The Ecological Study on the 3 Plus 1 Foreign Language Interactive Teaching Model in Police Academy

The innovation of computer and the application of Internet, multimedia and other information technology contribute to the introduction of 3 Plus 1 Foreign Language Teaching Model which integrates theory, practice and network technology into foreign language course. This integration implements the principles of Constructivism theory, educational ecology, and the balanced ecosystem of foreign language teaching. The 3 Plus 1 Foreign Language Interactive Teaching Model is composed of three parts: preview warm-up, classroom teaching, and review reflection. It constructs tridimensional interactive environment including man-to-machine, teacher-to-student, and student-to-student interactions overcoming the time and space limitation, and realizing tridimensional language input and output. All of the educational elements in this model can maintain ecologically dynamic balance by means of active interaction, timely adjustment, and close coordination. In order to achieve the final success of foreign language teaching reform, the foreign language teachers have to enhance their qualities in such areas as information teaching, resources selecting, and virtual learning environment designing.