On How to Enhance Chinese College English Teaching Outcomes with Internet Acknowledgements I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my supervisor Professor Luo Guoliang for the continuous inspiration, scholarly advice and inculcatory guidance he gave me in the course of writing this thesis. I am also indebted to my other teachers who have instructed me during the past two and a half years’ study at Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, and to my classmates for their constant encouragement to me in my career as a student here.My debt of gratitude also goes to the authors of the academic books and articles listed in the bibliography. I benefited a great deal from my study of these materials.Finally, I would like to thank my parents and my wife for their support and encouragement during the long process of the thesis writing. Abstract Computer Networks and the Internet have been growing rapidly in China. And they are bound to play a dominant role in all aspects of modern society including, of course, language education. This thesis is intended to elaborate on what is possible in English teaching when cyberspace has become a reality, compelling us to ponder on how it will change the way we teach and learn English, especially in traditional universities.The thesis begins with an introductory chapter explaining the nature of the English language teaching (ELT) in China, the need and the significance of the study.Chapter Two provides a brief historical review of technology and computer application in English teaching, explains what WBET is, briefly reviews the constructive theory which is the theoretical principle of WBET and goes on to discuss the different models which can be used in ...
