Assessment： Reconsider its Role in Teaching and Learning

Teaching emphasizes what teachers do; learning emphasizes what pupils understand. Assessment emphasizes what pupils can show they know. The purposes for assessment are : diagnosis, evaluation, guidance, grading : selection and prediction. Assessment has two main functions: summative assessment and formative assessment. Formative assessment is used in the development or improvement of educational process. It‘ s the assessment for learning. Summative assessment is used in decision- making at the end of a educational process. It‘s the assessment of learning. Formative assessment enables teachers to gain detailed information on the difficulty for each student. Educational assessment should be best suited for its purpose for guiding the learning and teaching. Formative assessment should be high lightened and needs to be fixed in the teaching and learning process.     

英语教学与跨文化交际能力的培养

英汉两种语言具有不同的文化内涵，大学英语教学注重培养学生的交际能力，不仅要培养其语言能力，更要提高社会文化能力。通过对英汉语文化差异的对比分析，把文化导入教学过程，使学生树立文化意识是实现教学目标的有力保证。     

谈师范专科学校外语系学生的素质教育

适应素质教育的需要，师范专科学校外语系要从改变教育观念、改革课程设置和教材、改进教学方法等方面入手，提高学生的专业知识水平和语言运用能力，以适应中小学开展素质教育的要求。