Application of Information Technology in College English Teaching

Abstract:

The application of information technology in college English education becomes an unavoidable trend nowadays. How to make good use of multimedia instruction is the focus of discussion. This paper consists of four parts. To begin with, an experiment was done to disclose the positive effects of information technology, and the negative effects were also pointed out. The current situation of the application was shown by the questionnaire. Finally, measures are proposed in order to solve the existing problems. Besides multimedia instruction, the enlightenment of Constructivism Learning Theory deserves to be taken into consideration.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1023)
• Pages: 221-224
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1023.221
• Online since: August 2014
• Authors: Kun Wang*, Yi Yang
• Keywords: College English Teaching, Information Technology (IT), Multimedia Instruction

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