Strategies for Developing Cross-cultural Communication Competence in College English Based on Small Private Online Course (SPOC)
Journal: Journal of Higher Education Research DOI: 10.32629/jher.v2i4.407
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Under the background of blended teaching, the approaches to enhance college students’ ability to use English in multi-cultural environment are being diversified. This paper explains the importance of cross-cultural communication competence, discusses the features of SPOC and explores the strategies of applying SPOC to the development of cross-cultural communication competence in college English classes.
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cross-cultural communication, SPOC, college English
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[3] Gao Yongchen. A Survey on the Intercultural Communication Competence of Chinese College Students. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching, 2016, 3, 71-78.
[4] Ge Chunping and Wang Shouren. On Cultivation of Intercultural Communicative Competence in College English Teaching. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching, 2016, 2, 79-86.
[5] He Kekang. The New Development of Educational Technology Theory from Blending Learning. E-education Research, 2004, 3, 1-6.
[6] Jiang Yanhua. On the Identity of Process Evaluation and Result Evaluation. Forum on Contemporary Education, 2007,4,52-53.
[7] Means,B.,Toyama,Y.,Murphy,R.& M. Baki. The Effectiveness of Online and Blended Learning: A Meta-analysis of the Empirical Literature. Teachers College Record, 2013,3,1-47.
[8] Norberg,A.,C. Dziuban & P. Moskal. A Time Based Blended Learning Model. On the Horizon, 2011,3,207-216.
[9] Rovai,A. & H. Jordan. Blended Learning and Sense of Community: A Comparative Analysis with Traditional and Fully Online Graduate Courses. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004.5.
[10] Westerlaken. M, Christiaans Dingelhoff. I, Renee M, et al. Blended Learning for Postgraduates: An Interactive Experience. BMC Medical Education, 2019, 19, 289.
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