The article explores the effectiveness of class report in intensive reading course.This Language teaching method works well in terms of relaxing the classroom atmosphere;training students’ courage to express themselv...The article explores the effectiveness of class report in intensive reading course.This Language teaching method works well in terms of relaxing the classroom atmosphere;training students’ courage to express themselves in front of others,and focus on stimulating their interests to study English.展开更多
Online teaching and learning practices in Asian universities are different from that in western universities. Western universities give emphasis on student-student interaction for learning. Online courses offered by m...Online teaching and learning practices in Asian universities are different from that in western universities. Western universities give emphasis on student-student interaction for learning. Online courses offered by most Asian universities are a kind of mixed mode that comprised simultaneous face-to-face tutorials and online interaction facility. In this situation most students use the online facility to collect resources and to contact their teachers. The quantity of student-student interaction was sporadic in many courses. So research is needed to improve the situation and create an environment for students where they can learn what peer group interaction is and practice it. This paper has presented a model of teaching and learning online for Asian universities. Possible barriers in teaching and learning situations in Asia and students' abilities have been considered to develop the model.展开更多
文摘The article explores the effectiveness of class report in intensive reading course.This Language teaching method works well in terms of relaxing the classroom atmosphere;training students’ courage to express themselves in front of others,and focus on stimulating their interests to study English.
文摘Online teaching and learning practices in Asian universities are different from that in western universities. Western universities give emphasis on student-student interaction for learning. Online courses offered by most Asian universities are a kind of mixed mode that comprised simultaneous face-to-face tutorials and online interaction facility. In this situation most students use the online facility to collect resources and to contact their teachers. The quantity of student-student interaction was sporadic in many courses. So research is needed to improve the situation and create an environment for students where they can learn what peer group interaction is and practice it. This paper has presented a model of teaching and learning online for Asian universities. Possible barriers in teaching and learning situations in Asia and students' abilities have been considered to develop the model.
