Web-Based Inquiry of Autonomy in Foreign Language
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W. Zhang (Ed.): Advanced Technology in Teaching, AISC 163, pp. 45–48. springerlink.com © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Web-Based Inquiry of Autonomy in Foreign Language Learning as a English Major in Higher Vocational College
Hong Hu and Zhan Du Department of Foreign Language, Shijiazhuang Institute of Railway Technology, Shijiazhuang, China zhimahu009@163.com, daoyi8100@163.com
Abstract. Web-based autonomy in foreign language learning is a new model and trend in English teaching. The author in this paper designed the model of autonomic learning, pointed out several aspects needed to be paid attention to and made a summary of first fruits in experimental class.
Keywords: network, autonomic learning, constructivist strategies.
1 The Concept of Self-studying and Web-Based Autonomous Learning
In today's knowledge-explosion society, the concept of lifelong learning is deep in the people's hearts. Self-directed studying ability has become one of the necessary qualities to adapt the "learning society" . Self-directed study refers to a way that learners in learning activities have acquired subject consciousness and self-awareness, and constantly stimulate study passion or enthusiasm, giving full play to the initiative in the learning process. Self-directed study includes several parts: the study habits, interest, method and ability, which is different from what we called self-study. Self-study is just the a component in it. It has the following features: Language learners participate in designing learning goals, laying down the learning schedule under the guidance o teachers, actively looking for learning strategies when coming up against problems, having internal power support during the process, gaining positive emotion experience from the study, self monitoring and make corresponding adjustment according to the cognitive activities. In recent years, the rapid development of the modern information technology based on computer multimedia and network technology has had a huge impact on traditional teaching mode. CAI(Computer Assisted Instruction) and WBI(Web-Based Instruction) not only bring education technology on revolution, but also a teaching idea and education thoughts on revolution. The brand new autonomous learning mode is also breeded from this kind of education idea. The web-based autonomous learning refers to the study that learners use and regulate metacognition motives and behavior for network course of study. “To make the students become independent, independent and effective learners is the ultimate aim of education”.(LiShuping, 2009) Multimedia network teaching will no doubt has 46 H. Hu and Z. Du positive influence on widening the field of vision, enriching students' language learning material, assimilating the outstanding culture linguistic data and improving students' comprehensive quality. However, it is very easy to create the "information overload" and "information lost" due to the network resources' complexity. Therefore, it requires learners and teachers to make the overall evaluation of the cyber resources and carry on the reasonable selection and distribution.
2 Based on Constructivism, Autonomous Learning Design for Higher Vocational English-Major
The key of the teaching-reform in domestic and foreign school is: whether you can break the traditional teaching mode--"with the teacher as the center, speaking little practice", which neither can stimulate students' interest in study, nor restrain students' creative thinking. In order to change this situation, many of the educators come from domestic and overseas did a lot of research and exploration, and constructivism theory is the efforts of the main research. Constructivism theory's content is very rich, student-centered is the core. The four elements or four attributes in Constructivism learning theory is that "environment", "cooperation", "conversation" and "construction of sense", which cleverly unite to the network improving students' autonomous learning by twice the result with half the effort.
2.1 Circumstances Multimedia network create lifelike and colorful information world for students. "we should make the students dip in the actual language oceans thus free the teachers and the students from the boring grammar and detailed analysis. The teaching process must be conscious, purposeful". But we need teachers to guard the pass for searching for the essence of the material, which puts forward the new requirements for teaching design. That is, teaching design not only to consider the teaching goal, but also consider the construction meaning, and create the situation as the most important content of the teaching design.