Research on effective teaching methods of higher vocational English

贺小飞

【Abstract】With the rapid development of our country's education， the progress of English teaching in higher vocational colleges is gradually developed. Effective teaching become an important teaching concept and goal of all school courses. This article， analyzes the present situation of English teaching in higher vocational colleges， and points out that the shortcomings in the process of higher vocational English（HVE） teaching. Finally， attempt to explore some effective strategies to improve the quality of HVE teaching.

【Key words】effective； teaching methods； higher vocational English

1. Introduction

With the arrival of the era of economic globalization， the exchanges and cooperation between countries are becoming more and more frequent. English， as an international language， plays a very important role in the international communication. Therefore， the higher vocational colleges to cultivate the talents of the first line of society have paid more attention to the English teaching. Only by improving the level of English education in order to improve the overall level of education in higher vocational colleges， to enhance the comprehensive strength of college students. This paper firstly discussed the present situation of the HVE teaching and the existing problems. Then from the teacher' teaching practice， probes into the effective teaching of HVE. At last， put forward some feasible countermeasures and measures summarized.

2. Present situation of English teaching in higher vocational colleges

2.1 The lack of teachers and the quality of students

From the perspective of the educational background of teachers， the vast majority of vocational college teachers with a more solid basic skills in English. However， due to the shortage of understanding of the professional requirements of the actual job. Eventually， resulting in theoretical teaching and practical work post demand had divorced.

2.2 Single teaching method

There are 100% of the teachers used a tape recorder， 62% of the teachers used the language laboratory in the classroom teaching， a few of teachers use other teaching equipment.

2.3 The students' consciousness of vocational education institutions is slightly worse

Vocational education college students' consciousness is a bit poor， and a general lack of initiative in learning， however for non professional courses of college English is lack of interest in learning. In this case， a lot of occupation colleges use the traditional “What I say goes” cramming method of teaching， and its teaching effect is not good.

3. Effective teaching methods in HVE teaching

3.1 Attach importance to skill training， pay attention to practice link

HVE teaching should reflect the vocational education features with skill and practicality. So teaching should be based on task based teaching method， constructing of the student center， center experience，activities in the center of the teaching mode. According to different majors， the English class can be realistic and diverse.

3.2 In accordance with their aptitude， hierarchical teaching

Due to the complexity of the students in higher vocational colleges， the English level is uneven. We accordance with the development of each student， and the different situations of students to organize different classroom teaching， in order to obtain a better teaching effect.

3.3 To cultivate students' interest in learning English

According to students' categories： attitude， skill and cognition from low to high. Each category corresponds to different levels of learning， the higher the level of the corresponding subject content is more complex， mastery of the subject is also more accessible. The goals of attitude are usually aimed at the awakening and growth of attitudes， emotions and feelings.

4. Discussion

This research analyzed the present situation of English teaching in higher vocational colleges， and points out that the shortcomings in the process of HVE teaching. Then attempt to explore some effective strategies to improve the quality of HVE teaching. In short， to improve teaching methods， and ultimately achieve effective teaching， depends on the joint efforts of teachers and students of colleges and universities.

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