Web-Platform Construction of Practical Sports English for College Athletes

Through the study of constructing a practical sports English web-platform, the researcher aims to improve college athletes` English level and teachers` teaching level which will further strengthen students English language proficiency to accommodate them to their future job and make their contribution to the country`s sports cause. Method: Literature review: look up the literature related to practical sports English web-platform construction to prepare for the research Expert interview: consult experts in sports and college English to learn the research path and research objects` various indicators Questionnaire: Sample survey sports major graduates, college English teachers and computer technicians to investigate graduates` needs of practical English in their job, English teachers` teaching content as well as web-platform`s design and implementation,etc. Mathematical statistics method: Use SPSS software to make statistical analysis of the returned questionnaire and scale Logical analysis method: search for practical English cases in the references of practical sports English, and then analyze, induce and summarize practical sports English content through concept, deduction and judgment, etc. Results: 1. All interviewed students can make use of the online resources through internet websites, such as English audio and visual materials, English movies and spoken English exercises, etc. 2. Some of the students interviewed have demonstrated low efficiency in using the learning resources on the web, which is attributed to their unfamiliarity with computers or internet and poor judging ability of the difficult level of the resources. Conclusions: 1. The website designers of the English learning resources should pay attention to both instruct and interest the learners and they should also grade the materials to different difficult levels. 2. English teachers should make quick response to students` questions and their problems in using the online resources which should be regularly updated to meet the students` needs. 3. It requires the joint efforts from schools, teachers and students to enable the learners to make extensive and efficient use of the English learning web platforms which have been proved to be an important approach in learning.