether whole book reading can realize the educational value of English through two rounds of action research.It was found that English core competencies can be achieved through careful selectio...This research explores whether whole book reading can realize the educational value of English through two rounds of action research.It was found that English core competencies can be achieved through careful selection of books,elaborately designed learner-centered reading tasks and teaching activities.展开更多
This study investigates how English morphological awareness contributes to reading comprehension in beginner Chinese EFL learners.The research examines both derivational and compounding morphological awareness at mult...This study investigates how English morphological awareness contributes to reading comprehension in beginner Chinese EFL learners.The research examines both derivational and compounding morphological awareness at multiple levels(identification,discrimination,and manipulation)on English reading comprehension and explores whether their contributions are mediated by vocabulary knowledge.Data were collected from 71 Grade 9 students using various morphological awareness tasks,a vocabulary test,and a reading comprehension assessment.Mixed-effects regression and mediation analyses revealed that all components of morphological awareness,except derivational identification,significantly contributed to reading comprehension.Derivational manipulation was found to have both direct and indirect effects on reading comprehension,partially mediated by vocabulary knowledge.In contrast,compounding awareness influenced reading comprehension primarily through its effect on vocabulary.These findings provide a more nuanced understanding of how different facets of morphological awareness impact reading comprehension in EFL contexts,offering valuable insights for vocabulary and reading instruction.展开更多
This study explores the influence of after-school tutoring on reading comprehension skills of students with dyslexia(DD)in grades 3-5 in China and its participating factors.Using a mixed-methods design,the quantitativ...This study explores the influence of after-school tutoring on reading comprehension skills of students with dyslexia(DD)in grades 3-5 in China and its participating factors.Using a mixed-methods design,the quantitative data(GORT-4 reading test)of 50 public primary school students in Qingdao and their parents’feedback were collected through questionnaires,supplemented by semi-structured interviews with eight parents for qualitative analysis.The findings are as follows:(1)Family socioeconomic status and parents’awareness of DD are the key factors to participate in after-school counseling;(2)The students who participated in the after-school counseling performed significantly better in the GORT-4 comprehension test(P<0.05);(3)Counseling makes up for the lack of classroom learning through personalized strategies(such as multi-sensory teaching and phonological awareness training),but parents’psychological support is the core of successful intervention.The necessity of early targeted intervention was emphasized,and practical enlightenment was provided for the educational support system of DD students in China.展开更多
Background Lip reading uses lip images for visual speech recognition.Deep-learning-based lip reading has greatly improved performance in current datasets;however,most existing research ignores the significance of shor...Background Lip reading uses lip images for visual speech recognition.Deep-learning-based lip reading has greatly improved performance in current datasets;however,most existing research ignores the significance of short-term temporal dependencies of lip-shape variations between adjacent frames,which leaves space for further improvement in feature extraction.Methods This article presents a spatiotemporal feature fusion network(STDNet)that compensates for the deficiencies of current lip-reading approaches in short-term temporal dependency modeling.Specifically,to distinguish more similar and intricate content,STDNet adds a temporal feature extraction branch based on a 3D-CNN,which enhances the learning of dynamic lip movements in adjacent frames while not affecting spatial feature extraction.In particular,we designed a local–temporal block,which aggregates interframe differences,strengthening the relationship between various local lip regions through multiscale convolution.We incorporated the squeeze-and-excitation mechanism into the Global-Temporal Block,which processes a single frame as an independent unitto learn temporal variations across the entire lip region more effectively.Furthermore,attention pooling was introduced to highlight meaningful frames containing key semantic information for the target word.Results Experimental results demonstrated STDNet's superior performance on the LRW and LRW-1000,achieving word-level recognition accuracies of 90.2% and 53.56%,respectively.Extensive ablation experiments verified the rationality and effectiveness of its modules.Conclusions The proposed model effectively addresses short-term temporal dependency limitations in lip reading,and improves the temporal robustness of the model against variable-length sequences.These advancements validate the importance of explicit short-term dynamics modeling for practical lip-reading systems.展开更多
基金funded by the 2024 Shanghai Social Science Planning Annual Project titled“A Study on the Chunk Processing Mechanisms and Cognitive Motivations of ESL Reading”(Fund No.2024BYY012).
文摘English reading proficiency is essential for university students in a globalized academic environment,yet many L2 learners encounter challenges,such as limited vocabulary,complex syntax,and unclear text organization,leading to cognitive overload.Grounded in the Cognitive Load Theory(CLT),this study examines the role of the Chunking Reading Processing Strategy-which integrates fragmented linguistic information into meaningful units at lexical,syntactic,and discourse levels-in alleviating cognitive load and improving reading comprehension.Through a mixed-methods approach,the research investigates how learners at different proficiency levels perceive and apply the chunking strategy,and how such application relates to cognitive load management.The results indicate that higher-proficiency learners employ chunking more frequently and report greater benefits,whereas lower-proficiency learners depend more on instructional support.The study confirms the theoretical and pedagogical value of chunk-based reading instruction and suggests that differentiated,cognitively informed teaching of the chunking strategy can enhance both reading efficiency and strategic awareness among L2 learners.
