Higher vocational college is an important part of higher education in our country. For many years, it has trained a lot of excellent talents in various fields of our country with the goal of the application of technology. In recent years, with the increasing pressure of College Students' employment, students in higher vocational colleges are facing some pressure on their employment. In order to cope with this situation, the reform of higher vocational education has become a trend. As an important teaching content in higher vocational colleges, English teaching has also ushered in the era of reform and innovation, and expected to play the role of social needs in the personnel training of Higher Vocational colleges.
1 the concept of employment orientation
Employment orientation is the direction of development and improvement according to the situation and demand of the job market. In recent years, the employment orientation has become the focus of the education industry under the background of increasing employment pressure. The Ministry of education has put forward the reform of Higher Vocational Education in our country with the guidance of employment as the guide, and the cultivation of high level talents with practical skills. The employment oriented teaching reform is an effective way to promote the employment ability of higher vocational college students to improve and ease the employment pressure of college students in China, but also play a means for the healthy development of higher education and society, it should serve as a guide in education and teaching reform in Higher Vocational colleges.
2 characteristics and current situation of Higher Vocational English Teaching
2.1 characteristics of English Teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges
2.1.1 specialization
Higher vocational colleges from the school of nature, emphasis on professional skills of learning, so the higher vocational English teaching should make students master should grasp in the future in the employment of foreign language ability, so in the teaching level of specialization is more obvious, this specialization includes not only the professional teaching should also include students' learning professional English correspondence learning, such as professional jargon and communication industry etc..
2.1.2 practical
Compared with the ordinary undergraduate teaching, the English Teaching in higher vocational colleges has strong practicability, and the requirement of the students' theoretical level is not very high. The practical principle is a basic requirement of English Teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges for many years. At the same time, practicality is also the place where English Teaching in higher vocational colleges is different from other higher education.
2.2 the present situation of English Teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges
There is a big difference between 2.2.1 students
From the composition of the students in higher vocational colleges, students generally come from three types of vocational schools, vocational schools, secondary schools. Because each kind of school student's educational background and the environment condition have the difference, therefore the Higher Vocational Colleges' students have the uneven phenomenon in the beginning of knowledge. At the same time, enrollment expansion also has an impact on the quality of students, the lower the quality of students to the higher vocational English teaching brings resistance.
The students themselves are not fully aware of the English learning, not to clarify the subject of learning and their own professional links, do not attach importance to learning, lack of interest, resulting in poor learning.
2.2.2 teachers and students, teaching mode single
In recent years, enrollment in higher vocational colleges so that teachers and students in proportion to the number of teachers is not up to the actual demand, resulting in the teachers' teaching object, workload, it is difficult to guarantee the quality of teaching from the time distribution. In recent years, a number of secondary vocational schools into vocational colleges, and then part of the secondary vocational school teachers have entered the higher vocational colleges to teach. Secondary vocational school teachers' ability of teaching practice, vocational college English teachers have strong theoretical level, practical ability is relatively weak, there is a phenomenon of differentiated teaching. Some teachers in English teaching as a teaching task, to teaching and education, focusing on training and development without interest on the ability of students, the traditional teaching mode, Tangguan phenomenon is more obvious, the classroom atmosphere is dull and boring content, can not attract the attention of students, to mobilize the enthusiasm of students to learn [1].
2.2.3 teaching objectives are not clear, the teaching content is too popular
Starting from the scientific nature of teaching, the teaching objectives should include three dimensions, that is, to have the concept of three-dimensional target. In the actual teaching, three-dimensional target gradually reduced to a form, a universal 3D target template set to which class where the class, which is used to set part of the contents of which part makes the teaching goal has become a decoration, not for students to learn to play a good guide effect. In fact, the goal of English Teaching in higher vocational colleges should be set and refined according to the three aspects of special skills, process and method.
There is not much difference in College English teaching content teaching contents and undergraduate English Teaching in higher vocational colleges, knowledge and grammar are similar, the characteristics of higher vocational colleges are not prominent in the selection of reading material, the content of the article.
3 the necessity of Vocational College English Teaching
3.1 for students to improve their ability to learn
From the point of view of English teaching, English learning is carried out from four aspects: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The contents of these four levels are related to the elements of English ability in practical application. In the actual teaching, subject to the limitations of various aspects of teaching, teachers tend to focus on listening and writing, speaking and reading these two aspects of the content of the students need to do after class. A person's independent learning is not only a role in the study, the role of the maximum value is often reflected in the school after leaving. Because in school, there will be a teacher of learning guidance and constraints, but not directly binding in such a society, students need to study on their own initiative, active learning, to keep up with the pace of society and rhythm.
