The teaching of basic skills of a composition could be a quartet involving a cluster of interactions by teacher and students: warming up, new item of presentation, developing it and case analysis. This model can be repeatedly performed in the process of teaching different skills. The rather unusual grading procedure is very humanism, which lessens the burden of teacher's correcting, more importantly, it stimulates learners' responsibility and explores their initiative and creativity. In addition, this model reveals an accessible way to learn with initiative by the strategies of performing the individual-featured and interactive teaching and learning, also it entrusts students with confidence and freedom.
This article examines the Chinese students' motivation of their English learning and reveals an accessible way to learn with initiative by the strategies of performing the individual-featured teaching; of practicing the policies of new assessment and credit system with real meaning; and of developing language competence in two teaching settings. This paper also discusses some views on the new Curriculum Requirements of the Course of College English issued by the National Educational Bureau.
