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1、UseofComputerTechnologiesinOnlineEnglishLanguageEducation邹斌英国布里斯托大学教育研究生学院Bin.zou@bristol.ac.ukTheoutline:IntroductionOnlineopportunitiesOnlinesupportandcollaborationTeacher’sroleintechnologyOnlineprogrammesforlanguageteachingandlearningBlackboard,WebCT,Wimba,ElanguagesC
2、hallengesConclusion1.IntroductionTheaim:provideabriefoverviewofframeworkofpreviousstudiesforonlinelanguageteachingandlearning,anddiscuss:whatcomputertechnologiescanoffertolanguageeducationwhatkindsofnewrolesexistforlanguageteacherswhatproblemsappearinonlinelanguageeducat
3、ionAsPaulsen(2001:1)reveals:“Itisnolongeraquestionofwhethertotakeadvantagesoftheseelectronictechnologiesinforeignlanguageinstruction,butofhowtoharnessthemandguideourstudentsintheiruse.”2.OnlineopportunitiessomeresearchersrevealthattheInternetprovidesmanyopportunitiesforo
4、nlinelanguageeducation(seeSwaffaretal.,1998andCiccoetal.,1998andPacheler,1999).Lankshear,etal.(2000)considerthattheInternetcanleadstudents’learningintomoreglobalizedcontexts.Dr.Woolgarhighlightedattheinternationalconferenceof‘CAL(ComputerAssistantLearning)’05:VirtualLear
5、ning?’attheUniversityofBristol,UKinApril2005,“Themorevirtual,themorereal;themoreglobal,themorelocal”.Andriessenetal.(2003)statethatwiththepossibilitiesofonlineprogrammes,learnerswhocannotattendface-to-facecoursesanddiscussionshavemoreopportunitiesinonlinelearning.Onlinel
6、earningcanprovideawonderfulopportunitytodevelopcompetency,independentlearningskills,self-efficacy,creativityandworkinginteams(Hase,CairnsandMalloch,1998).Jolliffe,etal.(2001:1)remark:“Computerspeedandstoragecapacityisdoublingeveryhalf-year…itisexpectedthatby2015theentire
7、‘developed’worldwillbeonline.”SomeresearcherssuggestthatlanguageskillscanbepromotedontheInternetbyuseofdialogueonline.e.g.CoomeyandStephenson(2001)suggest:*Dialoguecanbeemployedinonlinecoursesbye-mail,bulletinboards,chatroomsandgroupdiscussion.*Dialoguecancoverstudents’r
8、epliestotutors’questions,discussionbetweenlearnersandtutors,amonglearnersandintutorials,orevenindebates