A Study on the Application of Flipped Classroom Teaching Model in College English Based on the Mobile Learning

Abstract

Mobile learning is rapidly popularized among college students as an indispensable learning approach. How to apply mobile learning into college English teaching has become the focus of educational research domain. This paper analyzes the current situation of mobile learning in Chinese universities and introduces an innovative college English Flipped Classroom teaching model in combination with mobile learning. After one semester of experimental study, it testifies the validity of the new teaching model through students’ evaluation for it and the students’ progress in their English study based on the analysis of the data collected in the questionnaires, interview, and tests. The purpose of the new teaching model is not only to develop students’ autonomous learning ability and academic achievements, but also to improve the teaching quality of our university widely.