An Understanding-Based Study between Traditional Chinese Classroom Teaching and PAD Classroom Teaching in Chinese University Students' "College English" Classes

• Published in: Journal of English Teaching Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 186 - 201
• Main Author: Su, Huanan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Journal of English Teaching 20.06.2023
• Subjects: Active Learning; College Students; Conventional Instruction; Electronic Learning; English (Second Language); Group Activities; In Person Learning; Instructional Effectiveness; Interaction; Interpersonal Communication; Second Language Instruction; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Video Technology
• ISSN: 2087-9628
• DOI: 10.33541/jet.v9i2.4736

The current study intended to have a brief understanding-based analysis of the Chinese university students' understanding of the traditional Chinese classroom teaching method and the PAD classroom teaching method to investigate the feasibility and efficiency of the two teaching methods in the Chinese university students' "College English" classes. Through applying a quantitative research design using the descriptive approach, questionnaires were distributed to thirty Chinese university students. The current study had revealed that the PAD classroom teaching method was much more favorable than the traditional Chinese classroom teaching method by most of the Chinese university students in their "College English" classes. Thus, the implication of the current study was that the PAD classroom teaching method was strongly suggested to be given more opportunities to be applied and practiced by the teachers in the Chinese university students' "College English" classes.