查看更多>>摘要:English is a bridge connecting the whole world, and its importance is increasingly obvious. There are many links in the process of learning English, among which homework is an extension of class and a part that cannot be neglected. Because of the low effectiveness of traditional homework in primary school English, this paper summarizes the reasons and explores effective ways to design homework to improve the quality of primary English homework, promote the development of primary school English teach⁃ing, and improvement of students'language skills.
查看更多>>摘要:Predominant research within Chinese academic contexts focusing on students'L2 motivational factors remain rooted in large-scale research that does not draw a distinction between students from different regional groups within Chinese higher educa⁃tion. This research seeks to focus specifically on a less-studied group within the Chinese College English curriculum: vocational students—especially vocational students studying within an educational institution in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing . This small-scale survey (n=129) was conducted in College English classes to determine if the motivational factors of vocational students remained aligned or distinct from those of their peers across Chinese higher education. Subsequent analysis from the sur⁃vey findings have shown that while gender differences remain manifested and are aligned with established trends and assumptions pertaining to L2 motivational factors within this context, more research is required to delve into the reasons and rationale behind the choices made by vocational students in southwestern China within this particular survey instrument.
查看更多>>摘要:Despite some pros for providing English courses in China's primary schools, some factors should be acknowledged:pu⁃pils of young ages are less efficient in commanding the overall communicative skills than their older counterparts;teachers in many primary schools are not sufficiently competent as expected and are liable to build inadequate models that degrade children 's lan⁃guage learning;there exists some misunderstanding about critical period hypothesis in which it is believed that language acquisi⁃tion can only be successful during people's younger age. The general provision of English courses in China's primary schools may not be as necessary and efficient as is generally advocated for the current state of affairs.