On interactive EFL teaching based on Web-based platform

The purpose of the present empirical research was to design and develop a Web-based platform which aims at improving interactive English as Foreign Language (EFL) teaching and learning. With the attempt to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of the platform, the research tools, questionnaires and interviews, were adopted among 60 college students in China. After analysis of the quantitative data and the students´ views, two findings are concluded. In EFL teaching and learning, Web-based platform can effectively improve interaction among teachers, students and resources on Web; the platform can improve the efficiency of EFL teaching and learning. The study further reveals that there are two points for the improvement of Web-based platform. One point is that the contents of platform should be updated and enriched by both teachers and students; the other point is that the management of platform should be improved to avoid the maintenance deficiencies.