Flipping English Teaching in Open University Based on WeChat: Model and Reflection

Xiao ZHANG

Abstract


The flipped classroom teaching has now attracted much attention and been widely applied in China’s education system in order to promote teaching modernization and innovation. This study tries to construct the flipped classroom teaching model based on WeChat and carry out it in College English learning of Open University. This teaching model consists of three procedures including before-the-class, during-the-class and after-the-class, which reverses the traditional teaching process and innovates a new teaching structure. After practice, it has been found that flipped classroom teaching can focus English language competence, construct U-learning environment and share digital opportunities.


Keywords


Flipped classroom; WeChat; English teaching; Open university

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/12082

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