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The Study Of Quality Education In English Teaching Of Finland College

Posted on:2015-03-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2285330431975690Subject:Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
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With the acceleration of the development of science and technology and the globalization of world economy, English has become a necessary means of political, economic, cultural exchange and tools. Chinese’s rapid economic development, all-round, wide-ranging, multi-level opening-up pattern is advancing, the status of English in running the global economy becomes more and more important, that is playing an increasingly important role in various international affairs.Chinese people are increasing emphasis on foreign language learning, especially after China joining the WTO and successful bid to host the2008Olympic Games, people for learning English enthusiasm unprecedented upsurge. Therefore, University English teaching as teaching English knowledge and the basic course of excellent western culture, how to enhance and improve teaching methods, to get rid of the traditional teaching concept, how to reflect the university English teaching characteristics, and how to implement quality education has been the university English teaching and research problems. Because this is not only the need of development of era, but it also the need of our training cross century talents with the world.Finland education has attracted the attention of the world began in late2001, in the implementation of the organization for economic cooperation and development programme for international student assessment, Finland students have achieved more than many traditional education. The new human capital index released by the world economic forum2013, Finland’s education ranks first among the122countries. This result makes the Finland education standing on the international stage, become the focus of attention of global education.As China, English is not Finland’s native language. The Finland English teaching, also treated the schools education as the basis, and there are no numerous English cram schools in this country, even you cannot find English learning magazines. However, almost Finland national people can speak fluent English. Which kind of method the Finland adopted to let all the people speak English? How the quality education be implemented by the English teacher in the University of Finland.Therefore, this thesis attempts to do research on teaching method of English teaching course of the University of Finland, aim to find out how the Finland College English teachers to use quality education in practical teaching. The thesis adopts the research method combining qualitative and quantitative studies, with the analysis of questionnaires and interviews, and the author’s personal learning experiences being supplementary. The following are the procedures of the research.In the first instance, several questionnaires sending to the Helsinki University’s English teacher, which survey questions focus on the how the English teacher carry out the English teaching in the classroom with quality education; to find the Finland English teacher’s opinion about Quality Education; How the university to implement the concept of Quality Education, and the admission of English teacher by the Helsinki University.Then, carrying out interviews among several students that choose English courses at the Helsinki University, aims to find their opinions about the English teaching method, and comments about the Quality Education of English teaching.Later, a general evaluation on the validity of The Study of Quality Education in English Teaching of Helsinki University is produced based on the data results obtained by questionnaires, and interviews. The results show that, English Teaching of University of Helsinki carried out innovation on language teaching and learning is the embodiment of quality education. The traditional emphasis on grammar, vocabulary memory is instead by adequately practice of listening and speaking, then coupled with reading and writing. The English teacher keep encourage students use innovation think about the course and adopt Quality Education method to motivate student’s autonomous learning. Meanwhile, university keep teacher in-service training, aim to developed their teaching mode and teaching ideas, is one of the reasons for the implementation of the Quality Education in English teaching.Based on the research results, English Teaching in Finland’s success lies in the teachers’education of high quality provides professional teacher for it, as well as excellent teaching environment and teaching philosophy. Chinese University English teaching mode should be changed from the traditional way by examination to check the effectiveness of learning, to more flexible "people oriented" and "student-centered" quality education. At the same time, appealed to the government formulate more supportive policy for education industry, to let Chinese students to learn English in a relaxed environment.
Keywords/Search Tags:Quality education, second language, teacher training, teaching model, innovation
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