Title :
The Use of WebQuest to Enhance English-Chinese Bilingual Education: A Case Study in a Course in Computer Science Overview
Author :
Fan, Shaojing ; Song, Jiatao ; Zhang, Yongping ; He, Zhongkun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Ningbo Univ. of Technol., Ningbo, China
Abstract :
WebQuest, an inquiry-oriented online learning tool, allows students to collect and acquire new knowledge from Web-based resources and to develop their critical thinking skills. This paper reports an exploratory case-study, investigating the effectiveness of WebQuest for the enhancement of English-Chinese bilingual college education. The results show that WebQuest can promote English learning environment and arouse learners´ learning interest, thus is effective for the bilingual teaching.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; computer science education; educational courses; natural language processing; English learning environment; English-Chinese bilingual college education; Web-based resources; WebQuest; computer science; course; critical thinking skills; inquiry-oriented online learning tool; Computer science; Computer science education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Helium; Information analysis; Knowledge engineering; Laboratories; Web sites;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Intelligence and Software Engineering, 2009. CiSE 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4507-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4507-3
DOI :
10.1109/CISE.2009.5366749
