Language acquisition is a system with four components： language development, academic development, cognitive development and sociocultural development. Based on this theory, Chinese students in the United States are ...Language acquisition is a system with four components： language development, academic development, cognitive development and sociocultural development. Based on this theory, Chinese students in the United States are studied from three perspectives： linguistically, culturally, and social psychologically. It indicated that, to help Chinese students develop their English performance and cultural appreciation in this diverse world, the profession of English teaching in China should cover a variety of domains, including linguistic, cultural and psychological input. Both American and Chinese education can benefit from this special group of Chinese students if they can be better understood, and used as a bridge between China and U. S. cultural and academic exchange. In the meantime, the mirror held up to the Chinese students in these perspectives reflects not only who they are but also who they can become.展开更多
Teachers are supposed to apply the Genre-Based Approach(GBA)to teach academic writing in the Foundation Year Program(FYP)in the colleges of technology.However,students in these colleges find it difficult to produce a ...Teachers are supposed to apply the Genre-Based Approach(GBA)to teach academic writing in the Foundation Year Program(FYP)in the colleges of technology.However,students in these colleges find it difficult to produce a formal piece of academic work(Al-Husseini,2004).Students seem to face lot of writing problems and so the author conducted this study to have a better understanding of what is happening.He carried a questionnaire study to reveal the causes of difficulties in academic writing.The author restricted his focus on research to lack of practice in applying these skills in students’writing as that is more relevant in the technical colleges’context.The study proved that the absence of practicing learning and teaching academic writing due to the insufficient use of the GBA,partly discourage the adequate mastering of these skills.Following the GBA to tackle such problem might be useful.As a consequence,the author considers this research study’s results as an additional evidence for the value of the GBA in developing the learning and teaching of academic writing skills to FYP Omani students in the technical colleges.展开更多
It intends to picture the challenges in teaching English for Traditional Chinese Medical Purposes(ETCMP) in medical schools and stresses the necessity of cultivating qualified ETCMP teachers with the booming of Tradit...It intends to picture the challenges in teaching English for Traditional Chinese Medical Purposes(ETCMP) in medical schools and stresses the necessity of cultivating qualified ETCMP teachers with the booming of Traditional Chinese medicine in and outside of China. A number of measures are suggested to be taken for ETCMP teachers' development so as to meet the increasing needs of ETCMP education in the future.展开更多
明末华人黄嘉略曾用法文著有“汉语语法”(Grammaire chinoise)与“汉语语法论稿”(Essay de grammaire sur la langue chinoise)两部关于汉语官话专著,其中对明末官话声母、韵母、声调进行系统分析。本文首次将手稿中语音部分译成中文...明末华人黄嘉略曾用法文著有“汉语语法”(Grammaire chinoise)与“汉语语法论稿”(Essay de grammaire sur la langue chinoise)两部关于汉语官话专著,其中对明末官话声母、韵母、声调进行系统分析。本文首次将手稿中语音部分译成中文,比较了三处描述的异同,并做了一些注释。展开更多
文摘Language acquisition is a system with four components： language development, academic development, cognitive development and sociocultural development. Based on this theory, Chinese students in the United States are studied from three perspectives： linguistically, culturally, and social psychologically. It indicated that, to help Chinese students develop their English performance and cultural appreciation in this diverse world, the profession of English teaching in China should cover a variety of domains, including linguistic, cultural and psychological input. Both American and Chinese education can benefit from this special group of Chinese students if they can be better understood, and used as a bridge between China and U. S. cultural and academic exchange. In the meantime, the mirror held up to the Chinese students in these perspectives reflects not only who they are but also who they can become.
文摘Teachers are supposed to apply the Genre-Based Approach(GBA)to teach academic writing in the Foundation Year Program(FYP)in the colleges of technology.However,students in these colleges find it difficult to produce a formal piece of academic work(Al-Husseini,2004).Students seem to face lot of writing problems and so the author conducted this study to have a better understanding of what is happening.He carried a questionnaire study to reveal the causes of difficulties in academic writing.The author restricted his focus on research to lack of practice in applying these skills in students’writing as that is more relevant in the technical colleges’context.The study proved that the absence of practicing learning and teaching academic writing due to the insufficient use of the GBA,partly discourage the adequate mastering of these skills.Following the GBA to tackle such problem might be useful.As a consequence,the author considers this research study’s results as an additional evidence for the value of the GBA in developing the learning and teaching of academic writing skills to FYP Omani students in the technical colleges.
文摘It intends to picture the challenges in teaching English for Traditional Chinese Medical Purposes(ETCMP) in medical schools and stresses the necessity of cultivating qualified ETCMP teachers with the booming of Traditional Chinese medicine in and outside of China. A number of measures are suggested to be taken for ETCMP teachers' development so as to meet the increasing needs of ETCMP education in the future.
文摘明末华人黄嘉略曾用法文著有“汉语语法”(Grammaire chinoise)与“汉语语法论稿”(Essay de grammaire sur la langue chinoise)两部关于汉语官话专著,其中对明末官话声母、韵母、声调进行系统分析。本文首次将手稿中语音部分译成中文,比较了三处描述的异同,并做了一些注释。
