Peer teachers' online learning community for diversified college English teaching research: Cooperation and contribution

Abstract

Network English teaching research has attracted the attention of many college English teachers who are keen on the application of information technology and the seamless communication between teaching and learning participants since network technology was applied into foreign language teaching. The article introduces an online learning community titled Sharing & Improving among inter-college English teachers and excellent college students with the main focus on creating a communicative platform to discuss the hot issues concerning English education, and to explore those English teaching and learning problems troubling teachers and students. This is a platform advocating the equal and open dialogue between community members regardless of experts, teachers, and students. This is also a diversified and interactive stage promoting multi-dimension assessment mechanism in college English writing and multi-level discussion mechanism in English teaching research. After 6-month-research, this online learning community not only fulfils software of Four-dimension College English Writing Assessment Models, but also conducts a series of academic discussions concerning English teaching prospects and strategies. Those college students become very sensitive to English through constant training in English communication and discussion, thus promoting their comprehensive development in English skills. Ultimately, all the community members realize their initial goal to achieve the common progress in humanistic qualities by means of experiential and interactive learning in English. © 2014 Academy Publisher Manufactured In Finland.