CHAPTER ONE Basic Research 1
1.Learner Factors and Learning Achievement—A Study of the Effect of Factors Affecting English Language Learning&Wu Yi'an,Liu Runqing,Philippa Jeffrey,Yang Yiqi,Zhou Yan 1
2.A Contrastive Study of the Short-term Recall of Sentences&Gui Shichun Li Wei 39
3.Soeio-psychological Factors and Language Learning&Zhou Yan 49
4.Pitch Movements of Chinese and English Utterances&Wang Guizhen 84
5.L1 Transfer in the Chinese Learner's Topic-prominent Constructions&ChenJianping 108
6.Analyzing English Pronunciation Quantitatively:A Case Study&Meng Yue,Wang Huaimei Wang Yanyu 133
7.An Experimental Study of Mandarin Stress Patterns as a Source of Interference&Gong Qi 146
8.What Do You Know of Chinese Middle School English Teachers' Learning Styles&Zhou Rong 163
9.Learning Style Preferences of Chinese College Students&Tan Zhi 175
10.Pause Phenomenon in EFL Learners&Guo Qingzhu 186
CHAPTER TWO Making Intensive Reading More Efficient 202
11.Teaching Intensive Reading within a Communicative Framework&Shu Baimei 202
12.Teaching Use in Use&BaoJiaren,Wen Jinfang Wang De'an 217
13.A Holistic Approach to Advanced EFL Reading&Yue Meiyun 227
14.How to Make the ELT Classroom More Communicative&Huang Liping 242
15.Teaching of Communication,by Communication and for Communication&Wang Cairen Zhang Shuning 257
16.Thoughts on Teaching Advanced Intensive Reading&Shao Jindi 264
17.'Meaning'and'Paraphrase':A Strategic Model&Yang Xueyan 278
CHAPTER THREE Training of Fast Reading Skills 293
18.Outside Reading Made Compulsory&Yang Yingjun 293
19.A Computer Program for Fast Reading Training&Li Yongfang 302
20.Ways of Monitoring Extensive Reading&Cui Sufang 313
CHAPTER FOUR A More Business-like Way of Teaching Writing 320
21.The Importance of Teaching Writing&Wu Bing 320
22.Writing Process and the Teaching of Writing&Li Xiaoping 329
23.Brainstorming Technique in an English Writing&Class Xing Minjie 339
24.The Problem of Reliability in the Scoring of Writing Subtests—A Case Study&Li Wei Michele Luxon 348
CHAPTER FIVE Cross-cultural Communication and Language Learning 360
25.Analysis of Contextual Misunderstanding and Its Implications for ELT&Chen Youlin 360
26.Determining the Course Content for Culture Learning&Lian Xian 376
27.Evaluating a Course on Intercultural Communication&Jia Yuxin Song Li 392
28.English for Cross-cultural Interactions&Wang Zhenya 402
29.A'1+1＞2'Model of Foreign Language Learning&Gao Yihong 417
CHAPTER SIX Making Your Tests More Reliable 433
30.Further Studies on Cloze Tests&Li Bingmei 433
31.Time Limit:A Neglected Item in Reading Tests&Gu Gang 448
32.Mastery Testing&Lin Li 461
33.An Experiment in Testing Spoken English—The'Silent Gap'in Language Testing&Philippa Jeffrey 472
34.An Experimental Study in Computerized Adaptive Testing&Zeng Yongqiang 494
35.Reflections on Item Banking&Xing Dehui Yu Zhanghai 507
36.Computerized Item Analysis:Theory and Experience&Yu Zhanghai Xing Dehui 515
CHAPTER SEVEN Authenticity in Listening Comprehension 526
37.Authenticity in Listening Comprehension and Classroom Effects&Ge Xun 526
38.A Case Study of Listening Models and Strategies—Effects of Background Knowledge&Liu Shaolong 535
CHAPTER EIGHT Vocabulary Studies 563
39.Total Vocabulary Size and Selected Vocabulary Size&Yan Chuanhai Yang Xianxiu 563
40.A Statistical Analysis of Lexicon in English Medical Documents&Liu Qingshuang,Li Qi Li Jie 572
41.Spoken and Written Vocabulary:A Proposed Estimate of Learners'&Vocabulary Zhao Yong 580
CHAPTER NINE Miscellaneous 587
42.A Description of the Piloting Process in a Materials Writing Project Project Material Writing Team&（UIBE） 587
43.Making the Best of the Textbook:College English&Liu Fengxia 599
44.Grammar-Debugger Ⅱ—A Parser for Intelligent CALL Softwares&Xu Luomai Chen Siqing 616
45.Team-Teaching as Teacher Training&Robert Courchêne 635
46.How Much English Do Our School-leaving Students Have?—Report of a Study&Li Xiaoju 657
CHAPTER TEN Looking Back and Forward 675
47.An Analysis of China's Current ELT Research Methodology&Meng Yue Meng Xianzhong 675
List of Papers Submitted to the Conference 684