网络教学环境下大学英语教师信息技术应用现状分析-analysis of the current situation of college english teachers information technology application in the network teaching environment.docxVIP

AbstractAbstractWith the progress of the reform of college English teaching, language instruction based on modern information technology has become an irreversible trend of college English teaching. Network-based college English teaching has aroused the interest of many researchers. However, the previous studies are most devoted to the effectiveness of network- based instruction, its advantages over traditional instruction, and the development of students’ comprehensive ability of language application. There are few studies focused on college English teachers’ utilization of information technology in language instruction.This study attempts to understand the current situation of college English teachers’ utilization of information technology in network-based language instruction from three perspectives. 1) Why do teachers incorporate information technology into their instruction practices? 2) How and in what specific curricular areas do teachers use various technical tools?3) What difficulties do teachers encounter in integrating information technology into instruction?This is a qualitative and empirical study. An interview is designed as the research instrument. H University, one of the model institutions of the national college English teaching reform, is selected as the target school. Twelve teachers from the Foreign Languages Teaching and Research Department are chosen for the interview through the combination of stratified sampling and random sampling. The data from the interview are analyzed to understand the college English teachers’ utilization of information technology in network- based language instruction.The results of the research indicate that: 1) teachers incorporate information technology into their language instruction practices for the purposes to provide varieties of authentic materials, to arouse students’ learning interest, to supplement in-class instruction with online materials, to provide more off-class learning opportunities for st