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A Pedagogical Framework for Web-Based Autonomous English Learning in Chinese Context from the Perspective of Eco-Constructivism
School of English and Education, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China
- 1 School of English and Education, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics·Volume 05 (2015)·Pages 361–369·Published 12 August 2015·DOI10.4236/ojml.2015.54032
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Abstract
The application of web-based autonomous English learning (WAEL) in China has shown serious problems in recent years. Combining language ecology theory and constructivism, this paper proposes a pedagogical framework guided by eco-constructivism. It then gives advice from perspectives of curriculum design, its operation and evaluation, and shares the successful experience of learning community construction and formative evaluation operation in Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. The writer hopes that this research will shed light on the construction of a sustainable development of WAEL in China and e-teaching in context worldwide.
KeywordsWeb-Based Autonomous English LearningEco-ConstructivismLearning CommunityFormative Evaluation
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