文摘As a public basic course and the core general course of undergraduate education,moral education(ME)in College English is imperative.It is necessary to design specific teaching programs flexibly and creatively on the basis of fully understanding the ideas,objectives and tasks,basic principles and implementation methods of ME.This paper tries integrating literature reading into unit topic teaching as a new approach to ME in College English.The specific pathways of integration include:expansion of literary reading content,diversified teaching of literary reading,diversified media of literary reading,and diversified assessment system of literary quality.The integration of literature reading and unit topic teaching is conducive to the realization of the teaching goal of cultivating students’language ability,humanistic quality,and correct values.
文摘聚焦PEP新教材Start to read板块教学,针对传统阅读启蒙课存在的思维培养不足、教学活动单一等问题,提出“问题·活动·评价”三位一体的教学新范式。通过构建层级化问题体系引导思维进阶,设计梯度式活动促进语篇理解,实施全程化评价保障学习效果。研究表明,该范式能有效提升学生阅读兴趣与综合语言能力,为小学英语阅读启蒙教学提供可复制、可推广的创新路径。
文摘Pointer instruments are widely used in the nuclear power industry. Addressing the issues of low accuracy and slow detection speed in recognizing pointer meter readings under varying types and distances, this paper proposes a recognition method based on YOLOv8 and DeepLabv3+. To improve the image input quality of the DeepLabv3+ model, the YOLOv8 detector is used to quickly locate the instrument region and crop it as the input image for recognition. To enhance the accuracy and speed of pointer recognition, the backbone network of DeepLabv3+ was replaced with Mo-bileNetv3, and the ECA+ module was designed to replace its SE module, reducing model parameters while improving recognition precision. The decoder’s fourfold-up sampling was replaced with two twofold-up samplings, and shallow feature maps were fused with encoder features of the corresponding size. The CBAM module was introduced to improve the segmentation accuracy of the pointer. Experiments were conducted using a self-made dataset of pointer-style instruments from nuclear power plants. Results showed that this method achieved a recognition accuracy of 94.5% at a precision level of 2.5, with an average error of 1.522% and an average total processing time of 0.56 seconds, demonstrating strong performance.
基金This paper is a phased research outcome of the 2023 Beijing International Studies University Regional and Country Studies Special Research Project titled“Reading Promotion in Nordic Public Libraries and Its Implications for China’s National Reading Development”(Project No.QYGB23A003).
文摘Under the background of accelerated global cultural exchange and information dissemination,reading has become a crucial component of public cultural services.Public libraries in Nordic countries(Denmark,Sweden,Norway,Finland,Iceland)stand out by adhering to the core philosophy of“universal sharing and equal reading”,integrating reading promotion into national strategies,and constructing extensive service networks through sound legal guarantees and adequate financial support.This study identifies four key strategies for universality and equality in Nordic public libraries:covering all age groups,eliminating group differences,integrating digital and physical resources,and ensuring the right to read through legislative,financial,and other institutional support.These provide a reference for global public cultural services.
文摘In the new era,university libraries have become the main front for universities to promote reading and have an important influence on the quality of talent cultivation in universities.It has become an important mission for universities to do a good job in promoting reading in libraries in the new era and provide better reading services.Based on this,this article briefly summarizes the importance of reading promotion innovation in university libraries and the characteristics of reading behavior among university teachers and students.On this basis,it explores the reading promotion model of university libraries in the new era,hoping to provide useful references for the reading promotion work in university libraries.
文摘Everyone has hobbies,and my favorite one is reading.It's like opening a door to a whole new world!I love reading all kinds of books,especially adventure stories and science books.When I read an adventure book,I feel like I'm traveling to different worlds or solving mysteries with the characters.Science books teach me amazing things about animals,space,and how things work.It's like having a superpowerknowledge!
文摘Using Xiamen as an example,this study investigates the practical route of incorporating Minnan culture into high school English reading instruction.It does this by combining the materials of Compulsory 2 UNIT4 History and Traditions,Compulsory 2 UNIT1 Cultural Heritage,and Compulsory 3 UNIT3 Diverse Cultures,and by creating a series of English reading lessons with a Minnan cultural theme.To enhance students’English reading skills and cultural literacy,southern Fujian cultural elements like Nanyin,lacquer thread carving,and Pok Pok were incorporated into the classroom through the use of games,pre-reading activities,reading activities,and post-reading activities.The results of the study show that the integration of southern Fujian culture into English reading teaching is feasible and effective,can stimulate students’learning interest,enhance the sense of cultural identity,and provide practical references for cultural integration in English teaching.
