College English Teaching Research Articles

Interactive Response Systems (IRS) in online English classes: Voices of foreign university teachers in Thailand

Technological advances have introduced English instructors to various ways of delivering successful online classes. Using an Interactive Response System (IRS) as a supporting tool is one of them. This qualitative study investigates the perceptions of foreign English language teachers in Thai universities regarding the use of IRS in online classes. The study involved 10 non-native English university teachers, 7 females and 3 males, aged 27 to 35, with 3 to 6 years of teaching experience in Thailand. They are affiliated with three different Thai universities. Data were gathered through multiple online interviews and observations via Zoom or Google Meet, tailored to each participant’s convenience. The data analysis was conducted using a robust content analysis approach. The findings of this study showed that educators integrated IRS tools to boost engagement, benefiting both students and instructors. Additionally, peer influence encouraged IRS adoption and enhanced teaching methods. IRS tools served various roles, ranging from assessment to promoting motivation and enhancing comprehension. The advantages of IRS tools included increased interactivity, competition, and engagement. They aided in monitoring student attentiveness and comprehension while fostering independent learning. Challenges such as unequal internet access, device limitations, technology literacy, fees, workload, and language barriers existed, along with concerns about potential cheating during IRS activities.

Research on College English Teaching Mode in Art Colleges Under the Background of “Internet +”

Research on College English Teaching Mode in Art Colleges Under the Background of “Internet +”

Reform of College English Teaching Content in Engineering Colleges against the Background of New Engineering Education

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the development of new engineering education. College English, a compulsory course aimed at non-English majors in China’s universities, bears great responsibilities in training high-quality innovative engineering talent with an international perspective. After an examination of the current College English teaching content and an analysis of college students’ needs for English learning, the paper proposes three ways to reform the teaching content of College English in light of nurturing new engineering talent: integrating language and cultural knowledge with subject-specific knowledge, enhancing students’ ability of applying English in their professional domains, and emphasizing both humanistic education and professional competence in College English teaching.

Retraction Note: Research on effectiveness of college english blended teaching mode under small private online course based on machine learning

Retraction Note: Research on effectiveness of college english blended teaching mode under small private online course based on machine learning

Methods of Improving and Optimizing English Education Level in Higher Vocational Colleges Under the Background of Big Data

At present, the English skills of Chinese university graduates cannot meet the needs of social development. Therefore, in recent years, the reform of college English teaching has received unprecedented attention. This article proposes methods for improving vocational English education in the context of big data, including teacher development, curriculum design, teaching modes, teaching resources, and learning evaluation. It also explores and analyzes new models and means of vocational English teaching that are conducive to big data analysis. We adopted a blended learning model that combines large-scale online open courses and SPOC to reform traditional English teaching methods and plans, and studied the teaching effectiveness and feasibility of the blended learning model. The results indicate that it can improve the online course experience and teaching effectiveness. This study promotes the modernization and reform of vocational English education, which helps to enhance students' independent English learning ability and practical work ability.

Exploration of the Evolution of Teacher Roles and Professional Development Needs Among University English Instructors

The role of university English instructors has evolved significantly over the years, encompassing various aspects. This paper explores the evolution of the role of university English instructors and examines the current challenges and opportunities they face in today’s educational landscape. It delves into the multifaceted nature of their responsibilities and discusses the importance of continuous professional development to meet the evolving needs of students and the demands of the profession.

Research on the Integration and Practice Path of English Teaching and Eco-Environmental Protection Education Under the Concept of Empowerment

The fundamentals of solving ecological and environmental problems lie in the problems of education, awareness and quality. Strengthening environmental education for college students can enhance their environmental awareness and motivate them to protect the environment. This study outperforms GA-SVR, PSO-SVR, DE-SVR and SVR in assessing the quality of ecological environment and English teaching by establishing SSA-SVR model. The study shows that the SSA-SVR model has higher assessment precision and accuracy in assessing the quality of university English language teaching. The study provides new methods and tools for university English education and offers valuable insights and guidance for exploring the intersection of ecological conservation and English education. In addition, the study offers suggestions for improvement that can help us gain a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the actual effects of university students' participation in English teaching practices and provide more convincing conclusions and recommendations for practice.

