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网络教学环境下大学英语教师信息技术应用现状研究

A Study of College English Teachers’ Utilization of Information Technology in Network-based Instruction

【作者】 吴晓燕

【导师】 郑朝红;

【作者基本信息】 河北大学 , 英语语言文学, 2013, 硕士

【摘要】 随着我国大学英语教学改革的开展和推进,基于现代信息技术的网络教学模式已经成为当前大学英语教学的必然发展趋势。网络环境下的大学英语教学引起了诸多学者的研究兴趣。然而,现有关于网络环境下大学英语教学的研究主要集中于探讨新型教学模式的教学效果、对比传统教学模式的优势、教师角色的转变以及对学生英语综合应用能力的培养等方面,而关注网络教学环境下大学英语教师信息技术应用状况的研究却尚属少数。本文旨在从以下三个方面对网络教学环境下大学英语教师信息技术应用情况进行研究,即:1)教师在大学英语教学中使用信息技术的目的是什么?2)教师将各种信息技术具体应用到了哪些课程领域?3)教师在将信息技术与大学英语教学相结合的过程中遇到了哪些困难?本研究为质性实证研究,以访谈为研究工具,以作为全国大学英语网络教学改革示范院校之一的H大学为目标院校,以分层和随机相结合的抽样方法选取了该校大学外语教研部的十二名大学英语网络教学一线教师为访谈对象,以访谈内容笔记及录音为研究资料,对网络教学环境下大学英语教师信息技术应用情况进行了定性分析。研究结果表明:1)教师在大学英语教学中运用信息技术是为了创造生动、真实、丰富的语言学习情境,激发学生的学习兴趣和动力,利用网上材料补充课堂讲授内容,给学生提供更多课外学习机会,培养学生的自主学习能力,提供多样化的互动交流渠道;2)教师不仅将信息技术应用到了听、说、读、写、译等基本语言技能教学方面,还将其用于了文化与交际以及评价与管理等课程领域;3)教师在将信息技术与语言教学整合的过程中遇到的困难主要有多媒体课件制作费时耗力,信息技术应用能力不足,培训学习机会不多,缺乏技术支持和交流合作,另外部分学生缺乏学习动力,语言水平较弱,这也在一定程度上影响了课外网络学习资源的有效利用。本文共分为五章。第一章为引言部分,介绍了本论文的研究背景、研究目的、研究意义及文章结构。第二章为文献综述,解读了国外二语教学中教师信息技术应用的相关研究,并分析了国内有关网络环境下大学英语教学的研究状况。第三章为研究方法,说明了本文的研究问题、研究对象、研究工具、研究过程以及资料的收集分析方法。第四章为主体部分,讨论了研究结果。本章从教师在大学英语教学中应用信息技术的目的、使用信息技术工具的课程领域及在将信息技术和语言教学的整合过程中遇到的困难等三方面进行了分析,详细解答了本文的研究问题。第五章为结论部分,概括了本研究的主要发现,指出了本研究的不足和局限性,并对今后相关领域的研究提出了建议。本研究发现大学英语教师的信息技术应用情况直接影响着大学英语网络教学模式的发展。本文认为加强大学英语教师信息技术应用意识,提高大学英语教师信息技术应用能力,减少影响大学英语教师信息技术应用的障碍因素将能够有力促进基于网络环境的大学英语教学模式的长效开展。

【Abstract】 With the progress of the reform of college English teaching, language instruction basedon modern information technology has become an irreversible trend of college Englishteaching. Network-based college English teaching has aroused the interest of manyresearchers. 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 collegeEnglish 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 threeperspectives.1) Why do teachers incorporate information technology into their instructionpractices?2) How and in what specific curricular areas do teachers use various technical tools?3) What difficulties do teachers encounter in integrating information technology intoinstruction?This is a qualitative and empirical study. An interview is designed as the researchinstrument. H University, one of the model institutions of the national college Englishteaching reform, is selected as the target school. Twelve teachers from the Foreign LanguagesTeaching and Research Department are chosen for the interview through the combination ofstratified sampling and random sampling. The data from the interview are analyzed tounderstand the college English teachers’ utilization of information technology in network-based language instruction.The results of the research indicate that:1) teachers incorporate information technologyinto their language instruction practices for the purposes to provide varieties of authenticmaterials, to arouse students’ learning interest, to supplement in-class instruction with onlinematerials, to provide more off-class learning opportunities for students, to develop students’autonomous learning ability, and to provide more interactions and communications indifferent forms;2) teachers not only utilize various information technology tools ininstruction practices for fundamental language skills, such as listening, speaking, reading,writing and translation, they also use it for culture instruction, student performance evaluationand management;3) the difficulties teachers encounter when integrating information technology into language instruction include intensive time investment, incompetent technicalskills, inadequate workshop training, inefficient technological support, insufficient peercooperation, and the fact that some students’ low learning motivation or language proficiencyhinder them from making good use of online materials.This thesis is composed of five chapters. Chapter1serves as an introduction, presentingthe background, the purpose and the significance of this study, and the organization of thisthesis. Chapter2focuses on the review of the existing foreign literature related to theintegration of information technology into language instructions, and analyzes the currentliterature in China with regard to network-based college English teaching. Chapter3presentsthe research questions and the design of this study. Information is introduced includingresearch participants, instrumentation, procedures, data collection and analysis. Chapter4provides detailed discussion of results in three aspects: teachers’ purposes of incorporatingtechnology into teaching, the applications of information technology in specific curricularareas, and the difficulties in integrating technology into instruction. Chapter5is theconclusion of this study. The major findings are summarized and positive implications arepresented. In addition, limitations of this study are pointed out and suggestions are made forfurther studies in this area.This study finds that college English teachers’ utilization of information technologydirectly influences the development of network-based college English teaching. It is ofsignificant importance to increase college English teachers’ awareness of incorporatinginformation technology, to enhance their ability of utilizing information technology, and tosolve the problems in integrating information technology into language instruction, which isdefinitely helpful for promoting the long-term development of network-based college Englishteaching.

  • 【网络出版投稿人】 河北大学
  • 【网络出版年期】2013年 S2期
  • 【分类号】H319.3;G434
  • 【被引频次】1
  • 【下载频次】326
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