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Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Multimedia Approach in improving the English language procificency of college students in Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities in China. Methods: A descriptive method that involved comparative analyses of the scores obtained by students who was exposed to the Multimedia Approach and the traditional College English teaching method was used in the study. Results: The English language proficiency of the students was high after Multimedia approach was used in College English classes. Conclusions: The experimental teaching showed that the adoption and application of Multimedia approach in College English classes are very effective in enhancing the language proficiency of the students.
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Li, P. (2014). Multimedia Approach: Its Effectiveness in Improving the English Language Proficiency of College Students. In: Zhong, S. (eds) Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Cybernetics and Informatics. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 163. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3872-4_275
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