Design and Implementation of E-Learning System for Code-Switching Bilingual Teaching

Abstract

To support code-switching bilingual teaching in computer major courses, an online e-Leaning system based on model-view-controller (MVC for short) architecture is designed and implemented using object-oriented analysis and design method. Here, Struts, Spring and Hibernate are chosen as development frameworks to implement MVC model. Google Translate API as a tool that automatically translates text from one language to another language is adopted to support web pages with multiple languages. Based on various teaching materials such as video or audio or flash, it is easy for students to finish self-study and for teachers to finish supplementary teaching. With this e-Learning system, it is convenient to arouse students’ interests of computer major courses, improving students’ English expression skills of speaking and writing and enhancing students’ international employment competence.

A System for English Vocabulary Acquisition based on Code-Switching

“…Celik also presents some benefits of code-switching technique for more successful learning of new vocabulary in a storytelling context. Some attempts have been made to implement bilingual teaching based on code-switching in an online e-learning system, like E-Learning System for Code-Switching Bilingual Teaching by Shi et al (Shi, Liu & Chen, 2013). However, this Google Translate-based method and the general focus on improving students' international employment competence are completely different from our approach.…”