高职计算机专业英语课程教学心得

计算机专业英语是高职计算机类专业学生的必修课,是高职阶段英语教学的提高。计算机技术大都产生于国外,学生们想要学好计算机技术,需要参考大量的外文书籍、文献。因此学好计算机专业英语是计算机专业学生延伸专业知识的一项基本技能。该文通过多年教学分析计算机专业英语教学现状,提出教学方法的改革思路,对可行性教学方法作一探讨。     

Smart Japanese listening course design based on data intelligent analysis and FPGA

Japan's lack of English communication opportunities proves to be a challenge for the learner, as there is no consistent training in listening and speaking English and will not provide significant improvement as a foreign language. A Japanese faculty teacher will launch a mobile-assisted language learning shadow application to overcome these difficulties. Students can cultivate their ears during shadow training. It is officially accepted that technology can be useful in improving speaking and listening. It then considers the change in motivation, influence, oral communication in English, English proficiency of first-year college students, and most science and engineering significant activities. Referral services based on user activities on the Internet, such as data analysis, can benefit Internet service providers and users. Although these services use a lot of statistical data that can be obtained through content and online transactions, they also face the challenge of ensuring that service providers do not infringe on their services' privacy. However, the large amount of data received by a network imposes a high predictable cost of the new implementation. This article focuses on accelerating its use in web service data anonymization and enabling data anonymization in Field Programmable Gate Teams (FPGA). Anonymizer proposes RAM and uses real network traffic to evaluate how it completes the test network usage.     

Internet cognitive failure and fatigue relevant to learners' self‐regulation and learning progress in English vocabulary with a calibration scheme

To determine the factors of learning effectiveness in English vocabulary learning when using a calibration scheme, this study developed a freshman English mobile device application (for iPhone 4) for students with low levels of English proficiency to practise vocabulary in the beginning of their Freshman English course. Data were collected and validated from 243 subjects for confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The findings revealed that Internet cognitive failure (i.e., trait cognitive disability) was positively correlated to Internet cognitive fatigue (i.e., state cognitive disability). Both types of Internet cognitive disability were negatively correlated to self‐regulation in English vocabulary learning (SREVL). SREVL was positively correlated to the degree of learning improvement. The findings implied that the use of a calibration design for mobile English vocabulary learning could benefit students with low levels of Internet cognitive disability but high levels of SREVL.     

A context-aware ubiquitous learning environment for language listening and speaking

This paper reported the results of a study that aimed to construct a sensor and handheld augmented reality (AR)-supported ubiquitous learning (u-learning) environment called the Handheld English Language Learning Organization (HELLO), which is geared towards enhancing students' language learning. The HELLO integrates sensors, AR, ubiquitous computing and information technologies. It is composed of two subsystems: an English learning management system and a u-learning tool. In order to evaluate the effects of the proposed learning environment on the learning performance of students, a case study on English learning was conducted on a school campus. The participants included high school teachers and students. A learning course entitled 'My Campus' was conducted in the class; it included three activities, namely 'Campus Environment', 'Campus Life' and 'Campus Story'. The evaluation results showed that the proposed HELLO and the learning activities could improve the students' English listening and speaking skills.     

Bilingual language supports in online science inquiry environments

Research over the past fifteen years has investigated and developed online science inquiry environments to support students engaging in authentic scientific inquiry practices. This research has focused on developing activity structures and tools to scaffold students in engaging in different aspects of these practices, but relatively little of this research has explored linguistic supports for language minority students studying science in their non-native language. These students are simultaneously learning science and the surrounding academic language in their second language. This study investigates the potential value of providing 8th grade Spanish-speaking English language learners access to content and supports in both English and Spanish as opposed to an English-only format in an online science inquiry environment. Learning outcomes are compared between the two conditions on an immediate post-test in English, a delayed post-test in English, a delayed post-test in Spanish, and a written essay in English in the form of a letter to the governor. The outcomes suggest significant benefits for providing ELL students with access to content and supports in both English and Spanish as opposed to the English-only format. The findings of this study carry important policy implications in light of the growing English-only political movements in the United States and similar political movements in other countries.     

