A Study On German Second Language Teaching In Colleges Of Science And Engineering

Compared with English which is the first foreign language, German teaching has been made fewer researches. Moreover, researches on German teaching are mainly done by a number of key institutions and foreign language institutions. What makes it worse is that there are few studies on German teaching in colleges of science and engineering. However, as the enrollment of China's colleges and universities is enlarged year by year and extrovert and compound talents are badly needed, more and more students choose German as a second foreign language. Therefore, teachers need to think about and settle such problems as how to adapt to current college English teaching reforms, improve students'language competence, achieve goals and requisition based on"College German Syllabus", and instruct compound talents to meet social demand.This paper is on the basis of second German teaching. English majors and students of science and engineering serve as subjects. The paper makes a contrast study on differences and performance forms of students during their language learning, and analyzes the reasons why the differences exist. What's more, some suggestions have been put forward in hope to give some inspiration to second German teaching.The paper consists of five chapters which are illustrated as following.Chapter one is an introduction, which presents the reason for subject selectivity, research subjects, study implications, and research methods.Chapter two serves as research backgrounds and theoretical foundation. It analyzes China's German teaching reforms and second German teaching in China's higher education from a theoretical point of view. At the same time, some teaching theories at home and abroad have been collected and analyzed.Chapter three is a comparative study of German learning in higher education. It mainly focuses on data analysis. Subjects are divided into two groups. It draws a conclusion that both similarities and differences between English majors and students who major in science and engineering in the process of German learning. What's more, some factors that affect learners'learning effects have been figured out, such as learners, teachers, teaching materials, testing instruments and etc.Chapter four is findings and conclusions. Considering the facets that affect the effects of German teaching, the author holds that it is necessary to make the following reforms. Firstly, to shift from simply imparting knowledge to improving students'language competence by changing old conventions and building up new conceptions. Secondly, to combine traditional teaching methods and modern ones so as to change students'passive study to active study. Thirdly, to make a good use of modern means of instruction so as to inspire students'interests and motivation to the utmost. Fourthly, to use the migration effect of language study appropriately on the basis of students'language knowledge. Lastly, to update and perfect professional knowledge and competence of teachers who teach German.Chapter five offers some suggestions. Based on the data analysis and findings, suggestions are put forward from the perspectives of the appropriateness of class schedules, the pertinence of textbooks, and the variety of tests.