Analyses on the Current Situation of the Vocabu-lary Teaching and Learning in College English.docVIP

Analyses on the Current Situation of the Vocabu-lary Teaching and Learning in College English 　　Abstract　Through the analyses on the current situation of the vocabulary teaching and learning of College English, the necessity for improvement of vocabulary teaching is explained for exploring an effective way of the vocabulary teaching and learning with the aid of modern technology. 　　Key words　vocabulary teaching and learning; current situation; College English; necessity 　　中图分类号：G424 文献标识码：A 　　0 Introduction 　　In China, both teachers and students of foreign language teaching and learning are so accustomed to this model that they say or hear that structure is the skeleton of language, and vocabulary is the organ and flesh. After the dominance of grammar in English teaching and learning for years, linguists and educators have increasingly realized the importance of vocabulary teaching and learning. During the 1990s interest in vocabulary teaching and research increased. After all, one word often is essential in understanding the meaning of an entire sentence, let alone the whole paragraph or passage. Students know they should master thousands of words that speakers and writers of English use. 　　1 Background of the vocabulary teaching and learning in College English 　　College English is a compulsory course in almost all colleges and universities in China. It is the single biggest university course in terms of duration—lasting for two years, totaling more than 200 classroom hours. To strengthen English language teaching, the Chinese government authorities have made several massive attempts in providing guidelines to college English teachers across the country. All these revisions were made in response to the nation’s call for more progress in English language teaching to meet its needs for large numbers of scientists, engineers and managers who can communicate with their counterparts abroad. 　　According to the new College English Curriculum Requirements(2004 Versi