专题研讨：AI and foreign language teaching
发言专家：
Chen Jianlin (陈坚林),
Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai
Gu Shimin (顾世民), Harbin
Normal University, Heilongjiang
Zhao Meijuan (赵美娟), Shanghai
International Studies University, Shanghai
A study on restructuring the FL curriculum
ecosystem in the Artificial Intelligence Era
Chen Jianlin (陈坚林),
Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai
The speech will address how to blend AI
technology into the FL curriculum with particular attention to these three
issues.
1. Artificial intelligence and AI
technology.
2. AI technology triggering changes in FLT
and its curriculum.
3. Exploring how to restructure the FL
curriculum ecosystem.
These issues will be argued from the
perspectives of constructivism and humanistic psychology to find an effective
way of blending AI technology into the FL curriculum.
专家简介：Chen Jianlin （陈坚林）is a Professor at
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), where he heads a research
program of graduate studies in theory and practice of Foreign Language
Education and Language Educational Policy. He has been a vice-president of
China CALL since 2012 and has been a visiting professor at several universities
in China and America. Chen is also credited with a 15-episode TV program on
language education, around ten books, and some 60 articles and book chapters.
Integrating and coordinating all the
factors to improve curriculum quality
Gu Shimin (顾世民), Harbin
Normal University, Heilongjiang
The curriculum is the core component of
colleges and universities, which determines their competitiveness. Curriculum
development lays the foundation for major construction in higher education, and
it is a practical measure to improve the quality of education and teaching.
However, what exactly makes a high-quality curriculum? The nature of
high-quality courses will be dissected from the perspective of different
concepts and roles of the curriculum. Furthermore, taking the flipped classroom
design from the history and culture of English-speaking countries as a sample,
the aim and the critical factors of a course will be illustrated, thus showing
the possible ways to effectively integrate and coordinate all the factors to
achieve the goals of a course.
专家简介：Gu Shimin （顾世民）is a professor and doctoral
supervisor at Harbin Normal University, Heilongjiang, China, and is dean of the
Faculty of Western Languages and Literature. His research interest includes
language instruction and education, second language acquisition, and
information technology-enhanced language education.
Developing contextualized materials for
grammar instruction
Zhao Meijuan (赵美娟),
Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai
The contextualized grammar instruction
approach, which is strongly advocated by the National Curriculum Standard
(2017), engages students in perceiving the form and function of grammar
structures and using them in meaningful, interactive activities. In our
recently developed EFL textbooks for senior high school students, we have
designed the grammar section in alignment with the National Curriculum
Standard. Based on our experience in developing learning materials, this paper
explains why grammar should be contextualized and explores ways to develop
materials for contextualized grammar learning.
专家简介：Zhao Meijuan （赵美娟）is a professor at
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), China. She previously worked
as the vice dean of the School of English and the deputy dean of the Office of
Academic Affairs at SISU. She has published various works on language teaching
and learning and has authored more than 20 ESL textbooks for high school and
college students.
工作坊题目：Designing classroom English teaching based
on text analysis
Cheng Xiaotang (程晓堂) (Chair),
Beijing Normal University, Beijing
Sun Xiaohui (孙晓慧),
Shenzhen Bay School, Guangdong
Zhang Taigang (张泰刚),
Education Bureau of Zhongshan, Guangdong
The premise of designing and implementing
classroom English teaching activities is to choose appropriate texts. English
teachers need to know what kinds of texts are suitable to be used as English
teaching materials. After selecting texts, but before designing the teaching
activities, teachers need to grasp the content accurately. To do this,
educators must understand the meaning and form of texts, its type and
structure, the background, the content and subject meaning, the implied meaning
and function, the expected influence on the reader, the textual cohesion and
coherence, and the overall quality of the text. The results of text analysis
will enable teachers to design classroom teaching activities according to the
principles of purpose, rationality, and interaction.
专家简介：
Cheng Xiaotang (程晓堂) is currently a
professor of applied linguistics at the School of Foreign Languages and
Literature of Beijing Normal University. He holds an MA in language teaching
and a Ph.D. in functional linguistics. He currently teaches and researches
discourse analysis, language education, syllabus design, materials development,
and teacher education. In the past years, he has served as a key member of the
English Curriculum Standards Panel and is extensively involved in the current
English curriculum reform in China.
Sun Xiaohui (孙晓慧) is currently an English
teacher at Shenzhen Bay School and is the dean of Lanying Academy. She has won
titles such as Excellent Class Teacher and Outstanding Teacher of the Nanshan
District, Shenzhen.
Zhang Taigang （张泰刚）is a researcher at the
Education Bureau of Zhongshan, Guangdong Province. He is a Ph.D. student at
Beijing Normal University and is deputy secretary of CITAFLE, CAET. He has
published about 20 articles, ten of which were published in notable
journals.
专题研讨：English teaching in primary schools in the
post epidemic era: changes and challenges
发言专家：
Zhang Ning (张凝), Dongguan
Education Bureau, Guangdong
Lin Hong (林红), Guangdong
Primary and Secondary School Teacher Training Expert Studio, Guangdong
Zhu Xiaolan (朱晓岚), Dongguan
Foreign Language School Teacher Studio, Guangdong
Fang Shaoquan (方少全),
Dongguan Experimental Primary School, Guangdong
Bi Ling (毕玲), Hefei Education
Science and Research Institute, Anhui
This year’s sudden global outbreak of
COVID-19 has pushed online teaching onto the teaching stage ahead of time. Its
large scale, wide range, and deep influence have completely changed China’s
classroom teaching mode. Both teachers and students are trying to adjust.
However, when going back to school, many teachers and students feel the reverse
is still inadaptable. The reason is that the current online and offline
teaching model is in a state of serious fragmentation. How should the internet
and classroom teaching change in the post epidemic era? How can we effectively
follow up on our teacher training? This panel hopes to provide reference and
further thinking using cases from Guangdong.
In this session, participants will:
1. Identify the characteristics of
classroom teaching in the post epidemic era.
2. Study student-centered online teaching
design.
3. Study strategies of online and offline
teaching integration.
4. Understand the development trend of
teacher training in the post epidemic era.
专家简介：
Zhang Ning (张凝) is a primary English teaching
researcher of the Dongguan Education Bureau, Guangdong, China. She is also a
trainer for the People’s Education Press, a current member of Guangdong Primary
and Secondary School Teacher Training Expert Studio. In 2010, she was nominated
for the “National Top Ten English Teachers Award.”
Lin Hong （林红）is a professor of English and a
former president of the Guangdong Teachers College of Foreign Language and Arts
(2010-2018). She is currently the host of the Guangdong Primary and Secondary
School Teacher Training Expert Studio. Her English teaching courses for
children have been integrated into the National Course, and her research on
teacher education won second prize at the National Teaching Achievement Awards.
Zhu Xiaolan （朱晓岚） is an English teacher and
currently a host of the Dongguan Foreign Language School Teacher Studio. She
has also won the 9th National Foreign Language Teacher Gardener Award.
Fang Shaoquan （方少全） is currently the executive
vice-principal of Dongguan Experimental Primary School, Guangdong, China. He is
interested in smart classroom technology and enjoys English reading teaching
using picture books.
Bi Ling （毕玲） is a supervisor of the Hefei
Education Science and Research Institute and holds a master’s degree in English
education. She is the second Anhui Teaching Star of Senior English, an English
teaching leader of Hefei, and a Hefei Normal University tutor.
