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1、 English Majors Teaching; Advantages; Disadvantages基于微课理念的英语专业教学研究摘要近几年微课教学因其便利方面而受到越来越多人的青睐。微课教学不同于传统教学，它方便学生学习，内容简短，方便快捷，因而它比传统的老师站在讲台上面对学生讲课有许多优势。微课教学在英语专业教学中有更明显的优势。一方面，微课教学有利于老师提高他们的教学方法，拓宽视野；另一方面，微课教学有利于英语专业学生节省学习时间，提高对英语学习的兴趣和热情。然而，这种基础英语专业的微课教学方法仍然存在一些问题。这篇论文旨在研究如何更好地提高往后的英语专业微课教学，让英语专业的学生从微

2、课教学中受益更多。本篇论文主要包含六个部分。第一部分介绍微课的背景知识和本次课题研究的意义。第二部分简短介绍微课概念，微课发展，微课教学的概念以及基于微课理念的英语专业教学原因。第三部分是基于微课理念的英语专业教学，老师和学生应该遵循的步骤。第四部分描述基于微课理念的英语专业教学的优缺点。第五部分为基于微课理念的英语专业教学提出意见。第六部分是全文的总结。 关键词： 微课教学；英语专业教学；优势；不足1 Introduction With the reform in the teaching field, many experts propose English majors Microlec

3、ture-based teaching. In order to have a better understanding of the microlecture-based teaching method and to know whether this teaching method is effective in English majors teaching, it is better to know background information and to make sure the research is significant.1.1 Background Information

4、 Professor LeRoy A. McGrew from the Netherlands put forward 60-Second Course in 1993 and Professor T. P. Kee from the England put forward The One Minute Lecture （Shieh, 2009: 55）. 60-Second Course includes three parts, that is: to introduce the concept, to explain and to use examples connecting with

5、 lives to support the concept. After that, the idea of “microlecture” was first proposed by American instructional designer Mr. David Penrose in 2008. This idea was soon put in practice and gained some success. Microlecture lessons are short in its content and they are always restrained to be around

6、 one minute; therefore, Mr. David Penrose is always called “the professor of one minute”. After the introduction of microlecture-based teaching to China, a lot of Chinese scholars start to research the microlecture and to use microlecture-based teaching in their teaching. 1.2 Significance of the Res

7、earch Nowadays, there are many scholars trying to find new methods of teaching. After applying microlecture in teaching, there are many advantages and benefits （Morris, 2009: 67-88）. Teachers can change their teaching methods, improve their working efficiency. There are also many advantages for stud

8、ents. Students can learn at any time; they can change their views with others via the Internet after watching the microlecture; they can also review many times if they have difficulties of certain content. Based on some advantages of microlecture-based teaching, there are still many problems of this

9、 king of teaching. For English majors, the applying of microlecture-based teaching has necessary and importance.However, the researches of microlecture-based teaching in English majors by some scholars still have some deficiency. Previous researchers paid more attention on learning theories. Whats m

10、ore, those researchers focused more on other subjects microlecture-based teaching, such as science, English or math, rather than on English majors microlecture-based teaching（Morris, 2009: 30-35）. Therefore, in order to benefit English majors more from microlecture teaching, it is meaningful to rese

11、arch the English majors microlecture-based teaching.2 A Brief Introduction of Microlecture This part studies the concept and the development of microlecture, and the reasons for the microlecture-based teaching for English majors.2.1 The Concept of the MicrolectureThe term microlecture does not refer

12、 to micro content for microlearning, but to actual instructional content that is formatted for online and mobile learn using a constructivist approach. More specifically, as Professor LeRoy A. Mcgrew from the Netherlands put forward 60-second course in 1993, these are approximately 60 second present

13、ations with a specific structure （胡铁生, 2011: 51-55）.The idea of “microlecture” was first proposed by American instructional designer Mr David Penrose in 2008 （胡铁生, 2011: 61-65）. Mr. David Penrose, the Director of Academic Technology at Antioch University, of SunGard Higher Education has articulated

14、the process for creating these microlecture. As stated （Shieh, 2009: 23-27）, these specific lectures are combined with specific activities designed to promote the engagement of the learner.2.2 The Development of Microlecture The idea of “microlecture” was first proposed by American instructional des

15、igner Mr David Penrose in 2008. In the United States, microlecture-based teaching is consisted with a vital part of the Pandemic Response Plans. Additionally, even scholars at schools like Princeton University, support the importance of an innovative teaching-learning approach for learners in the 21

16、st century （Shea, 2008: 52）. After the introduction of microlecture-based teaching to China, a lot of Chinese scholars start to devote to researching the microlecture theory in the actual teaching. In China, microlecture gets through from infancy to adult although it still has many shortcomings. In

17、the past 3 years in China, the application of micro-lecture derives from the ecological development to resources exploration, then to practice application （Shea, 2008: 66-68）. Especially in recent years, microlecture-based teaching has been used widespread in education and it also has been discovere

18、d by many scholars.2.3 The Concept of Microlecture-based TeachingMicrolecture-based teaching has been implemented by teachers in modern teaching. Microlecture-based teaching requires teachers to use modern machines such as videos, computers, projectors to give their lessons. Teachers often cut their

19、 lesson from one to ten minutes and after their lesson, then they will upload their lessons to the Internet for students to learn （Shieh D, 2009: 55）. Microlecture-based teaching has been used widespread in American or in the European for its convenience and it is also used by other countries such a

20、s China or Japan. Microlecture-based teaching focus on speed and efficiency.2.4 The Reasons for the Microlecture-based Teaching for English MajorsNowadays, there are more and more people claiming reforms in education, especially the change of teaching methods. In traditional teaching, teachers give

21、lessons in front of students and the lessons often last around forty minutes. Students may feel or have difficulty understanding all content. Whereas in Microlecture-based teaching, teachers simplify their lessons in one to ten minutes, and teachers upload the lessons to the Internet for students to

22、 download to learn. If students have difficulty understanding some content, they can learn videos later, which will benefit English majors more while traditional teaching can not do.At the same tine, there are some problems in English majors teaching. Most English majors just get different subjects

23、or lessons in classes. Those students lack enough skills of computers; few of them really have interest in their learning; students lack enough chances to change views of learning with teachers. Therefore, it is necessary for English majors teachers to catch on the tendency to use microlecture-based

24、 teaching in order to overcome its teaching shortcomings and to help students to learn better.3 Procedures to Conduct the Microlecture-based Teaching for English MajorsIn order to realize the effectiveness of microlecture-based teaching, it is necessary for teachers to find some procedures to give l

25、essons; it is also necessary for students to obey certain procedures to learn better.3.1 The Procedures Followed by Teachers in the Microlecture-Based Teaching for English MajorsUnder microlecture-based teaching, teachers should obey certain procedures to give lessons instead of using traditional En

26、glish teaching method - to give lessons to students by standing on the platform in front of students. These procedures include: to select related and appropriate topics; to analyze the topics; to make good preparation for topics; to update videos; to make assignments for students after their teachin

27、g. In the following passage, it is going to take English majors subject Interpreting Skills as an example to explain the procedures followed by teachers in the teaching of English majors.3.1.1 To Select Related and Appropriate TopicsMicrolecture requires teachers to select the related and appropriate topics. If teachers want to give microlecture to English majors, they need to pay more attention to topics. Before givi