A Pilot Study Exploring Augmented Reality to Increase Motivation of Chinese College Students Learning English

<p>This study mainly investigates the motivational characteristics of Chinese college students learning English for Specific Purposes (ESP). By critically examining and comparing Gardner’s (1985) Integrative-Instrumental model and the Self-determination Theory (SDT) by Deci and Ryan(1985), the researcher finds out that the latter one is more comprehensive and applicable to the case of Chinese college ESP learners (the subjects). Thus the researcher develops a questionnaire within the SDT framework to analyze the subjects’ motivations. Drawing upon a follow-up statistical analysis, the research discovers the motivational propensities of the subjects. A discussion of corresponding motivational methods to help improve the subjects’ ESP learning is provided at the end of the article.</p>

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Time Management Styles and Food Consumption: A Pilot Study of American and Chinese College Students Web Appendix

BRC Journal of Advances in Business ◽

10.15239/j.brcadvjb.2018.03.01.wa03 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tal Gordon ◽

Napatsorn Jiraporn

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Time Management ◽

Management Styles ◽

Chinese College Students

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Application of Cohesion Theory in CET-4 Listening Comprehension

English Language Teaching ◽

10.5539/elt.v14n12p18 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (12) ◽

pp. 18

Author(s):

Chunxia Fu

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Listening Comprehension ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Cohesive Devices ◽

Cohesion Theory ◽

The Right ◽

Important Test ◽

Learning English

Cohesion is a very important part of learning English. The Cohesion Theory of Halliday and Hasan is of great importance for people to acquire the knowledge of cohesion. This study is aimed at applying this Cohesion Theory in CET-4 listening comprehension which is an important test for Chinese college students. This study uses the test papers of CET-4 in June 2021 as examples to demonstrate that it is obvious that there are certain cohesive relations between the listening materials and the correct answers. It is also practicable to apply the Cohesion Theory in listening comprehension of CET-4. It mainly analyzes the cohesive devices applied in figuring out the correct choices by understanding the cohesive relations between the listening materials with the right answers. It demonstrated obviously that there exists the cohesive relations between the listening materials with the right answers in the test, and both the grammatical device and lexical device are often used interactively. The cohesive devices can serve as the important clues for students to make the right choices. The findings of this study suggest that the application of the Cohesion Theory in CET-4 listening comprehension is practicable and effective. It can not only help the students get good performance in the CET-4 tests, the same approach can also be used in other important tests. 

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