网络皮钦语的文体形式及特色

网络皮钦语是一种特殊的语言变体,在文体上具有自身的一些区别性特色。网络皮钦语与一般英语既相互联系,又相互区别,它以一般英语为基础;但在词汇等方面又都表现出有别于一般英语的"个性",由于各行各业的人们加入之间网络语言形成了自己的风格。该文拟简述网络皮钦语的一些主要形式特征和语用功能及其变化。     

Adopting a musical intelligence and e-Learning approach to improve the English language pronunciation of Chinese students

This study investigates the use of musical intelligence to improve the English pronunciation of Chinese third level students. It is relevant for a human-centred systems engineering approach to cross-cultural interaction. Language learning is important as valid communication can help interactions and cultural understanding between countries, this also may benefit international stability. There are natural barriers between the English and Chinese language which are reflected in teaching approaches. The teaching of English in Chinese classrooms is removed from real-world English learning environments. The academic environments and approaches focus on the learning of grammar, spelling and writing with little real-life conversation and interaction with native English speakers. English language learning in China is from a more academic perspective rather than practical utilisation. Correct pronunciation and accent is therefore diminished. This study demonstrates that a musical intelligence e-Learning approach can benefit Chinese English language students.     

The impact of text‐based CMC on improving L2 oral fluency

This paper reports on a study investigating the potential effect of synchronous and asynchronous text‐based computer‐mediated communication (CMC) on oral fluency development of second‐language (L2) learners. Sixty‐three intermediate learners of English were randomly assigned to one of three groups (two experimental groups and one control group), each consisting of 21 participants. The participants in the experimental groups completed four communicative tasks under two different instructional environments: synchronous text‐based CMC environment and asynchronous text‐based CMC environment. The average length of pauses, the articulation rate, the fluent‐run, the phonation‐time ratio and the speaking rate served as dependent variables. The study found that the participants in synchronous CMC group improved their L2 oral fluency significantly compared with their peers in the other two groups. The results also revealed the students in asynchronous CMC group obtained higher mean scores than those in the control group, although the differences between groups were not statistically significant.     

Enhancing web-based language learning through self-monitoring

Abstract  The present study investigated the effects of a self-monitoring strategy on web-based language learning. Both students' academic performance and their motivational beliefs were investigated. The interaction between the use of a self-monitoring strategy and the level of learners' English proficiency was also examined. A total of 99 college students who were enrolled in classes for Freshmen English participated in this study. The experimental group was led to a web page with self-monitoring form for recording study time and environment, learning process, predicting test scores, and self-evaluation while the control group was not. It was found that (1) the self-monitoring strategy had a significant main effect on students' academic performance and their motivational beliefs; students who applied the self-monitoring strategy outperformed students who did not apply the self-monitoring strategy on both academic performance and motivational beliefs regardless of their English proficiency level; and (2) the influence of self-monitoring was greater on the lower English level students than on the higher English level students. The positive findings suggest that encouraging students to develop self-monitoring could help increase the success of online learning. Thus, applying a self-monitoring strategy is strongly recommended for web-based instruction.     

The effect of computer-assisted cooperative learning methods and group size on the EFL learners’ achievement in communication skills

This study explored the effect of cooperative learning small group size and two different instructional modes (positive interdependence vs. individual accountability) on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) undergraduate learners’ communication skills (speaking and writing) achievement in computer-based environments. The study also examined the effects of disclosing/blinding the participants’ identities while interacting around computers on their post-test. The findings of the study revealed that the computer-based environment enabled the participants to blind their identities and reduce their anxiety from face-to-face debate, and so was very helpful in developing their communication skills. The use of the individual accountability mode was quite useful compared with the positive interdependence mode as it enabled all group members to perform their roles significantly. The 5-student group also significantly outperformed other groups of 2-7 members on the post-test communication skills. In conclusion, the findings of this study bring us a step closer to understanding the technique of cooperative language learning and group size.     

Gamers,Surfers, Social Media Users: Unpacking the role of interest in English

Across stages of acquisition, second language (L2) competencies are contingent on the variation among individuals learning the language, in both informal and formal learning contexts. This study investigates a group of outliers whose extreme test scores serve as a foundation to examine them as individuals. The study addresses the outliers' characteristics as good L2 readers but poor first language (L1) readers. Combining quantitative (test results, survey, and language logs) and qualitative (focus groups and interviews) data among 21 adolescents in Norway (aged 16–17 years), the study identifies dimensions of individual language use in L1 Norwegian and L2 English. Findings revealed that they explained their English proficiency by the role of interest and their extensive use of English technology and tools outside school. In‐depth analysis identified three profiles: the Gamer, who spends up to 8 hr daily playing online games while using English mainly; the Surfer, who spends hours on the Internet, searching for authentic language situations, commonly involving English; and the Social Media User, who produces and consumes information in English through social media. Additionally, the Gamers read printed novels voluntarily outside the classroom. This study offers unique perspectives and new directions for future L2 research.     

计算机网络环境下大学英语教学研究

本文针对如何利用好现有网络资源,创建适应于当前学生需求的大学英语教学网络环境.探讨了一些建构方法,对新模式下计算机与外语课程整合中存在的一些问题加以探讨并提出相应的建议,指出教师只有从根本上改变教学观念,树立计算机与课程整合的意识,外语教学才会朝着个性化、自主式学习的方向发展,并通过在实际教学中的应用初步证实了其实效性.     

