大学英语教师职业倦怠现状的调查研究

This study aims to examine the prevalence of job burnout and its probable causes among College English teachers. Data were collected among a random sampling of 270 College English Teachers who filled out the Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory （ CMBI） and a socio-demographic inventory. The findings indicate that College English Teachers register a low-to-average degree of job burnout with the detection rate of 75. 4% . Group differences on the three dimensions are determined by different factors. Reduced personal accomplishment shows significant difference on gender and marital status. Emotional exhaustion shows significant difference on highest degree and number of years on the job. Differences on all three dimensions are observed concerning academic title and school type,though not significant.     

EMPHASIS IN ENGLISH SPEECH

From my teaching experience in the past years, I have found that for Chinese students of the English language, English emphasis is a point of great difficulty. This study is an attempt to localize thse cause of this difficulty and indicate a remedy for it.     

大学英语测试的信度与效度分析

The analysis of test paper is greatly significant to the improvement of testing and English teaching. This paper evaluates a College English archievement test by examining its reliability and validity, both of which are of primary concern in testing. And item analysis is also conducted to find out the problems of the test itself. Based on the evaluation, the paper is to call for teachers＇ attention of enhancing the quality of arckievement test.     

COLLEGE ENGLISH FOR CHINESE NON-ENGLISH MAJORS

Chinese and English are two diametrically opposed languages. Chinese isa tone language characterized by ideographic monosyllabism, by a completelack of any system of inflection, and by the use of tone or pitch to conveysemantic differences between words otherwise similarly pronounced. English     

LITERATURE AND THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGE

Chinese students learning English face a number of problems resulting from their isolation from the target language. One problem is that they are not exposed to the varieties of expression within the English language. This makes it difficult, for example, for them to distinguish between formal and informal English.     

The Main Social Variants in the English Language

To use a language properly, we of course have to know the grammatical structures of the language and their meanings,but we also have to know what forms of language are appropriate for given situations,and for this purpose,this thesis briefly explains the social variants of English,such asl (informal English), (written English)and (American English).     

Foreword to Inaugural Issue

Shenzhen University, founded in September 1983 with the approval of the State Council, is a university of the new and comprehensive type. At present, it has six departments——of Chinese, English, Economics, Law, Architecture, and of Electronics. Besides these, a number of research institutes have been set up, including the Institute of Special Zone Economy, the     

英语语言学的研究与发展

This paper attempts a brief survey on the study and development of Englishlinguistics.It consists of five parts.Part one is concerned with the author'sconcept on linguistics.Part two explains that English linguistics of the daysbefore the twentieth century was included in literatnre and drama,and didn'tcome to the fore as an independent branch of learning.But the expansion of     

PARTICLES USED IN PHRASAL VERBS

The large number of expressions like "break out, come across", etc. forms an important characteristic in the modern English vocabulary. Such combinations of a common verb plus one or more than one particle are called "phrasal verbs". They are used casually and colloquially in everyday speech. Because of their simplicity and effectiveness, phrasal verbs are more and more used in modern English,especially in the last thirty years. So,a mastery of phrasal verbs will help     

On Paraphrase in the English Teaching

To paraphrase is a helpful method frequently used in English teaching. What does it mean? How to do paraphrase? The writer cites some sentences from textbooks and some teaching materials so as to sum up the way of paraphrasing in several aspects. One is paraphrasing the key words and expressions of a sentence in a paraghaph. The other is paraphrasing the rhetorical device by explaining or revealing the implication of the figure of speech and extending the meaning on the basis of the centural idea or in accordance with the logical coherence of the context.     

简述英国英语与美国英语的差异

众所周知 ,英语如今已不是英国一国的语言。以英语为母语的国家主要包括英国、美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰和南非等国。从世界范围来划分 ,英语分为美国英语与英国英语。它们在拼写、词汇、语法及常用口语方面存在着个别差异     

英语变体与英语教学

在英语教学中,不仅要传授英国英语、美国英语,还要使学生们了解更多的英语变体的特点及其社会文化背景信息,不断更新教材,培养跨文化交际的人才。     

“中国英语”研究与英语写作

"中国英语"是英语世界化过程中英语在中国本土化之后形成的使用型变体.汉民族的思维模式、文化习惯和汶语作文特点肯定会反映在中国人说和写的英语中,形成"中国英语"的语篇特色.承认和研究"中国英语"的语篇特色对英语写作具有重要指导意义.     

中华女子学院英语专业学生英语隐喻能力及英语水平相关性研究

了解英语专业大学生英语隐喻能力的状况,探索英语隐喻能力与英语水平的关系,一份英语隐喻能力试卷由英语专业大三学生作答,部分学生接受访谈。运用 SPSS 软件分析英语专业学生英语隐喻能力试卷成绩和英语专业四级考试成绩,发现他们的英语隐喻能力与英语水平存在正相关,英语隐喻能力在专业教学中未得到充分培养。专业教师在教学中应合理导入中西方文化,运用隐喻表达培养学生的隐喻识别、理解和构建能力,进而提高其英语水平。     

解析中国媒体中的“中国英语”

中国媒体的＂中国英语＂现象,一方面是中国文化及思维方式在英语使用中的客观反映,同时也是中国传媒在其特定政治、文化语境之下的一种主动的话语选择。借助媒体巨大的影响力,＂中国英语＂正以一种＂润物细无声＂的方式展示并传播着中国的语言文化形态,并对英语在中国的健康发展具有一定的引领作用。     

大学英语口语习得研究

《大学英语课程教学要求(试行)》启动了新一轮大学英语教学改革,提出了培养学生的英语综合应用能力,特别是听说能力的教学目标.小班口语教学和在线英语学习第一次进入了大学英语教学领域.改革试点一年多后的调查表明:广大学生高度认同小班英语口语教学和在线英语学习,但是口语教学的实际效果离《课程要求》仍然有较大的差距,大英口语教学改革任重而道远.     

语法能力与英语专业语法教学

语法教学是高等学校英语教学的重要组成部分。但由于学生在中学英语学习阶段都学习了语法,所以如何在高校进行语法教学、如何编写该类教材是英语教学界长期研究的课题,也是没有定论的问题。本文试比较常规语法现象和非常规语法现象、现代语法教学与传统语法翻译法教学;从系统功能语法理论出发探讨语法教学的定位、语法能力以及英语语言技能的综合培养;认为培养语法能力应是现代英语语法教学的中心。     

从美语、英语差异看美语固有的活力

主要论述了美国英语和英国英语在语法运用、单词拼写和遣词造句等方面存在的差异。这些差异充分体现了当代美语既保持英语传统又从传统中革新的特点。并从这些差异的分析上进一步论述美国英语由于科技文化的发展 ,语言由繁趋简、活泼生动、富有表现力     

从英语重音看汉腔英语

英语节奏主要体现在重读音节和轻读音节的交替变化中,元音在重音的指派下具有明显的强/弱对立、长/短对立和清晰/模糊对立。汉腔英语是一种偏离英语节奏规范的变体,表现在随意添加重读,惯用强读式,回避连读,导致重读音节和轻读音节大量中和化,元音时长扭曲,节奏配置失调。因而对中国英语学习者来说,树立并强化英语节奏的重音意识,注重重读音节和轻读音节之间的区分度,无疑是克服汉腔英语、提高英语听说能力的有效途径。     

英语歌曲与大学外语教学

把歌曲与音乐带进大学外语课堂教学是极富时代特征的教学创意。经过教学实验证明,听歌学英文对增强学生语言学习兴趣和提高学习成绩有明显促进作用。