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Course Design for English Majors in Higher Vocational & Technological College

作　者: 盛湘君
导　师: 应惠兰
学　校: 浙江大学
专　业: 语言学与应用语言学
关键词: course design syllabus second language acquisition (SLA) social needs
分类号: H319
类　型: 硕士论文
年　份: 2004年
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For about ten years, people have been trying to understand the nature of the English program in Higher Vocational and Technological Colleges (HVTC). In practice, teachers, consciously or subconsciously, follow the steps of the full-time regular college course for English majors. HVTC lacks a well-designed English course with its own features. So research in this area is necessary and promising.The aim of this thesis is to study the social needs and demands of English majors and to do course design for the English program in HVTC so as to meet the requirements of vocational employment in the province. On the basis of the needs analysis, the study shows that the English language curriculum at HVTC should focus on the following areas: a) Language skills; b) Business-related knowledge; c) Skills related to clerical work.The study also shows that the teaching work should make good use of advanced modern technology and facilities to create a pleasant atmosphere and to keep up students’ perseverance. Students’ internship in local enterprises should be an essential part in the curriculum to improve their competence in the real world.

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Acknowledgements  5-6
Abstract  6-7
Chapter one Introduction  7-9
Chapter Two Literature Review  9-36
  2．1 Course design  9-20
    2．1．1 An overview of course design  9-14
    2．1．3 Goals and objectives  14-18
    2．1．4 Considerations of course design  18-20
  2．2 The nature of language and language learning  20-29
    2．2．1 The nature of language  20-21
    2．2．2 The nature of language learning: Krashen's Second Language Acquisition  21-29
  2．3 Needs analysis  29-36
    2．3．1 Aspects of needs  29-31
    2．3．2 Needs analysis  31-34
    2．3．3 Target population involved in needs analysis  34
    2．3．4 Investigation of patterns of language use in the labor market  34-36
Chapter Three Social Contexts of Language Program  36-45
  3．1 Social contexts and second language learning  36-39
    3．1．1 Social context  36
    3．1．2 The importance of the social context of the language program  36-37
    3．1．3 The effects of social context on language learning  37-39
  3．2 The social context of English programs in HVTC  39-45
    3．2．1 The significance of HVTE  39-40
    3．2．2 HVTE in China  40-42
    3．2．3 Characteristics and issues unique to HVTE  42-45
Chapter Four A Field Study of HVTE Social Needs  45-53
  4．1 The study  45-47
    4．1．1 The necessity of the study  45
    4．1．2 Objectives of the Study  45-46
    4．1．3 Questions  46
    4．1．4 Hypotheses  46-47
  4．2 Subjects  47
  4．3 Methods  47-50
    4．3．1 Interview  48-49
    4．3．2 Questionnaires  49-50
  4．4 Procedures  50-53
    4．4．1 Stage one: using exploratory interviews  50-51
    4．4．2 Stage two: Survey by questionnaires and observations  51-53
Chapter Five Results and Analysis of the Research  53-65
  5．1 English is the major language in communication with foreigners in Yiwu  53-54
  5．2． Important language-based tasks  54-56
    5．2．1 Tasks employers consider employees should be competent for  54-55
    5．2．2 Tasks the alumni subjects consider necessary to do  55-56
  5．3 Important language skills  56-59
    5．3．1 Alumni's opinions on various English skills  56-57
    5．3．2． The employers' satisfaction degree of the employees' skills  57-58
    5．3．3 The alumni's satisfaction degree of their own various skills  58
    5．3．4 The importance of listening and spoken skills for HVTC English majors  58-59
  5．4 Assessment of the present course design  59-61
  5．5 The importance of other skills in working  61-63
    5．5．1 Employers'evaluation of other skills in working  61-62
    5．5．2． Alumni's evaluation of the other skills not covered in the existing course design  62-63
  5．6 Points of view on materials and methodology  63
  5．7 Suggestion from units on cultivating English professionals  63-65
Chapter Six Application  65-76
  6．1 Curriculum reconstruction  65-69
  6．2 Integration of practice into course design  69-71
  6．3 Modern multi-media equipment to facilitate language learning  71-72
  6．4 Use the community as a resource for authentic communication  72-76
Chapter Seven Conclusion  76-78
Appendix I  78-81
Appendix II  81-86
References  86-89

Course Design for English Majors in Higher Vocational & Technological College

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