scholarly journals From Differentiation of the Expressive Effects to Conscious Use of Rhetorical Language

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 614
Author(s):  
Yulan Gu
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Language Performance ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
College English ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Language Structure ◽  
Grammar Rules ◽  
Subsequent Choice

The double predicate structures in English are examples of rhetorical use of language. The differentiation between the distinctive double predicate structure “verb + adjective” and the normal predicate structure “verb + adverb” and the subsequent choice in specific contexts is thus not only a matter of grammar rules on the surface, but, more substantively, a matter of conscious use of rhetorical language. The survey conducted among college English teachers in China into their differentiation between “verb + adjective” and “verb + adverb” showed that most respondents didn’t distinguish very well the differing expressive effects caused by the choice of the adjectives or the adjectives’ derivative adverbs in these two types of structures, and that the majority of the respondents had difficulty in making proper choices between them for specific contexts. Since the identification of a language structure is the prerequisite for its appropriate use, due attention in English teaching and learning should be paid to the delicate differences among similar language items and to their differing expressive effects to cultivate awareness and competence of conscious use of rhetorical language, enhancing overall language performance.

English Pragmatics in Ecuador

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 723
Author(s):  
Gerardo E. Heras Urgilés ◽  
Jean-Paul Jara Villacreces
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Public High School ◽  
Research Project ◽  
High School English ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
English Curriculum

Research has revealed that developing the pragmatic ability is a key element for any second or foreign language learner. The present paper aims to shed some light on the issue of pragmatics as part of English teaching and learning in the context of Ecuador. This paper is part of a research project that will involve public high school English teachers of Cuenca, Ecuador. After extensive research, it has been found that even though pragmatics is now part of the new English curriculum in this country, research in this field of linguistics is almost nonexistent.

The Construction of Multi-dimensional Interaction Mode in College English Teaching

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 395
Author(s):  
Xiaoqing Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Interactive Teaching ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
College English ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Interaction Mode ◽  
Dimensional Interaction ◽  
Urgent Task

With the increasing importance of English in current society, it’s an urgent task for college English teachers to conduct research on ways of improving college English teaching and learning. In this study, an effective teaching mode---Multi-dimensional interaction mode is trying to be constructed based on the theory of constructivism, communicative language teaching method and interactive teaching mode, in the meantime, the application and practice of this mode is analyzed, and characteristics and effects of this mode are also discussed.

scholarly journals The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Teacher Development for Effective English Teaching in Bangladesh: A Gap that Needs Bridging

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Al Amin ◽  
Janinka Greenwood
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Secondary English ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
National Education ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Training Programmes

Abstract This article takes up the opportunity offered by the United Nations’ Strategic Development Goals to examine provisions for the selection, recruitment, training and professional development of secondary English teachers in Bangladesh. Qualified and trained teachers are considered as essential to effect the changes in English teaching and learning planned in national education policy. Since the adoption of a communicative approach to language teaching, initiatives have been taken to train teachers to teach English in this approach, and particularly to use multimedia equipment in their teaching; however the adequacy of these provisions is questioned in existing research and in media debates. This article starts with a brief description of the education context, highlighting the global Strategic Development Goals and local secondary English teaching. A review of existing recruitment and professional development provisions for secondary English teachers follows. Then project-based training programmes, which are funded and managed by external donors and aid agencies, are critically examined. Finally emerging issues and recommended changes are discussed.

scholarly journals Problems in College English Teaching from the Perspective of College English Teachers and Their Coping Strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuhua Liu
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
College English ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
On Line

The present paper is an analysis of problems in college English teaching from the perspective college English teachers and their coping strategies. The four major problems concerning vocabulary-oriented teaching method, collective lesson preparation, on-line and off-line resources and college English teachers’ comprehensive abilities are introduced and analyzed and corresponding coping strategies are offered.

scholarly journals Application and Challenges of Micro-lessons in College English Teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaojie Wu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
College English ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Teaching Situation ◽  
Micro Learning ◽  
Innovative Teaching Method

In higher education, English has always been the focus of teaching, and college English teaching must be vigorously innovated. Through the analysis of the English teaching situation in some colleges and universities, we discovered that micro-lessons an innovative teaching method, has been applied to a certain extent, but the circumstances under which micro-lessons are applied are not favorable. Many college English teachers recognize the value of micro-learning applications, but the shortcomings in the teaching also cause many challenges in the application of micro-lessons. This article will analyze the application value and specific challenges of micro-lessons in college English teaching, and propose some suggestions on the application of micro-lessons.

scholarly journals The Construction and Application of a Personalized Teaching Space in Mobile English

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Jin ◽  
Zhengkun Yan
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Dynamic Allocation ◽  
Spatial Dynamic ◽  
College English ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Ubiquitous Environment ◽  
Individualized Teaching ◽  
Customized Learning

This paper designs the construction dimension of College English individualized teaching space, and constructs its system architecture combining with the requirements of teaching and learning cloud space. Secondly, it expounds the four application strategies of learning cloud space in College English Teaching: individualized spatial dynamic allocation strategy, self-taught strategy under the support of experience, and based on the ubiquitous environment. Fragmented learning strategy and language learning oriented interactive dialogue strategy; finally, it introduces three application patterns in College English Teaching in the light of learning cloud space: overturning, subject inquiry learning and mixed teaching, and verifying the use effect of cloud space through case studies. The results show that customized learning cloud space and its application can improve the efficiency of College English teaching and promote students'mastery of English application skills.

scholarly journals Study on the Network-Based English Phonetics Teaching Mode for English-Major Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (05) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Yan Wei Wang ◽  
Hai Sen Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Experiment ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
College English ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
English Major ◽  
Traditional Mode

With the development of Information Technology, internet is accessible to all, especially to the students. Based on the network, English teaching is changing greatly, which is not simply with textbooks, chalk and blackboard, but with multimedia, various apps and other tools. As to study the network-based English phonetics teaching mode for English-major students, the background of the application, the steps of the network-based teaching mode and the theoretical basis are introduced firstly. By selecting college English-major students of 2017 in Anhui Institute of Information Technology as the object of the teaching experiment, the paper describes the investigation and analyzes the data, which shows that the students learning based on the network have better pronunciation in English than those learning in the traditional mode. Thus, the author suggests that teachers use the network-based teaching mode to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning.

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