Study on the Development and Current Condition of English Language Arts Education in Internet Age

Contemporary information technologies with multimedia and internet as representatives a re changing people's lifestyle and learning style at breakneck speed, which also lead to the networking-orientation, virtualization, internationalization and individuation of higher education in developed countries and regions. The internet provides spacious study space and rich resources for English learners. What's more, network English teaching can stimulate students' interests, add the chances for students to be exposed to English, which can provide beneficial conditions for students' self-directed learning. Internet brings along with a totally new concept for English teaching as well as new challenges. This paper discusses about the development and application of network English teaching, which comes to the conclusion that it can provide the environment for self-directed English learning.

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