An experimental network-mediated study support system

Abstract  The route towards a functional design and its principle components are described for a network communication system that connects students and tutors in a distance course. The system is designed mainly to mediate the study support provided by the tutor to individual students. The key concept is the 'study environment' rather than computer-mediated communication. The study environment consists of the student's computer, the network, the telephone, the tutor, the fellow students and the printed materials. A special program integrates all support tasks, ranging from mapping the student's progress to the automatic exchange of the outcomes and corrections of assignments.     

ComWeb: An electronic classroom for teaching computer literacy

We have developed an electronic classroom environment based on an analog/digital hybrid network, ComWeb. This environment supplements traditional methods of presentation by providing powerful communication tools between the students and the teacher directed from the instructor's workstation. The instructor can access every student's workstation at any time to monitor the student's work or to transmit information from any source. ComWeb has facilities for individual and group supervision. It can be adapted for teaching deaf or hard of hearing students in a mainstream environment. We describe the implementation of a ComWeb-based classroom at our site. The performance of students in conventional sections of a computer literacy course is compared with that in a section using ComWeb. For most of the material, performance of students in the ComWeb based section was markedly superior.     

Factors that influence the development and performance of academic oral presentations using a blended learning environment

This study investigated how students designed English academic oral presentations via a blended language learning environment. Data were collected from focus group interviews, observations of students, and instructor perspectives to explore how students develop academic presentation skills. In addition, a total of 36 oral presentations were assessed by a rubric and frequency counts of presentation language and features. By adopting an ecological approach, we identified the interactions between different factors that influenced learning. Interview findings and observations suggested students welcomed the immediacy of the technology and demonstrated signs of autonomous learning by self‐selecting the chat application Line for group collaboration. Participants preferred both online and face‐to‐face collaboration, as students discovered the limits of online communication. Results indicated that group oral presentations improved, with stronger introductions, linking devices, and visual elements. However, students had problems constructing conclusions and trouble linking the main ideas to the content.     

计算机辅助英语教学中多媒体的作用

如今,计算机辅助英语教学由基于光盘﹑独立系统和基于局域网的传统课程向基于网络的新型课程转变,它能更好地将网络的交流性﹑合作性和互动性与语言学习相结合。同时,多媒体在计算机辅助英语教学中的应用能更好地帮助学生理解语言。前人研究中对语言学习中多媒体的使用持肯定态度。讨论多媒体技术的新作用及教学环境中的一些表现。为了能有效推行多媒体语言教学,把新技术和传统教学相结合,需要开拓更灵活的语言环境。     

Students’ perceptions and attitudes towards asynchronous technological tools in blended-learning training to improve grammatical competence in English as a second language

The aim of our quantitative study is to explore students’ perceptions towards some asynchronous tools to acquire the objectives of the subject of English Morphosyntax. The research was based on a sample of 358 students who were recruited from a population of 451. Participants ranged in age from 20 to 58 with an average age of 29.49 and were divided into four age groups. The results showed the students’ perceptions about the efficacy of the technological tools in Blended-learning training to improve their grammatical competence in English as a second language (L2). The students highlighted the opportunity provided to have a greater autonomy to be able to set and organize their own pace of study and individual learning. They pointed out the potentiality of the VLE implemented to supply a natural environment to learn and practice English grammar in real experiences and situations, and emphasized the benefits of the e-activities to carry out a continuous assessment and the students’ self-assessment. The present study brings some light on the students’ perceptions towards the effectiveness of asynchronous tools (podcast, videocast, online tests, online glossary and forums) in teaching English grammar to foreign language learners.     

高职英语多媒体教学的必然性和需要解决的问题

在传统教育方式中,英语的教学一直都是面教口授,来应付应试教育,不同的老师教的内容还有不同,没有良好的语言学习环境,语言的学习本就是漫长而枯燥的,这样传统、教条的方式无异于加重了学习的枯燥感。而且通过单一的理论教学,学生无法体会到英语的实用性,不会听,不会说不会写,导致高职学生的英语交流能力普遍偏弱,造成＂口不会言,耳不会听＂这种尴尬局面。     

基于协商理念的微博和微视频英语教学研究

大班教学成为当前国内高校公共外语教学的一种普遍现象,由此带来的课堂师生互动减少,教学效率不高的问题,亟待我们解决。信息化时代,微博碎片式的网络互动交流模式可以弥补大学英语教学课堂的单一模式,能为师生创造课后外语交流的平台和情境,促进课内课外形成整体,从而激发学生学习外语的热情,发挥其学习主观能动性,促进大学外语教学的进步。