Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
on Chinese EFL
Teaching & Learning
Lecturer: Li Jing Associate Professor
Foreign Language Institute of
Nankai University in China
SWOT: (TOWS Analysis or Matrix)
which is widely used in Business Administration
S = strength, competence
W= weakness, inefficiency
O = opportunity, challenge
T = threats, plight
Weihrich
SWOT Matrix
Strengths: Weakness:
1.Policy-makers 1.Teaching resources
2.Teachers 2.Teaching methods
3.Students
Opportunities: Threats:
1.Teacher 1.Cultural perspective
2.Student 2.Chinese ESL ways
3.Identity of the students
General Look on EFL in China
2.Teaching Method
1)Test-oriented approach is outstanding.
2)Unable to integrate language and content in
language classroom
3)Inability in producing integrative students who
are professionally competent
4) Assessment approach is still single.
Opportunity
1. China is in the transitional period, not only
on economy, but on education.
a)From nationalism to internationalism
b) From foreign language education to
eduaction for intercultural citizenship
c) From centered to decentered
Opportunities
One of the
policy-maker
practioner
witness
identification
changing one’s citizenship
reorientation
changing direction of one’s life
Re-evaluation
giving up of certain values for new ones
appreciation
process of changing one’s values
perception
Coming to know and to like
My understanding on “teach”
tolerant effective
human academic
cooperative
All Roads Lead to Rome
Dewey
Human
&
Nature
Should
Coexist
Maslow Confucius