The Use of Body Language in College

Nowadays,teachers are in great demand to organize the classes in English and create English-learning circumstances.However,with the limitation of students' vocabulary,teachers have to simplify their teaching language with the help of facial expressions and body movements.The possibility and the effect of using body language in teaching English will be further discussed.     

Implications of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis on Second Language Teaching

1 IntroductionForeign language teaching generally refers to the theory and practice of teaching a foreign language.It has close connection with linguistics,psychology,education,philosophy,sociology and other disciplines.Since linguistics and foreign language teaching both study language phenomena on the aspects of theory and practice,the two are much closely related to each other.Linguistics is beneficial to language teaching in two aspects: Firstly,applied linguistics extends theoretical linguistics in the direction of language learning and teaching,so that the teacher is enabled to make better decisions on the goal and content of the teaching.Secondly,applied linguistics states the insights and implications that linguistic theories have on the language teaching methodology.Once the goal and content of the teaching are settled,the teacher has to consider questions of how to teach.As an English teacher it really enriches my mind on what to teach and how to teach more effectively.This paper will focus on Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis and its implications on second language teaching.     

The Pragmatic Application of English Euphemism on English Teacher＇s Language

Euphemism,as a linguistic form generated to seek ideal and effective communication, is widely and vividly used in people＇s daily life, and has become an indispensable part in English language. So it has intrigued linguists and scholars for long time. The researches about this subject cover many different fields, including linguistics, pragmatics, and psychology and so on. However, the researches on its pragmatic application in teachers＇ language are few. Based on the previous scholars＇ achievements, its application on teacher＇s language from the perspective of pragmatic function would be explored in this paper. Nowadays, student-centered teaching is advocated to improve teaching. Applying euphemisms on teaching is a typical embodiment. Teacher＇s applying euphemisms can shake offthe fright of students in pubhc, protect their self-esteem and stimulate their interest in study. When it is applied to teaching languages appropriately, relaxing and lively atmosphere built in class, students＇ confidence elevated, their initiative enhanced, good teaching results can be attained.     

The Teacher's Role and Teaching Procedures in the Teaching of Oral English

English teachers in China are aware that what kind of English teaching method should be employed to improve student＇s linguistic acquisition and that communicative competence becomes more and more important. In English teaching, teachers always make it possible for students to be more often in contacts with the English language, thus creating an atmosphere of learning English language. Help students to jump over the gap between only reading English loudly and speaking English fluently. Here I will show the importance of the teachers＇ role in English teaching and their applies in oral English teaching.     

The Employment of Pop Culture in Middle School English Language Teaching

Nowadays,culture teaching is more emphasized in language teaching. But less attention is paid to the influence of pop culture in language teaching. The important role of pop culture in middle school English language teaching will be discussed in this thesis through its correlation with some factors in English language teaching     

Is It Practical to Adopt Communicative Language Teaching in China

Language is a means of communication.No doubt that foreign language teaching is to cultivate students' communicative competence of using a foreign language.As the country with the largest population learning English in the world,China is deeply involved in communicative language teaching.Communicative approach in English language teaching is frequently discussed and debated.It is believed by many linguists and teachers to be an effective method to solve some of the teaching and learning problems.But as far as the effective ways of teaching and learning a foreign language is concerned,people have some controversial ideas.The teaching method which have been used in China's English teaching were: grammar-translation method,listening and speaking method and situation method.     

Status quo of English Teaching and Learning in a Local County Senior High School in China

The past two decades witnessed great changes in therealm of English teaching. Language teaching theorists haveshifted their focus of attention from teaching to learning,tryingto give a central position to the learners,rather than the teacherby advocating ideas like humanistic language teaching andlearner autonomy etcetera. And developments in languageteaching theory itself have already demonstrated their influenceupon policy makers,having led to formulation and nationwideadoption of more human…     

Cultivation of EFL Learners’Intercultural Competence

Nowadays, educators from home and abroad believe that learning a foreign language means learning a great deal of the foreign civilization and culture. And the utmost goal of language teaching is to cultivate EFL learners’communicative competence, but not merely the linguistic knowledge. Thus, teaching a foreign language is more than teaching new words, expressions and grammar rules, but should also incorporate the target culture elements into language knowledge. In order to improve EFL learners’English proficiency, teachers must make efforts to cultivate EFL learners’intercultural competence and promote their sensibility and adaptability to the differences between Chinese culture and the Western culture. Only by doing so, can EFL learners communicate with native speakers appropriately and smoothly. This paper proposes some effective teaching techniques and methods that can be applied in English classroom to cultivate Chinese EFL learners’intercultural competence.     

The Inspiration and Cultivation of Motivation in English Language Learning for English Major Students

Motivation plays a very important role in second language learning and acquisition. And it is also one of the affective variables of language learning. Therefore, foreign language teacher should pay more attention to the students' motivation in the process of language teaching for creating efficiency of teaching and learning.     

