Adopting Blended Learning to Teaching EAP in Chinese Higher Education: Challenges and Solutions

Abstract

Teaching EAP in Chinese colleges and universities is being appealed for by many scholars. It is an obvious trend that teaching EAP will dominate the English teaching at tertiary level. Adopting blended learning to Chinese higher education promotes the teaching effectiveness; meanwhile certain challenges are emerging. This paper focuses on addressing the issues in the following aspects: students’ learning competence, content of and options for the online delivery considering the features of EAP course in Chinese colleges and universities, and availability and reliability of infrastructure. This paper also provides suggested solutions to improve the situation.