A Study of College English Flipped Teaching Mode Based on Wechat Platform

刘业胜

【Abstract】This paper analyzes present situation of college English teaching and characteristics of wechat platform. In view of the advantages of micro course and flipped classroom， it proposes the mode of College English teaching based on wechat platform， and makes full use of Internet resources and modern information technology to innovate teaching methods.

【Key words】college English； flipped Classroom； wechat platform

1. Introduction

In the information age， teaching have broken the traditional barriers and appeared such typical features as teaching methods diversification， learning needs diversification， learning process and times fragmentation. Changing information technology enables teachers to improve teaching methods and innovate teaching mode to meet students learning needs. With the guidance of modern information technology， college English teaching mode should keep pace with the times， and use information technology to innovate teaching mode.

Wechat， a smart phone terminal chatting software， can instantly send text， voice， pictures， video. It supports group chat and provide users with the public platform， circle of friends .etc， available to college students with advantages as low cost， strong interaction function and convenience. To explore the college English teaching mode based on Wechat platform， to improve teaching efficiency， and to meet individual needs of students are practically necessary.

2. Present Situation of College English Teaching

At present，for various restrictions， teachers can only use the “March， uniform” teaching strategy. The homogenization of teaching， not in accordance with their aptitudes， cannot arouse students enthusiasm for learning and cannot meet individual learning needs. College English teaching are confined to the classroom， which limits the frequency and extent of communication between teachers and students. Information technology continues to progress， the integration of higher education and information technology is increasingly close， but the degree of College English teaching is not ideal.

Some schools have been equipped with a speech room， but it is difficult to meet the needs of many students. Many colleges are equipped with multimedia equipment， build a network learning platform， and provide rich learning resources， but online management is restricted； informationalized teaching has not been implemented.

3. Flipped English Teaching Mode Based on Wechat Platform

As a language course， college English learning should focus on accumulation and practice， and the classroom time is far from enough. Its impossible to let students fully grasp and flexibly use the knowledge. With rich media， to record online video course—micro course came into being. Flipped classroom， reconstructs teaching process， emphasize autonomous learning before class， internalized knowledge during class， and after-class consolidation of knowledge.Teacher's role is not only “teaching”， but more “answering”. According to students dependence on the smart phone， the convenience of wechat platform and typical characteristics of flipped classroom， we can flip the teaching by micro course based on wechat platform in college English teaching .

Teachers deeply study materials， analyze key points and difficult points， determine teaching objectives， and carefully produce micro course， set task， as well as provide the core contents and key expressions. Teachers use wechat platform to push micro course and related teaching resources to emphasize students autonomous learning and cooperative learning. Teachers urge students to study micro course before class， and to provide the students with necessary guidance and answer. During the class， teachers flip the teaching based on micro course. Classroom will be focused on the internalization of knowledge， improvement of the ability in understanding and language integrative applications. Teachers can set tasks to improve students exploration learning ability， cooperative learning ability and thinking ability. After class teachers can launch micro tests on the wechat platform. Students can use wechat platform to participate in the tests and submit answers.

4. Conclusion

Wechat platform innovates teaching methods by fully using Internet resources and modern information technology. But in the process of teaching， teachers should be reminded： wechat platform can only assist teaching， can not replace classroom teaching； only when students learn by themselves before class， can flipped classroom be achieved smoothly； teachers should give students moderate constraints and timely guidance， supervise students to use the wechat platform so as to improve teaching quality and learning efficiency.

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