Abstract
In today’s era of network development, WeChat public platform can be used as a tool to assist college English learning. How to develop college students’ English autonomous learning through the platform is the focus of the study. The study employs quantitative and qualitative research design involving 102 non-English major sophomores of Baoding University. The data collected from questionnaires reveal the problems existing in the construction of the platform, English teaching model, students’ English autonomous learning styles and the management of the platform, and then several improvement strategies are advocated in practical teaching. Finally, an interview is carried out to prove the effectiveness of those strategies. The study is expected to achieve the effective application of WeChat public platform, and foster students’ English autonomous learning ability.
Highlights
With the development of Internet technology and the popularization of smart phones, WeChat as social software has already been quite popular among college students
The data collected from questionnaires reveal the problems existing in the construction of the platform, English teaching model, students’ English autonomous learning styles and the management of the platform, and several improvement strategies are advocated in practical teaching
It is hoped that the study can help students promote their English autonomous learning ability when they learn by WeChat public platform
Summary
With the development of Internet technology and the popularization of smart phones, WeChat as social software has already been quite popular among college students. WeChat public platform is one subscribing service of WeChat. It can satisfy different needs of learners. Promoting English autonomous learning is a target of college English teaching. To teach students to grasp the autonomous learning ability is quite crucial. It can ensure the development of students’ other abilities. The study centers on the current situation of students’ English autonomous learning based on WeChat public platform. The study result can increase students’ English learning interest and promote effective English learning. The lifelong English autonomous learning ability will be grasped and enhanced, which can ensure the university’s output quality of applied talents
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