Keywords
Guangdong’s vocational colleges
Foreign Language teaching
New forms
Submitted : 2025-02-15
Accepted : 2025-03-02
Published : 2025-03-17
Abstract
This study focuses on the new forms of foreign language teaching in Guangdong’s vocational colleges against the backdrop of education digitization. Through questionnaires and interviews, it identifies the different needs of employers, graduates, teachers, and current students regarding foreign language teaching in vocational colleges. Subsequently, a new digital model for foreign language teaching is designed and implemented in teaching practice. The results demonstrate that the new model has a significant effect on English teaching in vocational colleges, providing theoretical and practical support for foreign language teaching reform, enhancing teaching quality, promoting the growth of teachers and students, and driving the digital transformation of education.
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