A Brief Introduction of Task-based Approach

The task-based language teaching approach is one of the syllabus models that have been proposed in the last twenty years or so. Task-based syllabus represent a particular realization of communicative language teaching. Task-based teaching/learning helps develop students’ communicative competence, enabling them to communicate effectively in real communicating world and engage in interaction. The most active element in the process of the task-based teaching is the learner’ creativity. By exploiting this kind of creativity, learning can be made significantly more efficient and more interesting. It is well-known that the task-based teaching/learning have a rich potential for promoting successful second language learning than the traditional teaching/learning. Task-based approach is reflected not only in China but also in some other countries, such as America, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong and son on.     

现代英语教学理念之反思(二)

<正>反思之三:外语学习效率低下的一个重要客观原因谈起英语教学的实际效果,我们的英语教师都有深切的体会。中国城市的孩子们常常从小学五年级就开始学习英语,直到大学,学习英语的时间近十年,而最终大多数收效甚微。原因到底是什么?可能一个非常重要的原因就是,英语在中国只能算是foreign language(外语)而不是second language(第二语言)。这是长期以来一直被我国中、小学教师所忽视的一个问题。     

美国州名的由来

<正>People who visit the United States sometimes want to know how the states got their names.Some of the most interesting names came from American Indian languages.去美国的观光的人有时想知道各州的名称是从何而来的。其中一些最有趣的名字来源于美洲印第安人的语言。For example,Illinois was named for the Indians who used to live in that part of the country.In their language,Illinois means"brave men".Connecticut means"at the long river mouth"in the language of Indians     

Basics of Language and Dialects

When we travel around the world, we will hear different languages from different national people; in the same way, when we have a journey round one country, we will find different people in different regions speak differently more or less. But we also can encounter this situation that people of the same language cannot understand with each other, and people from different languages can communicate with each other freely. What can we explain about this phenomenon? In this paper, I want to say something about this issue through the basic ideas of language and dialect.     

Standard English and the Model for English Language Teaching in China

From a national language to a world lingua franca, English is playing a more and more important role in the world. Great changes in English today have also raised peoples’ concerns about its mutual int...     

A Psycholinguistic Analysis of English Listening

Listening is an important part in language learning and it plays an important role in communication. This paper tries to find out the overlapping part of listening and psycholinguistics. It analyzes li...     

Could Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Be One of the‘Best Methods’in College English Teaching?

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is considered to be one of the ‘best methods’ for English language teaching since it was introduced into China. This paper mainly talks about the feasibility study...     

《学报》创刊30周年系列报道(十三):Luís Ribeiro e Sousa:Congratulations on the 30 year celebration of the Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering

It is very gratifying to me to express my congratulations to the 30 anniversary of the Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering.My knowledge about the Journal,I must express,is rather limited mainly due to language barrier.However,the fact that the Journal is published monthly is clearly impressive and reflects the     

Five Aspects for Adult Second-Language Learners

There is increasing emphasis in 1anguage teaching on "focus on the lear-ners" , and on "learner-centered teaching". At the same time, there is agrowing sophistication in the way 1anguage teachers are trained. What has notreceived adequate attention, however, is the question of what is necessary tobe a good language learner. The thesis of this article is that even a short period of training in how     

毕生难忘的学前班

正Beelieve 通过建筑反映瑞吉欧(Reggio Emilia)教育理念并将其与计划整合,设法为动态感官教育的创造添加关键的空间,使其成为瓜达拉哈拉市(Guadalajara) 校舍中的一个标志性元素。 In order to respond, through architecture, to the "Reggio Emilia" philosophy and to integrate this pedagogy into the program, the architectural language of Beelieve manages to add key spaces for the