Effectiveness of CBI in Improving Agricultural Major Students' English Proficiency and Learning Motivation
- DOI
- 10.2991/icemet-16.2016.405How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Theme-based content-based instruction; English proficiency; learning motivation.
- Abstract
This paper reviews an English teaching practice based on CBI in an agricultural university in China. 135 students majoring in agricultural science participated in the experimental teaching project. Tests, questionnaires and semi-structural interviews were conducted to evaluate the effects of the teaching practice on students' language skills and their feedback. The statistical results indicate that this teaching practice proves to be more effective in improving language skills of students of higher English proficiency and triggering their motivation in language learning. The purpose of the study is to provide empirical evidence for the feasibility and effects of CBI in college English teaching in agricultural university.
- Copyright
- © 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Liya Liu PY - 2016/05 DA - 2016/05 TI - Effectiveness of CBI in Improving Agricultural Major Students' English Proficiency and Learning Motivation BT - Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Economy, Management and Education Technology PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1766 EP - 1769 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/icemet-16.2016.405 DO - 10.2991/icemet-16.2016.405 ID - Liu2016/05 ER -