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The Song as an Unconventional Teaching Method for Foreign Languages
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2018
Pages:
51-55
Received:
23 June 2018
Accepted:
19 July 2018
Published:
21 August 2018
Abstract: Long ignored in the teaching of foreign languages, the song is considered, even today, as a too insignificant genre to be seriously studied. So, what songs the teacher can present to students and what can he do with them? In our paper we try to present an activity of understanding and exploitation of a French authentic sound document: «Avoir trente ans» (“Being thirty years”), composed and performed by the famous French singer and songwriter – Yves Duteil. The song is a whole, an ensemble of music, words and performing, which are combined, closely bound. Beyond the grammatical meaning, everything in the song helps us perceive and perform it. By leaning on the text of the song, the students are led to enter the “world” of the text by the guided and progressive identification of grammatical and lexical elements, in order to understand its significant structure and decipher the deep message of the author. The song helps the students directly take over, by themselves, the text of the song, in order to express and communicate, in a creative way, the emotions and feelings that it gave birth into them, from a listening situation. Thus, it would be desirable to choose songs which suggest an atmosphere or express an engagement (ideological, amorous, etc.) which provokes emotions, feelings or sensations that we would like to be communicated. Activities and games of type we present in the paper seem to give encouraging results to develop the desire of talking and communicating in the classroom.
Abstract: Long ignored in the teaching of foreign languages, the song is considered, even today, as a too insignificant genre to be seriously studied. So, what songs the teacher can present to students and what can he do with them? In our paper we try to present an activity of understanding and exploitation of a French authentic sound document: «Avoir trente...
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Current Situation and Countermeasures of Community Education Curriculum Development -- Taking Changzhou City of Jiangsu Province as an Example
Cai Tingwei,
Qian Xuchu,
Shi Susu
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2018
Pages:
56-62
Received:
19 July 2018
Accepted:
19 August 2018
Published:
15 September 2018
Abstract: Community education curriculum is the basic way and main carrier to promote community education. With the continuous development of community education, the development of community education curriculum has changed from a comprehensive mobilization to a critical stage of optimization and upgrading. Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, started early in the practical exploration of community education, and has accumulated rich experience in the development of community education curriculum. Based on the purpose of improving the development ability of community education curriculum, this paper takes Changzhou, Jiangsu Province as an example, referring to the practical experience of Shanghai and other places, mainly analyzes and discusses the current situation of the development of community education curriculum in China by using the methods of documentation and interview, and finds out the existing problems in the development of community education curriculum. Problems such as team building, demand analysis, content quality, standards and so on. After thinking, the paper finally explores five solutions to promote the development of community education curriculum, including stimulating the vitality of curriculum development by pooling resources, paying attention to learners'needs by highlighting the key points of curriculum design, strengthening the norms by formulating curriculum construction standards, and refinement of management by establishing curriculum screening mechanism and designing a course quality evaluation tool.
Abstract: Community education curriculum is the basic way and main carrier to promote community education. With the continuous development of community education, the development of community education curriculum has changed from a comprehensive mobilization to a critical stage of optimization and upgrading. Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, started early in the ...
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The Effect of ESP on Learning EFL Skills (A Case Study of Different Faculties at Red Sea University)
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2018
Pages:
63-67
Received:
22 July 2018
Accepted:
28 August 2018
Published:
26 September 2018
Abstract: This study presents and examine the specific needs of English language ESP for students of different faculties at Red Sea University. The study was carried out in five faculties using descriptive analytical method to find out How, ESP plays a vital role in the learning process nowadays The statement of the problem is that: most of Sudanese university do not have any kind of readymade EAP materials designed by experts in the field of syllabus design. The EAP teachers compile the EAP materials by themselves. most of the students conceive that the compiled material by the English language instructors is inadequate in some ways and should be developed to become effective in classes. Students, also, see that the English language instruction does not help them to acquire vocational English efficiently and it should be improved to increase their learning capacity in that type of ESP The Questionnaire as a research tool was distributed to 100 respondents (male and female students) of five faculties and the data was collected and analyzed by using tables of percentages for each scale in this study. In addition to the teachers Interview. The findings of the study reveal that A/Limited use of ESP books as reference caused Insufficient ESP Competencies. B/ Drawbacks in ESP materials are due to the absence of needs analysis in the process of syllabus design C/ Many of ESP learners in Sudanese higher institutions are not aware of both their learning and target situation needs. The results of the investigation have revealed the following: 1/. the respondents need the four skills in learning ESP as academic purpose with the following ranking: listening, reading, writing, speaking conversely for the career purpose with these four skills. 2/. many of ESP learners in Sudanese higher institutions are not aware of both their learning and target situation needs. The study concluded with some recommendations. 1/. the importance of determining the English language for specific purposes based on the students need and thus designing the courses based on this analysis gathered. 2/. ESP courses which are taught in Sudanese universities should be tailored to the students’ specific needs.
Abstract: This study presents and examine the specific needs of English language ESP for students of different faculties at Red Sea University. The study was carried out in five faculties using descriptive analytical method to find out How, ESP plays a vital role in the learning process nowadays The statement of the problem is that: most of Sudanese universi...
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Curriculum Analysis Based on Chinese University MOOC Platform
Zhang Decheng,
Chen Jinxin
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2018
Pages:
68-74
Received:
24 August 2018
Accepted:
12 September 2018
Published:
9 October 2018
Abstract: With the rapid development of network technology, it is inevitable that educational resources will be online and open. Since the first year of the 2012 US massive open online courses (MOOC), many countries have been committed to quality MOOC courses. As one of the three major university MOOC platforms, the Chinese university MOOC platform has been attracting the excellent courses of famous universities in mainland China and Taiwan after four years of development since its opening in 2014. This paper uses the literature method, data statistics method, content analysis method and other research methods to analyze the colleges and universities, course types, courses and contents, teaching methods, number of students selected, etc. of the Chinese university MOOC platform, and summarizes the characteristics of free resource sharing, micro-course design, learning behavior control, and interaction. It points out that there are fewer special courses in the famous schools, the repetition of courses, the lack of practical courses, the fragmentation of knowledge points, the single form of micro-courses, and the lack of depth and breadth of discussion. The article puts forward some suggestions for the school of MOOC curriculum development, the teachers who started the course, and the MOOC platform of the Chinese university. Suggestions for schools are: optimizing MOOC courses, improving course quality, strengthening practical curriculum development, multi-school collaboration and other proposals; the recommendations for MOOC course teachers are: reorganizing knowledge systems, strengthening practical applications, and improving picture quality big data analysis of students' learning behaviors and other suggestions; suggestions for Chinese university MOOC platform are: expanding platform functions, coordinating curriculum construction, big data sharing, etc. Article is intended to cause schools, teachers, and the importance of MOOC platform management curriculum development, improve the quality of MOOC courses to stimulate learner motivation through MOOC course of study, enhance the comprehensive literacy learners, play high-quality MOOC courses promote fairness in education.
Abstract: With the rapid development of network technology, it is inevitable that educational resources will be online and open. Since the first year of the 2012 US massive open online courses (MOOC), many countries have been committed to quality MOOC courses. As one of the three major university MOOC platforms, the Chinese university MOOC platform has been ...
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