College English Education Platform Based on Browser/Server Structure and Flipped Classroom

Authors

  • Yuanbo Li Hebei Vocational College for Railway Transportation
  • Chenhui Qu Hebei Vocational College for Railway Transportation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v14i15.11147

Keywords:

browser/server (B/S) structure, flipped classroom, college English teaching, teaching practice

Abstract


The English proficiency of Chinese college students is mainly constrained by their low interest in English learning. The English educators in Chinese colleges must improve the initiative of their students to learn English. This paper attempts to create a college English teaching platform based on computer networking technology. Taking flipped classroom as the theoretical basis of college English education, the author introduced the concept and development of flipped classroom, and verified the feasibility of applying the theory in English teaching. To provide the media for flipped classroom, a college English teaching platform was built on the browser/server (B/S) structure, and used to promote the information-based English teaching in colleges. The functional modules and main interfaces of the platform were illustrated one by one. The flipped classroom-based B/S teaching platform was adopted for one semester by a college in Hunan Province. The class using this platform was taken as the test group, and another class without using the platform as the control group. The English scores of the two groups were compared, confirming the effectiveness of the proposed platform. Our research demonstrates the value of flipped classroom, and the proposed teaching platform helps improve the efficiency of college English teaching.

Author Biographies

Yuanbo Li, Hebei Vocational College for Railway Transportation

Yuanbo Li, male, was born on July 25, 1980, with a Master’s degree, major in English Language and Literature. He is currently working as an English teacher at Hebei vocational College for Railway Transportation in Shijiazhuang, China. He has been teaching English courses for 14 years, including College English course and Listening & Speaking course. Currently, He is serving as Director of English Teaching and Research. He has published two books and several papers on English teaching. In 2013, he is excellent in annual assessment. In 2015, he was rated as an excellent educator of Hebei vocational College for Railway Transportation.

Chenhui Qu, Hebei Vocational College for Railway Transportation

Chenhui Qu, female, was born on August 1, 1979, with a bachelor's degree. She is currently working as an English teacher at Hebei vocational College for Railway Transportation, China. In 2013, she was awarded the third-level talent in the new century. In 2015, she is excellent in annual assessment. In 2017, she was rated as an excellent educator of Hebei Rail Transit Vocational and Technical College. In 2018, the college's target performance appraisal was excellent. In the same year, "International Exchange and Cooperation Research and Reference" was published in the provincial publication. In Human Resources, in March 2019, the subject of research and reference for the international exchange and cooperation of the People's Office of Hebei Province was successfully concluded and won the first prize.

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Published

2019-08-01

How to Cite

Li, Y., & Qu, C. (2019). College English Education Platform Based on Browser/Server Structure and Flipped Classroom. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 14(15), pp. 171–181. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v14i15.11147

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 15 (2019)

Section

Reports

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