This paper chiefly examines the attitudes of second language learners,specifically,Chinese postgraduate students studying in the UK,towards code-switching between English and Mandarin in group discussion in L2 classro...This paper chiefly examines the attitudes of second language learners,specifically,Chinese postgraduate students studying in the UK,towards code-switching between English and Mandarin in group discussion in L2 classroom.Questionnaire is implemented as the data collection method and yields some corresponding findings based on research questions.Meanwhile,recent research on code-switching in classroom is introduced briefly.Moreover,limitations and pedagogical implication of the original research mentioned above are elaborated,as well as the implied future research is presented in this area.展开更多
Reading is always regarded as a solitary process of decoding the text.People think that they are able to understand as long as they are good at linguistic knowledge.In fact,Reading is a both linguistic and cognitive p...Reading is always regarded as a solitary process of decoding the text.People think that they are able to understand as long as they are good at linguistic knowledge.In fact,Reading is a both linguistic and cognitive process.This paper intends to deal with the schema theory and its application to teaching practice of second language reading.展开更多
The questions concerning vocabulary acquisition have been explored for years.Among all these researches,there is a basic assumption that learners can acquire words from incidental exposure to written texts.Quite a num...The questions concerning vocabulary acquisition have been explored for years.Among all these researches,there is a basic assumption that learners can acquire words from incidental exposure to written texts.Quite a number of empirical studies have testified the hypothesis,in which,the relationship between reading tasks and incidental vocabulary acquisition(IVA) has become an interest in the field of second language acquisition(SLA) studies.The present study presents some theories and studies about the positive effects of reading tasks on IVA and suggests future research on the related topics.展开更多
This paper,based on Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory,aims to investigate whether the application of MI Theory in col lege English reading class can improve students'English reading proficiency.MI-catego...This paper,based on Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory,aims to investigate whether the application of MI Theory in col lege English reading class can improve students'English reading proficiency.MI-categorized activities are adopted in the class.The paper explores college Enlgish reading teaching strategy based on MI Theory to improve English teaching proficiency.The paper sheds some light on how MI theory could be applied in EFL.展开更多
A learner's stages of L2 development are connected by his or her L1 and culture. It is, accordingly, of paramount impor-tance to understand the second language learners' culture and learning process and better...A learner's stages of L2 development are connected by his or her L1 and culture. It is, accordingly, of paramount impor-tance to understand the second language learners' culture and learning process and better assist them through this process in theway of teaching them English writing.This essay has demonstrated several elements which affect learners' English writing throughmy own experiences, such as different cultures, reading and correct recognition of writing, and the writing process.展开更多
In this paper,the relationship of L2 learners’background knowledge and their L2 comprehension is explored through a brief review of both theoretical and experimental research studies on Schema Theory.The results indi...In this paper,the relationship of L2 learners’background knowledge and their L2 comprehension is explored through a brief review of both theoretical and experimental research studies on Schema Theory.The results indicate that successful activation of prior knowledge significantly aids learners’reading and listening comprehension,whereas,failure to activate appropriate culture-specific schemata due to linguistic or cultural background knowledge deficiencies hinders them largely from perfecting their performance.展开更多
文摘This paper chiefly examines the attitudes of second language learners,specifically,Chinese postgraduate students studying in the UK,towards code-switching between English and Mandarin in group discussion in L2 classroom.Questionnaire is implemented as the data collection method and yields some corresponding findings based on research questions.Meanwhile,recent research on code-switching in classroom is introduced briefly.Moreover,limitations and pedagogical implication of the original research mentioned above are elaborated,as well as the implied future research is presented in this area.
文摘Reading is always regarded as a solitary process of decoding the text.People think that they are able to understand as long as they are good at linguistic knowledge.In fact,Reading is a both linguistic and cognitive process.This paper intends to deal with the schema theory and its application to teaching practice of second language reading.
文摘The questions concerning vocabulary acquisition have been explored for years.Among all these researches,there is a basic assumption that learners can acquire words from incidental exposure to written texts.Quite a number of empirical studies have testified the hypothesis,in which,the relationship between reading tasks and incidental vocabulary acquisition(IVA) has become an interest in the field of second language acquisition(SLA) studies.The present study presents some theories and studies about the positive effects of reading tasks on IVA and suggests future research on the related topics.
文摘This paper,based on Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory,aims to investigate whether the application of MI Theory in col lege English reading class can improve students'English reading proficiency.MI-categorized activities are adopted in the class.The paper explores college Enlgish reading teaching strategy based on MI Theory to improve English teaching proficiency.The paper sheds some light on how MI theory could be applied in EFL.
文摘A learner's stages of L2 development are connected by his or her L1 and culture. It is, accordingly, of paramount impor-tance to understand the second language learners' culture and learning process and better assist them through this process in theway of teaching them English writing.This essay has demonstrated several elements which affect learners' English writing throughmy own experiences, such as different cultures, reading and correct recognition of writing, and the writing process.
文摘In this paper,the relationship of L2 learners’background knowledge and their L2 comprehension is explored through a brief review of both theoretical and experimental research studies on Schema Theory.The results indicate that successful activation of prior knowledge significantly aids learners’reading and listening comprehension,whereas,failure to activate appropriate culture-specific schemata due to linguistic or cultural background knowledge deficiencies hinders them largely from perfecting their performance.
