Complex System Theory and College English Teaching Developments

Liang Aimin^1, and Cong Rizen²

¹School of Foreign Languages, University of Jinan, Jinan City, China

²Room 704, No. 8 Building, No. 155-2, Yingxuongshan Road, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China

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Liang Aimin and Cong Rizen. Complex System Theory and College English Teaching Developments. American Journal of Educational Research. 2014; 2(10):925-931. doi: 10.12691/education-2-10-12

Abstract

Complex systems are composed of elements or agents that are of many different types and that interact in different ways. Complex System Theory, originating in the fields of physics and mathematics, and also popularly known as Chaos Theory or Dynamic System Theory, attempts to describe the interactions of different elements and agents with the features of heterogeneity, dynamics, openness, adaptation, non-linearity, and sensitive dependence on initial conditions etc and supplies new perspectives to the researches of Applied Linguistics. This article tries to reveal the prospect of the application of Complex System Theory in College English Teaching of China with the purpose to explore effective approaches to its developments of the following elements: such as, needs analysis, teaching objectives, teaching materials, testing, teaching models and evaluations.

Keywords:
complex system theory college English teaching developments

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