An Attempt of Construction of English Language Intelligent Flipped Classroom Teaching Mode from an Ecological Perspective

Abstract

With the development of information technology and advancement of education reform, flipped classroom as an essential component of blended learning has drawn substantial attention from researchers and has been put into practice in full swing in modern classrooms. Besides, classroom teaching ecology regards teaching as an ecosystem, and treats teachers and students as the key elements of common development in a harmonious environment. The aim of this study is to explore a systematic construction of English language intelligent flipped classroom teaching mode from the perspective of ecology.Based on the theory of ecology, it first discusses the ecological connotation of English language intelligent flipped classroom teaching with classroom ecological factors and the relationships among them, and further expounds the essence of ecology for constructing an English language intelligent flipped classroom teaching model, and then analyzes the process of constructing the English language intelligent flipped classroom teaching mode on the basis of ecology. Specifically, it includes the construction of an ecological environment, ecological teaching method, ecological subjects’ relationship, and ecological learning platform, which ultimately realizes the educational function of the English language classroom ecological system.Additionally, the framework and procedures of ecological English language intelligent flipped classroom teaching have been attempted to be established. Finally, the study summarizes the potential impact of the intelligent flipped classroom on English teaching, and puts forward some practical teaching strategies and guidance for improving English language teaching in the future as well.