A Comparative Study of Grammar Teaching in the Grammar-Translation, Audio-Lingual and Communicative Approaches

Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in the role of grammar in English language teaching. Grammar teaching has become a preoccupation among more and more language researchers and teachers. This paper sets out to compare the views of grammar teaching in the Grammar-Translation, Audio-Lingual and Communicative Approaches from the following five points, the status of grammar teaching, the different methods in the instruction of grammar, the teacher’s role in grammar teaching, the characteristics of typical teaching activities in the three approaches with detailed examples and the effect of the three approaches to grammar teaching.It is concluded that grammar teaching should subscribe to an eclectic approach, that is, to take advantage of the strong points of each approach and avoid their weak points. Moreover, grammar teaching should be conducted according to the variables of learners and teaching circumstances.     

On English Teaching in the View of Pragmatic Failure in Cross-Cultural Communication

This paper is to have a discussion,respectively,on the causes of pragmatic failure and on the resolutions to it in English teaching,in the hope of promoting people’s awareness to this language phenomenon and of finding effective ways to reduce its happening.     

E- mail Interaction in Foreign Language Learning

E - mail has been implemented in foreign language learning and teaching for many years. It is widely approved that language learners＇ communicative competence and intercultural competence can be developed through e - mail interaction in spite of the problems and difficulties existing in the process of designing and carrying out of an e - mail project. Hence, more and more language teachers from different countries are trying to search for the possibilities of integrating email interaction in their teaching context so as to improve the language- learning environment.     

How to Stimulate College Students' English Learning Motivation

Motivation to language learning is a complex set of variables including effort, desire to achieve goals, as well as attitudes toward the learning of the language. Individuals' motivation to second-language learning also includes their motivation orientations, interest in the second language, attitudes toward the second-language group, attitudes toward the second-language learning situations and second-language anxiety. Based on the basic theories and approaches, teaching activities are part of motivation in English classes. The teacher of language should have a good influence on students and develop students' keen interest in study in order to strengthen their intrinsic motivation, and set up some new goals for students to pursue and give the feedback to reinforce their inner drive and confidence. Thus, students will become major conductors, make full use of their potentials and enhance their study results.     

A Brief Survey Study of English Grammar Teaching Issues and Strategies at Medical College

In this paper the author wants to do two things. Firstly,the author wants to look back at the grammar teaching issues that in her English class——teaching and the reason why the students always do not study the English grammar well. Secondly,this project makes a survey of,the different strategies of English grammar teaching to solve the different issues which the students face in their English learning and in the English teachers’ teaching at Medical College.     

Rhymes in English teaching in Primary Schools

Rhymes are also an essential part of foreign language learning for young learners,basically because all children enjoy sayingrhymes in their native language and they will naturally enjoy doing the same in another language.The value of using rhymes in the primaryEnglish teaching classroom has been widely recognized.In this paper we will describe the importance of using rhymes in teaching English as aforeign language in the primary school.     

Teaching Speaking In An EFL Context

This assignment is to describe the status quo of English in the present world and the importance and the challenges for English language teacher to create a learner-centered, communicative, intercultural classroom to meet these challenges. In the assignment I am going to relate these challenges to my specific teaching context and discuss the strategies for effective language teaching. I will also discuss learner skills in a micro scale of speaking.     

Language Context and English Teaching

Improvisation or transfer is the core of a course,based on the communicative approach. That is,the students are required to transfer what they learned in the textbook to real-life situation as far as possible. And in the present-day textbook of Middle School, the courses are organized in authentic everyday situations in which students can easily identify. So in the process of English teaching,it is very important for the teachers to set the language contexts correctly and flexibly.     

An Analysis of Michael Long＇ s Interaction Hypothesis in Second Language Acquisition

The Interaction Hypothesis, which was first advanced by Michael Long, is considered as a further supplement or extension of the Input Hypothesis in the field of second language acquisition. This paper explains the main claims of Michael Long＇s Interaction Hypothesis, the three steps to study how input and interaction affect the acquisition of a second language, and the importance of the interactional modifications applied by both participants of the interaction. Emphasis is placed on the evaluation of the theory as well as its relation to second language teaching, with many researchers＇ findings and arguments discussed as supporting evidence. It aims to help the effective application of this theory in second language teaching.     

World English and the Future of English Language Teaching in China

The development and wide spread of English language has led to the internationalization and localization of English language, during which English language is widely used in international communications by people with different mother tongues, in addition, English variations on different levels and local varieties have emerged. In consideration to the changes above, this paper aims to, firstly, examine the status of English language as an international language （EIL）; secondly, explore the future of English language teaching （ELT） in China under a global context.     

The Utilization Methods of Multi-Media Technology in Higher VocationalEnglish Teaching

Not only does the multi-media technology in teaching help students arouse curiosity and draw their attention,but also it makes students enhance their language skills and master knowledge.It makes English teaching smooth.