background and purpose:     methods:     results     conclusion:     key words:     ational u niversity e ntrance e xamination c omprehensive m edical b asic s ciences e xamination , e nglish language , u niversity ranking , n   students’ grades the nuee language score was not the only factor affecting the student’s cmbse score; other factors such as the university’s english teachers, existence...

PLASER is a multimedia tool with instant feedback designed to teach English pronunciation for high-school students of Hong Kong whose mother tongue is Cantonese Chinese. The objective is to teach correct pronunciation and not to assess a student’s overall pronunciation quality. Major challenges related to speech recognition technology include: allowance for non-native accent, reliable and corre...

Higher education institutions are continuously seeking new and functional technologies to enhance productivity and to effectively reconstruct the curriculums in order to meet the needs and expectations of diverse students. Among them, creating a virtual environment for students to conduct e-Learning is a growing tendency. With recent emphasis on developing English for Occupational Purposes (EOP...

Professional English is a mandatory module in all Chinese universities, being taught alongside the students major. However, students often find learning English somewhat tedious as it can seem disconnected from their major and aspirations for the future. To try to overcome this shortcoming we have introduced the use of creative science as a means of linking language learning to exploring futuri...

Abstract The study investigated the perceptions among non-English major students of autonomous language learning (ALL) their responsibilities, ability to act autonomously, motivation learn English, and activities within outside class. data were collected using questionnaires follow-up interviews. Nearly 300 at a university in Hanoi, Vietnam, participated, 11 whom later interviewed. analysis sug...