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Based on the course orientation of Hotel English, this chapter puts forward a detailed reform plan for it from the perspective of the constructivist learning theory in order to improve student’s learning effect of it. This plan perfectly combines Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) with the “flipped classroom” teaching model and majorly falls into the following three parts: firstly, building “flipped classroom” teaching model focusing on “online task + offline task,” in which the content of online task is the professional knowledge of hotel industry, while offline task refers to relevant task-formed drillings, including oral practices in class and comprehensive assignments after class; secondly, applying a teaching design combining online learning with offline drilling, under which the teaching procedure is approximately as follows: online learning before class (students)—offline guidance in class (teacher)—offline drilling in and after class (students)—online interaction after class (between teacher and students); thirdly, establishing “oral + written” test model for final examination and putting emphasis on student’s daily performance. Subsequently, the realization of this plan reveals that it works well in teaching practice and can enhance the students’ professional language ability in the hotel world effectively.
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Duan, W. (2020). On the “Flipped Classroom” Teaching Model Through Task-Based Language Teaching from the Perspective of Constructivist Learning Theory: A Case of Hotel English Reform in Yinxing Hospitality Management College of CUIT. In: Sun, Y., Li, L., Cai, H. (eds) Asian Research on English for Specific Purposes. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1037-3_13
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