I entered Tianjin Foreign Studies University (TFSU) in 2005, whereI started my university teaching career . In the period of 2005 to 2008, I taught the following courses
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From 2012 till now, I've been working at NENU for more than four years and given the following courses to undergraduates and postgraduates.
- Research Methods in High School English Education (compulsory course, first-year full-time, EdMA)
- English Learning Theories (first-year full-time, EdMA)
- Research Methods on Linguistics, Translation and Literature: An Introductory Course (selective course of Outstanding English Major Undergraduates Program , third-year undergraduates, course coordinator)
- English Extensive Reading (compulsory course, second-year undergraduates)
- Language Testing and Assessment (selective course, fourth-year undergraduates)
- English Pronunciation (compulsory course, first-year undergraduates)
Research Methods in High School English Teaching (MA course)
This course started in autumn term, 2014. In the past two-rounds of trial, the course was developed from one-teacher to many-students model to the team-teaching to several academic groups. I was the coordinator of the course, collaborating with other teachers. Here is the course description.
This is a web-based compulsory course for MA students on English Education and English Course and Curriculum, School of Foreign Languages, NENU. Its primary focus is to introduce the basic statistical analysis and techniques commonly used in quantitative and qualitative research. In addition, the ways of managing the literature and the skills in writing a thesis or academic papers will be introduced. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to design research in high school English teaching and analyze statistical data in an academically acceptable way.
The course will be processed both online and offline. Students are requested to register themselves on the course website (go to the website as indicated above and find out the course titled as Research Methods in High School English Teaching and then create a login). All the assignments will be submitted online. The teachers will sometimes organize the online discussions and the students are to be assessed by their performance on the discussion.
syllabus_research_methods_in_high_school_english_teaching_(2016).pdf
This is a web-based compulsory course for MA students on English Education and English Course and Curriculum, School of Foreign Languages, NENU. Its primary focus is to introduce the basic statistical analysis and techniques commonly used in quantitative and qualitative research. In addition, the ways of managing the literature and the skills in writing a thesis or academic papers will be introduced. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to design research in high school English teaching and analyze statistical data in an academically acceptable way.
The course will be processed both online and offline. Students are requested to register themselves on the course website (go to the website as indicated above and find out the course titled as Research Methods in High School English Teaching and then create a login). All the assignments will be submitted online. The teachers will sometimes organize the online discussions and the students are to be assessed by their performance on the discussion.
syllabus_research_methods_in_high_school_english_teaching_(2016).pdf
Academic English (MA Course)
This course is open to all the students involved in the reform of MA Programmer of Education at NENU. I was nominated as the teacher for this course in 2016. Within this two-week course, I taught the students' the basic concepts of academic English, how to deliever a speech if they were presenters in an international conference and guide them to read the documents and books about UBC teaching practicum.
intro_academic_english_1.ppt
intro_academic_english_1.ppt
An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning Theories (MA Course)
This was an one-term compulsory course delivered in the spring term of 2014. I took the place of Prof. Hongbo Gao, the lecturer of this course who was away as a visiting scholar that term. After that term, the course was returned to Prof. Gao. Here is the course description.
This is a compulsory course for MA students on English Curriculum and Teaching Methodology, School of Foreign Languages, NENU. It sets its aims as (1) helping students to learn foreign language learning theories from psychological, cognitive, sociocultural, and sociolinguistic perspectives; (2) cultivating students’ critical thinking on those theories and their applicability to classroom English teaching; and (3) arising students’ awareness of cooperating with others via preparing, delivering and summarizing their presentation in group. In this course, MA students are encouraged to obtain the knowledge on foreign language learning theories via completing relevant presentations. They are also encouraged to make self-reflections on how these theories could be applied to the classroom English teaching at different levels in the Chinese context by finishing in-class and out-of-class activities. They will be evaluated based on their performances in presentations and involvement in every activity. Three ways of assessments will be adopted (1) peer evaluation; (2) self-evaluation and (3) teacher-evaluation. In the end, every group has to submit a paper based on the presentation as the final production to exams.
course_syllabus:an_introduction_to_foreign_language_learning_theories_course_syllabus__final__.pdf
This is a compulsory course for MA students on English Curriculum and Teaching Methodology, School of Foreign Languages, NENU. It sets its aims as (1) helping students to learn foreign language learning theories from psychological, cognitive, sociocultural, and sociolinguistic perspectives; (2) cultivating students’ critical thinking on those theories and their applicability to classroom English teaching; and (3) arising students’ awareness of cooperating with others via preparing, delivering and summarizing their presentation in group. In this course, MA students are encouraged to obtain the knowledge on foreign language learning theories via completing relevant presentations. They are also encouraged to make self-reflections on how these theories could be applied to the classroom English teaching at different levels in the Chinese context by finishing in-class and out-of-class activities. They will be evaluated based on their performances in presentations and involvement in every activity. Three ways of assessments will be adopted (1) peer evaluation; (2) self-evaluation and (3) teacher-evaluation. In the end, every group has to submit a paper based on the presentation as the final production to exams.
course_syllabus:an_introduction_to_foreign_language_learning_theories_course_syllabus__final__.pdf
Research Methods on Linguistics, Translation and Literature: An Introductory Course (Undergraduates,2015)
This is a selective course for third-year undergraduates involving themselves in the Outstanding English Major Undergraduates Program of School of Foreign Languages (SFL), NENU, in the autumn term 2015. Four teachers in one team are responsible to complete this course.
research_methods_in__tll(总纲).pdf
The report about this course is to be published in Language Education in 2017.
research_methods_in__tll(总纲).pdf
The report about this course is to be published in Language Education in 2017.
Language Testing and Assessmen (Undergraduates, 2014)
This course provides four-year undergraduates with basic knowledge of language testing and assessment by completing various tasks in class and group projects out-of-class. The whole course includes three modules: objective-items design, subjective-items design and formative assessment design. Students will be encouraged to make critical evaluations on the design of different tests with what they learn in this course.
语言测试与评估(教学大纲).doc syllabus_of_language_testing_and_assessment.doc语言与测试教学日历(电子版).doc
语言测试与评估(教学大纲).doc syllabus_of_language_testing_and_assessment.doc语言与测试教学日历(电子版).doc
Extensive Reading (Undergraduates, 2012-2016)
I taught this course when I entered NENU. In the four rounds of teaching, I adopted the project-based and collaborative learning models to motivate the students to put their hearts in reading extensively. But the course has been removed from the new curriculum of English Department, NENU.
Research Methods in Foreign Language Education (2014, Undergraduates)
This is a selective course for the fourth-year undergraduates majoring in English in the School of Foreign Languages, NENU. This course aims to introduce the basic concepts of research and the ways of doing scientific research in the field of English education. Upon completing this course, students will obtain the knowledge on research design and ability of independent designing a study related to basic English education in future.
research_methods_in_foreign_language_education_(for_students_.doc
research_methods_in_foreign_language_education_(for_students_.doc
English Pronunication (2012, Undergraduates)
I taught this course in the autumn semester 2012. This is a one-term course for the freshmen.
2012秋季语音教学日历.doc
2012秋季语音教学日历.doc