report presentation(中国学生英语口语学习问题分析)

Evaluation of the solutions
Ideal solution: combination of the three Best solution: solution 1 Limitations of solution 2

Overwork load of Chinese CE teachers Shortage of qualified English teachers
Causes
1. Problems of College English Syllabus (Li, 2012) Evaluation System of CET (Ren, 2011) Teaching methods (Li, 2012) Student-teacher ratio (Ruan & Jacob, 2009 and Fang, 2010) 2. Lack of English Environment (Qian, 2012) 3. Negative influence of Chinese Traditional Culture (Ruan & Jacob, 2009)
Problems with CE and CET
Generally, Chinese college students are: Poor in listening and speaking Lack of communicative skills and knowledge of western culture
Drawbacks

Pre College English Education Opinions from Foreign researchers
References
Fang, F. (2010). A discussion on developing students’ communicative competence in College English teaching in china. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 1(2), 111-116. He, D., & Miller, L. (2011). English teacher preference: the case of China’s non-English-major students. World Englishes, 30(3), 428-443. Li, G., & Ni, Xi. (2012). Use of technology to support the learning and teaching of English in China. Ruan, J., & Leung, C. B. (Eds.), Perspectives on Teaching and Learning English Literacy in China, Multilingual Education 3, Doi:10.1007/978-94-007-4994-8_7, Springer Science + Business Media Dordrecht. Li, M. (2012). English curriculum in higher education in China for non-English majors. Ruan, J., & Leung, C. B. (Eds.), Perspectives on Teaching and Learning English Literacy in China, Multilingual Education 3, Doi:10.1007/978-94-007-4994-8_7, Springer Science + Business Media Dordrecht. Llanes, A., & Munoz C. (2009). A short stay abroad: Does it make a difference? System, 37, 353-365. Qian, X., (2012). A Study on the Teaching Methods of Improving Students' Oral English. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2(10), 2204-2208. Ren, Y. (2011). A study of the washback effects of the College English Test (band 4) on teaching and learning English at tertiary level in china. International Journal of Pedagogies & Learning, 6(3), 243259. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.proxy.lib.uwaterloo.ca/docview/1022036908?accountid=14906. Ruan, Y., & Jacob, J. W. (2009). The transformation of College English in China. Frontiers of Education in China, 4(3), 466-487. Wei, Y. & Zhang, L. (2013), The survey on barriers of oral English learning for college students in China. English Language Teaching, 6(6), 68-76.
Effects
1. “Dumb and Deaf English” (Yan, 2002, in Ruan & Jacob, 2009 ) 2. Problems in cross-cultural communication (Wei & Li, 2013) “Chinglish” Long time no see. Good good study, day day up. She said with her heart flower angrily open.
English=Priority
IELTS Taker Band Score for the Most Frequent Countries or Regions of Origin (Academic) in the year 2012
Academic
China Iran Japan Kazakhstan Turkey Saudi Arabia Ukraine Vietnam
Limitations of solution 3 High cost Visa problems Program problems
Recommendations
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2. 3.

Universities should be given more autonomy in college English education. Secure funds for CE reforms Some issues to be considered in further reforms of CE education Difference English levels Difference in majors Difference purposes of English studies
1. 2. பைடு நூலகம்

CE (College English) education in China CET (College English Test) Mandatory for all the non majors Prerequisite for a bachelor's degree in many Chinese universities Valued by many employers
English Communication Incompetence of Non-English-Major College Students in China
By Luhua Zhu Academic Skills Level 400 Nela Maluckov 25 June, 2014
Introduction
OVERALL
5.6 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.0 6.5 5.9
Note: From official website of IELTS, Retrieved from http://www.ielts.org/researchers/analysis-of-test-data/test-taker-performance2012.aspx
Solution 1:Reform of College English education

Modify the Syllabus (Li, 2012) Improve the Evaluation system (Ren, 2011) Use New technologies (Li & Ni, 2012)
Listening
5.7 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 4.8 6.6 5.9
Reading
5.9 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.9 4.7 6.6 6.1
Writing
5.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.5 4.7 6.0 5.6
Speaking
5.4 6.3 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.6 6.6 5.7
Solution 3: Study abroad programs
Long-term program: 1~2 years Time consuming Credit transfer problems High requirements in application and high cost Short-term program: 2~5 weeks ( Llanes & Munoz, 2009). Easy to conduct and relatively low cost No credit transfer problems Considerable improvement in English communication
Solution 2: Improvement of CE teachers
Requirement of the CE teachers Knowledge of Language and culture Teaching method Command of new technologies


Training of CE teachers Bringing Foreign teachers into CE class for nonmajors (He & Miller, 2011)

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