SWOTAnalysisonChineseESLTeachingLearning.pptVIP

 SWOT Analysis  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: 1.Policy-makers 2.Teachers 3.Students Weakness: 1.Teaching resources 2.Teaching methods Opportunities: 1.Teacher 2.Student Threats: 1.Cultural perspective 2.Chinese ESL ways 3.Identity of the students General Look on EFL in China 300 million English Learners Dewey Change puts a definite responsibility upon the schools to sustain our true national democratic spirit. The virtues of mutual esteem, human forbearance and well-wishing, which in our earlier days were unconscious root of an education which forms the deepest springs of character. Strengths 1.Government launched lots of policies to sponsor the educational reform and projects in EFL. Strengths 2. More and more teachers are aware of the emergency of educational reform, so they brought some new concepts into classroom practice. (project-based learning, website resources sharing, multimedia teaching,entrepreneur encouraging, etc.) Strengths 3. Students are more competent and active in the presentation of intellectual English potentilities. Weakness 1. Teaching resources 1)Teaching resources are short. Technology is not made full play in EFL teaching and learning. 2) Majority of EFL teachers are lack of training. Weakness 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 l