A Study of the Effects of the Content-Based Instruction for English Majors in the Chinese Context

被引：6

作者：

Chang Junyue ^{[1
]}

Xia Yang ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Dalian Univ Foreign Languages, Dalian, Peoples R China

来源：

CHINESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS | 2011年 / 34卷 / 03期

关键词：

English as a specialty; CBI (Content-Based Instruction); SOI (Skill-Oriented Instruction); curriculum;

D O I：

10.1515/CJAL.2011.022

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

This study focused on the effects of the Content-Based Instruction (CBI) for English majors in the Chinese context. A quasi-experiment was conducted in an English teaching institution with tests as data collection instruments. The quantitative study indicates that CBI brings better outcome than Skill-Oriented Instruction (SOI) in developing language knowledge, language skills and disciplinary knowledge, achieving the general objectives of the national curriculum more effectively than the conventional SOI. The findings throw a positive light on the reform of the national curriculum for English as a specialty and the education of English majors in China.

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页码：25 / 38

页数：14