Experiences and Countermeasures in a Web-Based English Teaching Project

Abstract

English learners are provided by the Web with fast, abundant and authentic materials. Besides, the features in hypertext structure, multimedia capabilities and online communication have a great influence on education, especially on second and foreign language education. Thus how to make use of the Web to facilitate English teaching and learning has become an essential issue for both learners and instructors. To design an effective Web-based course, teachers may take the three models proposed as reference: analyzing students’ needs and clarifying their characteristics, setting their learning objectives and choosing the suitable Internet resources as teaching materials. The successful Web-based courses should be based on a clear pedagogical rationale and interaction, authentic activities and technological issues.