Constructivist Theory and Its Enlightenment to English Teaching

<p>Yan Hong, Jiang Ning</p>

doi:10.25236/FER.2020.031113

Frontiers in Educational Research, 2020, 3(11); doi: 10.25236/FER.2020.031113.

Constructivist Theory and Its Enlightenment to English Teaching

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Yan Hong, Jiang Ning

Corresponding Author:

Yan Hong

Affiliation(s)

School of Foreign Languages Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian Liaoning, China

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Abstract

Constructivism is the latest foreign teaching theory and a hot topic in recent years. It plays an important guiding role in English teaching. This paper aims to introduce the main theories of constructivism and its enlightenment to English teaching.

Keywords

Constructivism, English teaching, English learning

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Yan Hong, Jiang Ning. Constructivist Theory and Its Enlightenment to English Teaching. Frontiers in Educational Research (2020) Vol. 3 Issue 11: 74-79. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2020.031113.

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