讲座主题：
Current Trends in ELT: A Brief Survey of Theory and Practice in the North American Context
讲座嘉宾：Dr. John Liang
主持人：廖开洪 教授
讲座时间：2016年6月20日下午15:00
讲座地点：第二文科楼100室
主办单位：外国语学院
讲座摘要：
The past half century has seen the English language teaching (ELT) methodology shifting from one paradigm to another, leading to a tremendous enrichment of pedagogical practices in the English language classroom. This seminar will discuss and demonstrate how the shifting trends in ELT pedagogy are materialized in the academic ESL classroom, particularly in the following areas: (a) a renewed definition of language competence: from general English language proficiency to academic English language proficiency; (b) an extended model communicative language teaching: from general communicative language teaching to differentiated, task-/project-based learning; (c) a restructuring of curriculum development: from form-focused syllabus design to integrated, multisyllabic, and thematic course design; (d) a reengineering of language evaluation: from testing to assessment and from summative assessment to formative assessment; and (e) a reconceptualization of teacher development: from a focus on native speaker competency to user competency.
Practical examples are provided. Active participation is anticipated.
嘉宾介绍：
Dr. John Liang is Associate Professor of TESOL at Biola University, La Mirada, California, U.S.A. Previously, he coordinated a comprehensive ESL program at the University of California Riverside Learning Center. Dr. Liang specializes in pedagogical English grammar, second language reading, second language writing, language assessment, ESL material design, and technology-enhanced language learning. He also conducts research on second language teacher development, including non-native English speaking teacher (NNEST) issues. Active in practitioner research, Dr. Liang has authored practical textbooks for self-instruction as well as articles that appear in academic journals, professional books, and professional newsletters. A frequent presenter at the international, national, state, and regional TESOL conferences, Dr. Liang is also often invited as a featured presenter or a plenary speaker to give academic workshops or talks at local and international conferences or at middle and high schools and colleges in North America and East Asia. Committed to the TESOL community, Dr. Liang also serves on the CATESOL Board and on the planning committees of CATESOL’s annual, regional, and chapter conferences.
Dr. Liang graduated from Jinan University with a BA degree in English Language and Literature in 1991, obtained an MA degree in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1994, and received his doctorate in TESL/TEFL from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997.
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