Improving the Quality of English Talents Cultivation in Chinese Private Colleges and Universities in the Data-driven AI Age

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jbdc.202301203

Author(s)

Yuhong Zhang1, 2 and Kefang Chen3

Affiliation(s)

1English School, Zhejiang Yuexiu University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China 2Philippine Christian University, 1648 Taft Avenue Corner Pedro Gil St., Malate, Manila 1004, Philippine 3Zhejiang Yuexiu University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China

Abstract

The Data-driven AI Age has become one of the main driving forces for nowadays’ social development. How higher education grasp the features of this digital era, seize opportunities, and meet challenges has already attracted most scholars’ attention. The education of English talents in private colleges and universities in China is facing problems such as outdated teaching methods, weak willingness for teaching reform, lack of effective cooperation among teaching management departments, weak awareness and ability of students’ autonomous learning, etc. This research will reveal the issue of in English talents education in 5 private colleges and universities in China through questionnaires, interviews and NLP (natural language processing) with teachers and students. In connection with the current problems found, this study proposes three paths from teaching, management, and students’ perspectives. The research findings suggest that with the benefit of the Data-driven AI Age, improving teachers’ information technology skills in teaching, strengthening departments’ collaboration in teaching management, and enhancing students’ ability to learn independently can effectively solve the existing problems, thus improving the quality of education of English majors in private colleges and universities in China.

Keywords

Data-driven AI Age; English Talents Cultivation; Chinese Private Colleges and Universities

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