简介：Thispaperdescribesaone-termexperimentcon-ductedintheauthor’sEnglishmajorclassfromSept.1999toDec.1999.Theprojectisintendedtoencour-agestudents’autonomy,andtotrainstudentshowtoacquirevariousskillsinlanguagelearningandcom-munication.Theprojectprovidedstudentswithenoughspacetoexerttheirautonomyandattaineditsdesiredgoals.Thebeneficialeffectsshowinthreeas-pects:Thecentreofteachingandlearningshiftsfromtheteachertothestudents;givenautonomouslearn-ingenvironment,studentscanlearnmoreeffectively;andstudentscanacquireallroundabilities.

简介：IntroductionWritingisoneofthemostdifficulttasksforlanguagelearners.ItisverymuchthecaseinlearningEnglish.ManystudentswhohavebeenlearningEnglishformanyyearsareverypoorinwritingatthesentencelevel.Someofthecompositionsareevennotrevisable,becausethesentenceswrittendonotmakeanysense.Ontheotherhand,fewstudentscanwritewellinEnglish.Why?Asurveyonstudents’studyhabitshowsthathabitsoflearningreallymakeadifferenceinstudents’writingproficiency.ThosewhocanwriteusinggoodEnglishusuallyhavegoodstudyhabits,andgoodreadinghabitsinparticular.Theypaymuchmoreattentiontoideaswhilereading.

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简介：Sincethereformandopeningup,asChina’seconomicandsocialdevelopment,China’seducationhasalsomaderapiddevelop-ment.Thankstotherapidgrowthoftotaleconomicoutput,theneedforhigh-levelmanpowerisincreasing,whichhasprovidedangoodopportunityfortherapiddevelopmentofdoctoraleducationinChina.China’sdoctoraleducationstartedin1978,whenthefirstbatchof18doctoralstudentswereenrolled.In1981,Chinabegantoimplementaformaldegreesystem,thesecondyear,thefirstbatchofsixdoc-toralstudentsweregrantedPh.D.degree.Atpresent,Chinahasmorethan300collegesanduniversitieswhichhavetherighttoauthorizeadoctorate,whiletheUnitedStatesonlyhas253.SofarChinahascultivatedmorethan50,000Ph.D.andbecomethelargestcountryintheworldinPh.D.Cultivation.

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简介：Severalmonthsago,Ireadofastoryaboutcollegestudentsdoingphysicallaborinthenewspaper.ThestorywasabouttwocollegestudentsinGuizhouprovince,whowerecleaningshoestoearnmoneyinthecampus.Whenaskedwhytheychoosethiskindofworkwhiletheycoulddomoreelegantwork,suchasteaching,

简介：IntroductionInChina,itisnotuncommonforstudentstobetreatedaspassiverecipientsinclass.Theyaretrainedinthiswayfromprimaryschool.Sobythetimetheyentercollege,notonlyaretheyaccustomedtotheroleofsubmissivestudentfollowingtheleadofadominantteacher,buttheyalsoquitewelcomeit,fortheydon’thavetotakeanyinitiativeinclass,theyjustwaittobefilledwithknowledge.Students’hesitancytoparticipateactivelyinclasscomesnotjustfromstudentsthemselvesbutalsofromsometeachers,whosticktotheforce-feedingmethodbecauseitisaneasywayforthemtoconductaclass.SoIstartedtotryandchangethissituation.IdesignedateachingplaninwhichIuseddifferenttechniquestoprovidethestudentswithlotsofopportunitiestobeactiveparticipantsinclass.Someofthetechniquesusedaredescribedbelow.

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简介：SetastheprimaryandultimategoaloflanguageteachingprocessbyMacIntyreetal.(1998),willingnesstocommunicateinsecondlanguage(L2WTC)hasbeenputmuchattentioninL2acquisitionfield.ThisstudyexaminedquantitativelythewillingnesstocommunicateinEnglishasaforeignlanguage(EFLWTC)inTibetancontextwithaquestionnaire.Tibetancollegestudents’EFLWTCwasfoundsignificantlylowerthanHanstudents.NosignificantdifferencewasfoundbetweenTibetanmaleandfemalestudentsintheirEFLWTC.Causeswereexploredandsomepedagogicalsuggestionsweremadeinthisstudy.

简介：Thispaperbrieflyaccountsacoursecalled"AGuidetoEnglishLearningStrategies",conductedbytheauthorsfortheEnglishmajorfreshmenattheiruniversity.Itsmaingoalwastoraisethelearners’"awarenessofstrategyuse"andhelpthelearnersmakebetteruseofsomelearningstrategies.IttackledsomecommonproblemswhichoftenmakeChineselearnersofEnglishlessefficientintheirlearning.Sug-gestionsareputforwardinthecourseevaluation,concerningmakingitmorepracticalandbeneficialforthelearners.

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简介：IntroductionInrecentyears,moreandmoreobjectionshavebeenraisedagainstthetraditionalEnglishteachingmethodinChinaandEnglishteachershavebeguntotryoutamorecommunicativemethodology.Inthisarticle,Iintendtopointoutthedisadvantagesofthetraditionalteachingmethodandintroduceonewaytoteachstudentseffectively-usinggamesintheEnglishclass,whichisoneusefultechniqueofthecommunicativemethod.Iproposetotalkabouttheimportanceofusinggamesandlisteighttypesofgamestopractisestudents’speakingandlistening.Finally,IwillputforwardsomeconsiderationonusinggamesandstatethesuccessofusinggamesbasedonaquestionnairegiventothestudentsIhavetaught.

简介：IntroductionInteachingEnglishteachersaccepttheviewthatreadingskillsareimportant.AtpresentinChina,however,theteachingofreadingis,byandlarge,unsatisfactory.Onereasonforthis,Ithink,isthatcurrenttextbookslackappropriatetasksdesignedtoteachreadingskills.Thispaperwillthereforefirstevaluatethetextbooktypicallyused,thenlookatwaysofcreatingtasksandfinallyofferexamplesoftaskscreatedfromteachinginaChineseseniormiddleschool.

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简介：Thisarticlereviewsthebackgroundandproblemsintheteachingofintensivereading(IR)tothestudentswithnon-EnglishmajorsandproposessomeactivitiesforimprovingtheteachingandlearningprocessoftheIRclassroom.Itisexpectedthatwithsomeapplicableandeffectiveactivities,theteachercanhelpstudentsreadactivelyandgrowintoeffectiveandindependentreaders.

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简介：IntroductionItisgenerallybelievedthatasaresultoftheirfutureprofessions,non-EnglishmajorsinnormaluniversitiesarelessmotivatedthanthoseinotheruniversitiestolearnEnglish,letalonesportsmajorsinateachers’university.Sincegraduation,IhavebeenteachingstudentsinthePhysicalEducationDepartmentofNorthwestNormalUniversity,andIhavefoundthattheyaredifferentfromstudentsinotherdepartmentsinmanyrespects.Thus,therearespecialproblemsinteachingthem.However,IhavetrieddifferentwaystoovercometheirproblemswhileactivelyinvolvingstudentsinlearningEnglish,andpresentthesebelow.

简介：IntroductionTheaimofourPre-ServiceSeniorMiddleSchoolTeacherTraining(PRESETSMSTT)project,whichisnowinitssecondyear,istointroducemorecommunicativeteachingmethodologyandmaterialsintothefirstandsecondyearundergraduateEnglishmajorprogrammeatNormalUniversities.

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