3.2 to the school enterprise cooperation personnel training help
Because of the reasons of the education system, the cooperation between colleges and enterprises is a common mode of talent cultivation, and this model is more effective for the cultivation of talents. In the unprecedented employment pressure, the mode of school enterprise cooperation in higher vocational colleges has alleviated the employment pressure of graduates in Higher Vocational Colleges to a great extent, and has also achieved the goal of personnel training. Based on the mode of school enterprise cooperation, the demand for the English ability of the students in vocational colleges will be different. As a result, the English Teaching in higher vocational colleges can cultivate the talents needed by the enterprise, which is helpful to the promotion of the talent training mode.
3.3 to promote the emotional interaction between teachers and students
The difference between higher education and elementary education lies in the size of the contact between teachers and students. In primary education, the contact between teachers and students is larger, while the higher education teachers and students are often only in contact with the classroom. From the perspective of the needs of the students, they do not focus on their English level, but can find a good job at the time of graduation. From the perspective of social needs, have a certain ability to communicate in English is a basic demand for talent in the current society, so the Vocational College English teaching on the surface is to cultivate the students' English level, in addition to actually training in this aspect is more important to provide weights for students to find a job. If students achieve employment, or in the course of the study has an important condition for employment, then the relationship between teachers and the natural will be enhanced.
4 employment oriented vocational college English teaching innovation strategy
4.1 change the teaching methods, the level of Education
English Teaching in higher vocational colleges is still adhere to the traditional teaching mode, Tangguan phenomenon is more obvious. To cultivate students' basic English ability, so that they can achieve the basic requirements of employment, teachers need to make more efforts in teaching methods, according to the student's character by inquiry teaching method, interactive, let the students into the classroom, actively participate in the construction of knowledge, become the main body of the class [2]. at the same time. For the student level uneven, teachers should be adjusted in the hierarchical teaching, questioning and classroom teaching assignments, choose hierarchical.
4.2 optimize the curriculum layout, to create three-dimensional model
The structure of the course will determine the degree of application of this course to students and other factors. At present, the English curriculum structure in higher vocational colleges is lack of science, the order of some teaching content is not reasonable, and the basic rules of English teaching are different. In the optimization of English curriculum structure, teaching rules and students' own knowledge of the English law is the most basic of the two lines, in addition, also taking into account the situation and the interaction of teaching other subjects, considering this is the science of thinking of curriculum structure adjustment. In the course of optimizing the structure of the course, teachers should fully consider and study the content of the curriculum, using a variety of import patterns to help students build a three-dimensional knowledge system. For the content of the course, should be adjusted appropriately according to the social background, the appropriate introduction of new knowledge and reading materials, to enrich the students' knowledge system, and provided a prerequisite for them after graduation as soon as possible into the market, achieve the purpose and effect of the application.
4.3 use of advanced equipment, active classroom atmosphere
English listening, speaking, reading and writing in four aspects, in the content of the learning model on congenital than other subjects to be rich, so in the subject teaching should reflect the teaching methods of the rich and colorful, this is the first student to win the effective weapon of emotion, to provide emotional and psychological level. Help for the following teaching. Multimedia teaching in today is quite popular, even the township schools, many can also use electronic whiteboard and other multimedia equipment, higher vocational colleges have such conditions. However, in practical teaching, multimedia devices are often just a decoration, or just play a hearing function. As an English teacher in higher vocational colleges, it is possible to use electronic whiteboard and other advanced equipment to assist teaching, and to enliven the classroom atmosphere. At the same time, in the activity level of the second classroom, it can also carry out the purpose of information service teaching, develop the second classroom learning channels.
4.4 introduction of talent, improve the level of Teachers
The innovation of English Teaching in higher vocational colleges is not only in the teaching methods, modes and conditions, but also from the perspective of teachers, the introduction of outstanding talents, to improve the structure of teachers. When employed by English teachers in higher vocational colleges should be based on the characteristics of the positioning of the school, to introduce the theoretical level and practical ability to have teachers, while focusing on the level of teachers' scientific research and improve the tracking ability of students to understand the employment environment, in order to ensure the English Teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges to serve students' employment. In addition to the introduction of talent to strengthen the control on the other side, the follow-up training of teachers is also crucial. For the professional skills of teachers, through competition, Mu class, with the same class and other ways to promote the promotion, to guide them to double teacher transformation. In the students' employment work, in addition to full participation in the counselors, organization of English teachers so that they can participate in the appropriate work, employment status and environment for students to have a direct understanding, promote the teachers in teaching innovation, adjustment and transformation [3].
5 Conclusion
The innovation of English Teaching in higher vocational employment oriented teaching reform is to adapt to a social background, has great practical significance, has a great role in cultivating technical talents in all walks of life and social development of the students. Under the background of unprecedented employment pressure, the talent training mode should keep up with the changes of the social background. Influence of English Teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges by a variety of reasons, there are many problems, but as long as the school attaches great importance to English teaching on the importance of talent cultivation, the real from the employment perspective of teaching reform, can play the function of Universities' social service development.
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