文摘With the acceleration of globalization and the rapid economic growth in Hainan province,English-language learning is becoming increasingly important for students from Hainan vocational college.As an important part of English language skills,English reading ability is affected by many factors,among which anxiety is an crucial element which will hinder students’reading level.Therefore,this study focuses on the group of science and engineering students in Hainan vocational colleges.A total of 244 science and engineering students from a higher vocational college in Sanya were chosen as the study objects.The level English reading anxiety and its correlation with English scores were explored in detail through a questionnaire survey.The results show that there is a certain degree of English reading anxiety among higher vocational science and engineering students in Hainan,which is manifested mainly in the strangeness of reading materials,the lack of vocabulary and the lack of confidence in reading comprehension.Further correlation analysis revealed that English reading anxiety is significantly negatively correlated with students’English scores;that is,the reading anxiety level has the negative correlation with students’English scores.These findings indicate that reading anxiety hinders the improvement of students’English reading ability and English learning performance to some extent.This study also analyses various factors that lead to reading anxiety,such as teaching methods,learning strategies,individual psychology,etc.,and proposes targeted mitigation strategies accordingly,aiming to provide a reference to reform science and engineering students’English teaching in Hainan vocational colleges.Through above methods,teachers can help students relieve reading anxiety so as to promote the progress of English reading ability and the overall English level to better adapt to the requirements of higher vocational education for English application ability.
基金General Project for Educational and Teaching Reform of Xinjiang Yili Normal University,2022:Empirical Study on the Reform of College English Reading Teaching Based on Discourse Patterns in Network Environment.Funding amount:CNY 10,000.Duration:April 2022-April 2025(Project No.:YSYB202268).
文摘This paper is committed to an empirical study on the application of common English discourse patterns in the English reading teaching for non-English major students at an average or lower proficiency level.A quantitative research method is adopted.The research results show that the application of discourse patterns in teaching in the network environment can help improve students’reading comprehension ability to a certain extent.
基金this paper is funded by Project Information:Guangzhou Municipal Higher Education Teaching Research and Reform Key Research Project:“Innovation and Practice of English Reading Curriculum Ideological and Political in Colleges and Universities:A Study on the Integration of Understanding Contemporary China:An English Reading and Writing Textbook and English Reading Teaching”(2023JGZDXM001).
文摘This research explores whether whole book reading can realize the educational value of English through two rounds of action research.It was found that English core competencies can be achieved through careful selection of books,elaborately designed learner-centered reading tasks and teaching activities.
文摘This study investigates how English morphological awareness contributes to reading comprehension in beginner Chinese EFL learners.The research examines both derivational and compounding morphological awareness at multiple levels(identification,discrimination,and manipulation)on English reading comprehension and explores whether their contributions are mediated by vocabulary knowledge.Data were collected from 71 Grade 9 students using various morphological awareness tasks,a vocabulary test,and a reading comprehension assessment.Mixed-effects regression and mediation analyses revealed that all components of morphological awareness,except derivational identification,significantly contributed to reading comprehension.Derivational manipulation was found to have both direct and indirect effects on reading comprehension,partially mediated by vocabulary knowledge.In contrast,compounding awareness influenced reading comprehension primarily through its effect on vocabulary.These findings provide a more nuanced understanding of how different facets of morphological awareness impact reading comprehension in EFL contexts,offering valuable insights for vocabulary and reading instruction.
文摘This study explores the influence of after-school tutoring on reading comprehension skills of students with dyslexia(DD)in grades 3-5 in China and its participating factors.Using a mixed-methods design,the quantitative data(GORT-4 reading test)of 50 public primary school students in Qingdao and their parents’feedback were collected through questionnaires,supplemented by semi-structured interviews with eight parents for qualitative analysis.The findings are as follows:(1)Family socioeconomic status and parents’awareness of DD are the key factors to participate in after-school counseling;(2)The students who participated in the after-school counseling performed significantly better in the GORT-4 comprehension test(P<0.05);(3)Counseling makes up for the lack of classroom learning through personalized strategies(such as multi-sensory teaching and phonological awareness training),but parents’psychological support is the core of successful intervention.The necessity of early targeted intervention was emphasized,and practical enlightenment was provided for the educational support system of DD students in China.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFC3306201)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61772125)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(N2317004).
文摘Background Lip reading uses lip images for visual speech recognition.Deep-learning-based lip reading has greatly improved performance in current datasets;however,most existing research ignores the significance of short-term temporal dependencies of lip-shape variations between adjacent frames,which leaves space for further improvement in feature extraction.Methods This article presents a spatiotemporal feature fusion network(STDNet)that compensates for the deficiencies of current lip-reading approaches in short-term temporal dependency modeling.Specifically,to distinguish more similar and intricate content,STDNet adds a temporal feature extraction branch based on a 3D-CNN,which enhances the learning of dynamic lip movements in adjacent frames while not affecting spatial feature extraction.In particular,we designed a local–temporal block,which aggregates interframe differences,strengthening the relationship between various local lip regions through multiscale convolution.We incorporated the squeeze-and-excitation mechanism into the Global-Temporal Block,which processes a single frame as an independent unitto learn temporal variations across the entire lip region more effectively.Furthermore,attention pooling was introduced to highlight meaningful frames containing key semantic information for the target word.Results Experimental results demonstrated STDNet's superior performance on the LRW and LRW-1000,achieving word-level recognition accuracies of 90.2% and 53.56%,respectively.Extensive ablation experiments verified the rationality and effectiveness of its modules.Conclusions The proposed model effectively addresses short-term temporal dependency limitations in lip reading,and improves the temporal robustness of the model against variable-length sequences.These advancements validate the importance of explicit short-term dynamics modeling for practical lip-reading systems.
