The Integration of Information Technology in College English Courses

Abstract:

This paper explores the integration of Information Technology in college English courses based on empirical research. A questionnaire about the current situation of educational technology training was conducted in three universities of Changchun City in China with 200 subjects selected. After analyzing the figures obtained, the paper deduces the conclusion that three ways contribute to the integration. The first step is to improve gradually the college English teachers’ educational technology training which proves to be necessary; Secondly, the Blended Learning Model is the key to the integration of Information Technology in extensive reading courses; Last but not least, computer software such as CAVOCA and Webquest is more effective in the course of listening and speaking.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 945-949)
• Pages: 3573-3576
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.945-949.3573
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Kun Wang, Yi Yang
• Keywords: Information Technology (IT), Integration

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