Low-Resource Language Based Cognitive Psychology in English Language Analysis: A State-of-art for China's Higher Vocational Colleges

• Published in: ACM transactions on Asian and low-resource language information processing 2023-05
• Main Authors: Cao, Ai-E, Chen, Fuhan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Applied computing; Applied computing / Education; Computing methodologies; Human-centered computing; Human-centered computing / Human computer interaction (HCI); Social and professional topics; Social and professional topics / Professional topics; Social and professional topics / Professional topics / Computing education; Social and professional topics / Professional topics / Computing education / Computing education programs; Social and professional topics / Professional topics / Computing education / Computing education programs / Computer science education; Social and professional topics / Professional topics / Computing education / Model curricula
• ISSN: 2375-4699; 2375-4702
• DOI: 10.1145/3588768

The present study aims at identifying the academic and professional needs of vocational students to enhance their English communication skills that are considered as the prerequisites for employment in China. In view of the demands of globalization, course designers and academicians design the curriculum to meet the challenges of the current scenario. This study aims at finding out the gap between student's needs and the existing syllabus to provide suggestions for the better implementation of the English communication skills course for vocational students by analysing the prescribed syllabus of Woyingzhichang and Zibo Vocational Institute in China. The data for analysis were collected from both students and teachers using a structured questionnaire. It is identified that student need fewer changes in syllabus and English teaching skills in the schools of China.