Application of Computer Distance Education in Practical English Writing Teaching

Authors

  • Xiaohua Liu College of Foreign Languages, Hebei Normal University
  • Jian Zhang College of Information Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v13i04.8471

Keywords:

computer distance education (CDE), practical English writing (PEW), classroom instruction, flipped classroom, Jukuu Pigai.org (Jukuu)

Abstract


With the continuous convergence between computer technology and on-line edu-cation in promoting the reform of traditional teaching and learning style, and up-dating the educational idea and method, this paper takes the application of com-puter distance education (CDE) into the practical English writing (PEW) teaching as object of study, adopts the research methods of literature survey, questionnaire and experimental comparison analysis, and studies the application of flipped classroom instruction model into the PEW teaching; the flipped classroom, based on the on-line video, has become popular in the education world now. According to survey of the teaching situation in PEW, the teaching scheme of flipped class-room has been designed; also, this paper evaluates the teaching effect of this teaching scheme by means of Jukuu web-based teaching platform as well as the questionnaire survey of the students about the learning effect, to validate the teaching effect of this teaching scheme on PEW, and prove that the CDE can promote significantly the PEW teaching.

Author Biographies

Xiaohua Liu, College of Foreign Languages, Hebei Normal University

Xiaohua Liu received the B.A. degree in English education in 2001 and the M.A. degree in English language and literature in 2004 from Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China. She has been on the faculty of Hebei Normal University since 2004. Her research interests include English language teaching and linguistics.

Jian Zhang, College of Information Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University

Jian Zhang received the B.A. degree in Computer Science and Technology in 2005 and M.A. degree in Agricultural informationization in 2010 from Hebei Agricul-tural University. He has been on the faculty of Hebei Agricultural University since 2005. His research interests include agricultural information and electronic com-merce.

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Published

2018-03-30

How to Cite

Liu, X., & Zhang, J. (2018). Application of Computer Distance Education in Practical English Writing Teaching. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 13(04), pp. 71–82. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v13i04.8471

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