An Elementary Study on English Teaching in the Internet TimeHE Shuquan () No 2001001, SHU Economics Working Papers from Department of Economics, Shanghai University Abstract: With the popularity of Internet, the traditional teaching methods for English are being challenged. The author argues from two aspects: (1) The impact of Internet on English teaching; (2) The possible measures English teachers could take on the basis of his own experiences. As to the first viewpoint, three sub-points are covered: i. The important role the Internet plays in environment for English teaching and English using. Most web pages on the Internet are written in English, and this forms the microenvironment for English learning and using. ii. The impact of Internet on students in English learning. Students can read more authentic articles from the Internet, and they have the opportunity to communicate with foreign friends in English. They can also take English courses on the Internet if they think it is necessary. iii. The impact of Internet on English teachers. On the one hand, the Internet provides English teachers with more conveniences in teaching; on the other hand, the Internet challenges teachers¡¯ notion on teaching, the role they play in teaching and teaching methods. Based on his own experiences, the author puts forward some measures that could be taken by English teachers in teaching. i. Reasons for using the Internet. These include experiential learning, greater interaction, authentic materials for study, individualization, and so on. ii. English teachers undertake new roles in English teaching. The teacher¡¯s new role includes planning, analyzing, organizing, coordinating and problem solving in a student-centered environment. iii. English teacher should look of the Internet as huge resources for English teaching. Find new and interesting articles for students is one example, and joining the news groups for teaching English is another. iv. English teachers can use the Internet as means of teaching. For example, English teachers can establish their own teaching website (free domain names are available on the Internet); English teachers also can set up E-mail lists or news groups used for communicating with the students, handing out materials used for the next class and collecting assignments, etc. English teachers should change their notion on teaching, catching the opportunity that most colleges and universities are setting up information campus to take advantages of the Internet. Keywords: English Teaching; Internet-Assisted Teaching; Teaching Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:shu:wpaper:2001001 Ordering information: This working paper can be ordered from Access Statistics for this paper More papers in SHU Economics Working Papers from Department of Economics, Shanghai University |
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