Reading, either in native language or in another language, can be both a purposeful process as well as an interactive process. Teaching reading in a foreign language is far more than an easy work. The paper discusses ...Reading, either in native language or in another language, can be both a purposeful process as well as an interactive process. Teaching reading in a foreign language is far more than an easy work. The paper discusses teaching reading in EFL context from several perspectives, namely objectives of a reading; criteria in selecting texts; task design and lesson procedure; testing. To obtain effective reading instruction, teachers should always evaluate carefully any descriptive insights before taking them wholly to heart as teaching points.展开更多
On the basis of literature review,this paper discusses what interactional strategies are in group discussions conducted in the EFL classroom.Two frameworks for interactional strategies are investigated to explore the ...On the basis of literature review,this paper discusses what interactional strategies are in group discussions conducted in the EFL classroom.Two frameworks for interactional strategies are investigated to explore the types of interactional strategies.This aims to shed light upon the analysis of interactional features in face-to-face communication.展开更多
Communicative language teaching(CLT) has been introduced to the English-as-a-foreign-language(EFL) context in China for four decades.One of the most significant remaining issues is related to whether this approach to ...Communicative language teaching(CLT) has been introduced to the English-as-a-foreign-language(EFL) context in China for four decades.One of the most significant remaining issues is related to whether this approach to grammar teaching is more effective and efficient than traditional ones.Based on an overview of trends in approaches to grammar instruction,discussion on both advantages of teaching grammar communicatively and the challenges posed by the Chinese EFL context are provided.It is proposed that grammar instruction should be integrated into a communicative framework and this would be the optimal approach to grammar teaching on condition that some constraints in the EFL context in China are dealt with carefully.Teaching implications conclude this paper.展开更多
It is significant to connect contexts and approaches to English language teaching,and it is also necessary to realize the challenges faced by English language learners in particular contexts so that we can get a bette...It is significant to connect contexts and approaches to English language teaching,and it is also necessary to realize the challenges faced by English language learners in particular contexts so that we can get a better understanding of teaching based on our own contexts and approaches.This article is the discussion of approach and the challenges in EFL context.展开更多
Since the approach of communicative language teaching has been strongly encouraged to implement into the English classroom in recent years,the use of authentic materials that may be benefit for CLT has also been discu...Since the approach of communicative language teaching has been strongly encouraged to implement into the English classroom in recent years,the use of authentic materials that may be benefit for CLT has also been discussed by a number of researchers in the area of second language teaching.Most of them pointed that utilizing authentic materials in English teaching programs may provide various advantages that do not adhere to the artificial materials,but only few objections had been mentioned.In fact,like the difficulties that take place in the implement of CLT,the use of authentic materials also face to an amount of obstacles,particularly in EFL curriculum.Therefore,following the definition and characteristics of authentic materials,this article aims to discuss those challenges facing the use of authentic materials and also present some possible solutions for utilizing such materials in ELF classroom.展开更多
Situation analysis and needs analysis are important tasks at the planning stage of curriculum design in most educational contexts, because they provide a basis for setting goals and objectives. Nevertheless, in Chines...Situation analysis and needs analysis are important tasks at the planning stage of curriculum design in most educational contexts, because they provide a basis for setting goals and objectives. Nevertheless, in Chinese EFL contexts, it is not uncommon that goal setting is managed around language outcomes which are prescribed by the teacher or teaching institution, without making reference to learners' needs and the larger context within which instruction takes place. This paper presents a piece of practical work by conducting a situation analysis and needs analysis in a senior high school in South-west China. In providing the rationale as well as the logistics and the outcomes of conducting the situation analysis and needs analysis, the paper attempts to illustrate a practical way to take account of learner factor and situational factors at the curriculum planning stage in Chinese EFL contexts, especially in the underdeveloped area of China.展开更多
Both linguistics and language teaching take language as their subject. Linguistics can provide language teaching with theories and language teaching can further prove the validity of linguistics. To some extent, lingu...Both linguistics and language teaching take language as their subject. Linguistics can provide language teaching with theories and language teaching can further prove the validity of linguistics. To some extent, linguistics is more theoretical while language teaching is more practical. Since linguistics is defined as the scientific study of language, it seems obvious that such a study would have direct relations to language teaching. This paper attempts to make an analysis of difference between Contextual theory of meaning and the teaching of EFL reading.展开更多
MOOC is an abbreviation of Massive Open Online Course.Whether MOOC can be developed for EFL learning in the Chinese context is discussed regarding both the advantages and disadvantages.MOOC provides open access to res...MOOC is an abbreviation of Massive Open Online Course.Whether MOOC can be developed for EFL learning in the Chinese context is discussed regarding both the advantages and disadvantages.MOOC provides open access to resources of high quality,systematic set of social interactions and assessment,but still needs to enlarge structured EFL learning courses and examine their effectiveness(Wu&Zhou,2014).The lack of needs analysis and existence of language obstacles are the defects of MOOC for EFL learning in China.展开更多
Compared with the smaller class sizes in many other countries, China EFL classes are generally oversize with gaps of learners'language proficiency and competence, different language acquisition abilities, diverse ...Compared with the smaller class sizes in many other countries, China EFL classes are generally oversize with gaps of learners'language proficiency and competence, different language acquisition abilities, diverse motivations and attitudes which constitute a multilevel class with many challenges to class management and language teaching. Based on the views upon the issue of researchers from China and other countries, this paper identifies the challenges with large EFL classes and discusses strategies of coping in such a context by providing pragmatic guidelines of teaching EFL to large classes in China.展开更多
文摘Reading, either in native language or in another language, can be both a purposeful process as well as an interactive process. Teaching reading in a foreign language is far more than an easy work. The paper discusses teaching reading in EFL context from several perspectives, namely objectives of a reading; criteria in selecting texts; task design and lesson procedure; testing. To obtain effective reading instruction, teachers should always evaluate carefully any descriptive insights before taking them wholly to heart as teaching points.
