Frontiers in Educational Research, 2025, 8(8); doi: 10.25236/FER.2025.080816.
Zhai Runmei
School of English Studies, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China
This study aims to explore how to help teachers achieve seamless collaboration between “AI and teachers” quickly by using low-cost, low-threshold, and free AI tools through action research. Based on Kurt Lewin’s spiral cyclic action research model of "planning-action-observation-reflection", a blended online-offline teaching model of "pre-class online AI preview, in-class offline interaction, and post-class AI consolidation" is initially constructed. Teaching practice is carried out by relying on smart teaching platforms such as Rain Classroom and Welearn, as well as free applications including Keke English, Daily English Listening, Doubao, and English Fun Dubbing. Through data collected from classroom observations, student feedback, and teacher’s journal, this study analyzes the feasibility and existing problems of the teaching model, proposes optimization directions for the second round of action research, and provides practical support for the iterative improvement of the low-threshold AI-supported blended online-offline teaching model.
AI-Empowered Teaching; College English Listening and Speaking; Low-Technology Threshold; Blended Teaching Model; Action Research
Zhai Runmei. AI-Empowered College English Listening and Speaking Teaching: An Action Research on Constructing a Low-Technology-Threshold Blended Online-Offline Teaching Model. Frontiers in Educational Research (2025), Vol. 8, Issue 8: 101-106. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2025.080816.
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