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Thesis title: Thinking and discussion on specialized English teaching in agricultural colleges.
Specialized English plays an important role in the curriculum of colleges and universities, especially agricultural colleges, which are closely related to international advanced technology. Undergraduate and graduate students' mastery of specialized English directly affects the quality of their future scientific research projects. This paper discusses the compilation of teaching materials, teaching contents and teaching methods in specialized foreign language teaching in agricultural colleges, and puts forward some solutions to the existing problems, so as to improve the teaching quality of specialized English in colleges and universities.
Keywords: professional English; Agriculture; higher education
Specialized English, also known as English for Science and Technology, is very different from college English courses offered by colleges and universities. It is taught to students by various majors in combination with the characteristics of this major, mainly including English vocabulary and scientific papers related to this major or related majors. Most majors will offer specialized English courses, some of which will be conducted as compulsory courses for students, so as to promote students' in-depth understanding of their professional knowledge from an international perspective. Due to the specialty characteristics of agricultural colleges, most of them also involve some proper nouns, terms and related contents in the fields of molecular biology and biochemistry. In addition to the common English contents related to cultivation, plant protection, plant nutrition and environment. Different departments have different courses in specialized English, some are compulsory courses, some are elective courses and some are postgraduate courses. It can be seen that all departments attach great importance to the important role and indispensable position of professional foreign languages in the cultivation of undergraduate and graduate students. Based on the teaching of specialized English in agricultural universities, this paper analyzes the problems encountered in offering specialized English courses in agricultural universities and the problems to be solved urgently, and probes into the ways and methods of improvement and perfection in order to promote the specialization and internationalization of specialized English teaching in agricultural universities and achieve the expected teaching purpose.
First, according to the professional characteristics of the preparation of teaching materials
At present, there are no professional foreign language textbooks compiled according to the professional characteristics of agricultural colleges, and most departments offering professional foreign languages collect teaching materials and teaching contents in the form of self-editing. And with the change of teachers, the teaching content will change to some extent. According to the specialty of the teacher, the teaching content is also biased towards a specific field. At present, this situation is quite unfavorable for students to learn professional vocabulary, and it is not very helpful for future English thesis writing. In view of this situation, different departments should organize relevant personnel to compile English textbooks suitable for their majors, which should include basic English vocabulary and theoretical knowledge of their majors. In this way, students in our department can not only get in touch with the English vocabulary and thesis knowledge of this major, but also have a broader understanding of the English vocabulary of related majors, thus expanding students' vocabulary and knowledge reserve. In the process of compiling, we should pay attention to English vocabulary and scientific articles covering basic theoretical knowledge, and organize English teaching content with reference to the key teaching contents in Chinese textbooks for related majors. In this way, students can compare Chinese and English professional knowledge and form a systematic knowledge system more easily. It can also prevent students from knowing only Chinese but not English expressions for some professional theoretical knowledge, or learning professional English vocabulary without knowing the corresponding Chinese expressions. When students have a solid knowledge of Chinese theory, and then further study professional English knowledge, it is easy to get interested and produce better teaching results.
Second, increase the teaching content of English literature
Due to the professional characteristics of agricultural colleges and universities, it is inevitable to learn some advanced theories and technologies in this field, while the selection of teaching materials focuses on more basic knowledge. The development of theory and technology is changing with each passing day, which can not be reflected in the teaching materials quickly and timely. Then, in the teaching process, two or three latest English research documents are added for teaching, so that students can get in touch with the most cutting-edge research theories, achievements and technologies in this field after learning basic English vocabulary and knowledge, thus mobilizing students' enthusiasm for learning professional English and stimulating their desire for further study. The teaching content of this part of English literature can be selected from the published content of internationally renowned magazines. Flexible teaching content can give every student the opportunity to get in touch with the latest scientific papers published that year, which is conducive to the updating of students' knowledge. As a supplement to the teaching content of specialized English textbooks, English literature teaching content can better reflect the importance of specialized English and improve students' understanding and application ability of specialized vocabulary. It is more important for some students who need to publish papers, and it will play a particularly positive role in the writing of papers.
Third, improve teachers' professional English and academic level.
At present, teachers of specialized English courses generally have good English expression and writing skills. However, due to the limitation of majors, this situation often occurs, that is, when teaching English vocabulary and knowledge that you are familiar with or close to your own research field, you can explain it thoroughly, but when it comes to English vocabulary and knowledge that you are unfamiliar with, the explanation is slightly lacking, which inevitably gives students a feeling that the teaching content is uneven, so that students will be biased towards one under the influence of the teacher when learning this course. In view of this situation, when arranging teachers, the relevant departments can arrange 2 ~ 3 teachers to teach different contents according to the contents of textbooks, teachers' majors and English level, and the teachers who are familiar with the contents to be taught can avoid the phenomenon of uneven teaching of textbooks or even skipping a certain content. At the same time, teachers should constantly improve their English expression and writing level, constantly read and learn the latest research literature, enrich their knowledge, and strive to improve their professional academic level, so that students can update more professional professional English through teachers' learning in the course of learning.