文摘On the basis of literature review,this paper discusses what interactional strategies are in group discussions conducted in the EFL classroom.Two frameworks for interactional strategies are investigated to explore the types of interactional strategies.This aims to shed light upon the analysis of interactional features in face-to-face communication.
文摘Communicative language teaching(CLT) has been introduced to the English-as-a-foreign-language(EFL) context in China for four decades.One of the most significant remaining issues is related to whether this approach to grammar teaching is more effective and efficient than traditional ones.Based on an overview of trends in approaches to grammar instruction,discussion on both advantages of teaching grammar communicatively and the challenges posed by the Chinese EFL context are provided.It is proposed that grammar instruction should be integrated into a communicative framework and this would be the optimal approach to grammar teaching on condition that some constraints in the EFL context in China are dealt with carefully.Teaching implications conclude this paper.
文摘It is significant to connect contexts and approaches to English language teaching,and it is also necessary to realize the challenges faced by English language learners in particular contexts so that we can get a better understanding of teaching based on our own contexts and approaches.This article is the discussion of approach and the challenges in EFL context.
文摘Since the approach of communicative language teaching has been strongly encouraged to implement into the English classroom in recent years,the use of authentic materials that may be benefit for CLT has also been discussed by a number of researchers in the area of second language teaching.Most of them pointed that utilizing authentic materials in English teaching programs may provide various advantages that do not adhere to the artificial materials,but only few objections had been mentioned.In fact,like the difficulties that take place in the implement of CLT,the use of authentic materials also face to an amount of obstacles,particularly in EFL curriculum.Therefore,following the definition and characteristics of authentic materials,this article aims to discuss those challenges facing the use of authentic materials and also present some possible solutions for utilizing such materials in ELF classroom.
文摘Situation analysis and needs analysis are important tasks at the planning stage of curriculum design in most educational contexts, because they provide a basis for setting goals and objectives. Nevertheless, in Chinese EFL contexts, it is not uncommon that goal setting is managed around language outcomes which are prescribed by the teacher or teaching institution, without making reference to learners' needs and the larger context within which instruction takes place. This paper presents a piece of practical work by conducting a situation analysis and needs analysis in a senior high school in South-west China. In providing the rationale as well as the logistics and the outcomes of conducting the situation analysis and needs analysis, the paper attempts to illustrate a practical way to take account of learner factor and situational factors at the curriculum planning stage in Chinese EFL contexts, especially in the underdeveloped area of China.
文摘Both linguistics and language teaching take language as their subject. Linguistics can provide language teaching with theories and language teaching can further prove the validity of linguistics. To some extent, linguistics is more theoretical while language teaching is more practical. Since linguistics is defined as the scientific study of language, it seems obvious that such a study would have direct relations to language teaching. This paper attempts to make an analysis of difference between Contextual theory of meaning and the teaching of EFL reading.
文摘MOOC is an abbreviation of Massive Open Online Course.Whether MOOC can be developed for EFL learning in the Chinese context is discussed regarding both the advantages and disadvantages.MOOC provides open access to resources of high quality,systematic set of social interactions and assessment,but still needs to enlarge structured EFL learning courses and examine their effectiveness(Wu&Zhou,2014).The lack of needs analysis and existence of language obstacles are the defects of MOOC for EFL learning in China.
文摘Compared with the smaller class sizes in many other countries, China EFL classes are generally oversize with gaps of learners'language proficiency and competence, different language acquisition abilities, diverse motivations and attitudes which constitute a multilevel class with many challenges to class management and language teaching. Based on the views upon the issue of researchers from China and other countries, this paper identifies the challenges with large EFL classes and discusses strategies of coping in such a context by providing pragmatic guidelines of teaching EFL to large classes in China.
