First Semester Online Teaching Experience

My courses:

Oral English (Graphic Design and 3D Computer Animation)

English Listening and Speaking (Automotive Engineering)

Overall, I believe this semester of teaching English online at Wuhan University of Technology has been a positive experience. Although I was unable to instruct my students in person, I was impressed with the QQ classroom function and its ability to facilitate online language learning. While in person learning is a preferable environment for learning a foreign language, I am impressed with the variety of communicative learning activities that the QQ classroom can facilitate. QQ has been an amazing tool for providing quality instruction and staying connected with my students, even while we are on separate continents.

While my first semester of teaching certainly came with challenges, such as how to manage and keep track of all of my students’ work on a new online platform, I firmly believe my students’ had a positive learning experience using the online classroom. With the help of my teaching assistants, who helped me communicate with students and keep them on track, I was able to overcome many of the challenges which came with online teaching. Good communication between students and teachers has made this first semester of teaching online a positive experience.

While there are many areas where I would like to improve my teaching for next semester, I am happy with the instruction I provided this semester and have received positive feedback from my students as well. I look forward to continuing teaching English with Wuhan University of Technology via QQ, and I am grateful for the educational opportunities that online learning technology has provided in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

对我来说，这学期在国际教育学院的线上英语口语课是非常有意义的经历。虽然我不能面对面指导学生，但是腾讯课堂软件为在线教学提供了有力的保障。尽管学习一门外语最好的方式是能够面对面交流，但腾讯课堂的线上连麦模式也为口语学习提供了良好的交流环境。即使我们身处不同的大陆，我也因此能够和我的学生保持紧密的沟通并为他们提供高质量的口语教学。

这学期，我的在线课程面临了很多挑战，例如如何在一个全新的平台上管理、收集学生们的作业。但令人欣慰的是，我的学生们对于使用线上软件学习都表现出了积极的态度。因为时差问题，我的助教会帮助我和学生们沟通，以确保他们能够按时进入线上课堂上课，并完成作业。因此我能够克服许多线上课存在的问题。师生之间良好的沟通让第一学期的线上课程得以顺利开展。

在下学期的教学中，我还有很多地方需要提高和改进。我很荣幸能为学生们提供英语口语指导，作为反馈，他们对课程的参与度和积极度也很高。希望下学期，我能继续参与线上口语课教学，也很感激在疫情期间，学校为实现在线教学所提供的帮助。 

（供稿：Kelli Rozendaal）