my English study

My English study

By
Zheng Caiyun

A Thesis submitted to the Department of
English language in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the final examination

Under the supervision of
Professor Frank

Taiyuan University of Technology June 2014

Contents

Introduction
1. The first acquaintance with English in middle school—detestation of English study
1.1 Difficulties of English pronunciation
1.1.1 Phonemic and phonological distinction between English and Chinese
1.1.2 The transfer of mother tongue
1.2 Difficulties of inaccurate memory of English vocabulary.
2. The second acquaintance with English in high school—enthusiasm of English study
2.1 The improvement of English autonomous learning ability
2.1.1 The changing of English teacher’s teaching method 2.1.2 The changing of English learning method
2.2 The importance of English learning motivations
3.The third acquaintance with English at the university—passiveness of English study 3.1 The lacking of motivation in English learning 3.2 Personal attitudes towards English study
4. Conclusion
Notes
References
Acknowledgement

My English study

【Abstract】 it is acknowledged that people have always been attaching much significance to the English study on account of the globalization trend of the world to the importance of language communication. Although many people are learning English, it does not mean that every person is certain to have good command of English. I’m no exception too. This paper is concerned about my English study in three stages—in middle school, in high school and at the university. Meanwhile, this paper also gives detailed discussions about the factors: English pronunciation, Autonomous learning ability, English learning motivations and the influence of personal attitudes towards English study.

【Key Words】Pronunciation; Autonomous learning; Learning motivations; Personal attitudes

References: [4] Holec, H. Autonomy and foreign language learning [J]. New York: Pergamon, press, 2002.