10 articles in this issue
Lifen Gao
AbstractThis study explores the causes for classroom reticent from four aspects: students, teachers, classroom environment and culture. It is found that: (1) student factors are the primary factors for learners to choose silence or participation; (2) Teac... see more
Yanchan Liu, Yucheng Qin, Jiacheng Xie
AbstractThe English Curriculum Criteria for Regular High School (2017 Edition) proposes the concept of core competence for English subject, which mainly includes language competence, cultural awareness, thinking quality and learning ability. Text interpre... see more
Xiaochun Wu
AbstractThis paper systematically reviews the studies of second language teacher talk in language classrooms firstly from the perspective of framework and then from three categories-linguistic function, medium-oriented function, procedural and regulative ... see more
Yuan Yongju
AbstractErnest is often stereotyped as a masculine writer as much of his work focuses on hunting, fishing, boxing, and bullfighting. With the rise of the women movement in the 1960s and feminist criticism in the department of literature, Hemingway became ... see more
Dong Jiawei
AbstractTaking the novel Hills Like White Elephants written by Hemingway as the study object, the thesis analyzes the connotation of the novel from the perspective of stylistic features. The writer adopted simple narrative technique, concise language and ... see more
Li Yan
AbstractWith the further development of economic globalization and information technology, e-commerce has won great support from enterprises. Meanwhile, cross-border e-commerce has broken the traditio... see more
Osareme Erhomosele
AbstractExtracurricular activities (ECA), though prevalent in educational institutions globally, remain controversial in the research arena. This study investigates the relationship between ECA and academic performance. Using data obtained from questionna... see more
Pan Cuiqiong
AbstractBased on the content of the Critical Approach and category of text in the textbook, this paper attempts to discuss how to use the Critical Approach to explore the writer’s intention in the text which also indicates the ideological and political id... see more
Chenyu Yang
AbstractReview on the evaluation of English Language Teaching (ELT) materials has been carried out by many researchers. Focusing on the cultural aspect, the review covers the three important participants in a classroom setting - coursebook, instructors an... see more
Rong He, Linxin Liang
AbstractThe regional differences in the frequency of synonym use reflect the social cognition of various speech groups. Both Peking opera and Beijing opera refer to an identical Chinese cultural entity, but they differ considerably in international usage ... see more