LICCAS Model on Western Economics Teaching Methods Reform

Abstract

Based on difficulties of western economics teaching, we constructed LICCAS model: logistics teaching, case teaching, comparison teaching, analogy teaching, and summarizing teaching, classify and summarize teaching methods. The first, Logistics teaching is the logical starting point of western economics. The second, case teaching method is the interaction between teachers and students and the interaction should always run through the whole process. The third, while teacher is teaching, interesting and feasibly embodying cases of western economics should be properly extracted and make a comparison and analysis to these cases, which makes students learn by analogy to understand western economical theory. The fourth, analogy and analysis is supplement of the front of several methods. The fifth, summarize the teaching contents. By based on practices of LICCAS model, interests of learning western economics for students can be greatly improved and increase their abilities of analyze economic phenomenon and use what they have learnt.