Title: A Discussion about College Teachers' Roles in English Viewing, Listening and Speaking Autonomous Learning
Abstract: Education is a long-term social undertaking; learning is a lifelong personal process. Alvin Toffler states that illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. The future society will be one of continuous learning, one that requires lifelong education, constant self-improvement and ever-refining survival adaptability. In today's world, due to the development of information technology and communications, knowledge transfer is no longer the ultimate goal for school teaching. An individual's ability to learn has become an important indicator of an individual's and capacity. With the advent of the information age, a historic transformation is underway and affecting people's way of living and learning. However, the first step for transition from examination oriented to quality in the current Chinese College English has become a new concept of education. Due to the passive opinion formed in secondary schools that students are only studying for exams, many college students who are new to the university are motivated to learn passively. At the same time, the current method for college English teaching is still constrained within three realms: the classroom, the and the teaching materials. Basic information exchange between and students is in a one-way transfer rather than a two-way communication.The lack of variety in teachers' character and the missing emotion in communication during teaching and learning make it difficult to achieve any teaching goals. This adversely affects the and effectiveness of college English teaching. College English learning autonomy based on the social environment does not mean free study without any restraint or monitoring, but refers to self-directing, self-planning, self-motivating, and self-monitoring with the active assistance and involvement of who utilize network technology as well.Teachers ' RolesAs higher education in Chinese colleges and universities develop and a learning society forms, changes need to be made in teachers' roles. Teachers must be able to engage students and create an atmosphere of active learning and enable students to learn autonomously. College English should focus on guiding student learning rather than solely teaching. The role of a teacher should be as director behind the curtain rather than an actor on the stage. This mainly requires changes in the following aspects.Learning thought ReformThought is the forerunner of action, and should guide students to change their ideas, so that students truly become masters of learning. The traditional Chinese concept of learning is that teachers talk, and students listen. What the tell, the students listen to. Teachers are actively taking a dominant role and simply making students a passive recipient. Many students do not take the initiative to think and question what the teach. They also have become accustomed to accepting that unified standard and unquestionable answers. Due to neglect of self-learning, students gradually develop a dependency on books and teachers, they have difficulty asking questions, analyzing situations and solving problems. This antiquated way of teaching and learning is limiting college students' thinking space, affecting their responding ability, and making them lack individuality and innovation.The Great Chinese educator Confucius said, Gentlemen do not control. Likewise, students' minds should also no be controlled, which has two meanings: First, students have their own thoughts, their own feelings, and their own subjective initiative; second, students should become knowledgeable. They should be broad-minded and pluralistic thinkers who can move in multiple directions rather than be confined to one aspect. So in college English classroom teaching, must first change students' ideas, and help them truly understand the significance of reading, listening and speaking. …
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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