[Explanation] The spread of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic has blocked the return of international students from all over the world. How to ensure the continuity of student learning during school suspension is becoming a global issue. In the face of the above situation, Northwest Normal University has launched a "transnational classroom". Teachers use online platforms to provide online education for students who cannot return to school to help them complete their studies and ease students' anxiety.
In late April, Yang Tongjun, associate dean of the Northwest Normal University School of International Cultural Exchange, is teaching advanced Chinese to international students through the "Cloud Classroom". From traditional face-to-face teaching to becoming an "internet anchor teacher", he told reporters that since international students are mostly in their own countries, online teaching has many problems such as time, network, and communication platforms. To deal with the above problems, there are more teachers than usual. Spend three to four times as much time preparing lessons.
[Same period] Yang Tongjun, Vice Dean of School of International Cultural Exchange, Northwest Normal University
Now through, online teaching, so our teachers need to pay more. Therefore, every time our teachers take classes, they are now ready to debug 15 minutes in advance and enter online teaching. After the class, the teacher needs more time to answer some questions of the students. At the same time, we have some individual students, such as network problems, the teacher should pay attention, care about these students, and give him offline counseling.
[Commentary] At present, Northwest Normal University has more than 100 international students in China and 270 overseas. A total of 21 teachers are responsible for teaching foreign students. As early as the end of February, the school conducted online teaching according to the original schedule for the spring semester of 2020.
[Same period] Yang Tongjun, Vice Dean of School of International Cultural Exchange, Northwest Normal University
According to the situation of online teaching, we have divided the international students into a flexible class, which is based on the time difference between different countries and China. Then focus on it accordingly. Also, according to the level of Chinese language learning and Chinese learning of the students, then, In one (class).
[Commentary] Erlong, who studied in the Chinese International Education Department of Northwest Normal University, is an international student from Sudan. Affected by the epidemic, he needs to learn advanced Chinese intensive reading and advanced Chinese reading on the Internet every day.
[Commentary] Erlong, an international student from Sudan
I now take a class in the zoom software (online software). After the class is explained by the teacher, I do my homework. It is more convenient to use the internet (network), so I feel that this (network course) is good for us. (But) I personally think that it is better for teachers to face students personally and look forward to returning to China sooner.
[Commentary] Wu Heping, Dean of the School of International Cultural Exchange of Northwest Normal University, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Service that online teaching has become a contingency measure for universities at home and abroad to respond to unexpected outbreaks, and is also a must for "Internet +" educational wisdom teaching Road to exploration. At the same time, stimulating the interactivity of online classrooms can prompt teachers and students to "reverse roles" and cultivate students' multiple learning abilities.
Ai Qinglong Liu Yutao Ding Si Gansu Lanzhou reported
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