A study of Students' Informal Digital Learning of foreign language in the Context of Digital Transformation of Vocational Education

Zhiying Tong()

Abstract

Abstract: Against the backdrop of the digital transformation of vocational education, informal digital learning of foreign language  (hereinafter referred to as IDLFL) is an emerging learning model with significant potential for enabling individualized and autonomous learning and improving workplace English proficiency among Higher Vocational Colleges (hereinafter referred to as HVC) students. This study explores how Chinese foreign language teachers in HVC perceive and understand HVC students’ IDLFL. Primary data are collected through questionnaires and interviews, and qualitative analysis is conducted based on grounded theory to reveal effective ways to improve the foreign language learning outcomes of HVC students through IDLFL and the corresponding strategies that HVC language teachers should adopt. However, this study also emphasizes the need to be wary of overstating the impact and role of IDLFL in teaching practice.

Keywords

Key words: IDLFL; HVC students; learning effectiveness of foreign language; coping strategies; digital learning resources

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12345/jetm.v8i4.21536