Research on the Application of Constructivism Theory in Higher Vocational English Teaching

Abstract

The constructivist theory, represented by Bruner, aims to emphasize the meaningful learning process in which learners focus on the knowledge structure, challenge the ladder learning theme, and obtain objective, structural and general knowledge,and fi nally achieve comprehensive development, through the inspiration and guidance of teachers. In this process, learners can construct and discover the logical structure of knowledge based on self-learning experience through scientific and rigorous learning and inquiry activities, and their learning process has typical initiative, sociality and strong situational characteristics.Therefore, the reform of English teaching in higher vocational colleges based on constructivism can break through the shackles of traditional teaching, solve the core problems such as insufficient content integration, weak construction of college students’ second foreign language knowledge, and the development of high-level English thinking, so as to continuously improve college students’comprehensive English literacy.