| Since blended learning was introduced in China by professor He Kekang in 2003, it has aroused the attention of domestic scholars. This is because blended learning is a connecting point of traditional teaching and e-learning.In 2004, the Education Ministry issued College English Curriculum Requirements (For Trial Implementation). This requirement regulates:"The new teaching model should be built on modern information technology, particularly network technology so that English language teaching will be free from the constraints of time or place and geared towards students' individualized and autonomous learning."This new teaching requirement brings a new challenge for college English teachers. It is necessary for teachers to build an appropriate teaching model, which can take good use of modern technology. Under such background, the researcher proposes the present study.Through the analysis of characters of blended learning, related theories in linguistics and learning and an survey study on partial students and college English teachers in Southeast Universtiy, the thesis is aimed at exploring the feasibility of blended learning in college English teaching and trying to build a teaching framework of blended learning in college English teaching.This thesis begins with all kinds of its definitions of blended learning and then analyzes the characters of blended learning under the environment of the internet and presents related study and multimedia college English teaching. Based on these, the theoretical foundations of blended learning in college English teaching are presented. Then some of students and teachers in Southeast University are surveyed in order to know the condition of college students and English teachers in using computers and internet.According to the findings from the survey, the researcher concludes that it is feasible to use blended learning in college English teaching. At last, a framework to set up blended learning model in college English teaching is provided.
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