Beijing Foreign Studies University

About: Beijing Foreign Studies University is a education organization based out in Beijing, China. It is known for research contribution in the topics: China & Computer science. The organization has 692 authors who have published 784 publications receiving 5261 citations.

English Language Teaching in China: Trends and Challenges.

Abstract: TESOL Quarterly publishes brief commentaries on aspects of English language teaching. For this issue, we asked two educators to comment on current challenges for TESOL in China.

Relationship Between English Learning Motivation Types and Self-Identity Changes Among Chinese Students

Abstract: This study investigated the relationship between English learning motivation types and self-identity changes among university students in the People's Republic of China. The sample obtained from a stratified sampling consisted of 2,278 undergraduates from 30 universities in 29 regions. The instrument was a Likert-scale questionnaire which included 30 items of motivation types based on free responses, and 24 items of self-identity changes in six predefined categories: selfconfidence, subtractive, additive, productive, split, and zero changes. An exploratory factor analysis revealed seven motivation types: intrinsic interest, immediate achievement, individual development, information medium, going abroad, social responsibility, and learning situation. A canonical correlation test found that motivation types and self-identity changes were correlated through four pairs of canonical variables. Among these, intrinsic interest was correlated with productive and additive changes, individual development with self-confidence change, social responsibility with productive and split changes. Theoretical and pedagogical implications of the results are discussed.

What do tests of listening comprehension test? - A retrospection study of EFL test-takers performing a multiple-choice task:

Abstract: A test-taker’s performance in a listening comprehension test is seen to be a function of at least two variables: his or her listening comprehension ability and the test method. To know how this trait-method unit works, it is necessary to look into the test-taking processes of test-takers. Accordingly, employing an immediate retrospective verbal report procedure, a study was conducted among Chinese EFL test-takers. The test format investigated was multiple-choice. The results identified the subjects’ listening processes leading to comprehension and comprehension breakdowns and captured the effect of the multiple-choice format on the subjects’ test performance. The immediate retrospection research methodology as applied to the test of listening comprehension was explored.