A Study on Blended Learning of High-quality Translation Courses in the Post-epidemic Era

Abstract

In 2020, COVID-19 swept the globe. The whole world faced up with unprecedented challenges. For example, millions of students cannot go back to their campus. Chinese government advocated “No suspension for the class!” Thanks to information technologies, universities and colleges started online learning on various online learning applications, such as Tencent Conference, QQ, Rain Class, Chaoxing. Now in the post-epidemic era, we have to think of the influence of information technology and internet on teaching since it makes distance teaching and learning possible. Blended leaning is a good example of combining face-toface instruction and online learning. Blended learning is a popular distance teaching method currently because it provides flexibility to teachers and learners. This paper studied on blended learning of high-quality translation courses so as to highlight merits of blended learning and what factors should be focused with blended learning. “The most commonly quoted benefits are continuous learning, time saved and reduced travel costs[1]”. This paper finds out: blended class is popular; most teachers and students give positive respond to blended classes; developing a high-quality translation courses needs institutions, teachers and students to do a lot. This paper also summarizes the merits of blended learning as: flexibility in learning environments, continuous learning, supplement for face-to-face instruction, and lubricant among institutions, teachers and students. By blending, teachers should focus on the content, new technologies, and effect of face-to-face instruction; students should focus on cultivating critical thinking ability, controlling learning pace and managing time.