Unveiling the professional identity construction of in-service university English language teachers: Evidence from Bangladesh

This study aims to investigate the construction of professional identity among Bangladeshi university English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers and its influence on classroom performance. Employing a qualitative case study approach, data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and classroom observations. Interviews were conducted with two Bangladeshi university teachers who have significant experience in EFL teaching. The interview questions were designed based on the language teachers’ identity formation model, focusing on factors relevant to foundational competences. Content analysis was employed to analyze the collected data and identify emergent themes. The findings indicate that proficiency in language skills, contextual knowledge, self-awareness, disciplinary knowledge, and classroom management skills play pivotal roles in reshaping the professional identities of Bangladeshi university EFL teachers. Classroom observations revealed the strategies employed by these teachers in language use, pedagogical approaches, and classroom management to construct their professional identities. Despite aspirations to conduct classes solely in English, teachers often resorted to using the students' mother tongue for better comprehension. Based on these findings, the study suggests a focus on diverse teacher education programs in Bangladesh to produce more proficient teachers.

Impact of Summative Assessment Outcomes on Formative Assessment Design in College English Education

Impact of Summative Assessment Outcomes on Formative Assessment Design in College English Education

EVALUATION ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING TEXTBOOKS AT CHINESE COLLEGES FROM INTER-CULTURE PERSPECTIVE

This study aimed to evaluate whether the existing college English textbook can meet the increasing demand for cultivating college students’ intercultural competence. There were 10 teachers with rich college English language teaching experience that assessed the design of the intercultural content in the current textbook by using a checklist at first. After that, they were invited to participate in an interview to explore their deeper views on the textbook. The results of both the assessment and the interviews showed that the existing textbooks were clearly inadequate in terms of their coverage of "intercultural" content. Even if one can acquire some intercultural knowledge, the content often lacks depth, generality, and clarity. Moreover, the teachers lack professional guidance to apply intercultural content in their daily teaching process. The findings recommend the implementation of more suitable and professional teaching models to counterbalance the textbook's irrational intercultural content design.

Research on the Development and Improvement of College English Teachers’ Digital Literacy from the Perspective of the Learning Community

Research on the Development and Improvement of College English Teachers’ Digital Literacy from the Perspective of the Learning Community

Educational Practice Based on the Integration of Support Vector Machines and English Curricula

At present, IT (Information Technology) with computer network as its core has begun to integrate into CET (College English Teaching) practice, which has brought unprecedented influence on ELT (English Language Teaching). This paper adopts the strategy of active learning to build SVM, overcomes the shortcomings of typical SVM, and comprehensively considers various actual situations to build an assessment model of college English classroom instructional quality. The experimental results show that the classification accuracy of this algorithm can reach 96.21% on Zoo data set and 94.36% on Iris data set. This study is of great theoretical and practical value for improving the level of college English classroom teaching in the IT ecological environment.

College English Teaching Based on the Theory of Core Competencies

College English Teaching Based on the Theory of Core Competencies

Enhanced decision-making through an intelligent algorithmic approach for multiple-attribute college English teaching quality evaluation with interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets

To establish a student-centered teaching quality assurance system in English teaching in universities, it is necessary to establish an educational philosophy of survival based on quality, achieve student-centered learning, optimize the allocation of English teaching resources, and reform evaluation standards; To address the problems in English teaching, we need to raise awareness of the construction of a “student-centered” teaching quality assurance system, carry out “student-centered” teacher training activities, and improve teachers’ professional skills; At the same time, we will establish a student-centered English curriculum system, promote the reform and innovation of teaching models, establish a diversified English teaching evaluation system, and ensure the high efficiency and quality of English teaching in universities. The college English teaching quality evaluation is the MAGDM. Recently, the TODIM and MABAC technique has been employed to manage MAGDM. The interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IVIFSs) are employed as a useful tool for portraying uncertain information during the college English teaching quality evaluation. In this paper, the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy TODIM-MABAC (IVIF-TODIM-MABAC) technique is built to manage the MAGDM under IVIFSs. At last, the numerical example for college English teaching quality evaluation is employed to show the IVIF-TODIM-MABAC decision technique. The main contribution of this paper is outlined: (1) the TODIM technique based on MABAC has been extended to IVIFSs based on Entropy technique; (2) the Entropy technique is employed to manage weight based on score values under IVIFSs. (3) the IVIF-TODIM-MABAC technique is founded to manage the MAGDM under IVIFSs; (4) a numerical example for college English teaching quality evaluation and some comparative analysis is supplied to verify the proposed technique.

