Abstract
In order to simulate students’ enthusiasm in English listening and to improve teachers’ teaching efficiency, application of computer multimedia technology in English listening teaching has been wildly used. The purpose of this paper is to study the practical application of multimedia technology in English listening teaching. This study also also aims to improve the cognition of multimedia-assisted technology by exploring actual teaching cases. It will eliminate existing misunderstanding of assisting English listening teaching and improve the teach-ing effect of English listening. In this study we first elaborated the theoretical ba-sis of computer-assisted English listening teaching, and then clarified the teaching requirements of multimedia-assisted English listening teaching through question-naires. Finally, the effect of computer-assisted multimedia was evaluated through teaching comparative experiments. This study has important guiding significance in promoting diversified development of college English listening teaching and in developing students’ English listening ability and improving teachers’ teaching skills.
Highlights
The aim of English learning is to develop students’ comprehensive ability in English, it mainly includes two kinds of abilities, namely oral English and written English
Improving English listening ability of college students is the key in improving their overall English proficiency
The score of the experimental class has increased by 9.2%, compared with only 5.8% of the control class. This shows that computer-assisted learning has a better overall listening comprehension level for students than the traditional listening teaching
Summary
The aim of English learning is to develop students’ comprehensive ability in English, it mainly includes two kinds of abilities, namely oral English and written English. Listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating are reflections of five kinds of English abilities, of which listening and speaking abilities are the main reflections of a student’s English proficiency. According to the statistics of linguists and language practice, the five skills in English accounting for listening-45%, speaking-30%, reading-16% and writing&translating-9%, respectively [1]. It can be seen from the data that listening plays a dominant role in English language teaching. Teaching and learning of computer multimedia and softiJET ‒ Vol 13, No 4, 2018
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