Teacher’sRoleinBlendedLearning

Also,I would like to thank Mr.Lance Knows,Mr Alfonso Lara,Dr Lisa Fengand Elisa Liu from Dyned International for their valuable help in helping collectingmaterials for this thesis and Professor Caimingjiong and Professor Zhou Yanping fortheir encouragement and support in the course of my thesis writing.Last but not least,to my dearest parents,and my beloved Fiance,MrLiuxianghua,whose true love is a constant source of encouragement and solace to me.CONTENTSChapter One Introduction...................5Chapter Two Computer and Language Teaching..................2.1 History and Development ofCALL2.2 Computer's Role in Language Teaching.92.2.1Computer as Tutor..92.2.2 Computer as Tool102.3 Types of CALL Programs.............1123.1Drill and Practice Programs..12.3.2 Tutorials..122.3.3Simulations.l22.3.4 Games........122.3.5Tool Programs..13Chapter Three Blended Learning.......143.1 What is Blended Learning........143.2 Technological Methods of Blended Learning..153.2.1What's E-Leaming?........153.2.2 Specific Methods for Language-Learning-..........163.2.3 Non-language-leamning-specific methods..........................1832.4 Summary…21Chapter Four Teacher's Role in Blended Learning............234.1 Teacher's Role in Communicative Language Teaching..............234.1.I Teacher as a Resource.244.1.2 Teacher as a Controller..244.1.3 Teacher as an Organizer..................................254.1.4 Teacher as a Prompter.26