Then the author identifies the Chinese EFL context which lacks authentic language environments and calls for active learning.

接着作者指出，汉语环境缺乏真实的语言环境，这也进一步说明了实行自主学习的必然性。

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However, most of these studies are conducted in second language classrooms abroad, and little research has been done relating to Chinese EFL context.

然而，绝大多数研究都是在国外二语课堂环境下进行的，对于我国英语作为外语的课堂中的形式教学的研究几乎还是空白。

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The difference found in the results may primarily due to the difference between the research contexts, that is, the difference between an ESL and an EFL context.

作者认为造成这些差异的根本原因可能在于以英语为二语和以英语为外语的研究环境的差别。

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