Exploring Chinese university English teachers’ language assessment literacy: a mixed-method study

ABSTRACT As the development of language assessment literacy (LAL) has grown to be a highly regarded and much-researched field of teacher professional education in recent decades, this study seeks to investigate the needs of in-service university English teachers for LAL development, teachers’ current level of LAL as well as factors that facilitate or impede teachers’ development of LAL. The primary aim of the study is to identify areas in which teachers require further knowledge and training in language assessment and to devise effective strategies for enhancing their language assessment competency. By running Principal Component Analysis, four dimensions were identified: assessment in language pedagogy; technical skills; language assessment for learning; and assessment principles and concepts. 871 in-service English university teachers participated in the survey. Descriptive analysis was employed to compare teachers’ assessment knowledge with their actual practice. Moreover, Chi-square test was used to examine the correlation between teacher backgrounds and their development of LAL. Results indicated that the disparities in LAL development needs between different teacher cohorts gradually diminished as teachers gained teaching experience. Teachers demonstrated their confidence in the understanding of LAL, but there was still a need to enhance their knowledge of assessment principles and concepts, as well as psychometric analysis of language assessment.

The Inheritance and Integration of Chinese Traditional Culture in College English Teaching and Learning

In the context of globalization, the integration of traditional Chinese culture in university English teaching is particularly important. This paper discusses the value of inheriting and integrating traditional Chinese culture in university English teaching, including enhancing students’ sense of cultural identity, cultivating students' cultural appreciation, enriching the content of English teaching as well as promoting cultural innovation and development. At the same time, corresponding strategies are proposed, such as integrating traditional cultural elements with curriculum content, adopting diversified methods to feel the charm of traditional culture, using scientific and technological means to enrich traditional cultural resources, organizing practical activities to enhance the awareness of cultural inheritance, and enhancing teachers’ qualifications to optimize the path of cultural inheritance. The implementation of these strategies will help to effectively inherit and integrate traditional Chinese culture into university English teaching, cultivate students’ intercultural communication skills, and promote the inheritance and development of excellent traditional Chinese culture.

Integrating Regional Culture and College English Teaching by Introducing “Telling Guangxi’s Story” to College English Classes

With globalization, research in intercultural communication and language teaching is becoming more in-depth and extensive. In this context, integrating regional cultural elements into English teaching holds significant value. Exploring the role of regional cultural factors in enhancing cross-cultural communication skills and English learning can offer new perspectives and methodologies for college English education. This study aims to integrate regional culture into college English teaching, particularly focusing on “telling Guangxi’s story.” The goals of this research include improving college students’ learning effectiveness and interest, providing a deeper understanding of Guangxi’s history, culture, and characteristics, and fostering an appreciation and respect for different regional cultures. Additionally, the study seeks to enhance students’ cross-cultural communication skills, cultural cognition, cultural identity, and cultural self-confidence. By doing so, it also contributes to the inheritance and development of local culture in Guangxi, promoting a modern educational approach that bridges local and global cultural understanding.

Analysis on the Reform of English Educational Management in Colleges and Universities from the Perspective of Applied Talents Training

With the deepening of the reform process of college education, the traditional mode of college English education should also be changed to the mode of applied talent training. However, in the actual educational practice, the English teaching in many colleges and universities still follows the outdated teaching mode, which greatly affects the quality and level of English talent training in colleges and universities. This paper analyzes the problems encountered in the college English education management, and provides effective solutions for the college teachers to solve the existing problems.

Exploring the Innovative Path of English Teaching in Colleges and Universities from the Perspective of New Media

Exploring the Innovative Path of English Teaching in Colleges and Universities from the Perspective of New Media

The Significance of Teacher Leadership in College English Teaching

The Significance of Teacher Leadership in College English Teaching