Pragmatic Competence and English Classroom Teaching

The development of foreign language learners'pragmatic competence is an important objective of foreign language teaching and learning,which is greatly influenced by classroom teaching.This paper first discusses the definition of pragmatic competence,and then analyses the features of English classroom teaching and the relationship between pragmatic competence and classroom teaching.Finally,some suggestions about pragmatic competence development are also provided,that is,how to cultivate pragmatic competence in English classroom teaching.     

On the Importance of Cultural Input in English Teaching

English as a foreign language has been a subject in middle school of China for years. Teachers and educators generation by generation have been trying to find an optimal method of teaching foreign language to help students master it better. After unceasing exploring, traditional teaching pattern has been improved and new teaching approaches appear such as Task-based language teaching and communicative language teaching. However, whatever teaching methods English teachers use in the class, they should not ignore the cultural input in English teaching. The successful and efficient English teaching should transform the single language teaching into the combination of language teaching and cultural teaching. The thesis is concerned with the significance of culture in English teaching. More specifically, some consideration will be given to the reasons and ways of teaching culture.     

Intercultural Competence Teaching

It is widely realized that cultural competence is playing an increasingly important role in language teaching because of the close associations between culture and language. To enhance the efficiency of language teaching, this essay will elucidate the importance of intercultural competence teaching and introduce three methods of cultural teaching.     

浅谈英语教法在公外教学中之应用

为了更好地搞好英语教学,提高学生的英语水平,灵活多变的课堂教法是必不可少的。作者认为应视不同的教学内容、任务,旨在提高学生口语能力为主,本着交际教法的原则,灵活穿插语法翻译法,听说法等不同的教法     

‘Ma and Pa’ Landlords and the ‘Risky’ Tenant: Discourses in the New Zealand Private Rental Sector

Social constructions of what it means to let and rent housing are revealed in language and are intimately tied to housing outcomes for both landlords and tenants. This paper is concerned with the socially constructed identities of landlords and tenants in the private rental sector and how these are revealed in language. Fairclough's methods of discourse analysis coupled with Habermas' ideal speech situation and theory of communicative action are used to form an analytical framework for examining public debate and discourse on the private rental sector in New Zealand. It is argued that current discourses about tenants and landlords are the result of public debate and stereotypes that have failed to incorporate the experiences of tenants, and further that these stereotypes conceal the multiplicity of identities and motivations for behaviour of both landlords and tenants.     

英语语音教学创新方法综述

随着新的学科和理论如交际法、整体论,以及心理学、语言学的发展对英语语音教学法的影响,通过回顾多学科环境下英语语音教学方法的不断创新,包括交际法、声音背景、戏剧技巧、多感官模式、情感域和神经语言学等,总结了各种方法的特征和研究重点,以期从不同学科、不同理论角度为英语语音教学提供参考,以改变传统语音教学课堂反复练反复犯和汉语母语的负迁移等问题。     

Compare and Contrast the Strengths and Weaknesses of Task-based Language Teaching Method and Audio Lingual Teaching Method and Study How They Impact Upon Both the Teachers and the Learners

This essay focused on comparing and contrasts audio lingual method and Task-based language teaching method,demonstrating the strengths and weaknesses of the two methods and discusses how they impact upon both the teachers and the learners.TBLT is the contemporary teaching method with a great number of strong points.It seems that if there is more relatively scientific and effective method,TBLT should give way to it.The ultimate goal is to advocate the comparatively successful teaching method in the field of foreign language education.     

基于模式语言理论的环境设计教学再思考

环境设计专业艺术与科学的交融性特点,客观上需要其专业理论和教学内容上具有一定的包容性,以便从更为基础的层面整合多学科、多尺度的环境营造课题。文章从评介模式语言理论所整合的行为学、现象学、语言学和结构主义思想入手,对该理论启发下的环境设计教学作了思考:(1)以模式语言的环境结构组织方式,组织课堂教学内容,以适应项目化设计实践的整体协同要求;(2)以模式语言的观察、分析方法,还原现象学在场体验的设计方法;(3)从模式语言的既有模式到模式创造,提出了借由模式模仿到反思创新的设计教学思路。     

略论高校外语教师素质

外语教师的素质是决定高校外语教学质量高低的关键因素。因此研究和提高外语教师素质是一个重要课题。本文从外语教师的外语素质、文化素质、能力素质和感情素质四个方面对这一问题进行了探讨     

结构力学课程教学改革研究

从结构力学课程的教学体系出发,从教学内容、教学方法、考试制度三方面入手,探讨了如何进行结构力学课程教学改革,以期适应社会需求,提高学生综合素质能力,强化教学效果。