A Review of Application on Flipped Classroom in Chinese College English Teaching

Abstract

Information globalization and increasing popularity of the internet result in growing concern of the flipped classroom. This new teaching mode has turned into a heated topic since it utilizes the advances in technology and ideology to foster students academic success. This review is carried out in regard to the usage of a range of paper investigating the flipped classroom through case study or mixed research methods (quantitative and qualitative) in order to obtain the results in a both internal and external valid manner. The purpose of this research were to illustrate differences between flipped and traditional classroom, how to flip the college English teaching, the roles of learners and instructors in this novel pedagogy and the perceptions on the experiences and achievements of Chinese college students who use flipped classroom to learn English. Various benefits and many other challenges of the flipped classroom are discussed in greater detail. The findings of the study indicate that the most frequently reported advantage of the flipped classroom is the engaging and dynamic way to enhance students' involvement, increasing motivation and cultivating autonomy in learning. In short, inverted class promotes students' learning efficiency and quality. Although students' feedback on this pedagogy was generally very positive, it still has some limitations while implementing into the real world setting. We finally offer a call for more researches into this promising pedagogy by exploring potentially useful areas in and out-of-class activities as well as contributing to its knowledge base across distinct disciplines.