With the increasing popularity of computer-assisted language learning in the past decades, how to teach English reading in the new educational landscape created has become a challenge. Abundant literature has contributed to reading strategy instruction worldwide, however, empirical studies on computer-aided schema strategy training for Chinese…

This study is aimed at exploring the relationship between explicit instruction of mind mapping at pre-writing stage and the quality of Chinese EFL learners' argumentative writing. Thirty-nine first-year English majors from two convenient classes were randomly assigned into the experimental group and the control group respectively. For the control…

Describes the current situation of teaching and learning in China and the features of biology science; reviews existing theories of cognitive and learning styles as well as concept mapping. A Concept Mapping Training Course is outlined which incorporates concept mapping into biology learning. Students' different cognitive styles are taken into…