Fourth, strengthen English communication with students.
In the process of teaching ESP, most teachers will choose to explain and analyze in Chinese, or explain some professional words and uncommon words in Chinese, and Chinese is still the main language in the whole process. English translation has become the most important teaching mode. In order to enable students to establish English thinking, teachers can try to explain English in English and use English as much as possible in communication with students. This can not only achieve better teaching effect, but also stimulate students' interest in learning English. Of course, this English-based teaching mode has a great relationship with the English level of teachers and students. Teachers should take this as the goal, actively use English as the main language to communicate with students on the basis of constantly improving their English level, and make both teachers and students gain something through specialized English courses. Schools should also provide teachers with appropriate opportunities for further study, so as to continuously improve the level of teachers, ensure the teaching quality of professional English, and also provide guarantee for the development of this major and international integration.
Fifth, improve students' English communication ability.
Professional English is taught to college students, including undergraduates and graduate students. Students' English level directly affects the learning effect of specialized English. Teachers can encourage students to write a brief summary or introduction in English with their own interests as the main content in the course of teaching, and ask students to communicate and discuss in English among the whole class or groups, or to elaborate their own views. Through this way of learning, students can improve their English communication ability and master the use and expression of professional vocabulary. Teachers can also hire foreign experts from related majors to teach some hours of courses according to the situation of the department, so as to improve students' international communication ability, encourage students to attend international conferences and strengthen exchanges and contacts with international experts. Only when students are interested, teachers have the ability and learning conditions, can professional English courses achieve high-quality teaching results and provide guarantee for cultivating excellent students with all-round development.
Six, the use of multimedia teaching
No matter what kind of courses, multimedia teaching is now the mainstay. Some courses can show the teaching content to students in an illustrated way, and the classroom atmosphere will be relatively active with the teacher's explanation. However, the specialized English course has its particularity, which mainly depends on the teaching of words, that is, most of the slides made by teachers appear in words, and at the same time, the teachers' explanations are limited by the English language level, and most of them are in Chinese. This kind of content presentation is boring, and students are prone to negative emotions such as fatigue and weariness of learning. In view of this situation, teachers can choose to buy some professional-related English science and education video products, and explain some professional vocabulary appropriately before playing. In the process of playing, they can also explain uncommon words and usage in images, or explain new technologies or theories that are not involved in the explanation. This can not only stimulate students' interest in learning, but also exercise students' English listening, increase their professional vocabulary and achieve better teaching results. Of course, the choice of video content is limited by the existing products in the market. When the selection range is narrow, teachers can choose video products of related disciplines as substitutes. For example, in the English course of molecular biology, the teaching contents such as the origin of life, the formation of the earth or biological evolution can be appropriately selected, and the same effect can be achieved.
Seven, combined with professional experiments
Because most agricultural colleges and universities have their corresponding experimental techniques, and experimental teaching is an indispensable part of professional teaching. Specialized English can also be combined with corresponding specialized experimental teaching in the teaching process. As a teacher of specialized English courses, we should also be competent in experimental teaching, so that an experimental course can complete two teaching contents, and students can learn experimental techniques and specialized English vocabulary at the same time, which plays a dual role. You can increase the class hours of the experimental class, so that students have enough time to learn and digest the skills and vocabulary they have learned, and deepen their impressions in the process of doing it themselves.
Increase the time of English communication after class.
The improvement of English language can only be realized in the process of continuous application, and professional English is no exception. Due to the English examination system in colleges and universities, students are generally enthusiastic about learning English, but they are not very active in professional English. In view of this, we can increase the time of English communication after class, not only teachers, but also invite teachers with good English level in other courses to discuss the problems in the learning process of some students. In this way, students can not only improve their professional English level in communication with teachers, but also improve their enthusiasm for learning general English, so that the course can generate a virtuous circle and promote each other to achieve better English learning results. Moreover, after-class English communication is also a promotion for teachers to continuously improve their professional and English level. Only in this way can we ensure a high level of teaching quality.
To sum up, ESP is not only a basic course, but also a foreign language course. Its content involves both English and Chinese, as well as professional basic theoretical knowledge, which requires higher teachers. Teachers should not only have a high academic level, but also have a high English level, and constantly enrich and improve themselves, so as to cultivate all-round development, excellent and qualified students. In the teaching process of specialized English, we should fully grasp the characteristics of the course, create good teaching conditions and equip powerful teachers to achieve first-class teaching quality.
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