Abstract
Since its introduction in the 2011, WeChat has become an indispensable communication tool. At present, this application provides opportunities to expand foreign language teaching and helps develop mobile learning. To improve the translating ability of students, this thesis maximizes the advantages of WeChat and presents a completely new teaching model called “WeChat-based Translation Teaching Model.” By adopting constructivism theory, a one-year teaching reform experiment was conducted (from Feb. 2015 to Jan 2016) on the translation teaching model based on WeChat. Results show that this teaching model can increase the number of students who read and acquire knowledge, promote communication and interaction between teachers and students, as well as cultivate the autonomous learning ability of students. By demonstrating the positive significance of the application of WeChat in this context, this research can serve as a useful reference material for translation teaching in colleges and universities.
Highlights
Multimedia network teaching has continued to expand in recent years
Studying the application of the WeChat-based Translation Teaching Model is meaningful in this Information Age
Nearly94% students thought that the WeChat-based translation teaching model is better than the traditional teaching methods
Summary
Multimedia network teaching has continued to expand in recent years. the reference entitled The Requirements for Undergraduate Translation Teaching (Trial Edition) serves as an important guide to the development of translation teaching in Chinese colleges and universities in the new century. Zhong Weihe, president of the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, mentioned that “in the big data era, exploring new teaching methods, especially for modern information technologies, are teachers’ responsibility” [2]. The NMC Horizon Report: 2013 anticipated that mobile learning will become the mainstream teaching model in the Information Age [4]. In the past three years, WeChat set off a “micro-wave” of the Internet revolution through its unique functions and the strong momentum of development. This application (or app) facilitates knowledge exchange through online meeting and video communication, which were not possible in the past. Studying the application of the WeChat-based Translation Teaching Model is meaningful in this Information Age
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