Highlights:

【Topic in Focus】 The topic of this issue is “BLCU Model”. Experts including Jiang Liping, Zhai Yan, Zhang Hui and Mao Yue, etc. have been invited to give concrete descriptions of the integrated Chinese course, a key course which covers preparatory, advanced and short-term programs among other types of teaching programs, and to further the discussion of “BLCU Model”.

【Feature Articles】Based on an analysis of the interrelatedness of Chinese intonation and tones, similarity between English and Chinese intonations, and the physiological mechanism for tone pronunciation, Professor Li Zhiqiang at the University of San Francisco and Professor Lin Maocan at the Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, discuss the application of intonation models in pronunciation teaching with English-speaking learners as research subjects.

【Dr. Keiko Koda’s Lectures on Second Language Acquisition】 “FL Teaching and Assessment: Reading to Learn” is the second of the three articles based on three lectures given by Dr. Keiko Koda and Dr. Ke Sihui in BLCU in 2017. 

Dr. Li Zhiqiang is a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at University of San Francisco, whose research interests include phonology, phonetics and TCFL.

Dr. Keiko Koda is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University (the US), whose research interests are second language development, bilingual reading, and foreign language teaching methodology. Dr. Koda’s major achievements and works include: cooperation with Development Associates, Center for Applied Linguistics, Educational Testing Service, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, and the U.S. Department of Education in projects on second language reading research and evaluation; used to be or being a member of the editorial committee of journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, Reading and Writing, Research in Second Language Learning, TESOL Quarterly, and The Modern Language Journal.