Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Review ofEFL Teaching in China 9
1.1 A Profile of English Learners at Various Levels of Education 11
1.2 Influential Teaching Methodologies 16
1.3 China's Educational Problems 23
Chapter 2 EFL Learners'Needs Analysis 29
2.1 Definition ofNeedsAnalysis 29
2.2 Importance ofNeeds Analysis 35
2.3 Chinese EFL Learners'Needs 39
2.4 Washback ofCollege English Tests 41
Chapter 3 Literature Review on Socialcognitive Second Language Acquisition 49
3.1 Representative Second Language Acquisition Theories 50
3.1.1 Behaviorism 51
3.1.2 Krashen's Five Hypothesis 52
3.1.3 Cognitive Theory 55
3.1.4 Vygotsky's Social Development Theory 58
3.2 Towards a Social Cognitive Perspective 62
3.2.1 Historical Origin of Social Cognitive Theory 64
3.2.2 Three Basic Assumptions of Social Cognitive Theory 67
3.2.3 Core Concepts of Social Cognitive Theory 70
3.3 Sociocognitive Perspective and Second Language Acquisition 77
3.3.1 Language as a Social and Cognitive Skill 78
3.3.2 Theoretical Principles of Sociocognitive Perspective 81
3.3.3 A New Turn in Second Language Acquisition 86
Chapter 4 Seamless Learning and English as a Foreign Language Learning 92
4.1 Towards Mobile Assisted Language Learning 93
4.1.1 Pedagogical Issues in Mobile Assisted Language Learning 95
4.1.2 Benefits and Challenges 98
4.2 Defining Seamless Learning 106
4.3 Prospects of English as a Foreign Language Learning in a Seamless Mode 112
4.4 Preparation for a Seamless Learning World 119
Appendices 126
Interview Sample 1 126
Interview Sample 2 130
Bibliography 133