An Overview of Micro-Lecture in College English Teaching in Mainland China

With the rapid development of information technology, Micro-lecture was applied into higher education. This article attempts to study its application in College English Teaching in Mainland China by taking documentary research method through analyzing all the papers published about micro-lecture and College English teaching in CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure). The data collected shows that micro-lectures were applied into College English teaching, and it is a critical point to select lecture’s content. Meanwhile, teachers’ role is changed with the emergence of Micro-lecture in College English teaching. Seemingly, this paper sheds light on a general study of micro-lecture in College English teaching for College English teachers and researchers and provides further improvement for College English teaching.