Studies in Literature and Language
Research on the Chinese College English Teaching Mode Inspired By Broaden-and Build Theory
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The paper aims to explore a new Chinese College English teaching mode inspired by broaden-and build theory of positive emotions in China. The research in the paper is carried mainly by quantitative approach with a complementary qualitative one. And it selected two hundred sophomores randomly for investigation by ways of interviewing and questionnaire. By comparing two groups with a distinct English-learning effect, it concludes that positive emotions such as interest, pride, satisfaction are conducive to a more accurate response, active thought and a further learning objective, which ultimately lead to a good learning behavior. However, negative emotions have the opposite effect. Afterwards, based on the research results a new College English teaching mode is built with the exploration of combining the teaching skills, learning methods and positive emotions, which will enhance the teaching efficiency.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/n
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